Mash Gallery

Contemporary art gallery located in the Downtown Los Angeles Arts District

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Surface Spectrum Artist Feature: Chris DeKnikker . Chris DeKnikker was born and raised in Chico, CA. Chris is a full time artist and has lived in Colorado with his wife and son since 2005. . . Within the concentric growth rings of trees is a record of their entire existence. By identifying with their struggles, successes, growth and eventual decay, I am drawn to these materials that help me explore the complex relationship between humans and Earth. My work is a means to access this connection. . . Chris DeKnikker Skin and Bone, 2017 9 x 9 x 2 inches each Collected wood (holly, walnut, cherry, poplar) Contact for Pricing . . You can learn more about Chris DeKnikker by visiting his instagram page @chrisdeknikker and you can stop by Surface Spectrum at Mash Gallery Tuesday through Saturday, Noon to 6 pm until June 8! Curation by @markmurphydesign . . #ChrisDeKnikker #MashGallery #SurfaceSpectrum #art #contemporaryart #artist #artgallery #gallery #artcollector #exhibition #LosAngeles #wood #sculpture #geometric #design (at Mash Gallery) https://www.instagram.com/p/ByTCvmNFkPu/?igshid=1x3mgx3nr7lyi

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Mash Gallery is proud to present Surface Spectrum artist Ty Nathan Clark @tynathanclark . . Ty Nathan Clark's work is a representation of his memories, thoughts, prayers and dreams that he has compiled on his journeys, through his friends stories and his own writings. Ty is a student of art history, music, literature and film. His passion for the history of cultural movements drives his love to create and share on canvas, written and spoken word, through a lens and on screen. . . Ty shares, "Each body of work revolves through a specific expression of our personal journeys and the tension that exists in those memories. By using a variety of layers, medium, marks, texture and deconstruction I am able to share a story in the same way one’s life is lived, through memories and experiences, from youth to adulthood, at times using text to provide clues to content and interpretation. Every piece has a specific message that speaks through the story of one's life and human condition, becoming intertwined between the two. My hope is that the work drives the viewer to an internal conversation of memory and meaning giving them clarity amongst the tension in contemporary life." . . Ty Nathan Clark @tynathanclark Foundation 1. A MOMENT IN SANTA BARBARA, 2019 Acrylic, Gold Leaf, Oil Stick, Pastel, graphite, Thread, Embroidery Thread, Canvas Pieces, Vintage Book Pages, and Wood on Canvas 50 x 40 inches . . Foundation 2. UP THE HILL PAST THE MISSION, 2019 Mixed Media on Canvas Acrylic, Gold Leaf, Oil Stick, Pastel, graphite, Thread, Embroidery Thread, Canvas Pieces, Vintage Book Pages, and Wood on Canvas 50 x 40 inches Contact for pricing. . . SURFACE SPECTRUM is open through June 8 at Mash Gallery! . . . #TyNathanClark #SurfaceSpectrum #MashGallery #artist #contemporaryart #painting #painter #artgallery #LosAngeles #LAgallery #artcollector (at Mash Gallery) https://www.instagram.com/p/ByJCJqvlzNS/?igshid=1hwmbrwojvz1i

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Cross diciplinary creation 👉 Artist @halehmashian creates original scores to accompany each new body of work. This score was created in conjunction with her Rain Dance Series on view now at @mash_gallery. . . COMING SOON...a new solo exhibition by Haleh Mashian, LUSTER curated by @peterfrankonart . New works feature thick, luxurious and glittering forests - densely populated landscapes and abstractions at once. . . #crossdiciplinary #painting #piano #HalehMashian #scores #art #piano #musician #talent #artcollector #LosAngeles (at Mash Gallery) https://www.instagram.com/p/ByEhZ2-lsUz/?igshid=16pwivauzv23k

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Surface Spectrum Artist Feature: Fran O’Neill @narf1771 . . Fran O’Neill, an Australian-American, is a New York-based artist. Originally from Wangaratta, Victoria, she lives/works in Brooklyn and teaches at the Arts Students League and the New York Studio School. Recipient of a Joan Mitchell award, O'Neill currently has a solo exhibition on view at Sears Peyton Gallery in New York. Her work resides in private collections in USA, England, Europe and Australia, as well as the Permanent collection of MoCA, Jacksonville, FL. . . Fran O’Neill @narf1771 Swerve, 2018 Oil on canvas 48 x 48 inches Contact for Pricing Surface Spectrum is in view through June 8th. . . #FranONeill #MashGallery #SurfaceSpectrum #artist #studio #process #oilpaint #canvas #collector #artcollector #LosAngeles #painter #contemporary #gesture (at Mash Gallery) https://www.instagram.com/p/ByBReOOlKHo/?igshid=18f1lt6wh9wmm

