CASPER BRINDLE CHROMA
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
CHROMA Hans Hofmann once said, “The whole world, as we experience it visually, comes to us through the mystic realm of color. Our entire being is nourished by it.” Casper Brindle’s newest series of paintings dives headfirst into this realm, exploring the expressive possibilities of color. Brindle’s works occupy the space where Color Field painting, Light and Space conceptualism and Finish Fetish sensibilities intersect. Borrowing tools and techniques from the industrial complex of California car culture, Brindle applies paint to his surfaces in multiple layers of fine airbrush sprays. The high gloss finishes function as reflective pools that appear to liquify the shimmering stratums of color beneath, while simultaneously sealing them in. The effect is intoxicating. Atmospheric gradations of color are encased in hardened surfaces in a constant push and pull between depth, light and texture. Brindle’s earlier works often utilized tubes of fluorescent lights embedded into the painted surfaces - he has now managed to achieve this effect solely with paint. His expert use of color causes the paintings to glow with energy. In a departure from his last series of more monochromatic paintings, Brindle has pushed his palette to new extremes, exploring more rigorously the relationships between multiple colors at once. The hues Brindle employs are near supernatural highly saturated jewel tones are juxtaposed, ombré rainbow fields vibrate against platinum grounds and atmospheric pearlescent surfaces are punctuated with glowing strips of color. The viewer is enveloped into immersive fields of color that appear to rush beyond the edges of the paintings, evocative of infinite horizons echoing across space. 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 artist currently lives and works in Los Angeles. This marks Casper Brindle’s third solo exhibition with the gallery.
Mystic Bay, 2015, automotive paint, acrylic and resin on panel, 24�x24�
Punta Mita, automotive paint, acrylic and resin on panel, 24�x24�
Scattered Blue, 2015, acrylic, automotive paint and resin on panel, 48�x68�
Green Flash Two, 2015, acrylic, automotive paint and resin on panel, 48�x94�
Distant Atmosphere, 2015, acrylic, automotive paint and resin on panel, 48�x68�
Nerra, 2014, automotive paint, acrylic, resin on panel, 30�x58�
Horizontal Scatter, 2015, acrylic, automotive paint and resin on panel, 44�x94�
Arcane, 2008, acrylic on canvas, 72x48 inches
Molecular Brilliance, 2015, acrylic, automotive paint and resin on panel, 38�x58�
California Lightness, 2015, acrylic, automotive paint and resin on panel, 58�x38�
Lightness of Being, automotive paint and resin on panel, 48�x68�
South Pacific, 2015, acrylic, automotive paint and resin on panel, 48�x94�
Distant Transition, 2015, acrylic, automotive paint and resin on panel, 48�x94�
Delicate Fervor, 2015, acrylic, automotive paint and resin on panel, 44�x94�
Light Scatter, 2015, acrylic, automotive paint and resin on panel, 48�x68�
CASPER BRINDLE CV
born: 1968 Selected Exhibitions 2015 “Chroma,” William Turner Gallery, Los Angeles, CA “Ethereal,” William Turner Gallery, Los Angeles CA Toomey Tourell, San Francisco, CA 2014 “The Grinstein Artist Invitational,” Rosamund Felsen Gallery, Santa Monica, CA “New Great Things,” Toomey Tourell Gallery, San Francisco, CA San Francisco Art Fair, Toomey Tourell Gallery, San Francisco, CA Brett Rubbico Gallery, Newport Beach, CA “Mana” Art 1307, Napoli, Italy “Family Affairs,” International Fine Arts Consortium, New York, NY “The Artists of Mana,” MOAH Museum of Art and History, Lancaster, CA “Mana,” Bali, Indonesia 2013 ”Azimuth,” William Turner Gallery, Los Angeles, CA “Skin/Deep: Materiality, Sensuality and Paint,” William Turner Gallery, Los Angeles, CA “Strata,” Toomey Tourell, San Francisco, CA Art1307, Napoli Italy 2012 ”Recent Work,” William Turner Gallery, Los Angeles, CA “Artists and Architects,” Joe’s in Venice, Venice, CA Susan Street Fine Art, San Diego, CA ArtSpace / Virginia Miller Gallery, Miami, FL Melissa Morgan Gallery, Palm Springs, CA 2011 Exhibit A Gallery, Santa Monica, CA “The Gleam in the Young Bastard’s Eye,” William Turner Gallery, Los Angeles, CA 2010 Murphy and Dine, NYC, NY Mint Gallery, Dana Point, CA Swell Show, NYC, NY@ Metro Pictures Gallery Long Beach Aquarium of the Pacific 2009 Mint Gallery, Dana Point, CA IGM Gallery, USC, Los Angeles, CA SMAS South Gallery, Santa Monica, CA
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