LIVE NOW: ๐๐ข๐ณ๐ฆ๐ฏ ๐๐ข๐ณ๐ด๐ฐ๐ฏ: ๐๐ช๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ญ๐ฆ ๐๐ณ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฏ๐ฅ on @galleryplatform.la! Visit the link in our bio to view the presentation online.โฃ โฃ Centered around Carsonโs current bas relief works and her early โzipperโ series, both bodies of work deploy geometric configurations to explore the convergence of gender, nature and the material world. The exhibitionโs title refers to the interplay between these two series; both operate as key historical markers that speak to Carsonโs artistic importance for the past five decades, creating work with an expansive visual language that has engaged contemporary issues and political culture in myriad ways. โฃ โฃ Visually and conceptually, Carsonโs bas relief series revolves around the artistโs recent use of acrylic paint on wood, a body of work emerging from a summer spent in her Montana studio following an extended period of experimentation. Rich natural elements - mountain ranges and pine trees - appear to produce a close relation with the luminous, exterior environments.โฃ โฃ Intricately and individually, Carson incorporates these elements into her work. Nature influences her color palette and provides a stark sense of contrast throughout the series, giving us the illusion that they are illuminated from within, glowing like a fluorescent tube. All the wood is cut by Carson herself with a manual saw and chop saw, laid beforehand and then mounted onto a panel. The wood is then laid, glued and ultimately painted once the assemblage is completed. Each work becomes unique through this intricate process that blends the human hand with organic material.โฃ โฃ ๐๐ข๐ณ๐ฆ๐ฏ ๐๐ข๐ณ๐ด๐ฐ๐ฏ: ๐๐ช๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ญ๐ฆ ๐๐ณ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฏ๐ฅโฃ Installation view, GAVLAK Los Angeles, 2021โฃ On view through March 6.โฃ โฃ Karen Carsonโฃ ๐๐ช๐จ๐ฉ๐ต ๐๐ฏ๐จ๐ญ๐ฆ, 1972โฃ Unstretched canvas, zippersโฃ 78 ร 97 ร 3 inchesโฃ โฃ Karen Carsonโฃ ๐ธ ๐๐ต๐ณ๐ช๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ด, 1970โฃ Unstretched canvas, zippersโฃ 78 3/4 ร 62 ร 2 3/4 inchesโฃ โฃ Karen Carsonโฃ ๐๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐๐ณ๐ข๐ค๐ต๐ถ๐ณ๐ฆ, 2020โฃ Acrylic on bas relief woodโฃ 21 1/2 ร 29 1/2 ร 3 inchesโฃ ___โฃ #karencarson #karencarsonart #middleground #gpla #galleryplatformla #galleryplatformlosangeles #gala #losangeles โฃ (at Gavlak) https://www.instagram.com/p/CKj1M79lq5h/?igshid=19inpvx6vpyuq
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๐๐ข๐ณ๐ฆ๐ฏ ๐๐ข๐ณ๐ด๐ฐ๐ฏ: ๐๐ช๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ญ๐ฆ ๐๐ณ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฏ๐ฅ, the artistโs first solo exhibition with the gallery, opens tomorrow at GAVLAK Los Angeles. โฃ โฃ To schedule an appointment, click the link in our bio or email
[email protected].โฃ โฃ Karen Carsonโฃ ๐๐ญ๐ถ๐ฆ ๐๐ณ๐ช๐ข๐ฏ๐จ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ด, 2020โฃ Acrylic on bas relief woodโฃ 21.5 x 29.5 x 3 inchesโฃ ___โฃ #karencarson #karencarsonart #middleground @missgavlak (at Gavlak) https://www.instagram.com/p/CJy23S_l8bQ/?igshid=1axl764ys0n5
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GAVLAK is pleased to announce the representation of Los Angeles-based painter ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ป ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐๐ผ๐ป, Harlem-based artist ๐๐ถ๐บ ๐๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐, and Bay Area artist ๐ฉ๐ถ๐ผ๐น๐ฎ ๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ (1933 โ 2004). The representation of these artists coincides with the galleryโs long-standing founding mission to elevate and offer an expanded platform for women artists and those communities underrepresented in contemporary art. โฃ โฃ The works by these three artists are included in the group exhibition ๐๐๐จ๐ฉ๐ฎ ๐๐ค๐ข๐๐ฃ at GAVLAK Los Angeles location, on view now through December 12, 2020. To schedule an appointment, visit link in our bio.โฃ โฃ Viola Freyโฃ ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ฃ๐ฃ๐ฐ๐ณ๐ฏ ๐๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ข๐ฏ, ๐๐ณ๐ข๐ฏ๐จ๐ฆ ๐๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ๐ด, 2004โฃ Ceramic and glazesโฃ 72 x 80 x 72 in (182.9 x 203.2 x 182.9 cm)โฃ Installation view, GAVLAK Los Angeles, 2020โฃ โฃ Karen Carsonโฃ ๐๐ฑ๐ฑ๐ณ๐ฐ๐ฑ๐ณ๐ช๐ข๐ต๐ฆ ๐๐ฏ๐จ๐ฆ๐ณ, 2011โฃ Acrylic on canvasโฃ 61.5 x 73 in (156.2 x 185.4 cm)โฃ โฃ Kim Dacresโฃ ๐๐ฐ, ๐ฎ๐บ ๐ง๐ช๐ณ๐ด๐ต ๐ฏ๐ข๐ฎ๐ฆ ๐ข๐ช๐ฏ'๐ต ๐ฃ๐ข๐ฃ๐บ, 2020โฃ Auto tires, bicycle tires, wood, screws, spray paint, and found objectsโฃ 26 x 17 x 17 in (66 x 43.2 x 43.2 cm)โฃ ___โฃ @kim_bo915 @missgavlak @artistslegacyfoundation @violafreyarchives #karencarsonartโฃ #violafrey #kimdacres #karencarson #artistroster #artistrepresentation #mrsjackson #nastywomen #appropriateanger #stubbornwomanorangehands #ruthbaderginsburg #blackartmatters #lgbtqplus #nastywoman #nastywomenunite #nastywomenvote #womeninleadership #womenssuffrage #lgbtqartist #intersectionalfeminism #femaleartists #feministart #womeninart #womenartists #womenforwomen #equalityforall #powerfulwomen #wearenastywomen #installation #artinstallation (at Gavlak) https://www.instagram.com/p/CHbf5iwFHf0/?igshid=1cdbz2kowvlmx
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