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Surface Spectrum Artist Feature: Richard Downs @richard_downs . . Northern California artist Richard Downs transfigures steel, twisted wire, painting and printmaking into a visual mythology celebrating human connectedness. Classically trained, Richard emerged out of Art Center Pasadena as an accomplished printmaker and visual storyteller inspired by Russian Constructivism and the “Kustomizer” car culture of the 1950s and 60s. During his more than 30 years of dedication to the fine arts, Richard Downs exhibits his sculptures, etchings and paintings throughout the United States and galleries in Atlanta, GA and Seattle, WA. . . In 2017 Richard was named a finalist for the Fire Station 15 Public Art Project for the city of Sacramento. Richard's prints and sculpture works have been included in auctions at the Hunter Museum of American Art and Crocker Art museums. His work has been featured in Sactown Magazine, Studio Visit, US Airways Magazine, San Francisco Magazine and in a cover article in Designer Magazine. Richard lives in Nevada City with his wife and artist Gwyn Stramler. . . Richard Downs @richard_downs Walking Man, 2019 Polychromed Wood and Concrete 12 x 20 x 36 inches Contact for Pricing . . . #sculpture #figure #RichardDowns #SurfaceSpectrum #art #artist #contemporarysculpture #wood #concrete #collector #artcollector #losangeles #LAgallery (at Mash Gallery) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bx6BAs_FXTb/?igshid=vfq800qzn0gb

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Surface Spectrum Artist Feature: Susan Carr @susancarr88 . . Susan Carr is an artist living on Cape Cod with her family. She has been doing art professionally for more than twenty years. Primarily a painter, Susan has also worked in other mediums including documentary photography, video and installation art. She received a Master’s Degree from the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston and Tufts University; and placed second in the prestigious Fifth Year Award at The Museum School. . “I like to deconstruct paintings only to put them back together again; For me, it is a joyful practice. Most of the wood that I use is recycled and found. These works take time, often painted for years before finally finding their place in a so called "sculpture." I ruminate quite a bit on color and placement.” . . Susan Carr @susancarr88 Child’s play, 2019 Oil paint on Wood and Found Objects 15.5 x 9.5 x 1.5 inches . Piece of PI, 2019 Oil paint on Wood and Found Objects 10 x 7 x 3 inches . Folk House, 2019 Oil paint on Wood and Found Objects 9.5 x 5 x 3 inches . . Contact for Pricing . . #SusanCarr #MashGallery #contemporaryart #art #losangeles #sculpture #oilpaint #wood #mixedmedia #SurfaceSpectrum @markmurphydesign (at Mash Gallery) https://www.instagram.com/p/BxvLU2WlGgE/?igshid=gmg6g4yjbuqg

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Surface Spectrum Artist Feature: John Monn @john_monn John Monn is an interdisciplinary artist who lives and works in Los Angeles. His work utilizes a range of materials, creating theatrical installations, paintings, and sculpture amongst others. Monn’s practice currently centers around a repetitious process of gestural models sketched in 3D. The models help hone fluid forms to then craft objects that inspire introspection. John also plays with scale both digitally and with physical objects presented in ways to alter perception and to spike curiosity in materials and environment. Clip from the discussion on Contemporary art in Los Angeles led by Surface Spectrum curator @markmurphydesign! John Monn TBD 29, 2018 Silver deposit with urethane clear and candy color on poly primed epoxy paste, over epoxy soaked canvas over plywood. 7.5 x 5.5 inches John Monn TBD b4, 2018 Silver deposit with urethane clear and candy color on poly primed epoxy paste, over epoxy soaked canvas over plywood. 7.5 x 5.5 inches John Monn Pirated Spaces 02, 2019 Silver deposit with urethane clear and candy color on epoxy paste adhered to archival inkjet print mounted to aluminum of unauthorized, photoshopped gallery view 16 X 16 X 2 inches Contact for pricing. #JohnMonn #MashGallery #SurfaceSpectrum #process #painting #contemporarypainting #texture #color #gallery #collector #artcollector #artisttalk (at Mash Gallery) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bxntg-nFXqM/?igshid=xlwbwrxgziti

