Reflection x5 Art Show

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[Reflection] x5 is a group show that opened in a pop-up gallery on September 8th, hosted by my friend & exhibiting painter Douglas Stanton, along with 4 other up and coming artists. It remains open through September 22nd, and I recommend you go check it out if you’re in West Hollywood, there’s some really exciting art here.

You can see an example of all 5 artists on the invite above. In the interest of time I’m just going to show my three favorite artists, as I always do on this blog, to keep it short and sweet for y’all.  Here are a few of my highlights from the show:

I’ve had the pleasure to know Doug for several years now, and he is not only an interesting painter, but a wonderful architect as well, with his studio right above this temporary gallery space. I’ve enjoyed watching his painterly expressions develop, from abstracted architecturally-inspired blue-print renderings, to realistic 3D figurative subjects, to more amorphous non-representational shapes.

I appreciate that Doug is a truly creative explorer, experimenting with a variety of intriguing spatial relationships and techniques. In many of his paintings you can sense the part of the architect within him that respects humanity’s bond to its natural and constructed environments, and our relation to the spaces and textures around us.

Also pictured is the completely abstract painter Jeanne Mays. Her paintings are classic abstract expressionism, displaying ambiguous forms and visceral textures, splashing together in dynamic ways that were quite gesturally energetic and fun.

My other top fave painter of this group is Natasha Rubin, who blends abstract expressionism with intricate patterns and occasionally figurative forms. Her paintings immediately overwhelm the senses in a delightful way, as she weaves an oceanic swell of complex shapes and bold hues that demand attention.

There is a joyful mystery going on in Natasha’s work, as the large swaths of pure color intermingle with more detailed designs and energetic lines twine the two in an endless loop, that really could keep your imagination working for hours. It’s no coincidence I chose to cover so many abstract expressionists once you see my own personal style of painting, but this painter in particular resonated with me, and I feel she and I share many similarities.

All in all, it was a really great show organized by Douglas Stanton, better than many of the standard gallery shows I’ve seen recently. It just goes to show you artists that you don’t always need to have a gallery, sometimes you just gotta make your own!