EXTRA-ORDINARY THINGS (exhibition)

EXTRA-ORDINARY THINGS features five artists who regularly transform the ordinary into the extraordinary—engaging with unexpected and often commonly available source materials to construct works that are surprising for their scope and simplicity. Teeming with allusion and wordplay, these objects sustain a certain tension as open/structured, logical/intuitive,playful/thoughtful, as they subvert expectations and suggest greater implications.

Kiel Johnson

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Publish or Perish, 2009

McLean Fahnestock

olyester, paper stars & moon

Plywood, steel, cardboard, paper 60” x 48” x 144” Courtesy of the artist and Mark Moore Gallery

Cast plastic shells and sound variable dimension Courtesy of the artist

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Kiel Johnson

McLean Fahnestock

Graphite and watercolor on paper mounted to panel 42” x 58” Courtesy of the artist and Mark Moore Gallery

Cast plastic shells and sound variable dimension Courtesy of the artist

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Kiel Johnson

Olga Lah

Graphite and watercolor on paper mounted to panel 42” x 58” Courtesy of the artist and Mark Moore Gallery

Foam cylinders and wooden skewers variable dimension, site-specific installation Courtesy of the artist

erta Ahmanson, Irvine, CA

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erta Ahmanson, Irvine, CA

Forage Whatever’s Left, 2014

Colonize, 2014

Auditognosis, 2016

Auditognosis, 2016

Convergence, 2015/16

Kiel Johnson

3

Publish or Perish, 2009

McLean Fahnestock

olyester, paper stars & moon

Plywood, steel, cardboard, paper 60” x 48” x 144” Courtesy of the artist and Mark Moore Gallery

Cast plastic shells and sound variable dimension Courtesy of the artist

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Kiel Johnson

McLean Fahnestock

Graphite and watercolor on paper mounted to panel 42” x 58” Courtesy of the artist and Mark Moore Gallery

Cast plastic shells and sound variable dimension Courtesy of the artist

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Kiel Johnson

Olga Lah

Graphite and watercolor on paper mounted to panel 42” x 58” Courtesy of the artist and Mark Moore Gallery

Foam cylinders and wooden skewers variable dimension, site-specific installation Courtesy of the artist

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Kiel Johnson

Steve Roden

Graphite and watercolor on paper mounted to panel 42” x 58” Courtesy of the artist and Mark Moore Gallery

Four color offset printed map 27” x 40” Courtesy of the artist and Susanne Vielmetter Projects LA

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erta Ahmanson, Irvine, CA

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erta Ahmanson, Irvine, CA

t ribbon, corrugated plastic

erta Ahmanson, Irvine, CA

e Vielmetter Projects LA

Forage Whatever’s Left, 2014

Colonize, 2014

Basic Layout, 2014

Auditognosis, 2016

Auditognosis, 2016

Convergence, 2015/16

gloppen = open glow, 2007

Steve Roden

es oh yu en dee, 2015 (32:04) lines and faces, 2105 (4:37) disorder (i’ve been waiting for a guide to co and take me by the hand), 2016 (31:34)

Kiel Johnson

3

Publish or Perish, 2009

McLean Fahnestock

olyester, paper stars & moon

Plywood, steel, cardboard, paper 60” x 48” x 144” Courtesy of the artist and Mark Moore Gallery

Cast plastic shells and sound variable dimension Courtesy of the artist

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Kiel Johnson

McLean Fahnestock

Graphite and watercolor on paper mounted to panel 42” x 58” Courtesy of the artist and Mark Moore Gallery

Cast plastic shells and sound variable dimension Courtesy of the artist

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Kiel Johnson

Olga Lah

Graphite and watercolor on paper mounted to panel 42” x 58” Courtesy of the artist and Mark Moore Gallery

Foam cylinders and wooden skewers variable dimension, site-specific installation Courtesy of the artist

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Kiel Johnson

Steve Roden

Graphite and watercolor on paper mounted to panel 42” x 58” Courtesy of the artist and Mark Moore Gallery

Four color offset printed map 27” x 40” Courtesy of the artist and Susanne Vielmetter Projects LA

erta Ahmanson, Irvine, CA

n, 2015

erta Ahmanson, Irvine, CA

t ribbon, corrugated plastic

erta Ahmanson, Irvine, CA

e Vielmetter Projects LA

Forage Whatever’s Left, 2014

Colonize, 2014

Basic Layout, 2014

Auditognosis, 2016

Auditognosis, 2016

Convergence, 2015/16

gloppen = open glow, 2007

Kiel Johnson

3

Publish or Perish, 2009

McLean Fahnestock

olyester, paper stars & moon

Plywood, steel, cardboard, paper 60” x 48” x 144” Courtesy of the artist and Mark Moore Gallery

Cast plastic shells and sound variable dimension Courtesy of the artist

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Kiel Johnson

McLean Fahnestock

Graphite and watercolor on paper mounted to panel 42” x 58” Courtesy of the artist and Mark Moore Gallery

