Contemporary Art Projects Present
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BYRON SPICER: MOSAIC
April 22 – 26, Farmani Gallery
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Artist Reception To Be Held on Friday, April 22 From 7 – 10PM
& Saturday, April 23 From 6 – 9PM
(Los Angeles, CA) – Curated by Contemporary Art Projects, Byron Spicer: Mosaic will highlight alluring collages composed of hundreds of small paintings that promise to leave viewers with an overall sense of physical and psychological density. This one-week special engagement will take place April 22 – 26 at the Farmani Gallery, located at 844 S. Robertson Blvd. in Los Angeles. Spicer’s work explores categorization, contradictions and coincidences through the creation and assemblage of visual poems or fugues of cartoon-like people, flying imaginary creatures, animated architecture, austere landscapes and elements from nature. After amassing these vivid 2”x2” paintings, Spicer assembles them adjacent to and atop one another on one panel, arranging them as a floating abstraction that servers as a playground for the imagination. Sizes of the work from the flat mosaic series range from eleven inches to approximately 4 feet square. Each piece is painted with acrylic on acid free paper and fastened individually to a wood panel with tiny nails, materials that explore the temporal quality to which all art, as well as all ideas, is subject. The show will open with a two-night artist reception on April 22 from 7 to 10 p.m. and on April 23 from 6 to 9 p.m.
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The public is invited to attend the artist receptions on both nights at the Farmani Gallery. Following the event, the gallery will resume its regular hours scheduled on Monday through Saturday, from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., and by appointment. For private preview appointments or additional information on the exhibition, please contact Stacey Cavin of Contemporary Art Projects at 818.632.6788 or visit www.contemporaryartprojects.com.
