Catalog for Michel Tabori: Reflections of Nature in Motion

MICHEL TABORI Reflections of Nature in Motion

WILLIAM TURNER GALLERY

MICHEL TABORI

Reflections of Nature in Motion

William

Turner Gallery is pleased to present Reflections of Nature in Motion, an exhibition of selected works by artist Michel Tabori.

These new works are, at heart, poetic observations.

They often begin as studies of nature experienced directly or through reflections of the subject’s surroundings. They seek to create a feeling of motion through nature, in a way precluded by casual, stationary observation.

“The surface of the canvas is never the primary focus.

Nor is the use of resin as a finish. Instead, it is about continually shifting relationships between optics and pigment that interact not only on the canvas, but also with the reflections of light, movement and obscuring forms in the surrounding environment.”

Tabori began working as a visual artist a little over ten years ago but spent the better part of the last forty years working as an award-winning director, producer and cinematographer, living and working all over the world. Drawing from this experience as a cinematographer, Tabori utilizes light, shadow, and the optical techniques of cinematography in working with color, paint and resin.

Much of Tabori’s recent work originated while riding his Harley Davidson at high speeds through California’s densely wooded forests, where the artist was inspired by the endless blur of colors of varying shades and tones; the restless, misty shadows and rainy reflections intercut with intense rays of sunshine and cool beams of moonlight. “I want the viewer to feel the rush of the natures’ unbounded existence, its burst of infinite color and light and its endless process of renewal in the abstract blur of the world racing by -- the higher the speed, the more powerful the experience.”

Michel Tabori was born in Paris in 1956 and grew up in New York. He is currently based in Los Angeles.

Andy Moses Geodesy 1501, 2018 Through Redwoods Triptych, oil, acrylic, resin and ink on canvas mounted on panel, 77” x 40” Each acrylic on canvas over circular wood panel 72 inch diameter

Sequoia, 2017, oil, acrylic, resin, canvas on two sided maple panels mounted on steel bases, 84” x 10” each

Reflections of the Moon after Midnight, #1, 2 & 4, oil, acrylic, resin, canvas, on panel 65” x 55” Each (65” x 165” triptych)

Blue Motion Three, oil, acrylic, resin and ink on canvas mounted on panel, 80” x 54”

Abstract Forest, 2017, oil, acrylic, resin, canvas on panel, 84� x varying widths

Reflections of the Moon after Midnight, #1, 2 & 4, oil, acrylic, resin, canvas, on panel 65” x 55” Each (65” x 165” triptych)

Redwood Night, oil, acrylic, resin and ink on canvas mounted on panel, 57” x 75”

Amber Waves, oil, acrylic, resin and ink on canvas mounted on panel, 24” x 75”

Blue Quad, oil,acrylic, resin and ink on canvas mounted on panel, 25” x 25”

Jen Stark, Pink & Blue & Andy Moses, Geodesy 1502

MICHEL TABORI BORN: 1956 Paris, France SOLO EXHIBITIONS 2018 Reflections Of Nature In Motion – William Turner Gallery, Santa Monica, CA 2014 In Search Of Lost Time - William Turner Gallery, Santa Monica 2013 Sex and Proust: Remembrance of Things Past - Dillon Gallery, New York, NY 2010 Michel Tabori - William Turner Gallery, Santa Monica, CA 2010 Michel Tabori - Dillon Gallery, New York City, NY 2009 Three Days and Nights in the Desert - THE Edge Gallery, Santa Fe, NM 2009 No Time To Pretend - William Turner Gallery, Santa Monica, CA 2008 Solo Show - Dillon Gallery, New York, NY 2007 New Work II – William Turner Gallery, Santa Monica, CA 2006 New Works – Berman Turner Projects, Santa Monica, CA 2005 New Work – William Turner Gallery, Santa Monica, CA GROUP EXHIBITIONS 2018 Playa del Rey William Turner Gallery, Playa del Rey, CA 2015 That’s My Trip - Joshua Liner Gallery, New York, NY 2015 Michel Tabori- Melissa Morgan Fine Art, Palm Desert, CA 2015 Ethereal - William Turner Gallery, Santa Monica, CA 2013 Art Miami - Miami, FL 2012 Art Miami - Miami, FL 2011 Art Miami - Miami, FL 2010 Art Miami - Miami, FL 2008 Opening Exhibition – THE Edge Gallery, Santa Fe, NM 2008 Opening Exhibition - Jett Gallery, San Diego 2008 Super Cool – William Turner Gallery, Santa Monica, CA 2008 Liquid Light – Museum of Design Art and Architecture, Culver City, CA 2008 TEN - Toomey-Tourell Gallery, San Francisco, CA 2008 Finish Fetish – MMFA Gallery, Palm Springs, CA 2007 The Art of Harmony – Zimmer Museum, Los Angeles, CA 2007 Liquid Light – dba Gallery, Pomona, CA 2007 Reflections – Dillon Gallery, New York, NY 2007 Red Dot Art Fair – Miami, FL 2007 Art Now Fair – Miami, FL 2007 Red Dot Art Fair – Toomey-Tourell, New York, NY 2006 Abstract Notions – Riverside Art Museum, Riverside, CA, Satellite Exhibition, Santa Monica, CA 2006 Bridge Art Fair – Toomey-Tourell, Chicago, IL DONATIONS Venice Family Clinic Venice, CA Inner City Arts Los Angeles, CA Zimmer Museum Los Angeles, CA Doctors Without Borders New York, NY UNICEF/UNIFEM New York, NY International Rescue Committee New York, NY