Review in Fabrik
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“Grandfather”
This is a portrait of my grandfather drawn from a photograph taken in 1942, by Dorothea Lange when she was commissioned to photograph Japanese Americans being interned during the start of the US entry into World War 2. The marks are the text from Executive Order no. 9066 which established military areas excluding those of Japanese descent and establishing the internment camps.
I only met my grandfather in the hospital briefly as he died when I was very young. Drawing him was a way of getting to know him and imagining what he was thinking as he was led to an unknown future. Historical context is everything but hopefully by reaching back into history we might someday learn from our misplaced fear. Letting hatred go unchecked will only burn us alive
60″x37″ ink on panel
Detail:
Original Dorothea Lange Image:
“Neighbor”
Another in my series of portraits that attempt to depict current social and political extremes. This is a portrait of my neighbor in my apartment building. The marks are made from me writing out all of Trump’s tweets from inauguration day until September 25th, 2017, 1550 entries. I stopped on that date because the piece was done.
60″ x 37″ Ink on panel
Detail:
“Current and Instinct” 44×56
Mistake and struggle are the pathways to new beginnings. Another piece in my water series. 
“Inflection” 12×12
My show at George Billis Gallery LA has been extended to July 1st. This is the last week to view the show, please stop by.
Studio Visit with Gary Brewer
My friend Gary came by for a studio visit:
Studio visit with Bryan Ida. Thoughts on Origin Myths and Fate…
“Lines Drawn to Yesterday” 44×56
Every time I make a mark its like being in a place I have never been
“Moment by Moment” 35×74
Of utmost importance to me is the development of color and palette. By using so many layers to build the paintings color develops new meaning and depth. Multiple colors layered and blended convey a sense of connectivity and integration while at the same time suggest a feeling of isolation and disconnect. These two ideas working simultaneously are representative of the contradictory world in which we live.
“Immersion” 23×17
A multilayered exploration into line, memory and color.
“Transitory Moments of Indiscriminate Depth” 40×30
Within thoughts about line and it’s representation I consider how these marks orient in relation to one another. The contrast of the horizontal to the vertical, where the horizontal references the landscape and the vertical the human form, plays on the idea of man integrating and altering an environment
“Unseen and Unimaginable” 36×47
Using straight lines to create curvature and volume. To represent the recklessness of going against natural forces.
“Transient Layers and a Quickening Pulse” 20×16
Painting draws you into the unknown where spirituality breathes.
“Accumulation” 16×20
There are no perfect lines in nature.
Perfect lines are the idealization of the concept of no curvature and cannot exist in nature. They are figments of our imagination and reach for the unattainable. Lines as we represent them define our wonderful imperfections.
Studio Visit
A wonderful studio visit and write up by my friend Gary Brewer where we talked about work and my history and evolution into painting. Thank you Gary and artandcakela !
Studio visit with Bryan Ida. Thoughts on Origin Myths and Fate…
Movement, Fluid and Light
Art is not an object it is the inspiration to feel deeply
Instead of thinking about dominance and aggression I would like to think about humanity and the human condition.
MAS Attack 13 at TAM
Mutual Appreciation Society will be having their final show at Torrance Art Museum. It’s a one night celebration of artist and art. Pease come down and join the fun.
6-9pm
332 Civic Center Drive, Torrance
The Billboard Creative
One of my pieces “Embarcadero” will be reproduced on a billboard at Western and Franklin for the month of December. I am excited to see if it scales up in a nice way. There is so much to learn about scaling and I am grateful for the opportunity. Thanks to The Billboard Creative for the space.
Bluerider Art Taipei, Taiwan
I am honored to be showing new work in a solo show at Bluerider Art in Taipei, Taiwan
Opens October 15th, 2016 , 4-6pm with an artist talk at 4:30
“Remnants” 20×16
I am having an ongoing conversation in paint using the concept of layering and burying to explore the idea of recollection within a symbolic landscape. Like an archeologist that digs and reveals fragments of human history the layers represent the passage of time and the importance of memory.
Memory is the reduction and refinement of an original experience that has been enhanced with emotional content and value. These experiences identify with images that come to represent a place and time in our personal history. I try to collect and assemble the assortment of impressions and distill them to their essence and lay down the elements in form, composition, and color.
Within this broader conversation I am also exploring a second theme, which is the creation of a visual language that represents and redefines the word littoral. Littoral is defined as the zone where the land and sea come together. A meeting place of disparate worlds where opposites collide and interact. I explore this area looking at the affect of human intervention on what began as a natural landscape and I work to reformulate the word and expand it to include an alternate visual definition.
Burying ideas and images deep within the construct of a composition conveys a sense of connectivity as each layer interacts with the previous, but there also exist the feeling of disconnect and isolation that is congruous with the notion of urban life. It is this exploration of color, composition and light that entices and drives me.
“In the Moment” 38×33
What is most compelling, I found the forms and images simplifying in the composition, giving the color fields a chance to interact and breathe.
“The Repercussions of Us” 16×20
A work of art is approached from many perspectives and directions. These varied paths unite and intersect to form a dimension and variety.
Bryan Ida 