LASCAPE

China Adams, Hilary Baker, Jessica Taylor Bellamy, Francesca Gabbiani

Margaret Griffith, Donnie Molls, Mike Pierzynski, Greg Rose, Senon Williams

Exhibition Dates: November 19 - December 23, 2022

Opening Reception: Saturday, November 19 from 3 - 6pm

PRJCTLA is pleased to present LASCAPE a group exhibition that explores the notion of landscape in Los Angeles and its surrounding area through the artwork of nine locally based artists. LA, one of the most photographed and filmed cities, has caught the interest of many artists and filmmakers for over 100 years. It is perhaps better known through their interpretation of the city rather than the actual city itself.

A widespread metropolis, the greater Los Angeles area consist of numerous neighborhoods and surrounding cities. It does not reveal itself quickly and it can often take years before one really understands it- if ever. Each neighborhood is a unique place onto itself and only after time does one get to know the diversity of this place.

LASCAPE explores the work of nine artists whose unique interpretation of the city reveals new avenues and investigations. Each artist in this diverse show has discovered their own meaning of what LA is.

Carl Berg the curator of this exhibition has sought to find different viewpoints from the artists of what this place is about, at least to them.

LASCAPE is the first in a series of exhibitions, curated by gallery director Carl Berg, that explores Los Angeles as a place and environment.

China Adams
Video projection, sculptural element and QR code
Size variable

Hilary Baker
Wind Turbines, 2022
acrylic on white birch

Jessica Taylor Bellamy
Construction Site Portal, 2022
Chain link gate, canvas with image transfer and acrylic paint, TV, wood,
52 x 52 x 6 inches
Video 2:50 runtime

 

Francesca Gabbiani
Lookout, 2017
Ink on mylar
15 3/4 x 21 1/2 inches (40.005 x 54.61 cm) Paper
21 x 28 1/2 inches (53.34 x 72.39 cm) Framed

Margaret Griffith
Commonwealth
Date installed and configured 2015, 2018, 2022
hand cut paper
dimensions variable

Greg Rose
Elegy, 2022
oil and alkyd on two canvas panels
60 x 156 inches

Donnie Molls
Los Palms, 2022
Mixed media and oil on canvas
80 x 65 inches

Mike Pierzynski
Hollywood Reservoir, 1997
Painted ceramic, plaster base
19.5W x 11.5D x 6.5H inches

Senon Williams
Untitled [Fernando Valenzuela ], 2022
acrylic on canvas
24 x 30 inches