Bill Barminski
dal 9/9/2005 al 4/10/2005
Segnalato da
9/9/2005
Bill Barminski
Berman/Turner Projects, Santa Monica
About Face. The show revisits the classic iconography and wit of Barminski; painterly, textural, hypnotic double visuals that's reminiscent of fifties traditional advertisements and takes pokes at consumerism as well as making comments on a multiple of social issues. He returns again with his brightly hued paintings incorporating figurative imagery, text and campy symbols of our postmodern culture.
About Face
Berman/Turner Projects is proud to present new paintings by Southern
California artist Bill Barminski. These new compositions, all completed in
2005, comprise his eighth Solo Exhibition with Robert Berman, the partner in
Berman/Turner Projects, making this his first show back in Los Angeles in
three years after a successful exhibition last year in New York City.
Returning to the newly formed Berman/Turner Projects, a merger between long
time Gallerists Robert Berman and William Turner, this new work will be
featured in their D5 gallery. Barminksi, who has produced exceptional works
in numerous mediums including music videos, video installation, music
composition and interactive formats, returns again with his brightly hued
paintings incorporating figurative imagery, text and campy symbols of our
postmodern culture. Aside from turning out an ever-growing corpus of widely
exhibited artwork, the artist keeps himself occupied by teaching at the lab
for New Media and the Design lab at UCLA.
About Face revisits the classic iconography and wit of Barminski; painterly,
textural, hypnotic double visuals that¹s reminiscent of fifties traditional
advertisements and takes pokes at consumerism as well as making comments on
a multiple of social issues.
You never quite know what you're going to get with regards to the artwork of
Bill Barminski. Amidst his clever use of themes, context and the unique
pairing of vintage imagery with contemporary reference, his work very much
critiques mass media and the consumer culture through what LA Weekly
describes as 'neo-pop contra-propaganda'.
Image. Bill Barminski, Untitled from the 'About Face' series, 2005, mixed media.
Reception: Saturday, September 10, 2005, 6:30 8:30 pm
Berman/Turner Projects
Bergamot Station Art Center
2525 Michigan Avenue, D-5 - Santa Monica
Gallery hours, Tuesday through Saturday from 11am-6pm