November 19 - December 14
Reception: Saturday, November 23, 6-9 PM | Artist Performances: 8 PM
Artist Walkthrough: Saturday, December 7, 3 PM
Closing Performance: Saturday, November, 23, 2pm
K Ryan Henisey
installations
TAG Gallery is proud to present installations, an interactive and multi-layered collage experience by K. Ryan Henisey. installations invites viewers to become participants, embedding a piece of themselves in the art. Paper hearts and the artist’s familiar use of mixed patterns are central to interactive displays, perfect for photographs, selfies and boomerangs.
“With installations, I want you to make the final object of art,” says Henisey. “Using collage as my medium, I’ve created backdrops and paper sets that invite you in. The exhibition is deeply queer, selfie-centric, and there’s a lot of me in it—bits of my 80s-era childhood, favorite song lyrics, and my body.”
Henisey is fascinated with the intersection of social media and creative presence. His use of paper hearts plays foil to the human side of social “likes,” reminding that behind the object (and internet) is a living, emotional being. “We are complex people, full of complex relationships—both online and off,” he explains, “the art in installations reflects that.”Henisey has displayed at galleries and institutions throughout California, the Museu de la Garrotxa, Spain, and will debut in China at the Guangzhou Art Fair in February 2020. He currently serves as president of TAG Gallery in Los Angeles.
Concurrent with installations, Henisey presents My Youth, an exhibition of queer artists. Co-curated with artist Eugene Huffman, the show focuses on growing up queer. Both exhibitions are on display at TAG Galley from November 19 - December 14, 2019. An artist’s reception is open to the public, Saturday, November 23, 6-9pm.
Danny Janotta
Paradise
TAG Gallery is pleased to present Paradise, a presentation of personal oil paintings by artist Danny Janotta. The exhibition runs from November 19 – December 14 with a reception on Saturday, November 23 from 6 – 9 PM.
The canvases of Janotta’s Paradise often display lush landscapes from the artists’ travels that evoke a sense of calm and relaxation upon viewing, transporting the viewer to each destination as they stroll the gallery. Particular care was given to lighting and ambiance of each piece with Janotta focusing in on the effect of sunlight on each canvas, creating a sense paradise and depth among the flat surface.
Coming from a background that included uncles who were in the building trade, Danny pursued a career as an architect and received his Bachelor and Master degrees from the University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana in 1978 & 1980. His paintings capture the light and emotional feeling of Southern California, with color, restrained detail, architectural composition, and perspective. His work has been featured select publications has taught design classes at UCLA and USC. Janotta is a member of the American Institute of Architects and is a prominent designer of major hi-rise buildings, wineries, and residential towers in the USA and Asia.
Damon Reinagle
Endangered
TAG Gallery is pleased to present Endangered, a body of work by Damon Reinagle. This newest body of work consists of depictions of endangered wild life entangled in vibrant, and often-gradated backdrops. The exhibition runs from November 19 – December 14 with a reception on Saturday, November 23 from 6 – 9 PM.
As deforestation, poaching practices, and the illegal fishing and bleaching of the ocean’s reef continues, so do the suffering of the flora and fauna of the area. Reinagle soon fears that many species will soon dissolve away and become extinct. As such, this body of works serves as a way to preserve each species in his own way, utilizing pattern and color as the habitat for each of his subjects to occupy.
Each piece begins with multiple pigments being dumped onto blank canvas. The colors are then spread around, dragged and manipulated. By brushing, dragging, and spraying the paint layers he creates a flowing, patterned background upon which his animals can subtly merge into.
Reinagle asks his viewers to reflect on our impact on the plight of both the animal kingdom and ultimately how we as humanity view ourselves in relation to the species that co-inhabit the planet with us.