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Artist Feature: Stephen D'Onofrio @stephenadonofrio Stephen D’Onofrio is a contemporary visual artist focused in painting. His work is characterized by an interest in the home decor market, the mass commodification of art, and the generic visual language that accompanies commercial design. He received his MFA from The School of The Art Institute of Chicago in 2016 and his work has been placed in numerous private and public collections since. D’Onofrio has lived and worked in Philadelphia since being awarded an artist residency in the city at Jasper Studios in 2017. D’Onofrio is represented by Galleri Urbane. D’Onofrio’s Untitled Still Life paintings are part of Market Research, a new body of work that begins to pull apart the images of the commercial art and design industry that my work has been recently driven by. In these works I continue to use the classical composition of a still life, but instead of taking a passive approach of displaying these images, I am examining them through dissections and colliding juxtapositions. The new paintings expand their reach of what they are pulling from, looking at popular gradients and color combinations, to images evocative of logos and signage. Market Research serves as somewhat of a field study for collecting and acquiring the images and pop patterns of today's commercial world and brings them back to my still life composition for further examination. Stephen D’Onofrio Untitled Still Life, 2018 Acrylic on Canvas 40 x 50 inches Contact for Pricing #StephenDOnofrio #SurfaceSpectrum #MashGallery #art #painting #contemporaryart #acrylicpainting #collector #artcollector #gallery #losangeles (at Mash Gallery) https://www.instagram.com/p/BxlFZ4JFGPd/?igshid=ajtvpyjo24s8

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Surface Spectrum Artist Feature: Jaybo Monk @jaybomonk Jaybo Monk is French artist born 1968 who lives in Berlin on a constant journey. With his store of memories he explores the world and draws an emotional topography of his life, consisting of half hidden visual fragments of memory that are revealing and timeless at the same time. Jaybo is co-founder of the culture and fashion magazine “Style and the Family Tunes” and the fashion label “Iriedaily”. Both enterprises have been influential on Berlin’s youth culture and fashion community. Urban subculture remains the driving force behind all of his artistic activities. Since 2005 he has been showing his work regularly in international galleries. The artist has had solo exhibitions in Los Angeles, New York, London, Paris, Berlin, Perth and Melbourne. He is a member of the London-based artist collective “Agents of Change” and is considered to be at the vanguard of the Graffuturism movement. Jaybo Monk @jaybomonk See you later, 2018 Oil and Spray Paint on Plexiglass 80 x 90 cm Traces of a smile, 2018 Oil and Spray Paint on Canvas 40 x 50 x 4 cm Contact for pricing #JayboMonk #MashGallery #ContemporaryArt #art #painting #figurative #surreal #gallery #LosAngeles #artcollector #collector #oilpainting #spraypaint #SurfaceSpectrum #mixedmedia #Berlin #internationalartist @markmurphydesign (at Mash Gallery) https://www.instagram.com/p/BxgGdOrl9iQ/?igshid=15dfoqzyv2vwt

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Surface Spectrum Artist Feature: Haleh Mashian @halehmashian Los Angeles artist Haleh Mashian evokes a harmonious narrative. Deeply personal, Haleh’s painterly compositions are personal reflections fashioned over pinnacle times of her life. Mashian often entwines three unique painterly themes: Nature, Tears, and the Female Figure. All three motifs represent a twenty-year focus on boldly painting within the moment, working with live models, and incorporating a variety of different mixed media. Haleh Mashian has expanded her accomplished painting career through a variety of institutions including: UCLA, OTIS and Brentwood Art Center. Haleh Mashian earned her Bachelor of Science degree from University of California, USC. Originally born in Iran, Haleh is a longtime resident of Southern California with an artist studio in Santa Monica. Haleh Mashian is represented by Mash Gallery and Fresh Paint Art Advisors. Haleh Mashian @halehmashian Rain Dance 1, 2019 Mixed Media on Panel 36 x 36 inches Rain Dance 2, 2019 Mixed Media on Panel 36 x 36 inches Contact for Pricing #artist #contemporaryart #painting #texture #SurfaceSpectrum #HalehMashian #collector #artcollector #losangeles #gallery #contemporarypainting #artistsofinstagram (at Mash Gallery) https://www.instagram.com/p/BxTFRaZlBC2/?igshid=b6tezxqxi882

