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DANNY HELLER: CITY MODERNISM
October 19th - November 16th, 2013 Artist Reception: Saturday, October 19th, 5 - 8pm |
PRESS RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE |
George Billis Gallery is pleased to present the gallery’s third solo exhibition of work by Danny Heller. The exhibition features the artist’s newest body of photorealist oil paintings of Mid-Century Modern architecture in downtown Los Angeles and continues through November 16th.
The artist writes of his work: “In my latest exhibit, City Modernism at the George Billis Gallery, I center my new body of paintings on mid-century architecture and design work found throughout the big city. Having focused for a while on the suburban and residential locales of mid-century California, characterized by light and airy dwellings of post-and-beam construction, my interest in Modernism has now led me to its impact on the metropolitan environment. Going from quirky (and sometimes kitschy) aesthetics of colorful tract housing to the more stark concrete of sophisticated commercial buildings, I’ve tried to connect common threads that actually tie these two disparate environments together: sleek interiors, Modernist furniture, classic cars. From business offices and lobbies to municipal buildings, my new paintings center on some prominent examples of mid-century design still found in the big city, specifically in downtown Los Angeles, but whose style could very well be found in any major American city. Part Julius Shulman and part Mad Men, this series hopes to transport viewers to the skyscrapers, offices, and hustle-and-bustle of downtown, but with a Modern twist.”
Danny Heller received his BA in paintings from UC Santa Barbara in 2004 and has exhibited extensively throughout Southern California as well as in Denver, Chicago, Washington DC, and Boulonge-Billancourt, France. His work has been published in Southwest Art, CA Modern Magazine, Atomic Ranch Magazine, North Valley Community News, New American Paintings #73, and most recently was profiled on KCET and will be the subject of a documentary in late 2012. He currently lives and works in Los Angeles.
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The artist writes of his work: “In my latest exhibit, City Modernism at the George Billis Gallery, I center my new body of paintings on mid-century architecture and design work found throughout the big city. Having focused for a while on the suburban and residential locales of mid-century California, characterized by light and airy dwellings of post-and-beam construction, my interest in Modernism has now led me to its impact on the metropolitan environment. Going from quirky (and sometimes kitschy) aesthetics of colorful tract housing to the more stark concrete of sophisticated commercial buildings, I’ve tried to connect common threads that actually tie these two disparate environments together: sleek interiors, Modernist furniture, classic cars. From business offices and lobbies to municipal buildings, my new paintings center on some prominent examples of mid-century design still found in the big city, specifically in downtown Los Angeles, but whose style could very well be found in any major American city. Part Julius Shulman and part Mad Men, this series hopes to transport viewers to the skyscrapers, offices, and hustle-and-bustle of downtown, but with a Modern twist.”
Danny Heller received his BA in paintings from UC Santa Barbara in 2004 and has exhibited extensively throughout Southern California as well as in Denver, Chicago, Washington DC, and Boulonge-Billancourt, France. His work has been published in Southwest Art, CA Modern Magazine, Atomic Ranch Magazine, North Valley Community News, New American Paintings #73, and most recently was profiled on KCET and will be the subject of a documentary in late 2012. He currently lives and works in Los Angeles.
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George Billis Gallery opened its second location in the Culver City area of Los Angeles in 2004 and marks its 15th year in the Chelsea arts district in New York City. George Billis shows work by both emerging and established artists. For more information please contact the gallery at:
2716 S. La Cienega Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90034
T: 310-838-3685
F: 310-838-3438
email: [email protected]
www.georgebillis.com
2716 S. La Cienega Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90034
T: 310-838-3685
F: 310-838-3438
email: [email protected]
www.georgebillis.com
