Artist: Jan Gatewood
Exhibition title: Alas! Mocktales to Infinity
Venue: Smart Objects, Los Angeles, US
Date: November 13, 2020 – January 9, 2021
Photography: all images copyright and courtesy of the artist and Smart Objects, Los Angeles
SMART OBJECTS is pleased to present Alas! Mocktales to Infinity,a solo exhibition of new work by Jan Gatewood.
Drawing can either…
A: Generate form
B: Register personal emotion
C: Both A & B are correct and the question is constantly recurring
Walk around cruelty and find the funny in it…
Oops, upside your head and underneath the bridge
Come into our world and the whole forest will converse… Trust our DUST
Produce, Reduce, Reuse.
Dust is the scattered remains of all we’ve seen.
Ok, stop. What’s happening is a meditation on selected pins in the brain. The nucleus is collage. Now, fuse the formal restrictions and the result is the harmonious contradiction embodied.
The beginning was the end… join the mythocracy
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Jan Gatewood (b. 1994, Aurora, CO) lives and works in Los Angeles, CA. Gatewood’s visual practice focuses on the intersections of drawing, painting, and collage. He often uses humor and immediacy as a point of departure for colliding seemingly disparate images, objects, and materials. Always interested in having multiple conversations simultaneously, his work exists on a shifting scale ranging from one liners to harmonious contradictions. Gatewood’s oeuvre has been featured in Whitewall and Amadeus Magazine. Recent exhibitions include Insect Gallery, Los Angeles, Pt. 2., Los Angeles, Real Pain Fine Arts, Los Angeles, and The Hammer Museum, Los Angeles, CA.
Jan Gatewood, Alas! Mocktales to Infinity, 2020, exhibition view, Smart Objects, Los Angeles
Jan Gatewood, Turning Point (tone switch) meets Love at the Store, Oil pastel, oil stick, fabric dye, industrial salt, fabric spray paint, & lemon juice on paper, 22 x 28 in, 2020
Jan Gatewood, Turning Point (tone switch) meets Love at the Store, Oil pastel, oil stick, fabric dye, industrial salt, fabric spray paint, & lemon juice on paper, 22 x 28 in, 2020
Jan Gatewood, Turning Point (tone switch) meets Love at the Store, Oil pastel, oil stick, fabric dye, industrial salt, fabric spray paint, & lemon juice on paper, 22 x 28 in, 2020
Jan Gatewood, Oscarcopter Stonejam-Pi, Oil pastel, oil stick, fabric dye, industrial salt, & fabric spray paint on paper, 22 x 28 in, 2020
Jan Gatewood, Oscarcopter Stonejam-Pi, Oil pastel, oil stick, fabric dye, industrial salt, & fabric spray paint on paper, 22 x 28 in, 2020
Jan Gatewood, Oscarcopter Stonejam-Pi, Oil pastel, oil stick, fabric dye, industrial salt, & fabric spray paint on paper, 22 x 28 in, 2020
Jan Gatewood, The answer here is in The Andy Milonakis Show theme song, Oil pastel, oil stick, fabric dye, industrial salt, & fabric spray paint on paper, 22 x 28 in, 2020
Jan Gatewood, The answer here is in The Andy Milonakis Show theme song, Oil pastel, oil stick, fabric dye, industrial salt, & fabric spray paint on paper, 22 x 28 in, 2020
Jan Gatewood, The answer here is in The Andy Milonakis Show theme song, Oil pastel, oil stick, fabric dye, industrial salt, & fabric spray paint on paper, 22 x 28 in, 2020
Jan Gatewood, Live Evil or live evil. Not so sharp left turn, Oil pastel, oil stick, fabric dye, industrial salt, & fabric spray paint on paper, 22 x 28 in, 2020
Jan Gatewood, Live Evil or live evil. Not so sharp left turn, Oil pastel, oil stick, fabric dye, industrial salt, & fabric spray paint on paper, 22 x 28 in, 2020
