BlogBloghttp://www.toddwilliamson.com/blog/2008-12-19T00:43:40ZSquarespaceLA Contemporaryhttp://www.toddwilliamson.com/blog/2008/12/19/la-contemporary.html[Your Name Here]2008-12-19T00:42:34Z2008-12-19T00:42:34ZLA Contemporary is enthusiastic to present a solo exhibition of LINES OF VISION by Los Angeles based artist, Todd Williamson. In Lines of Vision, Williamson will introduce his most recent paintings, all of which have been completed in 2008. Todd Williamson's use of the horizontal line acts as the framework and structure of his creative expression. Williamson's use of color creates an emotional chaos that is constrained by the harmony and order driven by the horizontal lines. Marco di Mauro, the Italian art historian and critic, referred to Williamson's paintings as "having mastered the teachings of the great Paul Klee in his ability to paint pure emotion and express this on canvas." The body of this work is produced on aluminum panels that are specially constructed for the artist. The lustrous effect created by the perfect surface of the aluminum adds a depth and complexity to the already emotional works. In each work, color binds onto his linearformat like enigmatic hieroglyphics or musical notes on a score sheet whose mysteries are to be deciphered by the viewer. Transplanted from the deep South to a metropolis, Los Angeles, Williamson brings with him a passionate flair that draws from that musical, colorful heritage. Todd Williamson received a "curators choice award" from the Spectrum exhibition at the Micro Museum in New York in 2007. Williamson's paintings were selected for "The Art of Vision" at the Zimmer Childrens Museum in Los Angeles and for the 3rd Songzhuang Art Festival in Beijing China. He was also shown in 2008 at the Biennale d'Italia. He has attended the American Academy in Rome as a visiting artist, the Skopelos Foundation, Louise Bourgeois' artist salons, and the Scuolo Internationale da Grafica di Venezia. Williamson's work is collected both nationally and internationally by numerous major art collectors and foundations.

Hoojung Lee

Gallery Director

LA Contemporary

]]>Fall/Winter 2008http://www.toddwilliamson.com/blog/2008/9/28/fallwinter-2008.html[Your Name Here]2008-09-28T22:33:14Z2008-09-28T22:33:14ZSo here's whats going on in the next few months! 

I have my first show at LA Contemporary in Culver City (Los Angeles) CA,  November 1st.  Opening is Nov 1st, 6-9pm  MARTINI PARTY!   Everyone is invited!  Its going to be a great show!  Curated by Hoojung Lee.

The day after the opening, I fly to Naples Italy for a preview of my Milan show on November 4th. 

I open in Milan at the Japanese Institute of Culture (Brera) November 13th - 30th.  Opening Nov 13th.  Curated by Cynthia Penna.

*FLASH ART magazine is doing a feature on the Milan show in their November issue!!!  Its writtien by an importatn Italian art historian and critic, Marco di Mauro.

**ART AND LIVING magazine is doing a feature article on the LA show in their November issue. 

January 2009  This is my first university show.  It is in Nashville Tn @  Belmont Universtiy, Leu Art Gallery.  The reception will start in Harton Concert Hall with a "performance piece" written in collaboration with Greg Walter of the University of North Carolina, School of the Performing Arts.   This piece will involve a 4 ft diameter painting suspended from the center of the concert hall and 5 musicians.  Its going to be very moving and the first of its kind at Belmont!  Curated by Victoria Boone.

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