On display at the Karyn Lovegrove Gallery until March 22nd,
is an exhibition of new paintings by Ian Patrick. Replacing the burlesque props and classical references of his previous work with a blend of story-book parables, tabloid zoology and Scando-pagan kitsch, Ian Patrick's paintings continue to explore the gap between desire and fulfillment, carnality and transcendence. His recent paintings combine the graphic with the illusionistic, playing lush color and deep glazes against moments of hard-edged geometry and bold, lyrical contour, creating complex, swirling compositions that reveal their content with a sly theatricality.
Ian PatrickRocket Pop, 2008
Oil on canvas
© Ian Patrick, courtesy Karyn Lovegrove Gallery
Ian PatrickFalse Bottom II, 2008
Oil on canvas
© Ian Patrick, courtesy Karyn Lovegrove Gallery
Ian PatrickSecond Honeymoon, 2008
Oil on canvas
© Ian Patrick, courtesy Karyn Lovegrove Gallery
Ian PatrickBirthday Beard, 2008
Oil on canvas
© Ian Patrick, courtesy Karyn Lovegrove Gallery
Ian Patrick was born in Boston in 1977. He graduated from the Rhode Island School of Design in 1999, attended the Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture in 2001, and received his MFA from UCSD in 2006. He lives and works in Los Angeles, and is currently a visiting lecturer at the University of California, Irvine. This is his second solo show.
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Ian Patrick
Easter Theater
February 16, 2008 - March 22, 2008
Karyn Lovegrove Gallery
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Karyn Lovegrove Gallery
6150 Wilshire Boulevard, #8
Los Angeles, California 90048
323.525.1755
Hours: Tuesday - Saturday
11 am - 6 pm
For additional information contact the gallery or visit their website Karyn Lovegrove Gallery
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