The artwork presents a minimalist composition of contrasting textures and hues. The left panel features a muted, off-white surface with subtle tones and wrinkled, weathered edges, while the right panel showcases a smooth, translucent blue gradient reminiscent of a sky. The overall aesthetic suggests a sense of simplicity and purity, with the interplay of materials and surfaces creating a contemplative and serene atmosphere. The artist's intention may have been to explore the interplay of light, texture, and form, inviting the viewer to pause and reflect on the inherent beauty of everyday materials. ...
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. ...
