MYTHOGRAFF, Werc's first solo show in Los Angeles, presents
a continuous exploration of myth culture, consumerism, rituals, archetypal
language and design. Werc has been spraying for 20 years and has grown in a
journey with the medium by exploring, and deconstructing the spray paint to
reinvent his own practice. Traditionally in spray-painting it is all about
"can control," by creating artwork that is precise, defined, and
clean. This is evident in Werc's "Axis Mundi" series, where he pushes
the boundaries of the medium by creating photo-realistic portraits. Through his
exploration of refined definition, Werc explores the opposite spectrum of
control. In the "Ojo de Dios" series Werc frees himself & the
medium with a loose and unrefined spraying technique, where he allows the
spray paint to speak its natural language. Created with minimal immediate
spray-paint strokes, the pieces are raw perceptual renditions refined by the
eye of the viewer, not the medium.
The show will also
feature Werc's classic style of multimedia collage, where he playfully
re-appropriates commonly consumed logos to create new associations. In all of
Werc's pieces there is a sense of magical realism, a hybrid existence of
reality where there is a balance between the material world co-existing with
the elements of the ethereal.
Show Info:
Opening Reception: Saturday, August 4, 2012
From 7-10 pm
With Live Beats by DJ Phyz Ed
On view from August 4 through August 28