Jan Gatewood, Live Evil or live evil. Not so sharp left turn, Oil pastel, oil stick, fabric dye, industrial salt, & fabric spray paint on paper, 22 x 28 in, 2020
Jan Gatewood, (Journalistic title) Sam Morril / Sydney Poitier, Oil pastel, oil stick, fabric dye, industrial salt, lemon juice, & fabric spray paint on paper, 22 x 28 in, 2020
Jan Gatewood, (Journalistic title) Sam Morril / Sydney Poitier, Oil pastel, oil stick, fabric dye, industrial salt, lemon juice, & fabric spray paint on paper, 22 x 28 in, 2020
Jan Gatewood, (Journalistic title) Sam Morril / Sydney Poitier, Oil pastel, oil stick, fabric dye, industrial salt, lemon juice, & fabric spray paint on paper, 22 x 28 in, 2020
Jan Gatewood, Alas! Mocktales to Infinity, 2020, exhibition view, Smart Objects, Los Angeles
Jan Gatewood, Alas! Mocktales to Infinity, 2020, exhibition view, Smart Objects, Los Angeles
Jan Gatewood, Alas! Mocktales to Infinity, 2020, exhibition view, Smart Objects, Los Angeles
Jan Gatewood, Alas! Mocktales to Infinity, 2020, exhibition view, Smart Objects, Los Angeles
Jan Gatewood, Alas! Mocktales to Infinity, 2020, exhibition view, Smart Objects, Los Angeles
Jan Gatewood, Alas! Mocktales to Infinity, 2020, exhibition view, Smart Objects, Los Angeles
Jan Gatewood, Alas! Mocktales to Infinity, 2020, exhibition view, Smart Objects, Los Angeles
Jan Gatewood, Alas! Mocktales to Infinity, 2020, exhibition view, Smart Objects, Los Angeles
Jan Gatewood, Alas! Mocktales to Infinity, 2020, exhibition view, Smart Objects, Los Angeles
Jan Gatewood, Alas! Mocktales to Infinity, 2020, exhibition view, Smart Objects, Los Angeles
Jan Gatewood, Captain Miserable, Oil pastel, oil stick, fabric dye, industrial salt, & fabric spray paint on paper, 22 x 28 in, 2020
Jan Gatewood, Captain Miserable, Oil pastel, oil stick, fabric dye, industrial salt, & fabric spray paint on paper, 22 x 28 in, 2020
Jan Gatewood, Captain Miserable, Oil pastel, oil stick, fabric dye, industrial salt, & fabric spray paint on paper, 22 x 28 in, 2020
Jan Gatewood, gorFlluB, a callback & a rip, Oil pastel, oil stick, fabric dye, industrial salt, & fabric spray paint on paper, 22 x 28 in, 2020
Jan Gatewood, gorFlluB, a callback & a rip, Oil pastel, oil stick, fabric dye, industrial salt, & fabric spray paint on paper, 22 x 28 in, 2020
Jan Gatewood, gorFlluB, a callback & a rip, Oil pastel, oil stick, fabric dye, industrial salt, & fabric spray paint on paper, 22 x 28 in, 2020
Jan Gatewood, Carl-Pi at the Zen Arcade, Oil pastel, oil stick, fabric dye, industrial salt, & fabric spray paint on paper, 22 x 28 in, 2020
Jan Gatewood, Carl-Pi at the Zen Arcade, Oil pastel, oil stick, fabric dye, industrial salt, & fabric spray paint on paper, 22 x 28 in, 2020
Jan Gatewood, Carl-Pi at the Zen Arcade, Oil pastel, oil stick, fabric dye, industrial salt, & fabric spray paint on paper, 22 x 28 in, 2020
Jan Gatewood, What’s good for the Bugator is good for the Bugander, Oil pastel, oil stick, fabric dye, industrial salt, & fabric spray paint on paper, 22 x 28 in, 2020
Jan Gatewood, What’s good for the Bugator is good for the Bugander, Oil pastel, oil stick, fabric dye, industrial salt, & fabric spray paint on paper, 22 x 28 in, 2020
Jan Gatewood, What’s good for the Bugator is good for the Bugander, Oil pastel, oil stick, fabric dye, industrial salt, & fabric spray paint on paper, 22 x 28 in, 2020
Jan Gatewood, Alas! Mocktales to Infinity, 2020, exhibition view, Smart Objects, Los Angeles
Jan Gatewood, Alas! Mocktales to Infinity, 2020, exhibition view, Smart Objects, Los Angeles
Jan Gatewood, Lily (Moo). A rip in addition to a callback, Oil pastel, oil stick, fabric dye, industrial salt, & fabric spray paint on paper, 22 x 28 in, 2020
