Artist Spotlight: Joan Wynn -- Alive

Joan Wynn, What Lies Ahead, Brass, 7 x 18 x 5.5"

In Alive, an exhibition of new work by Joan Wynn, her sculpture captures what living—being alive—is about. Her work focuses on both the individual human form and the situations individuals encounter. 

Joan Wynn, Reaching Out, Steel, 8.5 x 19 x 8"

Wynn’s sculptures embody the joys, longings, and challenges of life that are universal as well as those reflecting the lives of particular people and their potential futures. This new body of work includes sculptures of welded steel, Wynn’s original medium, as well as works in materials including bronze, glass, crystal and resin. 

Joan Wynn, Each Unique I, Resin, aluminum, 14 x 10 x 7"

As art critic Betty Ann Brown wrote: ”Wynn’s work continues and extends the psychologically invested, existentially charged dialogue initiated by Giacometti and continued in the work of David Smith and Louise Bourgeois. This California artist is in very good company.”

Joan Wynn, Woman, Antique Bronze, 78 x 24 x 24"

Tuesday, November 21st – Saturday, December 16th

Artist Panel Discussion: Saturday, December 9, 3pm

Current Exhibition: Katie Crown, Deborah Decker, Joan Wynn

Tuesday, November 21st – Saturday, December 16th

Opening Reception: Saturday, November 25, 6 – 9PM

Artist Panel Discussion: Saturday, December 9, 3PM

Katie Crown - Watercolors

Katie Crown, Carnival, Watercolor, 48 x 36"

Deborah Decker – Under the Radar

Deborah Decker, Zarhia, Oil on glassine, 67 x 36"

Joan Wynn - Alive

Joan Wynn. On High, Brass, cast concrete, 14 x 6 x 3"

Artist Spotlight: Joan Wynn's "Reflections"

Joan Wynn, Shattered View, Digital metal print, 18.5 x 28"

Joan Wynn’s current exhibition entitled Reflections encompasses a dual exploration: one of how the artist perceives the present and another of how she gathers found objects with their own past and repurposes them with new vitality and meaning.

Joan Wynn, Aged and Appealing, Wood, acrylic, 59 x 19 x 1"

As a photographer, Wynn is drawn to images of reflections that merge surroundings into a single abstract moment. These photographs engage the viewer in, bringing their perspective to what place, moment, or feeling the image evokes.

Joan Wynn, Sunset, Digital acrylic print, 8 x 12"

A hallmark of Wynn’s photographs is the painterly quality they share, her compositions reflecting a flow of colors and forms. Her fog-shrouded images recall the greys and whites in the photographic work of Alexey Titarenko. Aaron Siskind, whose unique images cross the boundaries of photography and painting, also influence her photographs.

Joan Wynn, LA, Digital acrylic print, 8 x 12"

Wynn’s sculpture mirrors her interest in patterns, reflecting the traditions of found object art. This new body of work continues to survey her attraction to sculpture that revitalizes overlooked and discarded materials. The art of Louise Bourgeois and the early works of David Smith first drew her to the use of castoff materials. In her sculpture, these unexpected materials include rusted steel, aged or fire-blackened wood, stones, and seedpods from the natural world. As with her photography, Wynn’s sculptures echo her intense attraction to patterns and the forms they create.

Joan Wynn, Defended I, Rusted nails, satin steel, 17 x 10 x 10"

This exhibition’s dual nature allows Reflections to be fertile ground for Wynn to cultivate and present works of perception, pattern and time.

Opening Reception: Saturday, December 3, 5-8pm
Artist Panel: Saturday, December 10, 3pm

Current Exhibition: Anne M Bray, Diane Rudnick Mann, Joan Wynn

November 22 – December 17, 2016

Opening Reception: Saturday, December 3,  5-8pm

Artist Panel: Saturday, December 10, 3pm

Anne M Bray – Fashion Rainbow

Anne M Bray, Lupita, Digital print on paper, 21 x 17"

Diane Rudnick Mann - Waiting

Diane Rudnick Mann, Waiting, Pastel, 45 x 34"

Joan Wynn - Reflections

Joan Wynn, Guarding and Receiving, Liquid amber pods, satin steel, 13 x 7 x 6"

"In Transit" Group Show at TAG

Katie Crown, Locomotion, 37 x 30"

Coinciding with the grand opening of Santa Monica’s new Expo Line, TAG Gallery presents In Transit, a group show exploring the significance behind the process of “transition”.

