D3PROJECTS at Bergamot Station celebrates the opening of its space with a special
Michael Scoggins Exhibition
in partnership with ADLER & Co. GALLERY of San Francisco
July 21 – August 31, 2007
Opening reception for the artist: Saturday July 21, 2007, 4-8 pm
(by invitation only, please call gallery for details)
D3PROJECTS at Bergamot Station, CA, is delighted to present a special exhibition of new work by artist Michael Scoggins. Scoggins’ award-winning work has been exhibited throughout the United States and Europe, and is included in the permanent collection of the Museum of Modern Art, New York. The Artist holds an MFA in painting from the Savannah College of Art and Design. The Scoggins Exhibition will celebrate the launch of the exciting new experimental art space, d3projects at Bergamot Station in Santa Monica, California. The Grand Opening reception will be held Saturday, July 21, 4- 8pm at the d3projects’ Gallery Bergamot Station location, and is by invitation only (please call the gallery for details). This inaugural exhibition will continue through August 31st. Admission to the d3projects Gallery is free and will be open to the public. Gallery hours are: 10am – 6pm, Tuesday through Saturday.
The exhibition will feature a new group of Scoggins’ striking compositions on paper. The Artist’s “canvas” is, in fact, a large notebook sheet, complete with spiral bound edges and hand drawn blue lines, which he offers up wrinkled and dog-eared. It is a universally familiar image which he now elevates to a monumental 67 x 51 inches. He enlarges the sheet, creates a new perspective for us, and in the process, imbues the familiar images with a new sense of importance. He demonstrates vividly, and in heroic scale, how he is affected by American popular culture and world events, and how those forces have shaped all our lives. Scoggins infuses his unique works with a tactile component. He selectively tears, crumples and folds the sheets, giving the images a sense of history as he simultaneously establishes the works themselves as objects, expanding the definition of traditional drawing.
In the tradition of the great Pop and contemporary artists, Scoggins redefines the ordinary and familiar, composes a new vision, and, in the process, creates for the viewer an icon for the 21st century. As simple as it is sophisticated, his work is accessible, edgy, provocative and….witty, in an often sinister, way. Scoggins takes on the world like a kid in the schoolyard of life.
Scoggins’ bigger than life works, combine elements which pull on our collective memories and heartstrings. The works are emotionally charged – they make us laugh, they fill us with feelings of nostalgia or melancholy, while some make us angry and frustrated. The emblematic examples of the artist’s oeuvre on display at d3projects will make us sit up and take notice, think and respond, and most certainly provoke deliberation and discussion.
The exhibition will feature a new group of Scoggins’ striking compositions on paper. The Artist’s “canvas” is, in fact, a large notebook sheet, complete with spiral bound edges and hand drawn blue lines, which he offers up wrinkled and dog-eared. It is a universally familiar image which he now elevates to a monumental 67 x 51 inches. He enlarges the sheet, creates a new perspective for us, and in the process, imbues the familiar images with a new sense of importance. He demonstrates vividly, and in heroic scale, how he is affected by American popular culture and world events, and how those forces have shaped all our lives. Scoggins infuses his unique works with a tactile component. He selectively tears, crumples and folds the sheets, giving the images a sense of history as he simultaneously establishes the works themselves as objects, expanding the definition of traditional drawing.
In the tradition of the great Pop and contemporary artists, Scoggins redefines the ordinary and familiar, composes a new vision, and, in the process, creates for the viewer an icon for the 21st century. As simple as it is sophisticated, his work is accessible, edgy, provocative and….witty, in an often sinister, way. Scoggins takes on the world like a kid in the schoolyard of life.
Scoggins’ bigger than life works, combine elements which pull on our collective memories and heartstrings. The works are emotionally charged – they make us laugh, they fill us with feelings of nostalgia or melancholy, while some make us angry and frustrated. The emblematic examples of the artist’s oeuvre on display at d3projects will make us sit up and take notice, think and respond, and most certainly provoke deliberation and discussion.
D3projects opened in June 2007 to bring an interactive and friendly art environment to the general public and art aficionados. Our aim is to share a passion for art and become an artistic forum based on a participative spirit. Any proceeds resulting from our activity are used for activities bringing together artists, general public, collectors and dealers, or donated to charities.