Monica Wyatt: Continuum, A Solo Exhibition
January 20 – March 3, 2018
Opening Reception
Saturday, January 20, 2018
6:00 – 8:00 pm
MOAH: Cedar
44857 Cedar Avenue
Lancaster, CA 93534
www.lancastermoah.org
www.monicawyatt.com
The Museum of Art and History in Lancaster, California, is pleased to present Continuum, a solo exhibition by Los Angeles based artist Monica Wyatt.
Wyatt is an artistic alchemist, collecting materials and turning them into precious objects. In this process, she fuses the history of the materials together to create new beginnings, representing the cyclic nature of all things. Continuum is a metanarrative of this practice, where Wyatt reimagines objects and compositions that speak forcefully about her inspirations, interventions and intentions.
Passionate in her hunt for materials, Wyatt honors the histories of the elements of her objects, whilst stripping them bare so that her reworking feels inventive and never forced. She dissembles organs, pianos, sieves and other utilitarian items from a past when people valued human production and craftsmanship, transforming both the organic and inorganic. Her assemblages challenge the viewer to consider the aesthetic qualities of each as they contribute to her creations. She makes electric capacitors look like plants and zip ties mimic deep sea life, all engaging themes and compositions that reflect her love for materials, and the new life and meaning she gives them.
jill moniz, curator
