The first gallery I explored was the Steve Turner Contemporary gallery across from LACMA. The title of the exhibit is "Single Image," a two-person exhibition by New York based artists Brendan Lynch (born 1985 in LA) and Alex Ito (born 1991 in LA). As the description sheet states "the works on view all stem from a pact between the two artists whereby each agreed to make work inspired by a found photographic image that depicts a white sheet billowing in the wind...to draw heavily upon his own imagination to create works - and viewers would have to do the same."
Lynch presents a group of paintings and a sculptural installation that incorporate multiple copies of the found photograph. He also present his own desk and a laptop computer with the image of the sheet and a painting of the same image created by the artist brother.
Alex Ito's work is a mix of painting and sculpture. "His paintings consist of three abutting panels, one with stream of consciousness text that he wrote in reaction to the source image." "His sculptures consist of a group of installations comprised mostly of office materials together with the found image... open scripts with multiple meanings."
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| The painting of the subject photograph was done by both artists identically...with their own signature. This one was done by Alex Ito. |
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| By Brendan Lynch |
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| By Brendan Lynch 2013, oil and photographs on wood panel |
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| The painting by Brendan Lynch's brother |
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| Brandon Lynch's desk with painting "Work Makes Work," 2013 |
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"A Pact Between Two Friends," 2913 by Alex Ito. Plaster, plastic and digital print on aluminum.
The Edward Cella Art and Architecture gallery featured two artists. Spencer Lewis work is abstract mostly p;us interesting I Pad paintings of his mother. He was with his mother when she was dying. His paintings are mounted on walls with electric plugs and wainscoting like the hospital room where she spent her last days. Here are some of his works:
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| "Mama told me never to stop til I bust a nut" - Decapitated Headwall, 2013. Note the wainscoting, paper wall plugs and the I Pad painting of mother. |
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| "Black Figure (the first Hedda painting), 2013 |
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| "Small Double Bikini Altar with Roses and Scenes from the Annunciation," 2011 |
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| "Bradford 19," 2012-13 and "Bradford 69," 2012-13 |
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"Bradford 36," 2012-13 iPad App: Brushes
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| "The Whole World," 2013 |
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The second artist's works exhibited are by Joshua Aster. "Aster presents optically intricate oil paintings that expand upon the artist's ongoing investigations into pattern and mark making..use of tools and repetitive forms are transformed through his intuitive color sensibility and innovative aggregation into lyrical yet dynamic abstractions. Here are a few of his works:
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