Katy Cowan, Tomory Dodge, Sky Glabush, Sedrick Huckaby, Kristy Luck and Joanne Petit-Frère: From Within

Philip Martin Gallery is proud to present, "From Within," an exhibition of paintings, works-on-paper and photographs by Katy Cowan, Tomory Dodge, Sky Glabush, Sedrick Huckaby, Kristy Luck and Joanne Petit-Frère. 

Katy Cowan's works-on-paper, "cut" and "the surface, the surface," reflect Northern California. They “show the shifting winds, the force of the Pacific Ocean on Northern California coastlines, the foggy calm of the evening sun burning through the atmosphere.” Poetry is another influence in Cowan’s work. As a visual artist, working in response to poetry, “takes time,” Cowan writes, “you have to step back, see your world in a new way, and let that change affect you.” 

Tomory Dodge's paintings address form and figuration, line and abstraction. In his oil-on-canvas works, Dodge works both additively and reductively, laying down paint and removing it in successive passes, through scraping, scumbling and fluid brushwork. In his still life and landscape paintings, Dodge explores observed light. "The process of painting from observation is the process of studying and reacting to one's own perception." 

Sky Glabush’s painting, "Central Plan," includes passages in oil and sand that play off brilliant areas of translucent color laid down with a brush. His weaving, "Floating Rectangle," creates "the material surface of painting while also exploring its relationship to textiles.” Glabush comments, "What began as an investigation into the support of painting—not simply accepting the default material of canvas or linen but trying to create my own—has become an increasingly integral part of my practice."

Sedrick Huckaby's ink on paper works, "The Family Standing" and "Untitled," depict the artist and his loved ones. Everyday people are the essence of Sedrick Huckaby’s work. "Ordinary people matter," he comments. Huckaby's work reminds us of art's power as a communicative tool, one that engenders change by empowering an understanding of one's own life, and those of the people around us. “The African-American family and its heritage has been the content of my work for several years,” Huckaby writes. “In large-scale portraits of family and friends I try to aggrandize ordinary people by painting them on a monumental scale.”  

Kristy Luck’s paintings are windows into psychological spaces where forms emerge from fluid gestures and rich colors. Building upon sketches, her surreal landscapes evoke a subconscious understanding of space and objects. The titles give viewers a glimpse of her intentions and the imagery and patterns echo historical depictions of women in melancholic or revelatory states. 

Joanne Petit-Frère’s new scanner works negotiate appearance and identity as experienced by the self, and consumed by others. They experiment with iPhone imagery in archiving the dissonance and exploration of hand-practice, from manual to autonomous, and track the movement between braiding, hand sewing, drafting, Polaroid, digital and scanning.

In accordance with Los Angeles County Covid-19 protocol, Philip Martin Gallery is currently open by appointment only. To make an appointment, or to get additional images, or information please email info@philipmartingallery.com, or call 213-422-9286. Philip Martin Gallery is located at 2712 S. La Cienega Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90034 in the Culver City area of Los Angeles between Venice and Washington Blvd., just south of the 10 Freeway.