Two solo shows
dal 12/5/2006 al 3/6/2006
Segnalato da
12/5/2006
Two solo shows
Junc Gallery, Los Angeles
Jacob Magraw's paintings feel like scientific illustrations of bio/horticltural experiments run amok complete with cut away views that reveal intricate geological and botanical processes. Kyle Field's drawings revolve around idiosyncratic metaphysical musings and autobiographical yearnings.
Jacob Magraw and Kyle Field
Jacob Magraw's meticulously crafted gouache paintings feel like scientific
illustrations of bio/horticltural experiments run amok complete with cut away views
that reveal intricate geological and botanical processes. Their scale and
meaning left ambiguous by an intentional lack of recognizable reference, civilized
or natural that might reveal their secrets. The results are hyper inquisitive, human
engineered hybrids that feel perfectly in step with the ever escalating race to
unlock the secrets of nature through scientific investigation.
Kyle Field's drawings revolve around idiosyncratic metaphysical musings,
autobiographical yearnings, and elaborate esoteric maps. Political and philosophical
affiliations are unapparent in paired down narratives that focus on fundamental
human desires. Field wittingly dislodges images and sentiment from familiar and
expired stylistic sources and radiantly reanimates them; the result is a private new
language that lures the viewer in with a constrained sense of nostalgia. A muted
palette serves to balance the drawings ethereal quality.
Image: Jacob Magraw, "Small Lake", gouache on paper, 14 x 9".
Reception: Saturday May 13, 7-10 p.m.
Junc Gallery
4017 Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles
Gallery hours: Saturday and Sunday, 12-7pm or by appointment