LIVE NOW: ๐๐ข๐ณ๐ฆ๐ฏ ๐๐ข๐ณ๐ด๐ฐ๐ฏ: ๐๐ช๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ญ๐ฆ ๐๐ณ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฏ๐ฅ on @galleryplatform.la! Visit the link in our bio to view the presentation online.โฃ โฃ Centered around Carsonโs current bas relief works and her early โzipperโ series, both bodies of work deploy geometric configurations to explore the convergence of gender, nature and the material world. The exhibitionโs title refers to the interplay between these two series; both operate as key historical markers that speak to Carsonโs artistic importance for the past five decades, creating work with an expansive visual language that has engaged contemporary issues and political culture in myriad ways. โฃ โฃ Visually and conceptually, Carsonโs bas relief series revolves around the artistโs recent use of acrylic paint on wood, a body of work emerging from a summer spent in her Montana studio following an extended period of experimentation. Rich natural elements - mountain ranges and pine trees - appear to produce a close relation with the luminous, exterior environments.โฃ โฃ Intricately and individually, Carson incorporates these elements into her work. Nature influences her color palette and provides a stark sense of contrast throughout the series, giving us the illusion that they are illuminated from within, glowing like a fluorescent tube. All the wood is cut by Carson herself with a manual saw and chop saw, laid beforehand and then mounted onto a panel. The wood is then laid, glued and ultimately painted once the assemblage is completed. Each work becomes unique through this intricate process that blends the human hand with organic material.โฃ โฃ ๐๐ข๐ณ๐ฆ๐ฏ ๐๐ข๐ณ๐ด๐ฐ๐ฏ: ๐๐ช๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ญ๐ฆ ๐๐ณ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฏ๐ฅโฃ Installation view, GAVLAK Los Angeles, 2021โฃ On view through March 6.โฃ โฃ Karen Carsonโฃ ๐๐ช๐จ๐ฉ๐ต ๐๐ฏ๐จ๐ญ๐ฆ, 1972โฃ Unstretched canvas, zippersโฃ 78 ร 97 ร 3 inchesโฃ โฃ Karen Carsonโฃ ๐ธ ๐๐ต๐ณ๐ช๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ด, 1970โฃ Unstretched canvas, zippersโฃ 78 3/4 ร 62 ร 2 3/4 inchesโฃ โฃ Karen Carsonโฃ ๐๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐๐ณ๐ข๐ค๐ต๐ถ๐ณ๐ฆ, 2020โฃ Acrylic on bas relief woodโฃ 21 1/2 ร 29 1/2 ร 3 inchesโฃ ___โฃ #karencarson #karencarsonart #middleground #gpla #galleryplatformla #galleryplatformlosangeles #gala #losangeles โฃ (at Gavlak) https://www.instagram.com/p/CKj1M79lq5h/?igshid=19inpvx6vpyuq