Morgan Wells

I'd Tell You, But I'd Have To Kill You

January 8 – February 5, 2011

Morgan Wells - Steve Turner Contemporary Gallery

I'd Tell You, But I'd Have To Kill You, Installation view, Steve Turner Contemporary, January 2010.

The Mind Influencers and Bothersome Thoughts That Won't Go Away, 2010. Wood, enamel and latex paint, hand carved MDF, concrete, and found ceramic vessel, 73 x 32 x 32 inches.

I'd Tell You, But I'd Have To Kill You, Installation view, Steve Turner Contemporary, January 2010.

The Inability To Articulate Ideas Verbally, 2010. Hand carved MDF, collection of found nails and enamel paint, 14 x 15 x 10 inches.

I'd Tell You, But I'd Have To Kill You, Installation view, Steve Turner Contemporary, January 2010.

A Natural Substance In The Brain That Helps Maintain Mental Balance, 2010. Blocks made from particle board and enamel paint; silver gelatin photograph in artist's hand carved MDF frame; and hand carved MDF with enamel paint, 68 x 15 x 15 inches, (detail).

Because I Said So, 2010. Graphite and gesso on canvas over panel, 30 x 40 inches.

The Possibilities are Positively Mind-Bending, 2010. Collage pieces of oil on canvas cut from a found painting and pieces cut from found elementary school posters on a gessoed panel, 36 x 24 inches.

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Steve Turner Contemporary is pleased to present I’d Tell You, But I’d Have To Kill You, Morgan Wells’ first solo exhibition at the gallery. Wells will present a sculptural installation consisting of handcrafted interlocking blocks of a uniform size which are made from disparate materials including found wood, trashed furniture, painted particleboard, and leftover scraps from previous projects. These modular block walls both dissect and create new space within the gallery, and within the new spaces, Wells will present other sculptural works.

Born in Los Angeles in 1980, Wells earned a BA from the University of California, Los Angeles (2006) and an MFA from the University of California, Irvine, (2009). His work has been exhibited at LAXART, Los Angeles; South La Brea Gallery, Inglewood; Inmo Gallery, Los Angeles; The USC Roski Fine Arts Gallery, Los Angeles; Tight Space, Santa Ana and The University Art Gallery, Irvine.

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