"Bliss, Synanon, 1973"
ink and acrylic on acetate on enamel on paper
11x14 inches
Ami Tallman 2008

 
an older piece, from a series of portraits of men in think tanks.
ink on tissue paper, 11x14 inches, 2005

our mimsy
9x12 inches
graphite on paper
Ami Tallman 2007

In Memoriam for our Gentle Friends.
New Work by Ami Tallman
Trudi
Opening Saturday, April 21
8-10 Pm
510 Bernard ST. Los Angeles, CA 90012.

www.hellotrudi.com

11 x 17 inches, water-soluble oil on paper
Ami Tallman 2007

The New York show is at a gallery called Brooklyn Fireproof



"Slouching Marble"
11x14 inches, water-soluble oil on paper, Ami Tallman 2007



"Oh to be a sailor"
6 1/2 x 7 1/2 inches, acrylic and ink on paper, Ami Tallman 2007



These are also pieces in the New York show. The interiors are from mansions designed by Robert Adam.

from the new york show
"Lurke Here at Home"
9 x 12 inches
ink, water-soluble oil, and watercolor pencil on paper
Ami Tallman, 2007

images from the seeline show

this is an
installation shot from "braveland"
at seeline in santa monica,
which closed today

Naïve Set Theory:

Brian Bress, Julie Lequin, Jennifer Sullivan and Ami Tallman
Curated by Catherine Taft

Exhibition:
November 11 – December 31, 2006

Reception:
Saturday, November 11, 2006; 6:00 – 8:00 p.m.

Cirrus Gallery
542 S. Alameda Street
Los Angeles, CA
California
North America
p: 1 213 680 0930
m:
f: 1 213 680 0930
w: www.cirrusgallery.com

Cirrus Gallery is pleased to present Naïve Set Theory, a group show of new work by Los Angeles-based artists Brian Bress, Julie Lequin, Ami Tallman, and New York-based artist, Jennifer Sullivan.

As a mathematical notion, Naïve Set Theory grew from an informal understanding of collections of objects in order to allow mathematicians to conceptualize infinite sets of elements. This exhibition casually draws from this idea to link the work of four emerging artists, all who construct a kind of forged innocence or blithe ambivalence through which to filter mature, meticulous, and often political expressions. Exploring issues ranging from psychological states, nationalistic identity, institutional authority, allegory, myth and popular culture, these four artists fashion loose and lively visual vocabularies from which to cull conceptual meaning. Though their stylistic choices and techniques are distinct, they are not unrelated, working in a variety of media, including video, collage, photography, MP3, sculpture, performance, drawing and painting, Bress, Lequin and Sullivan use the self as a conduit for ideas. While Tallman’s practice centers solely on drawing, her text and images allow greater social and cultural discourses to emerge in subtly provoking ways.

Brian Bress, Julie Lequin, Jennifer Sullivan and Ami Tallman are all recent MFA graduates. Since completing their degree, each has been exhibiting nationally in cultural institutions, including museums, universities, contemporary commercial galleries and other visual art spaces. For the occasion of Naïve Set Theory, the gallery will present a unique, interactive work by artist Jennifer Sullivan, created specifically for the Cirrus website, www.cirrusgallery.com

the first thing one saw of my final show from outside

ink and gouache on paper 2006

Masked Suffering
Colored Pencil on Paper 9 1/2 by 11 inches
2006
 

2005 ink on paper

2005 ink on paper

"Polo Player of the Apocalypse no. 1"
2005 ink on paper

"Polo Player of the Apocalypse no. 2"
2005 ink on paper

conquest show--fall 2005

All Images
9x12 inches, ink on paper
Copyright 2005 Ami Tallman

expedition. ink on paper. 9 x 12 inches. 2005

mountains with helicopters. ink on rice paper. 8 inches by 4.5 feet? 2005

precarious rodent
ink on paper 2004

dandy enough
ink on paper 2004

dreadful yelping
ink on paper 2004

a mother contemplates her eggs
ink on paper 2004

battlefield (detail of corpse wallpaper). ink on paper. 2004