On May 7, 2011, Los Angeles Art
Association will present four solo exhibitions by Anne Hieronymus, Keiko Inoh,
Katrina McElroy, and Marjan K. Vayghan at Gallery
825.
The drawings and sculpture in Anne
Hieronymus' Bloom and Blight are inspired by both the idea of the
cycle of formation, continuance, decline and disintegration, and the use of that
cycle as a process to create the work. This ancient cosmology used across
cultures to explain everything from biological lifecycles to software releases,
gives form to what the viewer already knows and experiences. The full
presentation consists of found and collected objects, party decorations, used
wood, wire and drawings using broken down and rearranged text
.
Katrina McElroy's 360 degree installation,
Exophoric, continues her metaphoric exploration and examination of
visceral emotion. In linguistics, an exophoric reference alludes to something
outside the text or dialogue, which is understood based on context or mutual
knowledge. In this photo-based installation, McElroy plays with this concept
visually by manipulating and rearranging hundreds of video stills thus denying
the viewer a linear narrative and instead presenting them with an abstracted
pattern. The individual micro-expressions as well as the overall composition are
clues, however it is shared human experience that becomes the basis for further
interpretation and
meaning.
Keiko Inoh's installation Shadow is the
artist's compelling expression of ideas through seemingly simple projections of
cut-paper constructions. This cut-paper-projection becomes like a negative of a
photograph and the shadow projected on the wall becomes a picture. The audience
can witness a "camera- less" photograph of uncanny
sophistication.
Marjan
Vayghan's multi-media, cross cultural
installation falling up, with the cage potently represents the
women of Iran, who have been slowly and silently fighting and protesting for
their rights. A powerful visualization of Vayghan's arrest in Tehran, Iran,
during the political uprising in the Summer of 2009. Vayghan's work converges on
personal memory, familial intimacy and transnational political consciousness. In
particular Vayghan addresses politics & processes of "misinformation," & draws
diverse communities together to consider these misidentifications collectively
within the various settings she stages. She employs the arena of "community" in
her art to create solidarity and cross cultural understanding. Vayghan's art
challenges oppression, considers interconnectivity & envisions beyond
borders.
Reception: Friday, May 7, 2011 from
6-9pm
Admission:
Free
Where: Gallery 825 - 825 N. La Cienega
Boulevard, LA
90069
Exhibitions continue at Gallery 825
through June 3,
2011.
For more information visit www.laaa.org or call 310.652.8272.
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