- Essie Zimm, The Stag with One Eye, 2013
Platforms & Paint
at The Gabba Gallery
The famous and sometimes infamous painter Joan Mitchell had a particular pet peeve about being called a “Lady Painter.” “So what if the painter happens to be female, why make a big deal out of it?” she once questioned and yet in 2014 it is still a big deal, in a positive way however, to continue to showcase women as artists rather than as the subjects of art, as is the case with Gabba Gallery’s recent “Platforms & Paint” show where artists like Essi Zimm deliver a series of stunning images that are both raw and contemporary—animal iconography, fierce and unsettling. You go girls!
~Eve Wood
The Gabba Gallery
Platforms & Paint
3126 Beverly Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90057
Jan. 18 – Feb. 23, 2014
The famous and sometimes infamous painter Joan Mitchell had a particular pet peeve about being called a “Lady Painter.” “So what if the painter happens to be female, why make a big deal out of it?” she once questioned and yet in 2014 it is still a big deal, in a positive way however, to continue to showcase women as artists rather than as the subjects of art, as is the case with Gabba Gallery’s recent “Platforms & Paint” show where artists like Essi Zimm deliver a series of stunning images that are both raw and contemporary—animal iconography, fierce and unsettling. You go girls!
~Eve Wood
The Gabba Gallery
Platforms & Paint
3126 Beverly Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90057
Jan. 18 – Feb. 23, 2014
