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FRIEDRICH KUNATH’S “FRUTTI DI MARE”
I experienced Friedrich Kunath’s
confessions. Immediate satisfaction
exhibition at Blum & Poe, similarly to
and compilations of these excerpts
how I experienced VLONE’s Pop up
of broken self-reflections heighten
show. Both are filled with fractions
the experience of solitude. Friedrich
of intimate words of questioning
Kunath’s exhibition Frutti di Mare
ones singularity. In comparing
feels like to VLONE’s space of
aesthetic and approach can be
intimate psyche, but more interested
separate but cohesive. VLONE can
in the space between these windows
be compared to the intimate psyche
of intimate reflection.
similar to intimate restroom stall
VLONE
Friedrich Kunath’s exhibition “Frutti
that were compiled in the forms
Di Mare” at Blum & Poe is similar
of paintings. These theatrical
to the experience of Rip N Dip’s
environments relied on subtle
approach to interactive components
components that are associated
to installation, special relationship
with human interaction in the home
of products and artwork, and lastly
space to transport the consumer
the idea of lounge
outside the mind space that they
and comfort.
are present in a gallery space. Both exhibits included wearable goods
Rip N Dips theatrical installations
that functioned in different ways
revolving ideals of playful innocence
but also allowed the consumer to be
with emphasis on furniture and
less intimidated with the experience.
textures associated with home to
In Frutti Di Mare the viewer had
transport the consumer outside the
to value the socks throughout the
mindset that they are present in a
space just as valuable as paintings
store. The “Frutti Di Mare” exhibition
and sculpture, thus cutting the
at Blum & Poe was constructed of
intimidation factor of interacting
multiple theatrical environments
with them.
within fantastical environments
RIP N DIP
I experienced Friedrich Kunath’s
to the environments that were
exhibition at Blum & Poe, similarly
constructed around his paintings
to how I experienced Henry Taylor’s
were characteristics of familiar
exhibition at Blum & Poe last
interiors and the connotations that
year. The similarities of these two
come with them. The characteristics
approaches as exhibitions were
of the interiors were of comfortable
I experienced Friedrich Kunath’s
environments in their various states
creating unique environments that
cozy home, the spacious appeal
paintings at Blum & Poe similarly to
and climates. This allows the viewer
activated a experience and emotion
of office building lobbies, the
experiencing Peter Doig’s paintings.
to expand the painting into a 360
further than the figurative language
clutter of compiling of artworks of
The similarity of these two artists
environment that uniquely feels like
within the paintings. Henry Taylor’s
intimate excavation, and lastly an
approach to painting is expansive
it is connected to an emotion through
socially loaded portrait paintings
environment of infinite space of
mystical environments that feel
self-discovery. Friedrich Kunath
constantly critique value, in the
reflective material. I questioned with
they expand past the limitations of
uses this approach, but compiles
urban culture and urban cultures
both exhibits, how does a viewer
the canvas as well as an emotion
it with the intimate signifiers such
value in mainstream society. In
experience these paintings separate
of sublime. Peter Doig’s paintings
as the intimate experience of lines
his exhibit at Blum & Poe Los
from these theatrical experiences
use the material of paint and all
of notebook paper and references
Angeles in 2016, he created various
that they were portrayed. Are all
its applications as well as the use
to “doodling” and the therapeutic
environments of forgotten slum,
the paintings in this experience
of color to examine these sublime
experience of such.
to a privileged oasis, to what feels
considered a singular experience, or
experiences in interacting with
like an intimate artist’s studio.
can they be showed separate from
Friedrich Kunath’s approach
this experience?
HENRY TAYLOR
PETER DOIG