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Surface Spectrum Artist Feature: Haleh Mashian @halehmashian Los Angeles artist Haleh Mashian evokes a harmonious narrative. Deeply personal, Haleh’s painterly compositions are personal reflections fashioned over pinnacle times of her life. Mashian often entwines three unique painterly themes: Nature, Tears, and the Female Figure. All three motifs represent a twenty-year focus on boldly painting within the moment, working with live models, and incorporating a variety of different mixed media. Haleh Mashian has expanded her accomplished painting career through a variety of institutions including: UCLA, OTIS and Brentwood Art Center. Haleh Mashian earned her Bachelor of Science degree from University of California, USC. Originally born in Iran, Haleh is a longtime resident of Southern California with an artist studio in Santa Monica. Haleh Mashian is represented by Mash Gallery and Fresh Paint Art Advisors. Haleh Mashian @halehmashian Rain Dance 1, 2019 Mixed Media on Panel 36 x 36 inches Rain Dance 2, 2019 Mixed Media on Panel 36 x 36 inches Contact for Pricing #artist #contemporaryart #painting #texture #SurfaceSpectrum #HalehMashian #collector #artcollector #losangeles #gallery #contemporarypainting #artistsofinstagram (at Mash Gallery) https://www.instagram.com/p/BxTE_FJlEW-/?igshid=awsmztn06lh9

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Join us this Saturday, May 11th from 4 - 6:30 PM for an intimate discussion with Surface Spectrum curator @markmurphydesign and special guests as they discuss the state of contemporary art in Los Angeles! RSVP in bio. #curator #gallery #MashGallery #MarkMurphy #art #contemporaryart #SurfaceSpectrum #artofinstagram #collector #artcollector #artist #arttalk #artevent #discussion #event #losangeles (at Mash Gallery) https://www.instagram.com/p/BxQvp0hFCl0/?igshid=1g9pkzy6qquq4

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Surface Spectrum Artist Feature: Stefan Heyer @being_stefan_heyer . Mash Gallery is proud to introduce #contemporary artist Stefan Heyer, based in Hamburg and Barcelona. — . . "I set out to explore the vast territory between my personal West German, pop culture-embossed upbringing, political issues from the past, history in general, and our postmodern alienation. With my style, I want to reach an essence and pureness and authenticity beyond superficial levels of meaning. I have a very clear imagination of the approximate. Working with opposites, I mix abstraction with the tangibility of the visible world." "My main motive is the search for a new beauty in the contradiction of our reality. As it is with a good poem, the poetical sound, the lyrical vibe, needs to ignite the reader. The semantic level can gradually get discovered. Ambiguities are to be tolerated and withstood – it should not be too comfortable. If I immediately know what’s going on, it is getting boring. A painting should remain a mystery." . . Stefan has exhibited his works in shows and art fairs all over the world including Hamburg, Berlin, Barcelona, London, Genova, Vienna, and Brussels. His first solo exhibition was at Mono Gallery in Hamburg. Most recently, his work is on display at the Lanoue Gallery in Boston, Jean-Pierre Botella Gallery in St. Tropez/ France and Marco Antonio Patrizio Gallery in Padua/ Italy. In August he will have a solo exhibition at the The Art Corner in Amman/ Jordania. . . Stefan Heyer @being_stefan_heyer Untitled (Reflection on Creation and Space I), 2019 Oil, Oil Pastel, Photo Transfer, Wax Crayon, Charcoal, Pencil on Canvas 69 x 57 inches Contact for More Information and Pricing . . #StefanHeyer #MashGallery #ContemporaryArt #art #LosAngeles #gallery #artcollector #collector #oilpainting #oiloncanvas #mixedmedia #phototransfer #SurfaceSpectrum @markmurphydesign (at Mash Gallery) https://www.instagram.com/p/BxLIN48F_ut/?igshid=1kxhx3b46oit1

