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Follow on Google News | KM Fine Arts LA Presents Dana Louise Kirkpatrick: Unwashed and Somewhat Slightly Dazed. Nov 9-Dec 21By: KM Fine Arts November 9, 2013 – December 21, 2013 Opening Reception With Artist in Attendance: Saturday, November 9, 7-10 PM Los Angeles, California (October 29, 2013) - KM Fine Arts Los Angeles is pleased to present Unwashed and Somewhat Slightly Dazed, a solo exhibition of paintings and drawings by American artist Dana Louise Kirkpatrick. Kirkpatrick creates expressive large-scale drawings and paintings that command immediate attention. Classically trained her oeuvre draws on the annals of art history. Art giants Picasso (b. 1881 - 1973), De Kooning (1904 - 1997) and Basquiat (1960 - 1988) live most fervently in Kirkpatrick’ There is honesty in Kirkpatrick’ Kirkpatrick’ Not stopping at found materials, Kirkpatrick is preoccupied with found imagery and prevailing memes, referencing popular culture, the art canon, everyday iconography and banal objects. Sports, music, popular culture, religion, war, race, poverty, love and sex are just some of the themes that abound, often contorted to point toward the darker side of human nature. Written language fills blank voids while creating giant chasms in the viewer’s sense of ease. But while her content is fraught with antagonism, there is almost always an underlying humor – a commedia dell’arte that turns her grim subject matter into wry, sardonic commentary. Mimicking these contradictions, Kirkpatrick’ Kirkpatrick refuses to be a passive observer. The role of the artist is no longer merely craftsman, but producer of meaning in some as yet undefined way that is not delineated by a prescribed or set standard. As an artist, Kirkpatrick’ ABOUT THE ARTIST Dana Louise Kirkpatrick (b. 1976, Cambridge, Massachusetts) Raised in Washington DC, Kirkpatrick was educated privately but lived on the fringes, struggling to stay in school and at one point becoming homeless. She went on to study Fine Arts at Georgetown University, graduating with honors in 2001. Here she received the DaVinci Medal for Excellence in Studio Art and the Misty Dailey Award for Outstanding Work in Studio Art. Kirkpatrick’ The artist currently lives and works between New York City and Los Angeles. She has trained at The Art Students League of New York and also consults for the Silverlake Conservatory of Music in Los Angeles. Unwashed and Somewhat Slightly Dazed – named after the 1969 David Bowie song – is Kirkpatrick’ ABOUT KM FINE ARTS With locations in the John Hancock Center on Chicago's magnificent mile and in West Hollywood, CA, KM Fine Arts showcases the very best in modern, postwar and contemporary paintings, sculpture and works on paper. KM was recently included in Blouin ArtInfo Modern Painters 500 Best Galleries in the World 2013 issue. For further information and visuals, please contact: Anna Hollinger, Director and Managing Partner (312) 255-1319 or visit www.kmfinearts.com Press Inquiries, please contact: Naheed Simjee naheed@simjeetextor.com Los Angeles Gallery Address: 814 North La Cienega, Los Angeles 90069 Los Angeles Gallery Hours: Tuesday through Friday 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM; Saturday 11:00 AM to 6:00 PM End
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