Pam Douglas, The Horizon Line, Acrylic on linen, 40x20"

Dating back to its original purpose in 1875, Bergamot Station has always been a place of transit. It started as a stop and car storage area along the Independence Railroad and then for the Pacific Electric trolley system. Even after passenger service ceased, and manufacturers moved in, Bergamot has always encompassed a sense of physical progression. Although still retaining its industrial feel, Bergamot has quite literally transitioned in it’s own right, growing into the dynamic arts complex we know today.

Joan Wynn, Phantom Journey, Welded steel, 28 x 13 x 5.5"

Exploring the many facets of these changes, In Transit embodies the many stops along the way to our final destination. Whether it be a transition between jobs, locations, stages of life, or changes in relationships, as human beings we are always transforming. Transition is where we find the creative potential for that growth. It is the energy we use to travel from one place to another. It is the determination of where we end up, regardless of where we thought we were headed. Transition is a journey that can last a minute or a millennium.

Donn Delson, 532,  Archival metallic acrylic facemount, 20 x 30" Edition of 15.

Anne M Bray, Four Trucks (Grey, Red, Blue, Shadows), Digital watercolor printed on aluminum, each 7 x 5", Edition of 10

Lorraine Bubar, In Route, Papercut, 47x52"

The show runs through June 11, 2016.

Upcoming Exhibition: Vicky Hoffman, Joan Wynn, Joan Horsfall Young

Tuesday, Jan 27 - Saturday, Feb 21, 2015

Opening Reception: Saturday, January 31, 5-8 p.m.

Artist Talk: Saturday, February 7, 3 p.m.

Transitions, Vicky Hoffman

Vicky Hoffman, At a Crossroad, Mixed Media, 10 x 10"

Is it possible to go forward in life without dragging the past into the future? This is a question that Vicky Hoffman explores in her upcoming exhibition. Transitions require balance and spontaneity; an inquiring state of mind; a positive reflection in the face of negativity and still hold a vision for the future. Transitions enable us to make fundamental changes to how we see the world and respond creatively to our new reality, good or bad.

Hoffman’s aim with this body of work is to explore and renew the unexpected and sometimes unwelcomed transitions. Her work weaves between discourse, environmental influences and emotions. She uses maps, grids and tactile materials to provide a slightly more intimate perspective. She applies mixed media and encaustic paints to create a veil of light and depth as well as transparency to achieve an abstract environment.

Reality, Joan Wynn

Joan Wynn, I Think, Welded steel, 22 x 9 x 6.5" 

In Reality, Joan Wynn features sculptures that are inspired by her own life and by universal experience. Distilling memories from her past, Wynn creates figures and symbols that reflect isolation and longing. Her sculptures also draw on her current life and future goals. Wynn’s studies in ethics are a stimulus for sculptures included in Reality that raise broad questions of human existence. These issues include the extent to which boundaries between people are inevitable and how fully we can and should move beyond them. Other works explore whether our lives can be guided by intentional trajectories. And still others reflect our need to create groups that privilege their members while excluding others. Most of Wynn’s work is welded from recycled steel that carries the scarring, patinas and wear from past use adding to the depth of her sculptures.

Pretty Things, Joan Horsfall Young

Joan Horsfall Young, Pretty Lady, Oil on linen, 30 x 24"

With her latest body of work, artist Joan Horsfall Young contemplates the qualities that render something pretty. “Although ‘pretty’ is an unnecessary accessory, it rests upon the underlying depth, wisdom and simplicity that supports it,” says Horsfall Young. Horsfall Young presents her viewers with motifs of elegant simplicity that call for a closer look. With her still life study Pretty Lady, Horsfall Young portrays a delicate Chinese statue with attention to history. “Empress Xiaochengren completed the monumental task of compiling the first dictionary of Chinese characters - 45,000 in all,” says Horsfall Young. “However, she is most remembered for being pretty, or enchanting - was it her laborious work that made her appearance so charming?” Using masterful buttery paint application, her works illustrate an immediacy of technique that is rooted in her plein air background. Subtle highlights and shifts in color convey tranquility, coaxing viewers to pause from life’s bustling chaos.