Friday March 29, 2024, Wönzimer Gallery unveils a group exhibition titled Vibrant Matter ~ Brilliant Fire. An opening art party will be held on from 5-10pm. The exhibition runs through May 4, 2024.
March 2024, Wönzimer Gallery
The latent potential that is inherent in matter, and its material vitality has played a part in giving shape as well as inspiring the vision of many artist’s imaginations. It is an agent that acts in a sense as a catalyst and collaborator. Thus giving new possibilities to create artistic form, language, and meaning.
Early humans discovered that fire transforms clay into a hard durable and water-tight substance. Then they developed this knowledge into the complex artistic medium and science of ceramics. Therefore creating a new material whose potential has had an enormous impact on art, society and the sciences.
Paleolithic artists, medieval alchemists, 19th-century Enlightenment scientists and contemporary chemists have all pursued materials with which to create new pigments. These novel mediums have enlarged the potential of the art of painting, introducing colors that have shaped the vision of painters from Turner to Matisse: the alchemy of matter transforming the mind of the maker.
In her book Vibrant Matter: A Political Ecology of Things, political theorist Jane Bennett suggests the idea of “vital materialism.” She also articulates how non-human ‘things’ have agency that can affect and shape the outcomes of human endeavors.
The exhibition is a poetic homage to these thinkers and a reflection of how our physical interaction with materials shapes the visual language that we create and its meaning.
About Wonzimer Gallery
Founded by two independent visionaries—Swiss artist and musician, Alaïa Parhizi, and American entrepreneur, Aidan Nelson. Wönzimer emanates a young, lively energy that is cultivated through professional leadership as well as a genuine love of innovation and diversity.
Wönzimer, which means living room in German, is a place where everyone is welcome. These ideals are indeed the foundations upon which Wönzimer thrives and lives. It is precisely this interest that has given Wönzimer its magic, as well as a living history of joyful, spontaneous interactions that it has inspired between extraordinary individuals from all walks of life.
On view: March 29, 2024 – May 3, 2024; If you would like to attend this FREE event, CLICK HERE to RSVP.
What:Vibrant Matter ~ Brilliant Fire, Group Exhibition
Where: Wonzimer, 341-B S. Avenue 17, LA, 90031
When: March 29, 2024, 5:00pm – 10:00pm
Website: https://www.wonzimer.com
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