Andy Moses: Recent Works

ANDYRECENT MOSES WORKS

WILLIAM TURNER GALLERY

ANDY MOSES RECENT WORKS

WILLIAM TURNER GALLERY

ANDY MOSES RECENT WORKS William Turner Gallery is pleased to present Recent Works, an expansive new series of paintings by Los Angeles-based artist Andy Moses. This extensive presentation marks the artist’s first solo exhibition since his highly acclaimed 30 Year Survey exhibition in 2017 at the Santa Monica College Pete and Susan Barrett Art Gallery.

Andy Moses: Recent Works presents an artist fully engaged and at the height of his creative process, showcasing perhaps his most ambitious and diverse body of work to date. Implementing techniques that utilize the artist’s almost obsessive study of the alchemical properties of paint, Moses’s work blurs the line between abstraction and a new kind of pictorialism.

The images reveal undeniable traces of natural phenomena, seeking not to replicate the natural world, but rather to suggest the forces of nature itself. His complex process of mixing and pouring paints conveys a sense of undulating energies pushing and pulling within the rectilinear, circular and hexagonal forms of the canvases themselves.

The paintings are sweeping and luminescent, their lustrous surfaces seemingly executed with an impossible combination of absolute precision and wild improvisation.

Meandering lines of psychedelic chroma oscillate between near digital sharpness and dissolving washes of color, achieving works of captivating presence.

Speaking about his work, Moses says, “I want the work to stop you in your tracks, to shake you out of your head and into the moment,

into the present, where you can become receptive to a more meditative experience that hopefully begins to attune you to the transcendent beauty of the natural world.”

As evidenced with his 30 Year Survey, Moses has long been fascinated with the forces of nature, both micro and macro, geologic and galactic. This new series expands on these themes magnificently.

Born in Los Angeles in 1962, Andy Moses attended the legendary CalArts, studying with John Baldessari, Michael Asher and Barbara Kruger. In 1982, Moses moved to New York where he worked as a studio assistant to Pat Steir. He quickly became part of the nascent 80s art scene, and became one of the youngest artists to exhibit with Annina Nosei gallery after Jean-Michael Basquitat.

During that time he developed close ties with then emerging artists like Jeff Koons, Marilyn Minter, Rudolf Stingel and Christopher Wool.

Moses returned to California in 2000, and really began to refine his explorations into the physical properties of paint that have brought him to the attention of museums and major collectors alike.

His work is included in the permanent collections of Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Orange County Museum of Art, Laguna Art Museum, and the Frederick R. Weisman Art Foundation. He currently lives and works in Venice, CA.

Geodesy 1510 2020 acrylic on canvas over circular wood panel 72 inches diameter

“I want the work to stop you in your tracks, to shake you out of your head and into the moment, into the present, where you can become receptive to a more meditative experience that hopefully begins to attune you to the transcendent beauty of the natural world.�

-Andy Moses

Collateral, 2020, Gold Leaf and Acrylic on Wood Panel, 30” X 56”

Geodynamics 1704 2020 acrylic on canvas over hexigonal shaped wood panel 78 x 67 inches

Geodynamics 1703 2020 acrylic on canvas over hexagonal shaped wood panel 78 x 67 inches

Geodesy 1505 2019 acrylic on canvas over circular wood panel 72 inches diameter

Geodesy 1508 2020 acrylic on canvas over circular wood panel 72 inches diameter

Geomorphology 1706 2019 acrylic on canvas 60 x 84 inches

Geomorphology 1414, 2020 acrylic on canvas, over conversation cave wood panel, 45 x 75 x 4 inches

Geomorphology 1707, 2020 acrylic on canvas over concave wood panel 60 x 84 x 4.5 inches

Nocturne 1502, 2020, acrylic on canvas over concave wood panel, 54 x 84 x 4.5 inches

An abstraction can seem immutable as granite or caught on the wing, like a heave of water, a burst of light.

Remarkably Andy Moses will do both within the same canvas.

It’s as if he is kneading the intestines of color, light and time.

