Survey Show Announcement

 Exhibition Information 

  
"Survey" the work of JOHN BELL at DDR Projects Art Gallery, June 7th - July 5th
 

Long Beach, CA,-
DDR Projects is proud to present the West Coast debut of Utah based artist John Bell to the gallery showcasing his prolific and multifaceted fine art. The show opens June 7th, 2008 at 7:00 PM. The artist will be in attendance.
 
John Bell's "Survey" highlights a diverse cross section of his work and thinking process. Being a very prolific and multidisciplinary artist, Bell is interested in exploring many different means of creative expression. Painting, printmaking, photography, sculpture, architecture and writing have all found their way into his work.   
Idenity, memory, loss detailThe paintings in "Survey" are from several different bodies of work. They illustrate the artist's interest in combining elements of abstract expressionism, geometric abstraction, pop art, music, theater, modern sculpture, and the ideas and philosophies about space addressed in modern architecture. more info...




Identity, memory & loss, detail 2008  acrylic, silkscreen on canvas  37" x 68 " - Copyright: John Bell  

Election #10 Featured Work   

 
  "Election" #10 12" x 17"
     Copyright:  John Bell
 
In "Survey" there are a several series of  original prints (conceived specifically to explore the medium) using his photographs to create abstract works and what he likes to refer to as "modern collages." The abstract works are contained in acrylic boxes that serve not only as a frame, but a continuation of his exploration of architectural space and dimensionality with his paintings. The "Election" series are intricately layered collages, which are composites of photographs (converted into graphics & boldly re-colored) that Bell took in Paris of graffiti covered French presidential election posters, billboards & street signs.

Box PrintsAbstract Prints 4" x 4" framed in acrylic boxes
 
"Working in multi-disciplines, I discovered that while they seemed to be parallel pursuits, they informed and influenced one another in many ways. "Eventually reaching a point where the lines blurred and they started to become one", explains Bell. "I like to think of this as the inconvertible nature of artistic expression, which is as vast and full of possibility as we are individual". In the future I will continue to explore and add to these pursuits, creatively investigating wherever my interests take me."
 

 
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