salvaged steel gate, chain link mesh, and uv print on synthetic resinVarious Small Fires
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The artwork features a striking visual composition using a wire mesh frame that partially obscures an image of a person. The colors are predominantly blues and reds, creating a vibrant and dynamic effect. The subject matter appears to be a portrait or close-up image of a person's face, which is fragmented and distorted through the mesh. The artist's technique combines photography, sculpture, and found materials to explore notions of identity, surveillance, and the relationship between the individual and societal structures. This thought-provoking piece invites the viewer to consider themes of privacy, security, and the impact of technology on human experience. ...
Glen Wilson’s multi-disciplinary practice is comprised of photography, sculpture, filmmaking, installation, and assemblage. Provoking questions around voice, visibility, and cartography, Wilson’s works suggest fluid narratives of place, diaspora, cultural heritage, and the intersections of individual and communal identity.
Various Small Fires (Los Angeles /Dallas /Seoul) began as a series of conversations with artists and curators in Esther Kim Varet’s Venice Beach kitchen while working on her doctoral dissertation. VSF debuted in Hollywood as an official gallery in 2015 with a roster of artists and its current Johnston MarkLee Architects-designed building. The Hollywood gallery contains three exhibition spaces, a unique sound corridor, and an outdoor gallery. VSF’s exhibition program explores several curatorial lines: climate, equality, and an international conversation. The gallery is known for offering artists debut shows, creating intergenerational conversations among the artists on its roster, and solidifying artists’ legacies within art history. In 2019, VSF opened a second location in the Hannam neighbourhood of Seoul, South Korea, followed recently this Spring by VSFs third outpost in Dallas, Texas. While Varet has very personal connections to both locations, they are also superlative art communities. These expansions emphasise the gallery’s commitment to innovation and global dialogue in the twenty-first century. In 2021, VSF became a member of the Art Dealers Association of America (ADAA). ...
