One transparent parabolic-lens sculpture by Fred Eversley offers a dynamic experience. Ten offer something closer to awe. Individually, they call forth orbicular celestial bodies; en masse, they encompass a galaxy of evocations. Each of his untitled resin sculptures in “Chromospheres” at David Kordansky maintains a unique identity: one evokes sunrise over the beach, another channels the striated pearlescence of a bowling ball, yet another appears to harbor a spiral nebula, and still another recalls afternoon sun rippling on the ocean’s surface seen from underwater. The artist refers to his works as kinetic sculptures, for on circumambulating each, the color, form, and character change in strange ways. Furthermore, individual sculptures’ dynamic qualities are intensified by the reflections and refractions of the others playing on one another and the architecture of the room. Spied through a blue lens, a doorway becomes the pupil of a giant’s icy eye. As one approaches an orange disk, the appearance of a solar corona gives way to the feeling of looking through lurid glasses at the sun over sea. I could have spent hours meditating on these sculptures that somehow seem so timeless yet contemporary, but was drawn away by a curious odor emanating from 28 Incense Sticks (2018, pictured above), a fragrantly spined loopy steel configuration in “Outdoor Sculpture,” Evan Holloway‘s neighboring show whose five quirkily embellished constituents reward inquisitive viewers with unexpected details and clever existential humor.

David Kordansky Gallery
5130 W. Edgewood Pl.
Los Angeles, CA 90019
Shows run through Mar. 2