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20/5/2005

Leo Saul Berk

cherrydelosreyes, Los Angeles

Part and Parcel

cherrydelosreyes is proud to present the Los Angeles solo debut of bold new abstracted works by Leo Saul Berk fabricated from wood, foam and richly pigmented glue.

Part and Parcel is a strong progression from Leo Saul Berk's past work that explores the strata between 2D and 3D experiences. While his works hang on the wall, their presence shifts constantly between drawing, painting and sculpture. A similar visceral event occurs when viewing the landscape from a descending airplane the world transitions from flat plane, to relief, to eventually surrounding the passenger when the plane lands. Berk explores the state of mind required for the brain to reconcile this transition and how scale and perspective impact this ability. For example, how we calibrate our minds to interpret a topographical map into the actual landscape and the synapse when the drastic shift in scale occurs between the translation and the object.

As the integral starting point for this new body of work, Berk culls through photographs he has taken while hiking in rugged mountain terrain. The source photographs recollect the feeling of walking into an unknown landscape, tracking movements on a contour map, locating landmarks, and predicting terrain beyond an approaching ridge. Using 3D modeling software, Berk extrudes the photographs into relief surfaces and then cuts these from layers of material laminated with richly pigmented glue. The effect references intense abstraction but when one understands that the source is image based, the interpretation is adjusted.

Past work for Berk has revolved around various ideas for translating 2D and 3D information. Resin pieces (2000-2001), were an attempt to reveal the complexity beneath the surface of materials that are often considered flat. Ribbon (2002), a wood veneer sculpture made in collaboration with Weyerhaeuser, reorganized the three dimensional information of a tree into a 100 foot long scroll that recorded the tree¹s history on a spiraling plane. Berk¹s full-scale architectural models constructed out of colorful corrugated plastic (2003-2004), considered the limitations of how architects convey their ideas to clients in both two and three dimensional representations.

Leo Saul Berk received his MFA from the University of Washington, Seattle. He has exhibited at such institutions as the University Art Museum, Long Beach; Bellevue Art Museum, Bellevue, WA; and Art Gym at Marylhurst University, Portland. He is represented by Howard House in Seattle.

Opening reception is Saturday, May 21, 2005, 6-9pm

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12611 Venice Boulevard - Los Angeles, California
Hours: Friday ­ Sunday 11am ­ 6pm or by appointment

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