CASPER BRINDLE AZIMUTH
WILLIAM TURNER GALLERY BERGAMOT STATION ARTS CENTER 2525 MICHIGAN AVE., E-1 SANTA MONICA, CA 90404 P 310-453-0909 F 310-453-0908 www.williamturnergallery.com
AZIMUTH The paintings reveal themselves slowly, bathed in tones that recall the magic half-light of dawn and dusk, where form and space are veiled in shimmering glimpses and murky pools. Essentially, they are sophisticated studies of atmosphere,vaporous ambiguities that intrigue, and compel us tonavigate the hazy borders of perception. Subtle horizon lines aide this navigation, and explain the exhibition’s title, Azimuth, where the horizon serves to gain orientation and calculate location. The paintings evolve through a process of repeated layerings of paint. They are airbrushed with color-shifting car paints, then coated in resin. With their high gloss surfaces and nuanced focus, the work is clearly linked to the Finish Fetish and Light and Space movements - and reflect sensibilities that grew, and continue to thrive, in the coastal atmosphere of LA’s surf and car culture. Casper Brindle grew up surfing the beaches along LA’s coast during the 1970’s and 80’s, and worked briefly for Light and Space artist Eric Orr in the late 1980’s. The movement, and the landscape from which it arose, have clearly inspired his development and direction as an artist. With this new series, it is exciting to see how far Brindle has made this pursuit his own and how much fresh terrain remains to be explored. Casper Brindle lives and works in Los Angeles and this will mark his second solo exhibition with William Turner Gallery.
Portrait of the artist in front of PURP
BLUE AQUA WITH EJ, acrylic, automotive paint and resin on panel, 48x96
TRANSMUTATION,acrylic, automotive paint and resin on panel, 48x96
BAY, acrylic, automotive paint and resin on panel, 44x96
PURP, acrylic, automotive paint and resin on panel, 44x94
HIDDEN GARDEN, acrylic, automotive paint and resin on panel, 44x94
BLUE TOO, aacrylic, automotive paint, and resin on panel, 44x94
PLATINUM 2, acrylic on panel, 44x94
HAZED, acrylic, automotive paint and resin on panel, 44x94
CHANGING EBB,acrylic, automotive paint and resin on panel, 40x72
COPA, acrylic, automotive paint and resin on panel, 38x68
FRANCISCO’S CURTAIN, acrylic, automotive paint and resin on panel, 38x68
NIGHT DEPTH, acrylic, automotive paint, and resin on panel, 40x72
SHIFT 1.0, acrylic, automotive paint and resin on panel, 38x68
REFRACTION, acrylic, automotive paint, and resin on panel, 38x68
CHAOTIC CLARITY, acrylic, automotive paint, and resin on panel, 38x68
PENGA, acrylic, automotive paint and resin on panel, 18x24
CALI, acrylic, automotive paint and resin on panel, 16X20