Supercaliforniagilisticexpialibodcious Human Resources By Lorraine Heitzman Through September 10th A cynic might say that galleries with cavernous exhibition spaces are compelled to fill their walls with over-sized works and that the quality of the art often does not justify their square footage. Sometimes these large artworks seem intended to pay the rent or…
Studio Visit: Chaz Guest, The Hero’s Journey By Gary Brewer ”A hero ventures forth from the world of common day into a region of supernatural wonder: fabulous forces are there encountered and a decisive victory is won: The hero comes back from this mysterious adventure with the power to bestow boons on his fellow…
Analia Saban: Faults and Folds Sprüth Magers: Los Angeles By Amy Kaeser Through August 19th Analia Saban’s exhibition of new work now on view at Sprüth Magers, Los Angeles, Folds and Faults combines the intricate sculptural techniques of a master sculptor and the attention to detail of a skilled painter. Saban’s paintings push the…
Chrissy Angliker and Ann Lofquist at Craig Krull Gallery By Molly Enholm Through August 19 French artist Eugene Boudin may not be a household name today, but reverberations of the 19th-century artist’s legacy as both artist and teacher clearly linger through today, as evidenced in the sun-drenched compositions of Swiss-American painter Chrissy Angliker. Boudin’s…
Studio Visit: Srijon Chowdhury – Color as Spirit, Matter, Emotion By Gary Brewer “The artist who paints the emotions creates an enclosed world… the picture… which, like a book, has the same interest no matter where it happens to be. Such an artist, we may imagine, spends a great deal of time doing nothing…
Kysa Johnson-As Above, So Below and Joachim Schulz– Blumenstilleben: Flower Still Lifes at Von Lintel Gallery By Sara Fortson Through August 2017 One look at the intricate and seemingly abstractionist paintings by Kysa Johnson on display at Von Lintel Gallery in the exhibition As Above, So Below and it is immediately evident that her brain…
Making Herself at Home: Studio Visit with Artist Sijia Chen By Sydney Walters Los Angeles based artist Sijia Chen travels to and from the United States and China, soaking up composites of urban life to capture the tone of what it means to be a stranger transitioning into an inhabitant of a city. Her…
