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Opening Night Photos: Jeff Soto x Dave Cooper at Jonathan LeVine
Wednesday July 07, 2010 |
 Two highly regarded painters, Jeff Soto and Dave Cooper, unveiled their unique, imaginative, and detailed works at Jonathan LeVine Gallery. The two series compliment one another well and the fans came out in full force to take a peek at the visual splendor. Lifecycle, is the exhibition by California based artist Jeff Soto. On the other side of the gallery, we see Mangle, new drawings and paintings of twisted ladies, by Ottawa-based artist Dave Cooper.
As the show title suggests, works in Lifecycle refer to birth, death, and the voyage in between. The artist’s interest in time, mortality, fatherhood and generational relationships—within his own family and humankind in general—are explored through visual metaphors and symbolism.
Through the challenging, disturbing quality of the imagery in Mangle, Cooper continues to explore themes of libido, hedonism, body image, fantasy, and ambiguity with refined skill and technique. The shapes of these nude or scantily clad figures are often exaggeratedly lumpy, with large heads, bulging eyes, shiny red cheeks and toothy grins. They interact with one another in ways that appear disturbingly violent, suggestively sensual, or both, implying bizarre narratives of perverse scenarios and intense human drama.
Make sure to read our interview with Jeff Soto here, where he talks more in-depth about Lifecycle.
All event photos by Gordon Watts Artwork photos courtesy Jonathan LeVine Gallery
Jeff Soto's Lifecycle &
Solo Exhibitions
June 26—July 24, 2010
Jonathan LeVine Gallery
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