This striking black-and-white artwork features a large, grid-like structure composed of intersecting lines and squares, creating a complex, abstract pattern. The monochromatic palette and the tightly woven, textural quality of the piece suggest an emphasis on materiality and the exploration of form and structure. The work appears to be a textile or woven piece, employing distinctive techniques that lend a sense of depth and visual interest. This contemporary artwork likely reflects the artist's exploration of themes such as the built environment, industrialization, or the relationship between order and chaos. ...
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). ...