Jan Gatewood, Lily (Moo). A rip in addition to a callback, Oil pastel, oil stick, fabric dye, industrial salt, & fabric spray paint on paper, 22 x 28 in, 2020
Jan Gatewood, Lily (Moo). A rip in addition to a callback, Oil pastel, oil stick, fabric dye, industrial salt, & fabric spray paint on paper, 22 x 28 in, 2020
Jan Gatewood, (Journalistic Title) Six Degrees of Separation (1993) & The Best of the Chris Rock Show…reduce/reuse, Oil pastel, oil stick, fabric dye, industrial salt, & fabric spray paint on paper, 22 x 28 in, 2020
Jan Gatewood, (Journalistic Title) Six Degrees of Separation (1993) & The Best of the Chris Rock Show…reduce/reuse, Oil pastel, oil stick, fabric dye, industrial salt, & fabric spray paint on paper, 22 x 28 in, 2020
Jan Gatewood, (Journalistic Title) Six Degrees of Separation (1993) & The Best of the Chris Rock Show…reduce/reuse, Oil pastel, oil stick, fabric dye, industrial salt, & fabric spray paint on paper, 22 x 28 in, 2020
Jan Gatewood, Alas! Mocktales to Infinity, 2020, exhibition view, Smart Objects, Los Angeles
Jan Gatewood, Alas! Mocktales to Infinity, 2020, exhibition view, Smart Objects, Los Angeles
Jan Gatewood, Alas! Mocktales to Infinity, 2020, exhibition view, Smart Objects, Los Angeles
Jan Gatewood, CandyAppleGrey HÜmanMusic + Patrice O’neal, Oil pastel, oil stick, fabric dye, industrial salt, fabric spray paint on paper, 22 x 28 in, 2020
Jan Gatewood, CandyAppleGrey HÜmanMusic + Patrice O’neal, Oil pastel, oil stick, fabric dye, industrial salt, fabric spray paint on paper, 22 x 28 in, 2020
Jan Gatewood, CandyAppleGrey HÜmanMusic + Patrice O’neal, Oil pastel, oil stick, fabric dye, industrial salt, fabric spray paint on paper, 22 x 28 in, 2020
Jan Gatewood, Alas! Mocktales to Infinity, 2020, exhibition view, Smart Objects, Los Angeles
Jan Gatewood, Linguistic (Mani) Content Orifest, Oil pastel, oil stick, & fabric dye on cardboard, 32.5 x 52.5 in, 2020
Jan Gatewood, Linguistic (Mani) Content Orifest, Oil pastel, oil stick, & fabric dye on cardboard, 32.5 x 52.5 in, 2020
Jan Gatewood, Linguistic (Mani) Content Orifest, Oil pastel, oil stick, & fabric dye on cardboard, 32.5 x 52.5 in, 2020
Jan Gatewood, Alas! Mocktales to Infinity, 2020, exhibition view, Smart Objects, Los Angeles
Jan Gatewood, Alas! Mocktales to Infinity, 2020, exhibition view, Smart Objects, Los Angeles
Jan Gatewood, JD.L. – my permanent / embraced theft, Oil pastel, oil stick, fabric dye, industrial salt, lemon juice, & fabric spray paint on paper, 22 x 28 in, 2020
Jan Gatewood, JD.L. – my permanent / embraced theft, Oil pastel, oil stick, fabric dye, industrial salt, lemon juice, & fabric spray paint on paper, 22 x 28 in, 2020
Jan Gatewood, JD.L. – my permanent / embraced theft, Oil pastel, oil stick, fabric dye, industrial salt, lemon juice, & fabric spray paint on paper, 22 x 28 in, 2020
Jan Gatewood, Alas! Mocktales to Infinity, 2020, exhibition view, Smart Objects, Los Angeles
Jan Gatewood, Honest title) – Richard Pryor is good for my work… reduce, Oil pastel, oil stick, fabric dye, industrial salt, & fabric spray paint on paper, 22 x 28 in, 2020
Jan Gatewood, Honest title) – Richard Pryor is good for my work… reduce, Oil pastel, oil stick, fabric dye, industrial salt, & fabric spray paint on paper, 22 x 28 in, 2020
Jan Gatewood, Honest title) – Richard Pryor is good for my work… reduce, Oil pastel, oil stick, fabric dye, industrial salt, & fabric spray paint on paper, 22 x 28 in, 2020
Jan Gatewood, Alas! Mocktales to Infinity, 2020, exhibition view, Smart Objects, Los Angeles