-Anthony Haden-Guest

Geodynamics 1216, 2020 acrylic on canvas over hexagonal shaped wood panel 60 x 52 inches

Geodynamics 1214, 2020 acrylic on canvas over hexagonal shaped wood panel 55 x 48 inches

Geodynamics 1217, 2020 acrylic on canvas over hexagonal shaped wood panel 55 x 48 inches

Geodesy 1002, 2020 acrylic on canvas over circular wood panel 48 inches diameter

Geodynamics 704, 2020 acrylic on canvas over hexagonal shaped wood panel 36 x 32 inches

Geodynamics 705, 2020 acrylic on canvas over hexagonal shaped wood panel 36 x 32 inches

Geodynamics 702, 2019 acrylic on canvas over hexagonal shaped wood panel 36 x 32 Inches

Geodesy 710, 2020 acrylic on canvas over circular wood panel 36 inches diameter

Geodesy 714, 2020 acrylic on canvas over circular wood panel 36 inches diameter

Assorted Hexigons as Installed acrylic on lucite panel 20 x17.5 inches

I’ve always loved Andy’s work. It’s interesting how it embraces many dialogues within the history of painting, from nature, landscape, and science to abstraction.

The paintings embrace everything while at the same time a sense of negation is always present. This polarity allows you to discover your relationship with the work itself. There’s always a sublime beauty within the work. The comingling of time and space, both real and abstract, is one of the most relevant aspects of Andy’s work to me. Moses’ work is powerful and extreme, from the beginning to today, in concept and execution.

-Jeff Koons

Geodynamics 201, 2019 acrylic on lucite panel 20 x17.5 inches

ANDY MOSES CV SOLO EXHIBITIONS 2017 William Turner Gallery, Santa Monica, CA 2014 William Turner Gallery, Santa Monica, CA 2011 William Turner Gallery, Santa Monica, CA 2010 William Turner Gallery, Santa Monica, CA 2010 Peter Blake Gallery, Laguna Beach, CA 2009 Peter Blake Gallery, Laguna Beach, CA 2008 Bjorn Ressle Gallery, New York, NY 2008 Sam Freeman Gallery, Santa Monica, CA 2008 Peter Blake Gallery, Laguna Beach, CA 2007 Jacob Karpio Gallery, San Jose, Costa Rica 2007 Galleri S.E Bergen, Norway 2007 Peter Blake Gallery, Laguna Beach, CA 2006 McClain Gallery, Houston, TX 2006 Patricia Faure Gallery, Los Angeles, CA 2005 Patricia Faure Galler,y Los Angeles, CA 2005 McClain Gallery, Houston, TX 2004 Virginia Miller Gallery, Coral Gables, FL 2004 Patricia Faure Gallery, Los Angeles, CA 2003 Off Main Gallery, Los Angeles, CA 1998 Leonora Vega Gallery, New York, NY 1997 Kantor Gallery, Los Angeles, CA 1996 Leonora Vega Gallery, New York, NY 1995 Leonora Vega Gallery, New York, NY 1988 Asher/Faure Gallery, Los Angeles, CA 1987 Annina Nosei Gallery, New York, NY 1981 California Institute of the Arts Valencia, CA MUSEUM EXHIBITIONS 2017 30 Year Retrospective, Barrett Gallery Kunsthalle, Santa Monica, CA 2014 Frederick R. Weisman Foundation, Environmental Impact, Malibu, CA 2014 Laguna Art Museum, Selections from the Permanent Collection, Laguna Beach, CA 2012 Museum of Art & History, Lancaster, CA 2010 Contemporary Arts Center, Elements of Nature, New Orleans, LA 2009 Laguna Art Museum, Collecting California, Laguna Beach, CA 2009 Frederick R. Weisman Foundation, Elements of Nature, Malibu, CA 2008 Laguna Art Museum, Recent Acquisitions, Laguna Beach, CA 2008 American Jewish University, Bel Air, CA 2007 Frederick R Weisman Foundation, Made In California, Malibu, CA 2006 Frederick R. Weisman Foundation, LA Art Scene , Los Angeles, CA 2005 Riverside Art Museum, Flow, Riverside, CA 2003 Frederick R. Weisman Foundation, Los Angeles, CA 1988 Newport Harbor Art Museum, Skeptical Beliefs, Newport Beach, CA 1987 Fondazione Michetti Rome, Italy

