Chasm of the Supernova Opening Reception

February 11, 2012
7:00pm

Center for the Arts Eagle Rock
2225 Colorado Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90041

Curated by Adam Miller

Artists:
Matthew Monahan, Tomory Dodge, Michael Rey, Pearl C. Hsiung, Brad Spence, lara Schnitger, Roger Herman, Erich Bollman, Annie Lapin, Kim Fisher, Josh Peters, Melise Mestayer, Ali Smith, Florian Morlat, Devon Oder, & Adam Miller.

Chasm of the Supernova will feature works by fifteen Los Angeles based artists. When larger stars die they end their lives with a catastrophic supernova, one of the brightest and most powerful events in the universe. After the violent destructive phenomenon subsides, a neutron star or a black hole will remain where the star previously inhabited. This celestial act of death can be viewed as a catalyst for an eternal void which is the black hole, but also acts as the impetus for the most vibrant and dramatic action in the known universe. Similar to the supernova, the artist’s chosen for this exhibition make highly refined and articulated gestures that lead the audience to a confrontation with a moment of instability; harmony and chaos abound in these pieces. The exhibition can be divided into two parts; the Explosive and the Speculative.

A couple of the artists that represent the Speculative standpoint of the exhibition are Erich Bollman, and Brad Spence whom produce works from a ruminative stand point. These works are as concerned with formal properties such as relationships of materials, perception, and cultural implications of their chosen subject matter without crossing into the gestural. These are contemplative works; they deliberate on physical, sociological, and metaphysical relationships through a highly articulated mode of representation with an emphasis on materials and craft.

On the Explosive slant, a few of the artists chosen for the exhibition are Roger Herman, Tomory Dodge, Annie Lapin, and Ali Smith all of whom create works teaming with emotive expressive compositions and mark making. These artists use their materials as a method for creating highly charged and chaotic moments which lead to heightened junctures of beauty found within their chaotic compositions.

The exhibition Chasm of the Supernova takes fifteen artists and exams the implications of discordance between energetic entropy and restraint. Half of the works are reflexive ruminations on the chaotic and disruptive forces that inundate the individual’s turbulent path. While the rest of the works use gesture, color, and mark making to create anarchic compositions. Through refined, calculated, and controlled gestures, whether it’s application of paint, color choices, compositions, or pop cultural references, all of these works lead to moments of reflection and beauty among the chaos.

Exhibition:
February11 - March 15, 2012

Gallery Hours:
M-F 11am-5pm or by special arrangement