Jonathan Pylypchuk
02 - 22 Sep 2006
JONATHAN PYLYPCHUK
Tomio Koyama Gallery is pleased to announce an exhibition by Jonathan Pylypchuk will be held from September 2nd until September 22nd.
Based in Los Angeles, Pylypchuk graduated from the Masters program at UCLA in 2001. This is his second solo exhibition at the Tomio Koyama Gallery after the exhibition at the Project Room in 2003. Besides solo exhibitions, including Curve, which was held at MOCA (Museum of Contemporary Art) in Cleveland, Ohio, Pylypchuk has participated in the group exhibition The Royal Art Lodge: Ask the Dust, which included works by Marcel Dzama and Neil Farber. Ask the Dust was shown at The Drawing Center in New York, The Power Plant in Toronto, MOCA Los Angeles, and the De Vleeshahal in Middleburg. This October he will be part of a group exhibition organized by the Thatcher Gallery titled USA Today at Royal Academy of Arts, London, which includes artists such as Dana Schutz and Ryan McGinness, and will present contemporary America.
Pylpchuks's works are fanciful creatures filled with grief. These may occasionally appear to be associated with familiar animals like birds, dogs, and insects. However, they possess a connection to humanity that is more real than in our world.
His sculptures are constructed of a mishmash of rags and scrap wood and stand on what appear to be two artificial legs ? similar to blunt versions of human legs. The ragged appearances express a forlorn sense of grief. His works occasionally appear in pairs and groups, which clearly express the relationship between the strong and the weak. Items such as ragged bits of string and lint, sand, and glue are applied to paintings as well. Small outbursts on the canvas express murmurs of sarcasm. The title of this exhibition is Stilted Walking on Battered Legs. In addition, the piece "Please Make Someone Love Me for a Time", which features a lonely creature walking on a barren lava flow will also be exhibited. Even if it wasn't the desired effect, there is a sense of both wit and pathos in many of these works ? in addition to a somewhat present forlorn feeling that won't be healed. This could be perceived as reflecting the same situation that we, modern people, also find ourselves in.
This exhibition consists of four new paintings, three sculptures, drawings, and videos. We hope you will enjoy them!
Press Release Manager at Tomio Koyama Gallery: Tomoko Omori 03-3642-4090
© Jonathan Pylypchuk
You Have Groped Your Last Grope Friend
2006
mixed media on panel
233.7x121.9cm
Tomio Koyama Gallery is pleased to announce an exhibition by Jonathan Pylypchuk will be held from September 2nd until September 22nd.
Based in Los Angeles, Pylypchuk graduated from the Masters program at UCLA in 2001. This is his second solo exhibition at the Tomio Koyama Gallery after the exhibition at the Project Room in 2003. Besides solo exhibitions, including Curve, which was held at MOCA (Museum of Contemporary Art) in Cleveland, Ohio, Pylypchuk has participated in the group exhibition The Royal Art Lodge: Ask the Dust, which included works by Marcel Dzama and Neil Farber. Ask the Dust was shown at The Drawing Center in New York, The Power Plant in Toronto, MOCA Los Angeles, and the De Vleeshahal in Middleburg. This October he will be part of a group exhibition organized by the Thatcher Gallery titled USA Today at Royal Academy of Arts, London, which includes artists such as Dana Schutz and Ryan McGinness, and will present contemporary America.
Pylpchuks's works are fanciful creatures filled with grief. These may occasionally appear to be associated with familiar animals like birds, dogs, and insects. However, they possess a connection to humanity that is more real than in our world.
His sculptures are constructed of a mishmash of rags and scrap wood and stand on what appear to be two artificial legs ? similar to blunt versions of human legs. The ragged appearances express a forlorn sense of grief. His works occasionally appear in pairs and groups, which clearly express the relationship between the strong and the weak. Items such as ragged bits of string and lint, sand, and glue are applied to paintings as well. Small outbursts on the canvas express murmurs of sarcasm. The title of this exhibition is Stilted Walking on Battered Legs. In addition, the piece "Please Make Someone Love Me for a Time", which features a lonely creature walking on a barren lava flow will also be exhibited. Even if it wasn't the desired effect, there is a sense of both wit and pathos in many of these works ? in addition to a somewhat present forlorn feeling that won't be healed. This could be perceived as reflecting the same situation that we, modern people, also find ourselves in.
This exhibition consists of four new paintings, three sculptures, drawings, and videos. We hope you will enjoy them!
Press Release Manager at Tomio Koyama Gallery: Tomoko Omori 03-3642-4090
© Jonathan Pylypchuk
You Have Groped Your Last Grope Friend
2006
mixed media on panel
233.7x121.9cm