CB1 Gallery
207 W 5th St
213.806.7889
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Jaime Scholnick at CB1 Gallery
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Mar 20, 2010 – Apr 18, 2010
Wednesdays–Sundays (noon–6pm)
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“The current exhibition — just the second at Downtown's freshly-minted CB1 Gallery — is a three-person show of diverse works in whose confluences and contrasts the power of each is expanded, and in which aspects the architectural space is further complicit. Jaime Scholnick's sculptures are intricately decorated monuments and talismans made of Styrofoam and painted like obsessive sacred geometry; but they are not about Styrofoam per se. They belong to a broader art-historical tradition of deliberately misusing (read: redeeming) post-industrial cast-off; not to mention how unwieldy even plaster would be at that scale. Osvaldo Trujillo's intimate drawings of Escher-esque fantasy structures and scenes are no less intricate, but their magic is more overt, and his draftsmanship is impeccable. Timothy Nolan's collages also recycle non-traditional art materials, incorporating reflective textures that add life, movement, and sparkle to his abstract geometrical flights. Each alone is a joy, but taken as an installation and spatial experience, the whole is nothing short of astonishing in both its ambition and serenity.”
Shana Nys Dambrot, Flavorpill
CB1 Gallery says: Appearing in many forms around the globe, the Axis Mundi takes shape in unique ways in the work of the three artists in the upcoming CB1 Gallery exhibition. Timothy Nolan explores and interprets fundamental patterns, geometry, and systems-of-order which occur naturally and unnaturally, on purpose and by chance. In Jaime Scholnick’s current series of works, on unadulterated Styrofoam, the artist plays with the hierarchical roles assigned to material goods, elevating a precisely machined material, formerly protection for a more significant object, into that which is now prized. The drawings of Osvaldo Trujillo are mysteries, begun with a vision during a dream and elaborated upon by the artist, adding details that bring the image into focus for both the artist and the viewer.