Cast plastic shells and sound variable dimension Courtesy of the artist

erta Ahmanson, Irvine, CA

n, 2015

erta Ahmanson, Irvine, CA

Forage Whatever’s Left, 2014

Auditognosis, 2016

Auditognosis, 2016

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McLean Fahnestock Auditognosis, 2016

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McLean Fahnestock Auditognosis, 2016

Cast plastic shells and sound variable dimension Courtesy of the artist

Lynn Aldrich

Kiel Johnson

Purchased handbag, steel wire, polyester, paper stars & moon 11” x 8” x 6” The Collection of Howard and Roberta Ahmanson, Irvine, CA

Plywood, steel, cardboard, paper 60” x 48” x 144” Courtesy of the artist and Mark Moore Gallery

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Lynn Aldrich

Kiel Johnson

Velvet, velveteen, plastic, wood 48” x 37” x 3” The Collection of Howard and Roberta Ahmanson, Irvine, CA

Graphite and watercolor on paper mounted to panel 42” x 58” Courtesy of the artist and Mark Moore Gallery

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Lynn Aldrich

Kiel Johnson

Oil, acrylic, craft puff balls, velvet ribbon, corrugated plastic 26” x 38” x 3” The Collection of Howard and Roberta Ahmanson, Irvine, CA

Graphite and watercolor on paper mounted to panel 42” x 58” Courtesy of the artist and Mark Moore Gallery

Evening Bag for God, 2013

Velvet Painting: Ascension, 2015

Gothic Galactic, 2015

Publish or Perish, 2009

Forage Whatever’s Left, 2014

Colonize, 2014

Lynn Aldrich

Kiel Johnson

Purchased handbag, steel wire, polyester, paper stars & moon 11” x 8” x 6” The Collection of Howard and Roberta Ahmanson, Irvine, CA

Plywood, steel, cardboard, paper 60” x 48” x 144” Courtesy of the artist and Mark Moore Gallery

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Lynn Aldrich

Kiel Johnson

Velvet, velveteen, plastic, wood 48” x 37” x 3” The Collection of Howard and Roberta Ahmanson, Irvine, CA

Graphite and watercolor on paper mounted to panel 42” x 58” Courtesy of the artist and Mark Moore Gallery

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Lynn Aldrich

Kiel Johnson

Oil, acrylic, craft puff balls, velvet ribbon, corrugated plastic 26” x 38” x 3” The Collection of Howard and Roberta Ahmanson, Irvine, CA

Graphite and watercolor on paper mounted to panel 42” x 58” Courtesy of the artist and Mark Moore Gallery

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Steve Roden

Kiel Johnson

HD video 32:04 Courtesy of the artist and Susanne Vielmetter Projects LA

Graphite and watercolor on paper mounted to panel 42” x 58” Courtesy of the artist and Mark Moore Gallery

Evening Bag for God, 2013

Velvet Painting: Ascension, 2015

Gothic Galactic, 2015

es oh yu en dee, 2015

Publish or Perish, 2009

Forage Whatever’s Left, 2014

Colonize, 2014

Basic Layout, 2014

Lynn Aldrich

Kiel Johnson

Purchased handbag, steel wire, polyester, paper stars & moon 11” x 8” x 6” The Collection of Howard and Roberta Ahmanson, Irvine, CA

Plywood, steel, cardboard, paper 60” x 48” x 144” Courtesy of the artist and Mark Moore Gallery

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Lynn Aldrich

Kiel Johnson

Velvet, velveteen, plastic, wood 48” x 37” x 3” The Collection of Howard and Roberta Ahmanson, Irvine, CA

Graphite and watercolor on paper mounted to panel 42” x 58” Courtesy of the artist and Mark Moore Gallery

Evening Bag for God, 2013

Velvet Painting: Ascension, 2015

Publish or Perish, 2009

Forage Whatever’s Left, 2014

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Olga Lah

Convergence, 2015/16 Foam cylinders and wooden skewers variable dimension, site-specific installation Courtesy of the artist -

Steve Roden

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Olga Lah

Convergence, 2015/16 Foam cylinders and wooden skewers variable dimension, site-specific installation Courtesy of the artist -

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ABOUT THE GALLERY: The Earl & Virginia Green Art Gallery presents a program of rotating contemporary art exhibitions on the campus of Biola University. Located in the greater Los Angeles area, the Green Art Gallery is well positioned to represent a vital Christian worldview within the critical dialogue of contemporary visual art and to produce engaging exhibitions that grapple with issues concerning the intersection of faith with art and culture. The Green Art Gallery also provides professional development opportunities for Biola art students through gallery exhibitions and internships.

Cover image: Colonize, 2015 (detail), by Kiel Johnson All artwork documentation photographs by Jeff Rau, from exhibition in the Earl & Virginia Green Art Gallery.

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