WET PAINT 2:

NINE YOUNG LA ARTISTS

August 15 – 21, 2010

Jesse Mockrin - Steve Turner Contemporary Gallery

Michael Carter - Steve Turner Contemporary Gallery

Cody Trepte - Steve Turner Contemporary Gallery

Sean Sullivan - Steve Turner Contemporary Gallery

Nicole Miller - Steve Turner Contemporary Gallery

Brendan Threadgill - Steve Turner Contemporary Gallery

Joshua Nathanson - Steve Turner Contemporary Gallery

Patricia Fernandez - Steve Turner Contemporary Gallery

WET PAINT 2: Nine Young LA Artists, Installation view, Steve Turner Contemporary, August 2010.

Jesse Mockrin. Installation view, Steve Turner Contemporary, August 2010.

Jesse Mockrin. No Ordinary Sleep (flowers), 2010. Oil and photograph on canvas, 36 x 26 inches.

Jesse Mockrin. No Ordinary Sleep (ice), 2010. Oil and photograph on canvas, 36 x 26 inches.

Jesse Mockrin. No Ordinary Sleep (snow), 2010. Oil and photograph on canvas, 26 x 36 inches.

Jesse Mockrin. No Ordinary Sleep (rapids), 2010. Oil and photograph on canvas, 26 x 36 inches.

Michael Carter. WET PAINT 2: Nine Young LA Artists, Installation view, Steve Turner Contemporary, August 2010.

Michael Carter. Brute (blue and orange), 2010. Glazed cermaic, 28 1/2 x 21 x 21 inches.

Michael Carter. Brute (pink), 2010. Glazed cermaic, 28 1/2 x 21 x 21 inches.

Michael Carter. Party Tub (blue), 2010. Glazed cermaic, 15 1/2 x 20 x 20 inches.

Michael Carter. Party Tub (pink droplets), 2010. Glazed cermaic, 15 1/2 x 20 x 20 inches.

Michael Carter. Party Tub (yellow crackle), 2010. Glazed cermaic, 15 1/2 x 20 x 20 inches.

Cody Trepte. WET PAINT 2: Nine Young LA Artists, Installation view, Steve Turner Contemporary, August 2010.

Cody Trepte. All It Is, And Ever Was, And Ever Will Be, 2010. Graphite over silkscreen on paper, 24 x 18 inches.

Cody Trepte. All It Is, And Ever Was, And Ever Will Be, 2010. Silkscreen on paper, 24 x 18 inches.

Cody Trepte. All It Is, And Ever Was, And Ever Will Be, 2010. Graphite over silkscreen on paper, 24 x 18 inches.

Cody Trepte. All It Is, And Ever Was, And Ever Will Be, 2010. Graphite and diamond powder over silkscreen on paper, 24 x 18 inches.

Cody Trepte. All It Is, And Ever Was, And Ever Will Be, 2010. Ballpoint pen on paper, 24 x 18 inches.

Cody Trepte. All It Is, And Ever Was, And Ever Will Be, 2010. Diamond powder over silkscreen on paper, 24 x 18 inches.

Cody Trepte. All It Is, And Ever Was, And Ever Will Be, 2010. Graphite and diamond powder over silkscreen on paper, 24 x 18 inches.

Cody Trepte. All It Is, And Ever Was, And Ever Will Be, 2010. Ballpoint pen on paper, 24 x 18 inches.

Cody Trepte. All It Is, And Ever Was, And Ever Will Be, 2010. Silkscreen on paper, 24 x 18 inches.

Sean Sullivan. Installation view, Steve Turner Contemporary, August 2010.

Sean Sullivan. Untitled (Soil), 2010. Ink and gouache on paper, 17 x 15 inches.

Sean Sullivan. Untitled (Soil), 2010. Ink and gouache on paper, 17 x 15 inches. (detail)

Sean Sullivan. Dig, 2010. Ink on paper, 23 x 27 inches.

Sean Sullivan. Dig, 2010. Ink on paper, 23 x 27 inches. (detail)

Nicole Miller. The Alphabet, 2008. Quicktime animation, 3minutes.

Nicole Miller. The Alphabet, 2008. Quicktime animation, 3minutes. (detail)

Nicole Miller. Installation view, Steve Turner Contemporary, August 2010.

Nicole Miller. Essex Smith, 2009. Digital video projection, 8 minutes.

