DEEP

Bryan Ida: DEEP

In “Deep”, I present two series of paintings that explore the delicate balance between human existence and the fragile ecosystems that sustain us. We are blessed with a world that contains such exquisite natural beauty and wonder yet mankind’s endless demand for energy and expansion puts immense pressure on these systems to survive. In the name of human advancement and expansion the cost to animal species and the environment is deep and irreversible. The true measure of a civilization is in its compassion and empathy, not in its ability to consume.

Within the “Nature” series, I cut apart landscapes of trees and nature and place them one on top of each other, breaking their continuity, while bending and merging what remains. The juxtaposition of the two worlds reveals the struggle we face today with the future of our planet dependent on our ability to balance the increasing demand for resources and the needs of the natural world.

In the “Fading Light” series I explore the theme of endangered species, depicting each animal obscured in a deep darkness. The concept of fading light serves as a metaphor for the dwindling populations of endangered species and the threat of extinction that looms over them. This twilight also represents the passage of time, the impermanence of life and the move from the unconscious to awareness. As light frequently does, it represents hope and possibility in the face of adversity.

Nature's Way, 2023 mixed media on panel

47 x 41 inches

Bryan Ida

Education

Sonoma State University Electronic Music composition 1984-86

San Jose State University Electronic Music Composition 1986-89

Solo And Two Person Exhibitions

DeSaisset Museum, Santa Clara University Solo Show “con.Text” January 2023

DeSaisset Museum, Santa Clara University Solo Online programming “con.Text” February 2021

Activities Program Board

Helms Building, Culver City Arts Foundation Solo show “Projecting Possibilities” January 2021

California State University, Los Angeles Solo Show “con.Text” January 2021

Ronald H Silverman Fine Arts Gallery

Japanese American Museum San Jose Solo show “con.Text” August 2020

West Valley College, Saratoga, CA Solo show “con.Text” February 2020

Dept of Student Services, Diversity and Inclusion

LA Artcore, Little Tokyo Los Angeles 2 Person Show November 2017

George Billis Gallery. LA Solo Show “ Echo and Line” May 2017

Bluerider Art, Taipei Taiwan Solo Show “City Symphony” October 2016

Sandra Lee Gallery, San Francisco Solo Show “Littoral” September 2015

George Billis LA, Los Angeles Solo Show November 2014

Bluerider Art, Taipei City , Taiwan Solo Show “Floating California” June 2014

George Billis, New York, NY Solo show April 2014

Smith Andersen North, San Anselmo, CA 2 Person Show “Placing Memory” March 2014

Stanford Art Spaces, Stanford, CA Solo Show “City Series” May 2013

Blue Whale, Los Angeles, CA Solo Show “LACA” March 2013

George Billis LA, Culver City, CA Solo Show “SoCal” September 2012

Hang, San Francisco, CA Solo Show October 2009

Bandini Art, Culver City, CA Solo Show “Seed” July 2007

Hang, San Francisco, CA Solo Show September 2005

Los Angeles Art Association Solo Show October 2004

Bergamot Station, Santa Monica, CA “City and Nature: Longing and Need”

Hang, Palo Alto, CA Solo Show April 2002

Paper Chase, Los Angeles, CA Solo Show April 2001

Smith Andersen Editions 3 person Show “3 From the Hatch” Palo Alto, CA March 1998

Theosophical University Library Solo Show Pasadena, CA March 1998

The Hatch, Los Angeles, CA Solo Show November 1997

Gallery OBOY, San Francisco, CA 2 Person Show July 1997

The Hatch, Los Angeles, CA Solo Show January 1997

The Hatch, Los Angeles, CA Solo Show September 1996

The Studio of Sam Francis, Venice, CA 2 Person Show October 1995

GROUP EXHIBITIONS

LA County Dept of Arts and Culture “Collective Memory Installation” Part of IlluminateLA February 2023

The Billbard Creative “We the People” Featured Artist Feruary 2023

Torrance Art Museum, Torrance, CA “Bridging the Pacific” January 2023

Durden and Ray, LA “Transmogrified” November 2022

Walter Maciel Gallery, LA “Future Patchwork” July 2022

George Billis Gallery, LA “Cityscape 12” Iconic July 2022

Casa 0101, Boyle Heights, CA “Bronzeville: Modernity, Race and the Search to Belong” April 2022

Moreman Gallery, Louisville KY “Peregrinations” April 2022

DeSaisset Museum, Santa Clara CA “Encounter: Executive Order 9066” January 2022

Union Station Passageway Gallery “We Are...Portraits of Metro Riders by January 2022

