Andrew Cannon, L.C.T., 2014, PVA matte medium, adhesive size, acrylic, metallic foil, and pigment foil on panel, 24 x 20″ (photo by and courtesy of the artist)
If you live in the Los Angeles area, you must go and see this exhibition of paintings by Andrew Cannon at the Santa Monica Museum of Art! Cannon is interested in holography and alchemical processes. His paintings are beautifully layered with various mediums, paints, and metallic foils, giving them a wonderful texture and lustrous iridescent shimmer. Materials are transferred onto the canvas through a variety of processes and mark making techniques – baking, spraying, pouring, fingerprinting, etc. To really understand the complexity and beauty of these paintings they must be viewed in person. Chemical Computer is on view until July 12, 2014.
Andrew Cannon, Berenice, 2014, PVA lenticular print, holographic foil, adhesive size, and car truck spatter paint on panel, 24 x 20″ (image courtesy of the artist, photo by Jeff McLane)
Andrew Cannon, Monogram Advantium, 2014, spray paint, adhesive size, metallic foil, and pigment foil on panel, 24 x 20″ (photo by and courtesy of the artist)
Installation View, Andrew Cannon: Chemical Computer, Santa Monica Museum of Art, 2014 (image courtesy of the artist, photo by Jeff McLane)
Andrew Cannon, Imperial Griddle, 2014, PVA, automotive paint, spray paint, adhesive size, metallic foil, and pigment foil on panel, 24 x 20″ (photo by and courtesy of the artist)
Installation View, Andrew Cannon: Chemical Computer, Santa Monica Museum of Art, 2014 (image courtesy of the artist, photo by Jeff McLane)
Andrew Cannon, Prime Blodgett, 2014, PVA spray paint, adhesive size, pigment foil, and holographic foil on panel, 24 x 20″ (photo by and courtesy of the artist)
Andrew Cannon, Wedgewood Holly, 2014, PVA, automotive paint, adhesive size, metallic foil, and pigment foil on panel, 24 x 20″ (photo by and courtesy of the artist)
Andrew Cannon, Diatom, 2014, PVA, pigment foil, metallic foil, holographic foil, adhesive size, and paper on panel, 24 x 20″ (photo by and courtesy of the artist)