Miami Red Dot Art Fair
If you are in Miami my work will be up at the Red Dot Art Fair, please stop by
“Something on the Horizon”
Through the palette an artist travels a path that contributes in the expression their individuality. We explore and reveal original ideas that allow color to represent and express real emotional content.
As melody and harmony work in the ear, so does color and composition works on the eye.
“Something on the Horizon” 17″x 23″
“Highland Park”
Just finished they piece titled “Highland Park” . I am integrating two perspectives into one piece. the circular mandala form is the vertical viewpoint and it sweeps down from the mid ground to the fore ground and transitions into a horizontal viewpoint.
“Highland Park” 48″x40″
Solo Show Sandra Lee Gallery
I am very proud to show some new work in my “Littoral” series at Sandra Lee Gallery in San Francisco’s Union Square.
It will feature work using a new technique I developed that involves acrylic and enamel paint layered in approximately 200 layers of thin clear glaze. The builds are amazing and the final finish is like nothing else.
“Pier 70”
I am finishing pieces as my show at Sandra Lee Gallery in San Francisco approaches.
I am bringing in new elements and techniques in the never-ending process of making.
“Pier 70” 34 x 24 mixed media on panel 2015
Marina Del Rey
Marina del Rey has gone from a wetlands to high rise.
These smaller pieces are sketches for me where I can experiment freely.
“Marina Del Rey” 20″ x 16″
Littoral redefined
“The Shore” 41″x48″
The word littoral is defined as the zone where the land, air, and sea come together. In this zone three disperate worlds interact and form an environment that blends calm, serene moments with chaos and danger.
I am working to expand on the definition of the word “littoral” in a strictly visual way. I want to reach beyond its literal restrictions and define it using a vocabulary consisting of form, composition and color. Included in this broader definition are elements of human interaction and intervention where the human imprint on the region is inescapable. We alter the landscape by building cities and ports next to our seas and waterways forever changing what we see and how we interact with the world around us.
The dynamics and range of expression can be articulated using a language of color and image inspired by memories and experiences. These experiences are the support and ground upon which I begin a painting. The background horizons are the first layers of the paintings. The horizons fill the negative space of the composition and they strengthen the relationship that exists between foreground and the background. They are the blurred distance that is the counterpoint to the hard-edged foreground. The foreground consists of fragments that are based on the fleeting incomplete visions that make up our memories. It is a reduction and refinement of our experience and I try to collect and assemble this assortment of thoughts and impressions and distill them to their essence and lay down these elements in paint.
The contrast of beauty with decay and balance with imbalance is expressed in the tone and hue of the palette as well. Color is mixed on the surface of the painting built up layer by layer as it plays with the ideas of color taking on different relative strengths when placed next to or combined with one another. Complimentary colors can be placed in a way as to reinforce each other and the combination leads to exaggeration or they can serve to diminish their relative power when placed in a certain way. It is this exploration of color, composition and light that entices me and drives me.
I like to build a surface and earn its effect. A hard-won battle with material, color and composition. To me painting is about creating problems, not solving them. Pushing to find the base element within the domain of an ascetic. As I see it everywhere you look is exciting, it’s the process of looking that is the adventure.
Group show in NYC
If you are in NYC I’m in a group show in the Chelsea Art District.
Opens June Thursday June 25th, 6-8pm
252 W. 26th Street
KACHOFUGETSU : FLOWERBIRDWINDMOON opening june 13th
KACHOFUGETSU : FLOWERBIRDWINDMOON
group show
Arena 1 Gallery
Santa Monica Airport
EXHIBITION DATES:
June 13 – July 18, 2015
OPENING RECEPTION:
Saturday, June 13th from 6 to 9 pm
curated by Kio Griffith
[Tokyo+Yokohama Projects Exchange / ARTRA Curatorial]
Littoral
A new series based on the word littoral, I am expanding the definition to a wider scope.
where the water meets the earth.
“Horeshoe Kelp” 40″ x 30″
“The 302″ 48″ x 41”
Sandra Lee Gallery
I am proud to be working with Sandra Lee Gallery in San Francisco. I will be having a show in September, more details to follow.
My new series is titled “Littoral”, having to do with the coast and the interaction between the land and sea. they are such different worlds, inhabited by such different beasts.
Palm Spring Fine Art Fair Feb 12-15
I will have some pieces in the Palm Springs Fine Art Fair at the George Billis Gallery, Booth 704
February 12th thru the 15th. There is an opening on the 12th.
New Drawings
I’m doing at least a drawing a day trying to create volume and depth while using only straight lines
Upcoming Shows
Red Dot Art Fair/Miami
December 2nd – 7th, 2014
Opening Reception : Tueday December 2nd, 6pm – 10pm
Wednesday December 3rd, 11am – 5pm
Thursday December 4th, 11am – 8pm
Friday December 5th, 11am – 8pm
Saturday December 6th, 11am – 8pm
Sunday December 7th, 11am – 5pm
“California Dreaming: An International Portrait of Southern California”
December 6th 2014 – March 29th 2015
Oceanside Museum of Art
704 Pier View Way
Oceanside, CA 92054
(760 435-3720
Tuesday – Saturday 10am – 4pm
Sunday 1pm- 4pm
MAS ATTACK 7/ Santa Monica
[Mutual Appreciation Society]
Saturday, December 13th, 2014
6-10pm
Santa Monica Art Studios
3026 Airport Ave, Santa Monica, CA 90405
Show at George Billis LA
Here is a look at the show currently hanging at the gallery. stop by if you haven’t already.
Ichibeicho Gallery Oct 27- Nov 1st, Tokyo
“From The Dust Returns”
Ichibeicho Gallery / Tokyo
市兵衛町画廊
B1 3-6-8 Roppongi, Minato-ku, Tokyo
東京都港区六本木3-6-8 B1
OCT 27 – NOV 1
Francisco Alarcon
Shingo Francis
Eben Goff
Bryan Ida
Virginia Katz
Bessie Kunath
Aili Schmeltz
i23 in Tokyo and Yokohama
in conjunction with the Yokohama Triennale I will have a piece in this group of shows in Yokohama and Tokyo put together by Curator Kio Griffith.
October 25th thru November 1st
Upcoming Solo show at George Billis LA in Culver City
I will be presenting new pieces I have been working on for the past year. There is a progression visible as I push out from a solid base into new uncharted ground. It’s about the journey.
Opens November 8th, 5-8pm.
Bryan Ida 