Depart Foundation is pleased to announce two new exhibitions opening on Saturday, May 26. On view in the main gallery, Weekends features paintings by Los Angeles based artist Joey Wolf. Tiny Tsunami, video works by Athens-born, Los Angeles based artist Theo Triantafyllidis will be presented in the project room. In addition to the exhibitions, the Depart Foundation gift shop will debut a new collaboration with Artflash, Curatorial Hub, and Lapis Press.
Weekends at Depart Foundation marks Joey Wolf’s first solo exhibition. Working with oil on canvas and watercolor on paper, Wolf presents familiar scenes that capture southern California living while also presenting a very personal snapshot into the artist’s life and circle of friends. The vignettes–a guy’s weekend in Palm Springs, a day at the beach, camping trips, and more intimate scenes from his painting studio–are often pieced together from multiple photographs taken by Wolf that he mentally ‘Photoshops’ to form the final composition. The large and life-like works on canvas are energized by a vibrant palette and dense application of paint that sometimes hangs beyond the frame of the canvas. In contrast are the smaller watercolor works on paper that have a delicate quality and often depict more serene memories.
Joey Wolf (Born. 1987, Newport Beach, CA) currently lives and works in Los Angeles. Wolf received his Bachelor’s degree in Fine Art from Otis College of Art and Design, in Los Angeles in 2010. His recent group exhibitions include Look at Us at GNYP Gallery, Berlin, and his work is also included in several private collections as well as the collection at International Creative Management.
The project room will feature Tiny Tsunami, a solo presentation of recent video and sculpture works by Theo Triantafyllid. Humor, lush visuals, and gaming tropes provide an entry point to his practice. Webpages, virtual and augmented reality, games and interactive installations are his typical mediums of choice. In manipulating these emerging technologies, he searches for their potential emotional impact and the designated limits of their use, often trying to break them.
His work is strongly connected to Internet culture, referencing themes of isolation, sexuality, violence, addiction, and fear of missing out. The general overflow of information in combination with its nonsensical nature is the part of the Internet that he considers the context for his work. At the point of their climax, his pieces often become overwhelming, exaggerated or outrageous, exposing the audience to the underlying themes that inform his practice.
Theo Triantafyllidis (b. 1988, Athens, Greece) received his MFA from UCLA, Design Media Arts. Selected solo shows include: Pretzel Twist, The Breeder, Athens (2017); Obscene Creatures, Resilient Terrains Assembly Point, London, UK, 2017. Selected Group shows include: Hyper Pavilion, Venice Biennale, Venice, IT, 2017; Unreal, NRW Forum, Düsseldorf, DE. 2017; International Topsellers – Human Product, Kunsthalle Exnergasse, Wien, AT 2017; LA times 10, Architecture and Design Museum, LA, CA, 2017; After Belonging, Oslo Architecture Triennale, Oslo, NO. 2016; Game Art Festival, Hammer Museum, LA, CA, 2015. Triantafyllidis is currently based in Los Angeles.
Exhibitions are made possible by the generous support of Jamestown, L.P.
The gift shop at Depart Foundation features a curated selection of limited edition artwork, hand-crafted home goods, locally made surf gear, art books, jewelry, and much more. Shop sales benefit Depart Foundation’s exhibitions and public programs. A new collaboration debuting on Saturday, May 26 will feature a curated selection of limited edition works from Artflash, Curatorial Hub, and Lapis Press.
