I like the idea of most people not knowing my painting is photographed here, also the fact that it looks so disregarded that the painting becomes humiliated.
Kent Merriman Jr. (b. 1985) lives and works in Calgary.
This is his first solo exhibition in Los Angeles.
opening Dec 1, 2017, 7 – 10 PM
Box 3, 2017
oil and acrylic on canvas
56.5 x 42 in (143.5 x 106.5 cm)
Box 2, 2017
oil and acrylic on canvas
73.5 x 53 in (187 x 135 cm)
Box 1, 2017
oil and acrylic on canvas
56.5 x 42 in (143.5 x 106.5 cm)
INVADER, 2017
oil, acrylic, mannequin fragment, grommet on canvas
56.5 x 42 in (143.5 x 106.5 cm)
Deplorable Armour, 2015
oil, acrylic, loose wire, metal brackets, burlap, chainlink on canvas
57 x 47 x 4 in (145 x 119.5 x 10 cm)
Perhaps an abstract painting, 2017
oil and acrylic on canvas
56.5 x 42 in (143.5 x 106.5 cm)
Attain, 2017
oil, acrylic, acrylic hand, metal ring, grommet on canvas
56.5 x 42 x 4 in (143.5 x 106.5 x 10 cm)
Simulated Doubt, 2016
oil, acrylic, rebar on canvas
59 x 42 in (150 x 106.5 cm)
Imaginatory Encounters, 2017
oil, acrylic, mannequin fragment, peephole, grommet on canvas
56.5 x 42 in (143.5 x 106.5 cm)
Peepshow, 2015
oil, acrylic, neon, grommet on canvas, acrylic covering
57 x 42.5 x 4.75 in (145 x 108 x 12 cm)
Untitled, 2017
metal box, oil on wood, concrete, pigments, riesling, found stick, fake ficus leaves, twine
36 x 15 x 16 in (91.5 x 38 x 40.5 cm)
Susbag, 2017
oil on acrylic paint
approx. 1 x 7 x 8 in (2.5 x 18 x 20.5 cm)