Aaron Morse
23 Jan - 12 Jun 2008
© Aaron Morse
Timeline, (artist’s rendering, detail). Printed wall mural and acrylic. Dimensions variable. All images courtesy of the artist; ACME., Los Angeles; and Guild and Greyshkul, New York.
2007
Timeline, (artist’s rendering, detail). Printed wall mural and acrylic. Dimensions variable. All images courtesy of the artist; ACME., Los Angeles; and Guild and Greyshkul, New York.
2007
Aaron Morse is a Los Angeles-based artist whose paintings depict epic collages of imagery pulled from sources as divergent as 20th century American politics, 19th century Romantic literature, comics, art historical painting genres, and current events. Morse weaves these various themes together to fabricate symbolic, alternative worlds in which time and history seem at once recognizable and otherworldly. Animals and humans intermingle in colorful, surreal landscapes where space is disjointed and turbulent. For the Hammer Museum’s lobby walls, Morse will create Timeline, a monumental wallpaper design, printed and reworked by hand-painting.