LA Metro/Metro Art, LA Local Artists”

Kellogg University Art Gallery, “Black, White and Shades of Grey” Cal Poly Pomona, Pomona CA January 2022

Torrance Art Museum, Torrance CA “Nomad” August 2021

George Billis Gallery, LA “Cityscape Show XI” August 2021

Durden and Ray, LA “Artist and Poems”, Online show October 2020

George Billis Gallery, LA “Cityscape show X: Concrete and Earth” July 2020

Orange County Center for Contemporary Art “OCCCA@40” Fullerton, CA June 2020

Durden and Ray, LA “We Are Here / Here We Are” May 2020

Golden West College Gallery “Type” Huntington Beach, CA March 2020

Bluerider Art, Taipei Taiwan “6” Jan 2020

Steps Gallery, Yokohama Japan “California Dreaming” Oct 2019

Bluerider Art, Taipei Taiwan “Daily Sentiments” Sept 2019

Themes and Projects, San Francisco CA “Late Summer” August 2019

Kellogg University Art Gallery, “Ink and Clay 44” August 2019

Cal Poly Pomona, Pomona CA Jurors Choice Award and Jurors Choice

Honorable Mention

Hote Gallery, Alhambra CA “Okeanos” June 2019

Beyond Baroque, Venice CA “Littoral” April 2019 iBiennale, Honolulu, HI “Artropocene:iBiennale MMXIX Mar 2019

BG Gallery, Santa Monica CA “Santa Monica: Now & Then” Feb 2019

United Terminal, LAX “Wild Blue Yonder” Oct 2018

George Billis, LA “Selected Abstracts” Sept 2018

Finishing Concepts, Monterey Park CA “Under Construction” July 2018

PØST Gallery, DTLA “Spell Check” July 2018

George Billis, LA “Cityscape Show” July 2018

Muzeumm, LA “Gimme 5” Sept 2017

Mike Kelley Gallery, Venice CA “Gangbusters” Sept 2017

POST Gallery, LA “Blue” July 2017

Art Central Hong Kong Bluerider Art March 2017

Shomberg Gallery, Santa Monica CA Group Show February 2017

Saatchi Art, Santa Monica, CA “Mark-Making” February 2017

BLAM, LA “f.u.topiia” Feburary 2017

Art Palm Springs Group Show Feburary 2017

The Billboard Creative, LA Billboard Show December 2016

San Diego Art Institute, San Diego CA Southern California Baja Biennial December 2016

Torrance Art Museum, Torrance CA MAS Attack 13 November 2016

Carlos Blanco Studio LaBo Por Venezuela Bogota Colombia October 2016

La Estacion Arte Contemporaneo, Group Show Chihuahua, Mexico August 2016

Lancaster Museum of Art and History: Cedar “Cedarfest” June 2016

Forum Kortteli,Turku & Naantali Spa Gallery “Homing Pigeon” Lancaster CA, Naantali, Finland May 2016

Outpost Projects, Joshua Tree CA “UFOlogy” March 2016

Palm Springs Fine Art Fair Group Show Feburary 2016

Fabrik, LA MAS Attack 11 January 2016

Torrance Art Museum “An Odyssey” Sept 2015

George Billis, LA “The Landscape Show V” July 2015

George Billis, New York Group Show July 2015

Arena 1 Gallery, Santa Monica “Kachofugetsu:: Flowerbirdwindmoon” June 2015

Riverside Art Museum “California Dreaming: An International Portrait of Southern California” May 2015

Gallery Antenna, Kyoto Japan “Homing Pigeon Edition IV:Kyoto” April 2015

Santa Monica Studios MAS Attack VII December 2014

Red Dot Art Fair, Miami Group Show December 2014

Oceanside Museum of Art “California Dreaming: An International Oceanside CA Portrait of Southern California” December 2014

Ichibeicho Gallery, Tokyo Japan i23, “From the Dust Returns” October 2014

Sandra Lee Gallery, San Francisco CA “Real Surreal” October 2014

Salon d’ingresso of Palozzo della “California Dreaming: An International Provincia da Frisone, Italy Portrait of Southern California” October 2014

