Some Paintings, 2021 (Poster)

Exhibition poster for:Julian Pace‘Some Paintings’10/09 → 10/30 2021West Hollywood  Press release: Simchowitz Gallery is pleased to present Julian Pace: Some Paintings, an exhibition of new work by the Los Angeles-based artist. This is Pace’s first exhibition with the gallery. Julian Pace’s (b. 1988, Seattle, WA) paintings of cultural icons and political figures extend from drawings–also featured in the exhibition–ultimately realized at a larger-than-life scale on canvas. Pace has crafted a set of painterly techniques to achieve a unique dimensional and textural representation that, with his skillful figuration, captures the detail and intimacy of his moleskine drawings, which he calls the “foundation of his practice.” Examined in a sometimes humorous, other times reflective exploration of celebrity, Pace tends to focus on and embellish what makes his subjects visually distinct. Pace’s anthropological observation of contemporary culture collides with prominent art historical reference p