2018 LA Open Selections -- Figurative, part 1

This week, we are showcasing all the art in TAG's LA Open, chosen by juror Fabian Debora.

Here are the selected figurative wall works, part 1.

Erin Adams, Jaykay, Acrylic with collage, 48 x 36"

Eric Almanza, Superniño Takes Flight, Oil on canvas, 48 x 48"

Norman Aragones, Dreams, Metallic photographic print with acrylic block, 8 x 6"

Maureen Arata, Plaintive Woman or Playing Catch With the Cosmos?, Oil and collage on canvas, 20 x 24"

Shula Singer Arbel, Little Immigrant, Acrylic, 24 x 18"

Michele Benzamin-Miki, The Tourist, Graphite on paper, 28 x 34"

Dawn Bowery, After the Rain, Digital C type print, 21 x 17"

Ye Cheng, Lost In Thought Amid the Antiques, Paper collage, 11 x 6"

Ye Cheng, Watching the Butterflies To Pass the Summer, Paper collage, 11 x 6"

January 2 - 20, 2018

Reception and Awards: Saturday, January 6, 5-8pm

Current Exhibition: LA Open 2018

January 2 - 20, 2018
Reception and Awards: Saturday, January 6, 5-8pm

In the spirit of the our annual “California Open”, TAG Gallery is proud to present its first ever “LA OPEN.” This juried exhibition will serve as a gateway for a diverse range of artists in the greater Los Angeles area to display their artworks on Museum Row, home to four major Los Angeles museums. Our juror, Fabian Debora chose 110 artworks for this year’s exhibition from more than 922 submissions received in the greater Los Angeles area.

LA Open, installation view. For more, click here.

Congratulations to the selected artists!

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