Solemnity Not Just a Promise
Solemnity, a characteristic seldom identified with the Hollywood portion of the Los Angeles Basin, is necessary to thoroughly absorb the depth, the rich purpose and the highly sensitive direction of the artist’s labors.
To underpin this second in a series of related exhibits, she relies on the delicate concept of transferring abstractions into smallish objects that are delicious cerebral challenges. Or as Ms. London would say, she is “creating works that are at once complex and minimal.”
Titular Terpsichory
For this exhibit, called “ESCALATion: The Birth of an Object,” Ms. London creatively incorporated a new dimension, graphic geography/linguistics. A savvy student of marketing, which may stem from her days in live theatre, she admitted the other day that there is not a sober significance to capitalizing certain letters, not others, in the exhibit’s title.
Entering Esoteria
Ms. London’s professional and personal interests tend toward the esoteric, as visitors to her 5-week exhibit, on the upper floor at 3740 W. Sunset Blvd. — just east of Vermont — will clearly see. (323.668.0734 or info@sblondon.com.)
In the name of precious order, the stars of the new exhibit form a natural progression from the previous exhibit, “RESISTance: Prints of Microscopic Patterns.”
“The cement objects,” she says, “are a fusion of contrary forces. The microscopic is magnified, the hidden is revealed, the interior is reversed to exterior, and the background becomes foreground.”
Bringing Secrets to the Fore
Setting the scene for Saturday night, she says that “nature’s simple, sophisticated and yet soothing qualities” are at the root of the exhibit. She describes her sculpted creations as “intuitive objects that are the result of an exploration and experimentation with microscopic patterns and the subconscious.”
Along the innovative margins of her professional life, Ms. London supplies a stimulating narrative that pretty much eliminates the usefulness of a middle man.
Through the Looking Glass
Speaking as artfully as she imaginatively brings the hidden beautification of nature to life, listen to Ms. London provide a festive latticework that may serve as an elaborately adorned looking glass through which her artistry may be viewed.
By applying a fresh approach to the mysterious, secretive worlds of nature, she says, she is able to “transform these innate shapes into characters performing a non-verbal drama. Touching on the themes of tension and trust, these graceful assemblies are poised with elegance depicting familiar yet wordless narratives.”
A Journey of Wonder
By the glow of day or evening, one who journeys through Ms. London’s lithe but scenic locution is sure to be rewarded. It is if she were relentlessly kneading the dough of her highway-wide vocabulary into a uniquely irresistible cerebral casserole.
“ESCALATion: The Birth of an Object” opens with a reception Saturday, 6 to 10 p.m., at the gallery of S B London, 3740 W. Sunset Blvd. Closes on Friday, March 23. 323.668.0734 or 323.356.1105 or email, info@sblondon.com.
