November Artist Focus at Galerie Le Royer, Montreal, Quebec.
Exhibition in Montreal at Galerie Le Royer
Category: new work
Solo Show in Monterrey Mexico with GE Galeria
Verbicky followed up a sold-out Zona Maco exhibition with GE Galeria in February 2018 with a solo exhibition in the gallery’s Monterrey, Mexico space. ‘Factor of Existence’ brought a large collection of new works to Mexico from the artist’s California studio, including large-scale ‘Bhavanga’ works on canvas. Click below to read more about the exhibition:
READ MORE: ‘Soothing Agitation’ on Ge Galeria’s website: https://www.gegaleria.com/blog/soothing-agitation-james-verbicky-s-factor-of-existence
ZONA MACO 2018 SOLD OUT SHOW with GE Galeria
2018 was a fantastic year at Zona Maco. GE Galeria, with locations in Mexico City and Monterrey, sold out of Verbickys!
Zona Maco 2018 exhibition in Mexico City with GE Galeria
James Verbicky at his studio preparing artwork for GE Galeria
The Karma Revero Art Car by James Verbicky at Christie’s Auction House
On January 25, 2018, Karma Automotive revealed the new Karma Revero Art Car designed and hand-painted by artist James Verbicky at Christie’s Auction House in Beverly Hills.
The Progression:
Mindstream Exhibition Opens in Vancouver at Kostuik Gallery – April 2017
Excerpt, Kostuik Gallery
Edmonton, Alberta born, Southern California based Verbicky presents his Citta Samanta series and Cranes sont en, or “skull”, paintings – works with three-dimensional surfaces that transcend traditional painting and venture into the realm of sculpture, utilizing vintage media, graphics, advertisements and obsolete branding materials. Debuting as well is Verbicky’s new Bhavanga Series, a transfer of this artist’s ability to create large wall murals onto canvas, employing hand painted and stenciled works that include the subtle use of crystalina (“diamond dust”) in between the movement of his signature horizontal bands.
“Verbicky’s works are a shared psychic location, which reminds me most of the insightful 1960’s notion that information systems overload creates pattern recognition. It was a somewhat visionary and strangely exotic concept back then, but in today’s digital world it is simply the everyday place we all live in. And it is for that salient reason that he strikes me as being both a masterful neo-pop artist and a gifted interpreter of the neo-baroque culture we currently occupy, the electronic world in which all consuming immersive spectacle has become the fabula, or story, of our daily lives. His pieces are thus futuristic relics, mosaic-like stage sets where words and images collide as tertiary mandalas. They are nearly four-dimensional emblemata for a new secular age of sensational saturation.“
Immersive: The Neo-Baroque Paintings of James Verbicky by Donald Brackett
Luminescent Mind Exhibition Opens Madison Gallery – June 2017
84 Diameter x 2 inches | Mixed Media / Resin on Wood | 05.17.2017
60 Diameter x 2 inches | Mixed Media / Resin on Wood | 05.17.2017
60 Diameter x 2 inches | Mixed Media / Resin on Wood | 05.17.2017
48 Diameter x 2 inches | Mixed Media / Resin on Wood | 04.27.2017
48 Diameter x 2 inches | Mixed Media / Resin on Wood | 04.27.2017
Gallery Press Release:
La Jolla, March 31st, 2017– Madison Gallery presents James Verbicky’s ninth solo exhibition, Luminescent Mind: A Decade
of Works. For over 10 years James Verbicky has established himself as one of Southern California’s leading contemporary artists. From abstraction to mixed media, Luminescent Mind: A Decade of Works will examine Verbicky’s creative progression. Popular culture imagery is used a dialogue between artist and viewer. From his media paintings composed of vintage magazines to his new large-scale ERA series on canvas. Verbicky’s heavily graphic aesthetics play with practice elements of Robert Rauschenberg as the artist prefers to leave interpretation to the viewer. Verbicky’s texts create a realm of constant dialogue between artist and viewer.
Verbicky original works are counted in hundreds of important private, public, celebrity, and museum collections in countries all over the world. He collaborates frequently with philanthropic organizations, using his artwork to raise thousands for nonprofits like Waterkeeper Alliance and the Art of Elysium. His works have been the focus of international exhibitions, from Berlin, to New York City, to Boston, Los Angeles, and San Diego, and have been auctioned by Sotheby’s & Christie’s.
The opening reception will feature an artist lecture led by Madison Gallery owner, Lorna York as part of Madison Gallery Artist Lecture Series. The lecture will focus on the art of collecting as well as the artist’s artistic and creative evolution. Emphasis will be placed on current contemporary art market practices, as well as the importance of collecting contemporary art.
Founded in 2001, Madison Gallery is committed to representing emerging, mid-career and established international artists whom work in a range of media. Inspired by an earnest dedication and passion for art, the gallery consistently exhibits a high standard of contemporary art. Madison Gallery works closely in building private, corporate and public collections thus placing it amongst the leading contemporary galleries in California. Blouin Modern Painters Magazine has recognized our program for the fourth year in a row as one of the Top 500 galleries worldwide.
Exhibition dates: May 27th – July 2nd, 2017
Venue: 1055 Wall Street, La Jolla, CA 92037
Opening Reception: Saturday, May 27th
Opening Reception Hours: 6-9 p.m.
Artist Lecture Hours: 7-8 p.m.
Contact us: 858-459-0836/info@madisongalleries.com
Detail, Citta Samtana Era 1 © James Verbicky
Citta Samtana Era 1 © James Verbicky 2016
James Verbicky with collector Eylse Walker.
James Verbicky’s studio with installed ‘Era’ paintings, 90 x 90 inches.
Artist James Verbicky ‘Era 1’ © james verbicky Photo by Tim Hardy
60 x 60 x 2 inches | Mixed Media / Enamel on Canvas on Wood | 02.13.16 |
ERA 5 © james verbicky 2016
Era: Large-Scale Canvas Paintings
James has been experimenting with extremely large scale canvases to create a new series called ‘Era’ … mixed media, enamel on canvas, aluminum and wood.
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