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Surface Spectrum Artist Feature: Scott Albrecht @scottyfivealive 👉Swipe for process 👈 Scott Albrecht was born in 1983 in New Brunswick, NJ, and currently lives in Brooklyn, NY. In 2003, he received a degree in Graphic Design from The Art Institute of Philadelphia. Perhaps best known for his cut, painted and assembled wood pieces, he also works in a variety of other mediums including steel, collage and pen & ink on paper, panel, sculptures and murals. His work has been published and exhibited both domestically and internationally. Scott has collaborated with a number of clients including Paypal, the Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM), Rag & Bone, Vans and Blue Moon Brewing Co. In addition to showing at Mash Gallery, Albrecht is currently participating in the Holdout residency in Portugal. Albrecht will be showing new works in an exhibition in Alcobaça following the residency. "Within my work, a large part of my approach involves abstracting typography and exploring an idea in a more visual or physical way. Through various approaches, the shapes and relationships within each work are informed by letters and characters from an underlying message within the piece. It’s intentional that these works alter the relationship a viewer has with its legibility in an attempt to shift from simply reading and consuming a message to experiencing and considering an idea through a more visual language.” Scott Albrecht THINKING/ FEELING, 2017 Acrylic on wood 18 x 23.25 inches Contact for Pricing #ScottAlbrecht #art #wood #painting #contemporaryart #gallery #losangeles #portugal #geometric #design #awesome #SurfaceSpectrum #artcollector #collector #mashgallery #newyork #artscene #process #wip https://www.instagram.com/p/BxDZ_U0F2BA/?igshid=12mrw7f9l6d0h

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Surface Spectrum Artist Feature: Scott Albrecht @scottyfivealive 👉Swipe for process 👈 Scott Albrecht was born in 1983 in New Brunswick, NJ, and currently lives in Brooklyn, NY. In 2003, he received a degree in Graphic Design from The Art Institute of Philadelphia. Perhaps best known for his cut, painted and assembled wood pieces, he also works in a variety of other mediums including steel, collage and pen & ink on paper, panel, sculptures and murals. His work has been published and exhibited both domestically and internationally. Scott has collaborated with a number of clients including Paypal, the Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM), Rag & Bone, Vans and Blue Moon Brewing Co. In addition to showing at Mash Gallery, Albrecht is currently participating in the Holdout residency in Portugal. Albrecht will be showing new works in an exhibition in Alcobaça following the residency. "Within my work, a large part of my approach involves abstracting typography and exploring an idea in a more visual or physical way. Through various approaches, the shapes and relationships within each work are informed by letters and characters from an underlying message within the piece. It’s intentional that these works alter the relationship a viewer has with its legibility in an attempt to shift from simply reading and consuming a message to experiencing and considering an idea through a more visual language.” Scott Albrecht THINKING/ FEELING, 2017 Acrylic on wood 18 x 23.25 inches Contact for Pricing #ScottAlbrecht #art #wood #painting #contemporaryart #gallery #losangeles #portugal #geometric #design #awesome #SurfaceSpectrum #artcollector #collector #mashgallery #newyork #artscene https://www.instagram.com/p/BxDZ_U0F2BA/?igshid=1k8923ix337pu

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Surface Spectrum Artist Feature: Vanessa Barragão Vanessa Barragão designs textiles suitable for a museum installation. Vanessa was born in Albufeira, in the south of Portugal. Her studio was founded in 2014 when she attended a Master degree program at the Lisbon University in fashion and textile design. There she developed her first wool yarn collection and tapestries through an ecological artisanal process. Full Moon is a sensorial rug with quite a unique goal: to make people feel like they are in harmony within their own universe and totally focused on themselves. For the artist, the surface of the Moon represents a tranquil place with its particular lack of sound and gravity and to find a similar environment on Earth, one must dive deep into the ocean. The shapes of this rug are inspired by the different blurs of the Moon’s gravity field and the coral reefs of the sea. The surface of the Full Moon rug is filled with tons of textures which can be seen and felt by the different quality of materials and in the details of little crochet urchins inserted in different sculpted levels of hand-tuft. “Full Moon”, 2017 Latch Hook, hand tuft, embroidery, felt and crochet 98.5 inches x 98.5 inches Contact for Pricing #moon #art #textilearts #crochet #contemporaryart #textile #rug #artist #process #mashgallery #vanessabarragao #feature #SurfaceSpectrum @markmurphydesign @vanessabarragao_work (at Mash Gallery) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bw7vlxxFXnL/?igshid=xfd40t8zpkt1

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It’s all in the details - Surface Spectrum opens tomorrow night, 4/27 from 7 to 10 PM! . . Pictured works by @scottyfivealive @vanessabarragao_work @jaybomonk @susancarr88 . . #collector #art #detail #painting #sculpture #textile #artist #international #artcollector #losangeles #event #artstar #passion (at Mash Gallery) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bwu37rVlDra/?igshid=yq33n8yxtrxk