{"id":1102,"date":"2014-04-03T12:04:36","date_gmt":"2014-04-03T19:04:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/curatingla.com\/?p=1102"},"modified":"2014-04-10T21:09:37","modified_gmt":"2014-04-11T04:09:37","slug":"john-tierney-paintings-on-display-at-skidmore-contemporary-art","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/curatingla.com\/cla\/2014\/04\/03\/john-tierney-paintings-on-display-at-skidmore-contemporary-art\/","title":{"rendered":"John Tierney Paintings on Display at Skidmore Contemporary Art"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1105\" alt=\"JohnTierney_AmLight2Exhibition\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/curatingla.com\/cla\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/JohnTierney_AmLight2Exhibition.jpg?resize=353%2C98&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"353\" height=\"98\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Longtime followers of Curating Los Angeles will likely remember my <a href=\"http:\/\/curatingla.com\/?s=%22John+Tierney%22\" target=\"_blank\">previous posts<\/a> about English painter John Tierney. Ever since first learning of the artist and his work in late 2011, I\u2019ve had the pleasure of interviewing Tierney, meeting him during one of his regular visits to LA, and seeing his paintings in person when I attended a stylish exhibition of his work at the Paul Smith store on Melrose. I\u2019ve also had the opportunity to watch his body of work grow over time as he periodically adds images to his <a href=\"http:\/\/www.john-tierney.com\" target=\"_blank\">web site<\/a>.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Now I\u2019m very excited to let you know about Tierney\u2019s first <a href=\"http:\/\/www.skidmorecontemporaryart.com\/index.htm\" target=\"_blank\">solo exhibition<\/a> in a Los Angeles art gallery. Consisting of 31 paintings, the show presents a range of work produced over a four-year period (2011 \u2013 2014). Most of the paintings depict recognizable locations and buildings in Los Angeles, with the remainder picturing scenes in Las Vegas, New York, and Twentynine Palms. You can see photographs of these paintings <a href=\"http:\/\/www.skidmorecontemporaryart.com\/john-tierney.htm\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>So why am I so enamored of Tierney\u2019s work? For one thing, like me, he is captivated by Los Angeles and the desert landscape in and around Joshua Tree National Park. Equally as important is the way he approaches his subjects. Tierney is a keen observer of the world around him and is drawn to small details of a scene that he deftly translates to his canvas. For example, in the lower right hand corner of his painting titled <i>This is Not Graffiti is It?, LA, <\/i>Tierney has included a man working on a utility box. It\u2019s easy to miss him at first glance, because his blue clothes blend in with the background, but I think he injects activity into the scene and makes the overall composition that much more compelling.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1108\" style=\"width: 590px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1108\" data-attachment-id=\"1108\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/curatingla.com\/cla\/2014\/04\/03\/john-tierney-paintings-on-display-at-skidmore-contemporary-art\/johntierney_thisisnotgraffiti\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/curatingla.com\/cla\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/JohnTierney_ThisisNotGraffiti.jpg?fit=580%2C485&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"580,485\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"JohnTierney_ThisisNotGraffiti\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/curatingla.com\/cla\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/JohnTierney_ThisisNotGraffiti.jpg?fit=580%2C485&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1108\" title=\"This is Not Graffiti is It? LA\" alt=\"JohnTierney_ThisisNotGraffiti\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/curatingla.com\/cla\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/JohnTierney_ThisisNotGraffiti.jpg?resize=580%2C485&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"580\" height=\"485\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/curatingla.com\/cla\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/JohnTierney_ThisisNotGraffiti.jpg?w=580&amp;ssl=1 580w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/curatingla.com\/cla\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/JohnTierney_ThisisNotGraffiti.jpg?resize=300%2C250&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1108\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">This is Not Graffiti is It?, LA 2013 by John Tierney \/ Oil on canvas<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Finally, Tierney\u2019s skillful use of color, his attraction to different architectural styles, his expert composition and his talent for depicting the unique light that illuminates southern California make his work feel at once familiar and new. It\u2019s like he captures the essence of an old friend that I immediately recognize, while at the same time revealing some aspect of their personality that was previously hidden.<\/p>\n<p><strong>DETAILS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>What<\/strong>: American Light 2 \u2013 Paintings by John Tierney<\/p>\n<p><strong>When<\/strong>: April 5<sup>th<\/sup> through May 1st<\/p>\n<p><strong>Where<\/strong>: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.skidmorecontemporaryart.com\/index.htm\" target=\"_blank\">Skidmore Contemporary Art<\/a>, located at Bergamot Station\u2028 2525 Michigan Avenue, D-2 \u2028Santa Monica, California 90404<\/p>\n<p><strong>More Information<\/strong>:<br \/>\nTo purchase a John Tierney painting, visit and\/or contact the gallery<br \/>\nLearn more about the artist <a href=\"http:\/\/curatingla.com\/2012\/01\/16\/john-tierney-sees-the-light-in-los-angeles-and-paints\/\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a><br \/>\nVisit the artist&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/www.john-tierney.com\" target=\"_blank\">web site<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Longtime followers of Curating Los Angeles will likely remember my previous posts about English painter John Tierney. 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