Brendan Threadgill. Installation view, Steve Turner Contemporary, August 2010.

Brendan Threadgill. Ideal City / Fortress City # 8, 2008. Graphite on paper, 22 1/4 x 22 inches.

Brendan Threadgill. Ideal City/Fortress # 6, 2008. Graphite on paper, 21 3/4 x 20 inches.

Brendan Threadgill. Ideal City/Fortress City # 12, 2009. Graphite on paper, 20 x 20 inches.

Brendan Threadgill. Gasbuggy, Nuclear Test Site, New Mexico, 2010. Lightjet print on transparent film, from unexposed, buried 4 x 5 transparency (depth three feet, duration four weeks), 40 x 30 inches.

Brendan Threadgill. Griffith Park Observatory, Los Angeles, California, 2010. Lightjet print on transparent film, from unexposed, buried 4 x 5 transparency (depth four inches, duration one week), 40 x 30 inches.

Joshua Nathanson. Installation view, Steve Turner Contemporary, August 2010.

Joshua Nathanson. More Than We Can Handle, 2010. Acrylic on wood panel, 30 x 24 inches.

Joshua Nathanson. Over Here, Check Out His Shoes, 2010. Acrylic on wood panel, 26 x 30 inches.

Joshua Nathanson. Scott, 2010. Acrylic on wood panel, 9 1/2 x 7 inches.

Joshua Nathanson. Lisa, 2010. Acrylic on wood panel, 15 x 12 inches.

Joshua Nathanson. Chapman, 2010. Acrylic on wood panel, 14 x 11 inches.

Michael Carter. Installation view, Steve Turner Contemporary, August 2010.

Michael Carter. Untitled (Pink), 2010. Post-consumer wood, urethane architectural ornament, oak and acrylic paint, 12 x 28 x 2 1/4 inches.

Michael Carter. Temporary Monument # 2, 2010. Post-consumer wood, duct tape, clamps and screws, 25 1/4 x 31 x 14 1/2 inches.

Michael Carter. The Stack is Popular in Contemporary Art, 2010. Post-consumer wood, plastic shelving brackets and acrylic paint, 13 1/4 x 47 x 7 inches.

Patricia Fernandez. THE ESTATE (The Translation, The Blanket, Hore Rock, Letters After 1975 and The Estate three Times From Memory), 2010. Poplar, linen, ceramic tile, plaster, acrylic paint and watercolor on paper, 60 x 33 x 12 x 21 inches. (View 1)

Patricia Fernandez. Installation view, Steve Turner Contemporary, August 2010.

Patricia Fernandez. Translation 1, 2010. Carved poplar with velvet, 10 x 7 inches.

Patricia Fernandez. 1947, 2010. Watercolor and acrylic on paper, 12 x 9 1/2 inches.

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Steve Turner Contemporary is pleased to present WET PAINT 2: Nine Young LA Artists, a one week exhibition featuring recently created works by talented local artists. These artists — Michael Carter, Patricia Fernandez, Matthias Merkel Hess, Nicole Miller, Jesse Mockrin, Joshua Nathanson, Sean Sullivan, Brendan Threadgill and Cody Trepte–will present work in a range of media include video, drawing, photography, sculpture and painting. The process of selection began immediately following last year’s inaugural edition of WET Paint, and during the course of the last year, over two hundred and fifty artists were considered.

WET PAINT 2 will be on view with extended hours (11 to 9), from Sunday, August 15 through Saturday, August 21, 2010 with the opening reception on Sunday, August 15, between 6 and 9. The exhibition may also be viewed by appointment from Monday, August 9, through Saturday, August 14. There will be two artist talks each night during the run of the show. For more information on each artist click thier name below.

Schedule of artist talks (Monday – Friday @ 7:30)

Monday, August 16
Jesse Mockrin
Matthias Merkel Hess

Tuesday, August 17
Cody Trepte
Sean Sullivan

Wednesday, August 18
Nicole Miller
Brendan Threadgill

Thursday, August 19
Joshua Nathanson
Michael Carter

Friday, August 20
Cody Trepte
Patricia Fernandez

Jesse Mockrin CV
Matthias Merkel Hess CV
Cody Trepte CV
Sean Sullivan CV
Nicole Miller CV
Brendan Threadgill CV
Joshua Nathanson CV
Michael Carter CV
Patricia Fernandez CV

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