In Parallax
Alexander Kroll
Michael Mancari
Max Presneill
(3 solo shows between abstraction and figuration)
August 13 (Sat.) ~ September 9 (Friday)
Curated by Director & Curator Heeseon Choi
At the E2Art Gallery
Alexander Kroll
Alexander Kroll is a New York-born artist who graduated from Yale University, received his MFA from Otis College of Art and Design, and is now based in Los Angeles. In his large-scale abstract works, Kroll uses a figurative approach to explore material derived from the unconscious, which he accesses through psychoanalysis, free association, and dream analysis
image credit: Lobsterman Leaving the Hotel, 2020, Oil on Canva, 60x63 inches, by Alexander Kroll
Michale mancari
Born in Ann Arbor, Michigan, Los Angeles artist Michael Mancari received his BFA from Maryland Institute College of Art in 1993 and his MFA from Yale University in 1998. He attended the Terra Foundation fellowship residency program and one of his treasured experiences was as a studio assistant to Helen Frankenthaler. His work has been exhibited internationally and is in a variety of public and private collections.
Initially, I set out to create a series of robots, inspired by Nam June Paik. These robots became a metaphor of consumerism and technology. As my painting practice has evolved the robots too have evolved.
The robots are religious symbols, they are figures that connect and disconnect, and they are the good and bad parts of society. They are reflections, they are memories, they are language. They are together and can be seen as separate. they are childhood adolescents and a wise old man.
They are colorful, convoluted, and complex. And if seen as Naive... Then so be it. They are a whole bunch of emotions and struggle like an arm wrestling match. They are me.
Image Credit: Kool, 2002, 44 x 50 inches, Oil and Acrylic on Canvas by Michael Mancari
Max Presneill
Max Presnill is a British artist based in Los Angeles, where he also serves as the director and Head curator of the Torrance Art Museum. His large-scale abstract paintings are known for their bright colors and the incorporation of specific objects, photographs, graffiti, and eraser marks, all of which reference his identity and subjective experience. He uses his life's work as subject matter, exploring themes ranging from the existential questions of what the act of painting means, to the perception of existence and death, and the concept of masculine codes, both temporal and political.
Image Credit: Parallax #12 (OUTLAW)_oil, acrylic, spray paint, photo transfer on canvas over panel_ 72x72 inches by Max Presneill.