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Solo exhibitions feat. Dave MacDowell, Casey Weldon, Macsorro, Xiau-Fong Wee, Gabe Larson
Solo
exhibitions featuring new works by:
Dave
MacDowell, Casey Weldon, Macsorro, Xiau-Fong Wee
Project
Space: Gabe Larson
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Opening
Reception: Saturday, January 18th | 7-10PM
On View: January
18th – February 8th, 2014
Regular Gallery Hours: Tuesday to Saturday 11am-5pm
WWA
Gallery is thrilled to feature the distinct talents of Dave
MacDowell, Casey Weldon, Macsorro and Xiau-Fong Wee in their
respective solo exhibitions to open January 18th, 2014. Gabe Larson will be featured in the
Project Room.
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Open
to the public, the gallery reception is from 7-10PM on Saturday, January 18th.
The exhibition will run until February 8th, 2014.
ABOUT
THE ARTISTS:
David
MacDowell’s delicious skewering of pop culture, politics and
social themes have been called “Disneyland on acid”. Working primarily in acrylics
on canvas, MacDowell’s dark commentary on American media worship is expressed across
Technicolor landscapes exploding with celebrities, cartoons and politicians.
Casey
Weldon was born in southern California, where he graduated
from the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena and is currently based in the
Pacific Northwest. Weldon rose to
prominence with the “Four-Eyed Cats” series of optical paintings. In Weldon’s
most recent work, he incorporates humor and iconography from the past and
present with a muted palate to awaken feelings of nostalgia and melancholy within
the viewer.
Macsorro
takes inspiration from Jan Van Eyck, Hieronymus
Bosch, and Mark Ryden to paint imaginative social commentary mash-ups riddled
with personal and symbolic imagery. His paintings can be ornate and emanate
Renaissance portraiture with characters that are enigmatic and creepy yet
highly charming.
Xiau-Fong
Wee finds beauty in the bizarre and the environment. Elements
of Animalia are richly conveyed through the use of oil, acrylic, and charcoal
to create alternate dimensions and new discoveries for the viewer.
IN
THE PROJECT ROOM:
Gabe
Larson is a southern California based artist who employs
classic oil painting techniques to depict contemporary scenes through
portraiture. Common themes in Larson’s
work range from Punk to Graffiti culture, executed with amazing brushwork and
technique, mixed with a no holds barred approach.
