Join us for an Artist Talk with Ingrid V. Wells about her exhibition "Sweet Fascination" on Thursday, March 19, 6-8PM at Voss Gallery! The discussion will be broadcast live on Instagram at 7PM PST; follow @vossgallery to tune in. If you are unable to attend the event and would like to ask the artist a question, please leave a comment below.
This event is free and open to the public; RSVP is encouraged for event updates and special promotions. Gallery hours are Wednesday - Saturday, 12-6PM or by appointment.
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Voss Gallery presents "Sweet Fascination," a solo exhibition of oil paintings by Ingrid V. Wells that exuberantly explores the complex nature of girlhood in American pop culture. The exhibition is on view March 6- 21, 2020.
Compact compositions of sweet and kitschy objects are suspended in luscious backgrounds. In "Put on a Happy Face," a Hello Kitty figurine stares blankly onto viewers amongst a frenzy of decadent cupcakes and diamonds. Eerily enlarged, these charming items possess a familiar yet bizarre quality.
Reminiscent of an oversaturated toy aisle, these works accentuate the social influence and ideologies of femininity instilled upon youth at a young age. Bows are perfectly tied. Hearts have the right sheen. Innocent in approach, these personified desserts and theatrical playthings promise the comfort of conformity. Heavy on the humor, "Sweet Fascination" is a fantastical presentation of an ideal adolescence waiting to be disrupted.
"I enjoy making visually entertaining paintings that reflect the feminine spectacle. My work begins with a still life reference, composed of tiny, plastic objects, undulating in fake frosting and sparkles. I manipulate and enlarge the imagery into bright, bold oil paintings. Conceptually I'm investigating the complex nature of girlhood in America, where young women simultaneously ingest messages of oppression and empowerment. My paintings engage with the aesthetics of joy as laid out by Ingrid Fetell Lee. Lee describes expressions of joy as a form of resistance, a theory that resonates with me." -Ingrid V. Wells.
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This event is free and open to the public; RSVP is encouraged for event updates and special promotions. Gallery hours are Wednesday - Saturday, 12-6PM or by appointment.
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Voss Gallery presents "Sweet Fascination," a solo exhibition of oil paintings by Ingrid V. Wells that exuberantly explores the complex nature of girlhood in American pop culture. The exhibition is on view March 6- 21, 2020.
Compact compositions of sweet and kitschy objects are suspended in luscious backgrounds. In "Put on a Happy Face," a Hello Kitty figurine stares blankly onto viewers amongst a frenzy of decadent cupcakes and diamonds. Eerily enlarged, these charming items possess a familiar yet bizarre quality.
Reminiscent of an oversaturated toy aisle, these works accentuate the social influence and ideologies of femininity instilled upon youth at a young age. Bows are perfectly tied. Hearts have the right sheen. Innocent in approach, these personified desserts and theatrical playthings promise the comfort of conformity. Heavy on the humor, "Sweet Fascination" is a fantastical presentation of an ideal adolescence waiting to be disrupted.
"I enjoy making visually entertaining paintings that reflect the feminine spectacle. My work begins with a still life reference, composed of tiny, plastic objects, undulating in fake frosting and sparkles. I manipulate and enlarge the imagery into bright, bold oil paintings. Conceptually I'm investigating the complex nature of girlhood in America, where young women simultaneously ingest messages of oppression and empowerment. My paintings engage with the aesthetics of joy as laid out by Ingrid Fetell Lee. Lee describes expressions of joy as a form of resistance, a theory that resonates with me." -Ingrid V. Wells.
Join us for an Artist Talk with Ingrid V. Wells about her exhibition "Sweet Fascination" on Thursday, March 19, 6-8PM at Voss Gallery! The discussion will be broadcast live on Instagram at 7PM PST; follow @vossgallery to tune in. If you are unable to attend the event and would like to ask the artist a question, please leave a comment below.
This event is free and open to the public; RSVP is encouraged for event updates and special promotions. Gallery hours are Wednesday - Saturday, 12-6PM or by appointment.
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Voss Gallery presents "Sweet Fascination," a solo exhibition of oil paintings by Ingrid V. Wells that exuberantly explores the complex nature of girlhood in American pop culture. The exhibition is on view March 6- 21, 2020.
Compact compositions of sweet and kitschy objects are suspended in luscious backgrounds. In "Put on a Happy Face," a Hello Kitty figurine stares blankly onto viewers amongst a frenzy of decadent cupcakes and diamonds. Eerily enlarged, these charming items possess a familiar yet bizarre quality.
Reminiscent of an oversaturated toy aisle, these works accentuate the social influence and ideologies of femininity instilled upon youth at a young age. Bows are perfectly tied. Hearts have the right sheen. Innocent in approach, these personified desserts and theatrical playthings promise the comfort of conformity. Heavy on the humor, "Sweet Fascination" is a fantastical presentation of an ideal adolescence waiting to be disrupted.
"I enjoy making visually entertaining paintings that reflect the feminine spectacle. My work begins with a still life reference, composed of tiny, plastic objects, undulating in fake frosting and sparkles. I manipulate and enlarge the imagery into bright, bold oil paintings. Conceptually I'm investigating the complex nature of girlhood in America, where young women simultaneously ingest messages of oppression and empowerment. My paintings engage with the aesthetics of joy as laid out by Ingrid Fetell Lee. Lee describes expressions of joy as a form of resistance, a theory that resonates with me." -Ingrid V. Wells.
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This event is free and open to the public; RSVP is encouraged for event updates and special promotions. Gallery hours are Wednesday - Saturday, 12-6PM or by appointment.
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Voss Gallery presents "Sweet Fascination," a solo exhibition of oil paintings by Ingrid V. Wells that exuberantly explores the complex nature of girlhood in American pop culture. The exhibition is on view March 6- 21, 2020.
Compact compositions of sweet and kitschy objects are suspended in luscious backgrounds. In "Put on a Happy Face," a Hello Kitty figurine stares blankly onto viewers amongst a frenzy of decadent cupcakes and diamonds. Eerily enlarged, these charming items possess a familiar yet bizarre quality.
Reminiscent of an oversaturated toy aisle, these works accentuate the social influence and ideologies of femininity instilled upon youth at a young age. Bows are perfectly tied. Hearts have the right sheen. Innocent in approach, these personified desserts and theatrical playthings promise the comfort of conformity. Heavy on the humor, "Sweet Fascination" is a fantastical presentation of an ideal adolescence waiting to be disrupted.
"I enjoy making visually entertaining paintings that reflect the feminine spectacle. My work begins with a still life reference, composed of tiny, plastic objects, undulating in fake frosting and sparkles. I manipulate and enlarge the imagery into bright, bold oil paintings. Conceptually I'm investigating the complex nature of girlhood in America, where young women simultaneously ingest messages of oppression and empowerment. My paintings engage with the aesthetics of joy as laid out by Ingrid Fetell Lee. Lee describes expressions of joy as a form of resistance, a theory that resonates with me." -Ingrid V. Wells.
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