ANDY MOSES: RECENT PAINTINGS

ANDY MOSES RECENT PAINTINGS

ANDY MOSES RECENT PAINTINGS

ANDY MOSES RECENT PAINTINGS

Santa Monica, CA - William Turner Gallery is pleased to present Andy Moses: Recent Paintings, a compelling exhibition of new large-scale works by Los Angeles-based artist, Andy Moses. The exhibition will run from September 9th through November 11th, 2023.

Andy Moses: Recent Paintings is an excitingly ambitious new body of work, showcasing an artist fully engaged and at the height of his creative process. Blurring the line between abstraction and a new kind of pictorialism, Moses utilizes techniques that facilitate his almost obsessive study of the alchemical properties of paint. The paintings that emerge articulate the abstract nature of perception, reaching beyond the material and tapping into the visceral.

The images reveal undeniable traces of natural phenomena, seeking not to replicate the natural world, but rather to suggest the forces of nature itself. The artist’s complex process of mixing and pouring paints conveys a sense of undulating energies pushing and pulling within the rectilinear and circular forms of the canvases themselves.

The paintings are sweeping and luminescent, their lustrous surfaces seemingly executed with an impossible combination of absolute precision and wild improvisation. Meandering lines of psychedelic chroma oscillate between vivid sharpness and dissolving washes of color, achieving works of captivating presence. Viewing the work from multiple perspectives, one is swept into an interactive dance, as light plays across the surfaces in lustrous ever-changing hues.

Speaking about his work, Moses says, “I want the work to stop you in your tracks, to shake you out of your head and into the moment, into the present, where you can become receptive to a more meditative experience that hopefully begins to attune you to the transcendent beauty of the natural world.”

Born in Los Angeles in 1962, Andy Moses attended the legendary CalArts from 1979-1981, studying with John Baldessari, Michael Asher and Barbara Kruger. In 1982, Moses moved to New York where he worked as a studio assistant to Pat Steir and quickly became part of New York’s nascent art scene. Moses began exhibiting with Annina Nosei Gallery, shortly after Jean-Michel Basquiat. During that time Moses also developed close ties with artists such as Jeff Koons, Marilyn Minter, Rudolf Stingel and Christopher Wool, who were also just emerging onto the scene.

After eighteen years in New York, Moses returned to Southern California in 2000, where the change in coasts led to a significant shift in his work. In New York, the artist’s work had explored the macro / micro influences of nature, conveying a sense of gravitational and geologic forces. In returning to California, the scope of Moses’s work expanded, as he was once again inspired by the unique effects of light glancing off waves, and the vast sky-scapes he encountered on his daily drive down the Pacific Coast Highway. The artist began exploring materials that would capture the mercurial aspects of perception, where slight shifts in perspective would reveal dramatic shifts in impression. Accordingly, Moses’ work began to incorporate many of the qualities now associated with the Southern California Light and Space movement, where the work of art became less an “art object”, and more of a “catalyst” for one’s experience of what and how they are perceived. Suggesting panoramic space, Moses began introducing concave and shaped panels to further investigate how light and its wave-lengths would curl and flex with refractive paints. These bold new paintings quickly found their audience and brought Moses to the attention of museums and major collectors alike.

Andy Moses’ work is included in the permanent collections of Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Orange County Museum of Art, Laguna Art Museum, and the Frederick R. Weisman Art Foundation. He currently lives and works in Venice, CA.

Geomorphology 1607, 2023, Acrylic on canvas over concave wood panel, 57 x 90 x 5.5 inches

Geomorphology 1607, 2023, Acrylic on canvas over concave wood panel, 57 x 90 x 5.5 inches

Geomorphology 1608, 2023, Acrylic on canvas over concave wood panel, 57 x 90 x 5.5 inches

“I’ve always loved Andy’s work. It’s interesting how it embraces many dialogues within the history of painting, from nature, landscape and science to abstraction. The paintings embrace everything while at the same time a sense of negation is always present. This polarity allows you to discover your relationship with the work itself. There’s always a sublime beauty within the work. The commingling of time and space, both real and abstract, is one of the the most relevant aspects of Andy’s work to me. Moses’s work is powerful and extreme, from the beginning to today, in concept and execution.”

- Jeff Koons

Geomorphology 1608, 2023, Acrylic on canvas over concave wood panel, 57 x 90 x 5.5 inches

Geomorphology 1606, 2023, Acrylic on canvas over concave wood panel, 57 x 90 x 5.5 inches

Nocturne 1602, 2023, Acrylic on canvas over concave wood panel, 57 x 90 x 5.5 inches

Nocturne 1602, 2023, Acrylic on canvas over concave wood panel, 57 x 90 x 5.5 inches

"Andy’s talents and creativity come from a deep well of inspiration.”

