L.L. M c ADAMS
| sights and insight
L . L. M c ADAMS
| sights an d i n s ig h t
JUNE 9 - AUGUST 5, 2007 The images in my paintings are metaphors for the adventure, battle and beauty of life. They were created to intrigue, inspire, or connect with viewers – and their own stories. - L.L. McAdams
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Before paintings became bogged down in the twentieth century’s dizzying dialectic about form, process, politics, and the history of art, they told stories. In the past decade, contemporary artists have returned to the narrative tradition in large numbers. Many of these painters are leaving behind the grand stories and moral parables of their forebears, however, and are turning instead to stories which are more personal or intimate. McAdams approaches the story-telling tradition from a distinctively Los Angeles point of view. His paintings are populated by attractive people in odd and suggestive situations. Many are cinematic in their sweep and composition and the mystery of works like A Measured Approach and Suburbia even suggest film noir. What are the scissors to be used for in Suburbia? Why is the woman running with a bird cage in A Measured Approach? The paintings seem to suggest that the mystery and beauty of life is most evident in those moments when things seem to make the least sense. Larry McAdams graduated from California State Long Beach with a degree in Art Studio in 1974. This is his first solo exhibition with Sullivan Goss. - Jeremy Tessmer, Gallery Director
TO PREVIEW THE EXHIBITION ONLINE, VISIT: http://www.sullivangoss.com/exhibits/larrymcadams_2007.asp
A Measured Approach, 2007 16 x 20 inches | oil on canvas
TOP LEFT: Suburbia, 2007 14 x 18 inches | oil on canvas LEFT: Second Act, 2007 20 x 16 inches | oil on canvas RIGHT: Whirlwind, 2007 24 x 24 inches | oil on canvas
TOP LEFT: Dogma, 2007 18 x 18 inches | oil on canvas LEFT: Sentinels, 2007 12 x 18 inches | oil on canvas RIGHT: Intersection, 2007 24 x 36 inches | oil on canvas
RECEP T I O N F O R T H E A RT I S T:
SATURDAY, JUNE 9, 2007 FROM 5-7PM 11 EAST ANAPAMU STREET SANTA BARBARA, CALIFORNIA
Sullivan Goss A N A M E R I C A N G A L L E RY
7 East Anapamu Street Santa Barbara, CA 93101 (805) 730-1460 www.sullivangoss.com
COVER: Gateway, 2007 24 x 30 inches | oil on canvas