Works by Lucas Reiner at 333 Montezuma Annex

I see men as trees, walking

works by Lucas Reiner

OPENING THIS FRIDAY @ 333 Montezuma Annex

Exhibition Dates: July 29 - September 12, 2011
Opening Reception: Friday, July 29, 2011, 5-7pm

at 333 Montezuma Annex
www.333montezumaannex.com

333 Montezuma Annex will open an exhibition of works by artist Lucas Reiner entitled, I see men as trees, walking, Friday July 29 with a 5-7 PM artist reception. The exhibition dates are July 29th - September 12th, 2011.

At the most basic level, the subjects of the work in the exhibition are trees that live on the streets of Los Angeles. Titles are LA street names and locations like “On 9th Street”, “On Venice Blvd. #13”, or “San Vicente”.

“I started to see trees all over the city as portraits. Their shapes were the interaction with the needs of civilization, of the environment. And I thought, that’s similar to how we are.”

Yes Reiner makes superb, elegant drawings and paintings of specific trees in Los Angeles. Yet much like this line “The woods are lovely, dark, and deep” quoted from the famous Robert Frost poem “Stopping By the Woods on a Snowy Evening” Reiner’s work takes a specific image to convey a complex of meaning that can’t be described in prose but must be experienced with the eyes in the presence of the art.

Please contact info@222shelbystreet.com for more information or images. We hope that you will drop by and visit with us.

Header images from left to right: San Vincente, Piazzale San Benedetto #7, Via Fagina, all are 11" x 8", woad on paper

Bottom image: On 9th St., 2007, oil on canvas 63" x 54"