This abstract painting features a predominantly monochromatic palette, with a shimmering, fog-like effect created through the use of subtle gradations and a profusion of tiny, dispersed dots and splatters across the canvas. The composition is minimal and geometric, with a rectangular format that emphasizes the play of light and shadow. The artist's technique appears to be a combination of controlled application and spontaneous gestures, resulting in a captivating ambiguity that invites the viewer to contemplate the interplay of form, texture, and atmosphere. This work exemplifies the contemporary artist's exploration of the materiality of paint and the evocative potential of abstract visual language. ...
Working at the intersection of painting, photography and sculpture, Carrie Yamaoka explores the notions of materiality, surface and the role of chance in art-making. Her abstract and minimalist works are produced by rubbing textured surfaces against a mirror-like material called Mylar. The complex relationship between a conscious decision as opposed to an accident, explored in Yamaoka’s chemical experiments, inspires questions about subjectivity, authorship and perception. The reflective, shiny surfaces of her works, that range from small to human-size, contrast with their eerie depth of colour and abstraction. The artist’s work challenges the stability of human perception, embracing error and defect, uncertainty and chance. Yamaoka is also a founding member of queer art collective fierce pussy.
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Commonwealth and Council is a gallery in Koreatown, Los Angeles founded in 2010. Our program is rooted in our commitment to explore how a community of artists can sustain our co-existence through generosity and hospitality. Commonwealth and Council celebrates our manifold identities and experiences through the shared dialogue of art—championing practices by women, queer, POC, and our ally artists to build counter-histories that reflect our individual and collective realities. ...
