Andrew Schoultz / Storm Weatherer, 2012 / acrylic, gold leaf and approximately $2,500 in shredded American currency on canvas / 36 x 36 inches   Andrew Schoultz "Fall Out" Project Room: Nano Rubio Opening Reception: January 12, 2013 6-8pm On View: January 12 - February 9 Mark Moore Gallery 5790 Washington Blvd Culver City, CA 90232 Telephone 310 453 3031 Fax 310 453 3831 info@markmooregallery.com www.markmooregallery.com Mark Moore Gallery proudly presents "Fall Out," an inaugural solo exhibition of paintings by San Francisco-based artist, Andrew Schoultz. In this exhibition, Schoultz translates the motifs in his kinetic two-dimensional works into a real scale three-dimensional installation – presenting an interrelated combination of painting, sculpture, drawing, and collage. Referencing the social constructions and implications of a public civic center, museum, or church, Schoultz invites the viewer be seated on his handcrafted benches, and be immersed in the ramifications of our contemporaneous globalization. Sourcing aesthetic inspiration from 15th Century German map making and Indian miniature paintings, Andrew Schoultz's frenetic imagery depicts an ephemeral history bound to repeat itself. In his mixed-media works, notions of war, spirituality and sociopolitical imperialism are reoccurring themes, which shrewdly parallel an equally repetitive contemporary pursuit of accumulation and power. "Fall Out" primarily investigates the notion of the monumental, both in its commemorative personification of power structures, and the increasingly prodigious consequences of our egocentric consumption. In these works, undulating bodies of water recall the devastating realities of global warming, while American flags stamped with the ubiquitous "Made in China" inscription question our domestic authenticity. Schoultz facilitates a dialogue that is both topical and ageless, and prompts the viewer to navigate a physical and visual space suggestive of our cyclical parochialism. While his illustrated world seems one of chaos and frenzy, Schoultz also implies a sense of alluring fantasy and whimsy - a crossroads vaguely reminiscent of the modern world. Concurrently, the gallery also presents "Smear", a solo exhibition of paintings by Los Angeles-based artist, Nano Rubio. Rubio is the recipient of the inaugural Moore Family Trust Grant (MFT Grant) - awarded and juried by local curatorial partnership, 5790projects - which includes a financial grant and Project Room show with Mark Moore Gallery. Engaging with seemingly discordant elements of structure and chaos, Rubio’s paintings are reminiscent of the “push/pull” spatial qualities associated with abstract expressionist painters, such as Hans Hofmann. By composing a background of highly precise line work behind a foreground of loosely gestured swaths of paint, Rubio engages in a rich interchange between geometric precision and performative mark-marking techniques. For more information about the exhibition artists, or available work, please feel free to contact the gallery, and we will accommodate your needs. Follow Us: Facebook Twitter You are listed in our mailing list or you opted-in to receive this email by joining our mailing list at http://www.markmooregallery.com/. If you received this email in error or no longer wish to receive these mailings, please go to or contact us at ennouncement@markmooregallery.com. if the above address doesn't work. Note that this may take up to 3 days to process. If you would like to learn more about how we received your , please contact us at ennouncement@markmooregallery.com