SELECT INSTITUTIONAL COLLECTIONS LACMA Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, CA Laguna Art Museum, Laguna Beach, CA Orange County Museum of Art, Newport Beach, CA Fondazione Michetti, Francavilla Al Mare, Italy Frederick R Weisman Art Foundation SELECT GROUP EXHIBITIONS 2016 Strata, William Turner Gallery, Santa Monica, CA 2016 Family Plot, Manhattan Beach Art Center, Manhattan Beach, CA 2015 Confluence, William Turner Gallery, Santa Monica, CA 2015 Ethereal, William Turner Gallery, Santa Monica, CA 2015 Melissa Morgan Fine Art, Palm Desert, CA 2014 LA Artcore, Los Angeles, CA 2014 Melissa Morgan Gallery, Palm Desert, CA 2013 Skin/Deep, William Turner Gallery, Santa Monica, CA 2013 Melissa Morgan Fine Art, Palm Desert, CA 2012 William Turner Gallery, Santa Monica, CA 2012 William Turner Gallery, Santa Monica, CA 2010 Nyehaus Gallery, Swell, NY, NY 2010 Peter Blake Gallery, Summer Group Show, Laguna Beach, CA 2010 Material Matters, William Turner Gallery, Santa Monica, CA 2010 Melissa Morgan Fine Art, Palm Desert, CA 2009 Bjorn Ressle Gallery, Winder Salon, NY, NY 2009 The Black Cat Gallery, Darkwave 2009 The Black Cat Gallery, Black Cat Festival 2009 The Black Cat Gallery, Black Cat Festival 2009 Eric Phleger Gallery 2009 The Black Cat Gallery, Power Trip, Culver City, CA 2009 Deborah Page Gallery, Material Boundaries 2009 Melissa Morgan Fine Art, Inagural Exhibition, Palm Desert, CA 2009 Arena 1 Gallery, Weekend, Santa Monica, CA 2009 Phantom Gallery, Surface of Space, Long Beach, CA 2008 Arts Manhattan, DNA Evolution, Manhattan Beach, CA 2008 MODAA, Liquid Light, Culver City, CA 2008 Peter Blake Gallery, 15 Years 15 Artists, Laguna Beach, CA 2008 Nuuanu Gallery, California Dreamin , Honolulu, HI 2008 Modern Masters Fine Art, Finish Fetish @ MMFA, Palm Desert, CA 2008 Pharmaka Gallery, Surface of Space, Los Angeles, CA 2007 dba Gallery 256, Liquid Light, Pomona, CA 2007 Peter Blake Gallery, West Coast Abstraction, Laguna Beach, CA 2007 Anita Shapolsky Gallery, Anita Shapolsky Group Show, New York, NY 2007 Arena 1 Gallery, Pink III, Santa Monica, CA 2006 Gallery C, LA Minimalism Today, Hermosa Beach, CA

2006 George Billis Gallery, All in the Family, Los Angeles, CA 2005 Patricia Faure Gallery, Pink, Los Angeles, CA 2005 Berman Turner Gallery, Flow, Los Angeles, CA 2004 Spike Gallery, New York, NY 2004 Cartelle Gallery, Pink, Los Angeles, CA 2004 Patricia Faure Gallery, White on White, Los Angeles, CA 2004 Atheneum, La Jolla, CA 2003 Gallery C, The Art of Paint, Hermosa Beach, CA 2003 Double Vision Gallery, Double Vision, Los Angeles, CA 2002 Anita Shapolsky Gallery, New Concepts, New York, NY 2002 SpaceProject, EleMental, Hollywood, CA 2002 Arts Manhattan, Close Proximity, Manhattan Beach, CA 1997 Nabi Gallery, To the End and Beyond, Sag Harbor, NY 1996 Millennium Gallery, East Hampton, NY 1994 Cambell Thiebaud Gallery, Lana International, San Francisco, CA 1993 Leonora Vega Gallery, New York, NY 1992 Newspace, Instincts of Intuition, Los Angeles, CA 1991 Hallwalls, Pleasure, Buffalo, NY 1990 Amy Lipton Gallery, New Metaphysical, New York, NY 1990 Marta Cervera Gallery, Matter and Memory, New York, NY 1988 Asher/Faure Gallery, Unstable Universe, Los Angeles, CA 1987 Annina Nosei Gallery, Spacial Effects, New York, NY 1986 Artist’s Space, Selections, New York, NY Born: Los Angeles, CA, 1962 EDUCATION 1979 - 1982 California Institute of the Arts, Valencia, CA AWARDS 1987 Premio Michetti, Fondazione Michetti Italy