Torrance Art Museum MAS Attack VI August 2014

Asia Hotel Art Fair, Seoul Korea Group Show August 2014

Art Taichung, Taipei Taiwan Group Show July 2014

George Billis LA “Cityscape Show IV” July 2014

Art Tainan, Taipei Taiwan Group Show March 2014

Palm Springs Art Fair Group Show February 2014

Red Dot Art Fair , Miami Group Show December 2013

Torrance Art Museum MAS Attack II October 2013

Gallery Lara, Tokyo “Homing Pigeon: Edition 2: Tokyo” October 2013

Group Photography Show

JAUS, Santa Monica “Black and Blue Show” August 2013

George Billis LA “Cityscape Show III” July 2013

Gallery 85, San Jose CA “Huddle Up” June 2013

Palm Springs Art Fair Group Show February 2013

Red Dot Art Fair Miami Group Show December 2012

George Billis LA “Cityscape Show II” July 2012

LA Art Show Group Show January 2012

LACMA, Sales and Rental Gallery Group Show March 2009

Triton Museum, Santa Clara CA “Statewide Painting Competition and Exhibition” January 2008

Los Angeles Art Association "Field and Form" Gallery 825, LA September 2006

Aiden Riley Taylor Gallery, LA “Stars on Vine” June 2006

Los Angeles Art Association "Open Show" Gallery 825, LA December 2005

UpSpace, LA “Speak Easy” November 2005

Museum of Contemporary Art “Fresh: A Silent Auction of Emerging Los Angeles and Other Great Artist” June 2005

Venice Art Walk Art Auction May 2005

Long Beach Museum of Art “California Vision Art Auction XI” May 2005

Shomburg Gallery,, Santa Monica CA “Holiday Show 2004 December 2004

Los Angeles Art Association "Homeland Security" Gallery 825, LA September 2004

Los Angeles Art Association "Between One and Ten" Gallery 825, LA March 2004

Gallery C, Hermosa Beach CA "The Art of Paint" November 2003

Los Angeles Art Association "50/50 show" Gallery 825, LA May 2003

Los Angeles Art Association "Make Yourself at Home" Gallery 825, LA April 2003

Don O'Melveny Gallery "Peter Frank Selects" Los Angeles January 2003

Los Angeles Art Association "Pacifically Designed" Gallery 825, LA August 2002

Long Beach Arts "Show stoppers" Long Beach CA Group Show August 2002

L. A . Artcore, The Brewery "Wallworks" LA Juried Show April 2002

Digital Symphony, Burbank CA Group Show Feburary 2002

Los Angeles Art Association "Southern California Open" Gallery 825, LA December 2001

The Eyebeam Altelier, "Art Heals II" New York December 2002

BGH Gallery, Santa Monica CA "Art Heals" October 2001

The Hatch, LA "Suspending Detachment" September 2001

The Hatch, LA "The Drop-out Show" May 2001

The Hatch, LA "Shooting Nowhere" February 2001

Hollywood Digital, LA Group show December 2000

Los Angeles Art Association "Southern California Open" September 2000

Gallery 825, LA Juried show:1st Prize

The Hatch, LA Group Show February 2000

BGH Gallery, Santa Monica CA Group Show December 1999

Hang Gallery, San Francisco CA Group Show December 1999

Los Angeles Art Association Group Show Gallery 825, LA August 1999

The Hatch, LA Group Show May 1999

Hang Gallery, San Francisco CA Group Show November 1998

The Hatch, LA Group Show September 1998

Los Angeles Art Association Group Show Gallery 825, LA August 1998

The Hatch, LA Group Show May 1998

LACMA, Los Angeles Group Show Sales and Rental Gallery March 1998

Publications

The Santa Clara- Review May 2021

Metro San Jose- Review February 2021

Psychological Perspectives the Quarterly Journal of Jungian Thought January 2021

“Healing Cultural Divides: A Jungian Approach”

Centerpoint Now, Commemorating the 75th anniversary of the United Nations December 2020

Fabrik February 2018

Diversions LA- Review May 2017

Artscene- Cover and Review May 2017

Art and Cake-Studio Visit April 2017

LA Weekly December 2016

The Creators Project December 2016

Fraction Magazine.com December 2016

The Art Newspaper, UK December 2016

Art Ltd.- Review November 2015

Flavorpill- Review August 2008

Artweek October 2007

Ions Noetic Sciences Review September 2003

Collections

De Saisset Museum, Santa Clara, CA

Resnick Collection, Los Angeles, CA

LA Metro permanent Collection, Los Angeles, CA

Microsoft Corporate Collection, Redmond WA

Genencor International Collection, Palo Alto, CA Merril Corporation

GRANTS, RESIDENCIES and AWARDS

Culver City Arts Foundation - Helms Bakery Projecting Possibilites 2021

Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs - DCA Emergency Relief Fund 2021

Kellogg University Art Gallery, Cal Poly Pomona “Ink and Clay 44” 2019

Jurors choice award

Los Angeles Art Association – Juried show 1stt prize 2000