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Thursday, August 6, 2009

Abstract America New Painting and Sculpture.


Matt Johnson. Malus Sieversii. Carved maple and acrylic. 2008.


Peter Coffin. Spiral staircase. Aluminium + steel. 2007.


Jonas Wood. Untitled. Oil on canvas. 2008.


Yi Hwan-Kwan, Jangdockdae. Fiberglass, pulverized acrylic mixed. 2008.




Bart Exposito. Acrylic on canvas. 2005.


Guerra de la Paz. Nine. Mixed media sculptural installation. 2007.




Sun Yuan and Peng Yu. Old Persons Home. 2007.

I took these photos when visiting The Saatchi Gallery in London this past month and was blown away by the current exhibit entitled “Abstract America: New Painting and Sculpture”. It includes recent work from over 40 American artists, including: Kristin Baker, John Bauer, Mark Bradford, Tom Burr, Joe Bradley, Jedediah Caesar, Carter, Eric and Heather ChanSchatz, Peter Coffin, Guerra de la Paz, Francesca DiMattio, Bart Exposito, Mark Grotjahn, Jacob Hashimoto, Rachel Harrison, Patrick Hill, Ryan Johnson, Matt Johnson, Paul Lee, Chris Martin, Elizabeth Neel, Baker Overstreet, Stephen G. Rhodes, Amanda Ross-Ho, Sterling Ruby, Gedi Sibony, Amy Sillman, Agathe Snow, Kirsten Stoltmann, Dan Walsh, Jonas Wood, Aaron Young. The exhibit runs until January 17 2010.