Geomorphology 1601, 2022, Acrylic on canvas over concave wood panel, 57 x 90 x 5.5 inches

- Frank Gehry

Geomorphology 1428, 2023, Acrylic on canvas over concave wood panel, 46 x 76 x 4.5 inches

Geodesy 1514, 2023, Acrylic on canvas over circular wood panel, 72 inch diameter

Geodesy 1515, 2023, Acrylic on canvas over circular wood panel, 72 inch diameter

Geodesy 1236, 2023, Acrylic on canvas over circular wood panel, 60 inch diameter

Geodesy 1239, 2023, Acrylic on canvas over circular wood panel, 60 inch diameter

Nocturne 904, 2023, Acrylic on lucite panel, 35 x 42 inches

Geomorphology 814, 2023, Acrylic on lucite panel, 27 x 42 inches

Geomorphology 1415, 2023, Acrylic on canvas over concave wood panel, 45 x 53 inches

ANDY MOSES

Born in Los Angeles in 1962, Andy Moses attended the legendary CalArts from 1979-1981, studying with John Baldessari, Michael Asher and Barbara Kruger. In 1982, Moses moved to New York where he worked as a studio assistant to Pat Steir and quickly became part of New York’s nascent art scene. Moses began exhibiting with Annina Nosei Gallery, shortly after Jean-Michael Basquiat. During that time Moses also developed close ties with artists such as Jeff Koons, Marilyn Minter, Rudolf Stingel and Christopher Wool, who were also just emerging onto the scene.

After eighteen years in New York, Moses returned to Southern California in 2000, where the change in coasts led to a significant shift in his work. In New York, the artist’s work had explored the macro / micro influences of nature, conveying a sense of gravitational and geologic forces. In returning to California, the scope of Moses’s work expanded, as he was once again inspired by the unique effects of light glancing off waves, and the vast sky-scapes he encountered on his daily drive down the Pacific Coast Highway. The artist began exploring materials that would capture the mercurial aspects of perception, where slight shifts in perspective would reveal dramatic shifts in impression. Accordingly, Moses’ work began to incorporate many of the qualities now associated with the Southern California Light and Space movement, where the work of art became less an “art object”, and more of a “catalyst” for one’s experience of what and how they are perceived. Suggesting panoramic space, Moses began introducing concave and shaped panels to further investigate how light and its wave-lengths would curl and flex with refractive paints. These bold new paintings quickly found their audience and brought Moses to the attention of museums and major collectors alike.

Andy Moses’ work is included in the permanent collections of Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Orange County Museum of Art, Laguna Art Museum, and the Frederick R. Weisman Art Foundation. He currently lives and works in Venice, CA.

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MUSEUM EXHIBITIONS

2022 Ronald H. Silverman Fine Arts Gallery at Cal State LA, We are LA: Contemporary Art from the Fredrick Weisman Foundation, Los Angeles, CA

2022 Laguna Art Museum, Black and White: Contemporary Art from the Fredrick Weisman Foundation, Laguna Beach, CA

2014 Frederick R. Weisman Foundation, Environmental Impact, Malibu, CA 2014 Frederick R. Weisman Foundation, Environmental Impact, Malibu, CA

2014 Laguna Art Museum, Selections from the Permanent Collection, Laguna Beach, CA

2012 Museum of Art & History, Lancaster, CA

2010 Contemporary Arts Center, Elements of Nature, New Orleans, LA

2009 Laguna Art Museum, Collecting California, Laguna Beach, CA

2009 Frederick R. Weisman Foundation, Elements of Nature, Malibu, CA

2008 Laguna Art Museum, Recent Acquisitions, Laguna Beach, CA

2008 American Jewish University, Bel Air, CA

2007 Frederick R Weisman Foundation, Made In California, Malibu, CA

2006 Frederick R. Weisman Foundation, LA Art Scene , Los Angeles, CA

2005 Riverside Art Museum, Flow, Riverside, CA

SELECT GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2023 Spanierman Modern, New York, NY

2022 Melissa Morgan Fine Art, I Love the Light in California, Palm Desert, CA

2019 Seattle Art Fair, JD Malat, Seattle, WA

2014 LA Artcore, Elements, Los Angeles, CA

2013 William Turner Gallery, Skin/Deep, Santa Monica, CA

2013 Melissa Morgan Fine Art, Luminous, Palm Desert, CA

2012 William Turner Gallery, Ed’s Party: Spheres of Influence in the LA Art Scene, SM, CA

2011 William Turner Gallery, The Gleam in the Young Bastard’s Eye, Santa Monica, CA

2010 Nyehaus Gallery, Swell, NY, NY

2010 Peter Blake Gallery, Summer Group Show, Laguna Beach, CA

2010 William Turner Gallery, Material Matters, Santa Monica, CA

2010 Melissa Morgan Fine Art, Palm Desert, CA

2009 Bjorn Ressle Gallery, Winder Salon, NY, NY

2009 The Black Cat Gallery, Darkwave, Culver City, CA

2009 The Black Cat Gallery, Black Cat Festival, Culver City, CA

2009 The Black Cat Gallery, Black Cat Festival, Culver City, CA

2009 Eric Phleger Gallery, In A Different Light, Leucadia, CA

2009 The Black Cat Gallery, Power Trip, Culver City, CA

2009 Deborah Page Gallery, Material Boundaries, Santa Monica, CA