Artist: Ben Quinn
Exhibition title: Super Projector
Venue: Et al. etc., San Francisco, US
Date: July 8 – August 27, 2022
Photography: all images copyright and courtesy of the artist and Et al. etc., San Francisco
Bursting, the inflated peace sign meets a blade of grass.
A pack of wild dogs gather in the parking lot and howl.
The magician lays his wand down and picks up a mechanical pencil.
Mystery is full. We are really here. At the gateway.
Preparing the ground (movements off stage), making room for it. Here in the squinting, in the groping forth.
How come we haven’t seen a picture of a star yet?
Sun chaser
Midwest tripper
Holy son beyond the spectrum Born of visitations
Flower shas bent in moonlight Portals le open
The lime sits in the ashtray Cicadas acknowledge the air Fortune is palpable, even likely
We’re banking on it, while seeing it through.
Holding stacks of cash, and some crushed up herbs. “Villains of necessity, and Fools by heavenly compulsion”
My other car is a painting, and my other painting is wholly invisible. Night is not the only mask covering eyes.
Beneath the face of order is a smaller, funnier face
Grinning.
How come we’ve never seen a picture of a star?
–Iggy Capra
Ben Quinn (b. 1991 Dayton, OH, 9:39am) is an artist living and working in Los Angeles, CA. Quinn’s work deals primarily with imaginative introspection towards the extramundane through painting and image, sometimes accompanied by installation and sound. Recent solo exhibitions include Sebastian Gladstone (Los Angeles), Pt. 2 (Oakland), Fused Space (San Francisco), and Littman Gallery at Portland State University. He collaborated with Acne Studios in 2021 for the Women’s Spring/Summer runway collection, and has participated in numerous group exhibitions. Quinn received an MFA from California College of the Arts in 2016.
Ben Quinn, Super Projector, 2022, exhibition view, Et al. etc., San Francisco
Ben Quinn, Super Projector, 2022, exhibition view, Et al. etc., San Francisco
Ben Quinn, Super Projector, 2022, exhibition view, Et al. etc., San Francisco
Ben Quinn, Super Projector, 2022, exhibition view, Et al. etc., San Francisco
Ben Quinn, Jester Vision, 2022, Watercolor and UV varnish on canvas 84 x 120 inches
Ben Quinn, Still Life, 2022, Watercolor and UV varnish on PVA over inkjet print on paper, 24 x 36 inches
Ben Quinn, Keyhole 1, 2022, Watercolor and UV varnish on canvas 80 x 22 inche
Ben Quinn, Night Gnome (Flower Child), 2022, Watercolor and UV varnish, watercolor and UV varnish on PVA, 10 x 16 inches
Ben Quinn, Threshold Sequence 1, 2022 Watercolor and UV varnish on canvas, 60 x 48 inches
Ben Quinn, Threshold Sequence 2, 2022 Watercolor and UV varnish on canvas, 60 x 48 inches
Ben Quinn, Threshold Sequence 3, 2022 Watercolor and UV varnish on canvas, 60 x 48 inches
Ben Quinn, Threshold Sequence 4, 2022 Watercolor and UV varnish on canvas, 60 x 48 inches
Ben Quinn, Threshold Sequence 5, 2022, Watercolor and UV varnish on PVA over inkjet print on paper fixed to canvas, 60 x 48 inches