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I Know Everything About You And We Haven't Met
June 12-July 19, 2008
Light & Sie is pleased to present the first solo exhibition of works by Los Angeles-based artist, James Gilbert. Working primarily in drawings and “soft sculptures,” James is interested in exploring the relationship between anonymity, identity and loneliness within a media saturated environment.
For “I Know Everything About You, And We Haven’t Met,” James will present a suite of black and white line drawings that are created in one sitting, with one continuous uninterrupted line that fills the page with environments, objects and face-less people but really underscore one’s individual alone-ness in the world. James will also execute a site-specific wall drawing in the Gallery based upon these themes. In addition, James has created an installation of “soft sculptures.” Rendered from industrial grade plastic, in a translucent white, these sculptures are representative of his “transparent” people – meticulously cut garments that could be haute couture, but more accurately serve to suggest the wearer and their possible identity or lack thereof. Do we care who they are? Do we really ever know another person beneath the surface?
“In a media saturated world one can learn everything they want to know about a person they have never met but is it possible to maintain anonymity?” James writes, “The people I depict share a sense of privacy. They are represented relative to their lifestyles – having history and biology but no easy form. Most often they are alone to their own philosophy, psychology, sense of humor and idiosyncrasies. Some want anonymity although some do not.”
June 12-July 19, 2008
Light & Sie is pleased to present the first solo exhibition of works by Los Angeles-based artist, James Gilbert. Working primarily in drawings and “soft sculptures,” James is interested in exploring the relationship between anonymity, identity and loneliness within a media saturated environment.
For “I Know Everything About You, And We Haven’t Met,” James will present a suite of black and white line drawings that are created in one sitting, with one continuous uninterrupted line that fills the page with environments, objects and face-less people but really underscore one’s individual alone-ness in the world. James will also execute a site-specific wall drawing in the Gallery based upon these themes. In addition, James has created an installation of “soft sculptures.” Rendered from industrial grade plastic, in a translucent white, these sculptures are representative of his “transparent” people – meticulously cut garments that could be haute couture, but more accurately serve to suggest the wearer and their possible identity or lack thereof. Do we care who they are? Do we really ever know another person beneath the surface?
“In a media saturated world one can learn everything they want to know about a person they have never met but is it possible to maintain anonymity?” James writes, “The people I depict share a sense of privacy. They are represented relative to their lifestyles – having history and biology but no easy form. Most often they are alone to their own philosophy, psychology, sense of humor and idiosyncrasies. Some want anonymity although some do not.”
