Surreal/ Unreal
Nov 05, 2016 - Dec 24, 2016
More than 100 works will be presented at Jack Rutberg Fine Arts in its new exhibition, 鈥淪urreal / Unreal鈥� opening on November 5 with a reception from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. The exhibition of paintings, drawings, prints and sculpture from the 1930s to the present expands upon Surrealism 鈥� its early years through the present day, and how it informs much of contemporary art. This wide ranging exhibition includes works by artists associated with the original Surrealist Movement early in the 20th century, such as Max Ernst, Georgio de Chirico, Joan Mir贸, Ren茅 Magritte, Roberto Matta, Dorothea Tanning, as well as works by Hans Bellmer, Wifredo Lam, Rufino Tamayo, and others. Having its origins in Europe, Surrealism soon had its international stylistic counterparts. Particularly notable in this exhibition are a number of important American works, including Alexander Calder鈥檚 exceedingly rare 1945 painting on canvas. A painting by Hans Burkhardt, 鈥淰oyage on the Metasola鈥� from 1936, created the year before Burkhardt moved to Los Angeles, depicts a visionary escape to an invented planet. Another painting by Burkhardt, 鈥淒ay and Night鈥� from 1937, represents one of the earliest major paintings created in full surrealist-bloom in Los Angeles. Among other noteworthy works are two by Frederick Kann, whose impact was formidable by his championing of modern art and artists as wide-ranging as Man Ray, Eugene Berman, Harry Bertoia, Hans Burkhardt and others. But Kann鈥檚 history in L.A. remains obscure as no critical examination of his contribution exists. Sculptor/painter Claire Falkenstein is represented by two paintings on canvas from the early 1940s, when she was celebrated in San Francisco museum exhibitions. Her early paintings anticipate the breakthroughs she was to affect in sculpture in her move to Paris in 1950, where she encountered many artists who were impacted by Surrealism and were a part of its progeny. The exhibition features numerous original graphic works. Notable is the complete series of Roberto Matta鈥檚 very first etchings, which remained unpublished for decades due to their provocative sexual nature. Created in 1943 in S.W. Hayter鈥檚 studio, Atelier 17, at the New School for Social Research in New York, while both artists were escaping Paris during World War II, these ten etchings are shown in Los Angeles in their entirety for the very first time. Work by Hayter from this period is also included in the exhibition.
More than 100 works will be presented at Jack Rutberg Fine Arts in its new exhibition, 鈥淪urreal / Unreal鈥� opening on November 5 with a reception from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. The exhibition of paintings, drawings, prints and sculpture from the 1930s to the present expands upon Surrealism 鈥� its early years through the present day, and how it informs much of contemporary art. This wide ranging exhibition includes works by artists associated with the original Surrealist Movement early in the 20th century, such as Max Ernst, Georgio de Chirico, Joan Mir贸, Ren茅 Magritte, Roberto Matta, Dorothea Tanning, as well as works by Hans Bellmer, Wifredo Lam, Rufino Tamayo, and others. Having its origins in Europe, Surrealism soon had its international stylistic counterparts. Particularly notable in this exhibition are a number of important American works, including Alexander Calder鈥檚 exceedingly rare 1945 painting on canvas. A painting by Hans Burkhardt, 鈥淰oyage on the Metasola鈥� from 1936, created the year before Burkhardt moved to Los Angeles, depicts a visionary escape to an invented planet. Another painting by Burkhardt, 鈥淒ay and Night鈥� from 1937, represents one of the earliest major paintings created in full surrealist-bloom in Los Angeles. Among other noteworthy works are two by Frederick Kann, whose impact was formidable by his championing of modern art and artists as wide-ranging as Man Ray, Eugene Berman, Harry Bertoia, Hans Burkhardt and others. But Kann鈥檚 history in L.A. remains obscure as no critical examination of his contribution exists. Sculptor/painter Claire Falkenstein is represented by two paintings on canvas from the early 1940s, when she was celebrated in San Francisco museum exhibitions. Her early paintings anticipate the breakthroughs she was to affect in sculpture in her move to Paris in 1950, where she encountered many artists who were impacted by Surrealism and were a part of its progeny. The exhibition features numerous original graphic works. Notable is the complete series of Roberto Matta鈥檚 very first etchings, which remained unpublished for decades due to their provocative sexual nature. Created in 1943 in S.W. Hayter鈥檚 studio, Atelier 17, at the New School for Social Research in New York, while both artists were escaping Paris during World War II, these ten etchings are shown in Los Angeles in their entirety for the very first time. Work by Hayter from this period is also included in the exhibition.
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