New Graphic Geometric Art: The Omphems Reyall Series

April 13th, 2013 | No Comments

Graphic Geometric Art by Grant Wiggins - Omphems Reyall 1
Graphic geometric art: New painting by Grant Wiggins, Omphems Reyall 1.

Graphic geometric art is really what I love to make, and it’s really what inspires me to keep innovating artistically.

My take on, or version of, graphic geometric art places emphasis on geometry — dynamic, visually charged compositions — but affords room for negative space, to achieve a balance. The result is a balance between minimalism and design-inspired maximalism.

That said, the newest addition to my portfolio is a series of three graphic geometric art works titled Omphems Reyall. The first painting in this series measures 20 x 32 inches (51 x 81 cm). The following pair is of paintings each measure 10 x 16 inches (25 x 41 cm).

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Omphems Reyall 2 and 3, respectively.

The invented word “Reyall” in the title is a pun and reference to Real Madrid football club, whose away jersey for the 2012/2013 season (below left; via realmadridshop.com) is the inspiration for this series’ color combination. As these graphic geometric art works began to take shape, the colors also reminded me of the paint scheme for the Subaru Impreza WRX rally car (below right; image via Ericd on wikipedia.org).

real madrid 2012-13 away shirt and 2005 subaru impreza wrx rally car

Hexagons, stripes, and geometric patterns — I just can’t get enough of them!

Thanks for reading.

— Grant Wiggins

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‘Beyond Minimalism’ Art Exhibition

April 6th, 2013 | No Comments

There’s plenty of time to see the Beyond Minimalism art exhibition I’m a part of at Hudson|LINC Gallery. The show will be on view through Friday, May 3.

Opening night, held March 19, was well attended. Los Angeles artist and designer Sacha Baumann in a very nicely done blog post describes Beyond Minimalism as “really good — bright, playful, tactile,” and offers several interesting glimpses of my paintings on opening night.

Below are photos of my work in Beyond Minimalism:

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From left to right, the paintings are:

Hudson|LINC is open Monday through Friday, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. and by appointment. The gallery is located on the second floor of the Pacific Design Center’s Blue Building. More at hudsonlinc.com.

— Grant Wiggins

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Next Show: Beyond Minimalism at Hudson|LINC Gallery, Pacific Design Center, West Hollywood, California

March 13th, 2013 | 1 Comment »

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Hudson|LINC Gallery is located within the 1.2 million-square-foot Pacific Design Center, which houses 15 art galleries and more than 130 design showrooms in West Hollywood, California.

My next group show is Beyond Minimalism at Hudson|LINC Gallery at Design Lab at PDC, located within the Pacific Design Center in West Hollywood, California.

Beyond Minimalism opens March 19 and will remain on view through May 3. An opening reception will be held March 19, from 5 to 8:30 p.m.

Hudson|LINC curators Shannon LaBelle and Nick Lisica describe Beyond Minimalism as “a visually minimalist show incorporating works that utilize simplification and possess a straightforward quality. The pieces achieve a directness that allows the viewer to encounter the work in the immediate here and now. The show encourages the viewer to engage with work, whether classically minimalist or not, in a way that is uncomplicated and purely aesthetic.”

Including myself, six artists will show in Beyond Minimalism. The show’s roster also includes Robert Boyd, Doug Edge, David French, Victor Landweber, and Ryan McCann.

Meltdown by Grant Wiggins in Beyond Minimalism
Beyond Minimalism will be the first time in which I exhibit Meltdown, a painting I made in March 2011.

I will be exhibiting five paintings in Beyond Minimalism:

Located on the second floor of the Pacific Design Center’s Blue Building, Design Lab at PDC is a collection of galleries that collectively provide “a platform to explore art that addresses the design center’s unique context of interior design, spanning a variety of disciplines and media.”

Hudson|LINC is open Monday through Friday, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. and by appointment. Learn more about Hudson|LINC at hudsonlinc.com.

I hope to share installation photos with you next week.

— Grant Wiggins

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