This contemporary artwork features a haunting, oversized skull-like image against a muted, textured background. The overall composition is stark and minimalist, with a distinct contrast between the dark, shadowy skull and the soft, almost ethereal surrounding tones. The artist has employed a unique technique, likely involving digital manipulation or photographic layering, to create a visually striking and unsettling image that seems to evoke themes of mortality, the fragility of the human condition, and the blurring of boundaries between the physical and the metaphysical. The artwork's stark yet evocative nature suggests the artist's intention to challenge the viewer's perception and confront them with existential questions about the human experience. ...
Grounded in American modernism and influenced by his Midwestern family background, Matt Bollinger’s work centers on stories of rural working-class life in America. His interdisciplinary practice spans painting, drawing, animation, and narrative fiction, weaving together memory, observation, and literary invention. His compositions are created through a rich bricolage of memory, family history, direct observation, art-historical research, and literary invention. Through carefully crafted and empathetic vignettes, Bollinger offers thoughtful reflections on labor, class, and the passage of time. His vivid and often complex pastorales invite viewers to engage deeply with the themes of social identity and economic reality, encouraging personal interpretation and connection. Bollinger’s work straddles visual art and storytelling, creating nuanced narratives that resonate with broader cultural and historical concerns. ...
Since 2009, François Ghebaly has presented an innovative, eclectic program of Los Angeles-based and international artists. With a history of identifying and championing diverse voices and emerging talent, the gallery’s roster has grown to include 27 artists and 2 artist estates, ranging from early career, such as Sharif Farrag and Ludovic Nkoth, to mid-career, like Christine Sun Kim, Meriem Bennani, Kelly Akashi, Farah Al Qasimi, and Genesis Belanger, to well established, including Sayre Gomez, Kathleen Ryan, Neïl Beloufa and Candice Lin as well as underground legends, like Patrick Jackson and Mike Kuchar. The gallery advances the reach of its artists’ visions by publishing exhibition catalogues and producing artist editions. Located since 2013 in a 12,000 square foot warehouse space in Downtown Los Angeles, the gallery is a mainstay of the burgeoning Arts District community, and recently expanded to New York's Lower East Side. François Ghebaly’s program demonstrates a commitment to challenging work across all media and to fostering the progressive, boundary-pushing practices of its artists. ...
