SKIN/DEEP
materiality, sensuality and paint 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
SKIN/DEEP William Turner Gallery is pleased to present, Skin/Deep: Materiality, Sensuality and Paint, an exhibition of six innovative artists who continue to push and redefine the potential of paint. By working the skin and surfaces of their medium, they reveal works of exceptional depth and character. While the same could be argued for any artist who achieves a level of mastery with materials, what sets this group apart is their adventurous spirit to push the limits, to explore uncharted terrain. Taken together, the paintings exemplify a virtuosity of technique that extends the expressive possibilities of the medium, accomplished mainly through an intimate understanding of the nature of the materials and a desire to broaden the vocabulary. To achieve such unusually nuanced effects, inherent properties of materials are exploited and utilized to an exceptional degree. In each case, attention to surface textures and sensualities lead to paintings of uncommon depth and power. Ed Moses was inspired by the random cracklings of paint in older works by Mondrian and others, and re-contextualized this phenomenon to create a visual poetry of color and texture. Casper Brindle has airbrushed his panels with high-end auto body paints coated with resin to create sublime atmospheres infused with saturated light. Andy Moses intricately mixes and pulls pearlescent paint over subtly shaped canvases to conjure compelling spaces of exquisite depth and shifting light. Jennifer Wolf creates her own pigments by grinding and mixing rocks, minerals, coral, shells and charcoal to ply their differing densities into intricate striations and luminescent fields. Jimi Gleason utilizes chrome and other materials to create highly burnished surfaces that dance with light, achieving an almost sculptural presence. Jordan Eagles has extended the painter’s medium to include animal blood encased in resin resulting in gorgeous, moody works that are infused with a viscous sensuality and translucent light.
ED MOSES
Ed Moses, Craquelure #6, 25”x 25” framed, acrylic
Ed Moses, Craquelure #7, 25”x 25” framed, acrylic
Ed Moses, Craquelure #1, 25”x 25” framed, acrylic
Ed Moses, Craquelure #3, 25”x 25” framed, acrylic
Ed Moses, Craquelure #2, 25”x 25” framed, acrylic
Ed Moses, Craquelure #5, 25”x 25” framed, acrylic
ANDY MOSES
Andy Moses, Morphology 1201, 60”x 54”, acrylic on wood panel
Andy Moses, Morphology 1203, 60”x 54”, acrylic on lucite, mounted on wood panel
Andy Moses, Morphology 1204, 60”x 54”, acrylic on canvas
Andy Moses, Morphology 709, 32”x 28”, acrylic on canvas
Andy Moses, Morphology 707, 28”x 32”, acrylic on lucite, mounted on wood panel
Andy Moses, Morphology 714, 32”x 28”, acrylic on canvas
JIMI GLEASON
Jimi Gleason, Untitled, 48”x 86”, silver deposit, acrylic on canvas
Jimi Gleason, Untitled, 48”x 86”, silver deposit, acrylic on canvas
Jimi Gleason, Untitled, 18”x 15”, silver deposit, acrylic on canvas
BAY, acrylic, automotive paint and resin on panel, 44x96
PURP, acrylic, automotive paint and resin on panel, 44x94
Left: Jimi Gleason, Untitled, 48”x 86”, silver deposit, acrylic on canvas (detail) Jimi Gleason, Untitled, 30”x 72”, silver deposit, acrylic on canvas
JENNIFER WOLF
Jennifer Wolf, Landscape #22, 30”x 48”, handmade mineral pigment on panel
PLATINUM 2, acrylic on panel, 44x94 Jennifer Wolf, Carbon and Manganite 2008, 54�x 54�, handmade mineral pigment on panel
Jennifer Wolf, Landscape #24, 48�x 72�, handmade mineral pigment on panel
Jennifer Wolf, Isolation #11, 48�x 30�, handmade mineral pigment on panel
JORDAN EAGLES
Jordan Eagles, URTSBC7, 48”x 48”, blood, copper, preserved on plexiglass, UV resin
Jordan Eagles, URTSBC7, 48”x 48”, blood, copper, preserved on plexiglass, UV resin (installation shot)
Jordan Eagles, URBC6, 36”x 36”x 3”, blood, copper, preserved on plexiglass, UV resin
Jordan Eagles, Life Force 2013, 36”x 36”x 3”, blood, copper, preserved on plexiglass, UV resin
Casper Brindle, Black Ebb, 48�x 48� each panel, acrylic, automotive paint & resin on panel
CASPER BRINDLE
Casper Brindle, Black Ebb, 48”x 48” each panel, acrylic, automotive paint & resin on panel Right: Casper Brindle, Black Ebb, 48”x 48” each panel, acrylic, automotive paint resin on panel (side view)
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