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| Current Exhibition |
| "Et tout ce que I¡¯Idylle a e plus enfantin" ("Of all to make and idyll in a childish way¡±) Works by Aragna Ker July 26 - August 30, 2008 |
 Exhibition view  'Heroes and Heroines Will Never Die from Adolescence, They.....', Collage and water color on paper |
| Aragna Ker debuts his latest works in his first Los Angeles solo show, ¡°Et tout ce que I¡¯Idylle a e plus enfantin¡± (¡°Of all to make and idyll in a childish way¡±). Straight from his own store consciousness, Ker exposes a brand new body of work depicting a destination while stopping to explore the journey. Exoteric materials are fused to create a spectrum of abstraction, formalism, architectural and traditional methods. One thing will remain the same: methodology will be consumed by multiple perspectives, cultivating space for ambiguous discovery. Abstraction provides Vampire¡¯s Terrain with a primary color scheme, utilizing straws and skewers, in order to mimic the accumulation formed in natural landscape. In the opulent drawing series Heroes and Heroines Will Never Die from Adolescence, They Merely Change Their Name, sophistication adapts a rudimentary approach to making art, conveying so through its mediums. Both wood and glass are used to cultivate the inpenetratable, yet inquisitorial, structural glimpse titled Torch Barrers, and Ker humbly invites you to take a closer look through its accommodating lay out. A figurative sculpture titled Twilight of the Idols, utilizes the potency of motive to curiously attack the complexity of simplistic materials. The Hammer Museum, the Asian Art Museum (curated by Chip Tom) and galleries in Los Angeles have been among the numerous group shows Aragna Ker has exhibited in. A native of Phnom Phen, Cambodia¡¯s capital, he immigrated to Southern California at the age of 6. Ker is a graduate of both Claremont University (Master¡¯s Degree in Sculpture) and San Francisco Art Institute (Bachelor¡¯s Degree in Painting), as he lives and works in Los Angeles. Ker is also appreciatively employed as a full time Art Instructor for disabled adults in the city of Claremont, where he attributes his clients to providing him with pure and raw access to his own art making. |