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LAVI DANIEL

The Fruits of an Enigma

June 3 – July 16, 2022

Lavi Daniel, An Insistence on Dreaming, 2021, Oil on canvas, 70 x 66 in.

Lavi Daniel
An Insistence on Dreaming, 2021
Oil on canvas
70 x 66 in.

Lavi Daniel, The Gardner, 2022, Pastel on paper, 10 x 12.25 in.

Lavi Daniel
The Gardener, 2022
Pastel on paper
10 x 12.25 in.

Lavi Daniel, Promise, 2022, Pastel on paper, 10.625 x 14 in.

Lavi Daniel
Promise, 2022
Pastel on paper
10.625 x 14 in.

Lavi Daniel, Being the Question, 2022, Pastel on paper, 10.5 x 14 in.

Lavi Daniel
Being the Question, 2022
Pastel on paper
10.5 x 14 in.

Lavi Daniel, Gathered Over Questions, 2022, Pastel on paper, 9.875 x 10.375 in.

Lavi Daniel
Gathered Over Questions, 2022
Pastel on paper
9.875 x 10.375 in.

Lavi Daniel, Languid Reflection, 2022, Pastel on paper, 10.125 x 11.5 in.

Lavi Daniel
Languid Reflection, 2022
Pastel on paper
10.125 x 11.5 in.

Lavi Daniel, A Vital Chain, 2022, Pastel on paper, 9 x 10.25 in.

Lavi Daniel
A Vital Chain, 2022
Pastel on paper
9 x 10.25 in.

Lavi Daniel, Just So, 2022, Pastel on paper, 12 x 12.625 in.

Lavi Daniel
Just So, 2022
Pastel on paper
12 x 12.625 in.

Lavi Daniel, Sanctuary, 2022, Pastel on paper, 11 x 13 in.

Lavi Daniel
Sanctuary, 2022
Pastel on paper
11 x 13 in.

Lavi Daniel, The Artifice and the Dreamer, 2022, Pastel on paper

Lavi Daniel
The Artifice and the Dreamer, 2022
Pastel on paper
11 x 13 in. 

Lavi Daniel, The Enigma, 2022, Pastel on paper, 11 x 13.5 in.

Lavi Daniel
The Enigma, 2022
Pastel on paper
11 x 13.5 in.

Lavi Daniel, Witness, 2022, Pastel on paper, 7.5 x 8.625 in.

Lavi Daniel
Witness, 2022
Pastel on paper
7.5 x 8.625 in.

Lavi Daniel, The Grower, 2022, Pastel on paper, 14 x 13 in.

Lavi Daniel
The Grower, 2022
Pastel on paper
14 x 13 in.

Lavi Daniel, Gathering Forces, 2022, Pastel on paper, 14 x 11.875 in.

Lavi Daniel
Gathering Forces, 2022
Pastel on paper
14 x 11.875 in.

Lavi Daniel, A Vibrant Unknowing, 2022, Pastel on paper, 10.5 x 14 in.

Lavi Daniel
A Vibrant Unknowing, 2022
Pastel on paper
10.5 x 14 in.

Lavi Daniel, Repose, 2022, Pastel on paper, 10 x 13 in.

Lavi Daniel
Repose, 2022
Pastel on paper
10 x 13 in.

Lavi Daniel, The Picturing, 2022, Pastel on paper, 14 x 9.75 in.

Lavi Daniel
The Picturing, 2022
Pastel on paper
14 x 9.75 in.

Lavi Daniel, Feeling the Player Play, 2022, Pastel on paper, 8.625 x 13.5 in.

Lavi Daniel
Feeling the Player Play, 2022
Pastel on paper
8.625 x 13.5 in.

Installation view 1 of Lavi Daniel: The Fruits of an Enigma

Installation view of Lavi Daniel, The Fruits of an Enigma

Installation view 2 of Lavi Daniel: The Fruits of an Enigma

Installation view of Lavi Daniel, The Fruits of an Enigma

Installation view 3 of Lavi Daniel: The Fruits of an Enigma

Installation view of Lavi Daniel, The Fruits of an Enigma

Installation view 4 of Lavi Daniel: The Fruits of an Enigma

Installation view of Lavi Daniel, The Fruits of an Enigma

Installation view 5 of Lavi Daniel: The Fruits of an Enigma

Installation view of Lavi Daniel, The Fruits of an Enigma

Installation view 6 of Lavi Daniel: The Fruits of an Enigma

Installation view of Lavi Daniel, The Fruits of an Enigma

Installation view 7 of Lavi Daniel: The Fruits of an Enigma

Installation view of Lavi Daniel, The Fruits of an Enigma

Installation view 8 of Lavi Daniel: The Fruits of an Enigma

Installation view of Lavi Daniel, The Fruits of an Enigma

Installation view 9 of Lavi Daniel: The Fruits of an Enigma

Installation view of Lavi Daniel, The Fruits of an Enigma

Installation view 10 of Lavi Daniel: The Fruits of an Enigma

Installation view of Lavi Daniel, The Fruits of an Enigma

Press Release

Luis De Jesus Los Angeles is very pleased to announce The Fruits of an Enigma, an exhibition by LAVI DANIEL on view from June 4 through July 16, 2022. An opening reception will be held on Saturday, June 4th, from 5:00 to 8:00 pm.  

The Fruits of an Enigma is an investigation that begins through the eyes of the artist as a seven-year-old, inspired by the rediscovery of a drawing the artist made at that tender age. Aware that it's sixty years later, and established in the conviction that there is a coexisting viewpoint of the same enigmatic reality, Daniel seeks to recapture the sense of wonderment within the artistic process that he experienced in his youth. The seventeen works on paper presented in this exhibition are created in soft pastel, the same medium he employed 60 years earlier, which provides a sense of comfort and familiarity in his search of a common figurative language between his present and former self.

Intent on following the young boy's lead, Daniel creates abstract, dream-like environments for figures that act as provocations within a long-forgotten but still present moment yearning to be recovered. Bands and blocks of color, and imagined figures whose actions are both familiar and unknown, populate these strange and peculiar environments. Like the enigmatic scenes of Florentine Renaissance painters Fra Angelico and Sassetta (Stefano di Giovanni di Consolo) whose artistic innovations and use of color have long been an inspiration to Daniel, there is a playful inventiveness in these works that invites us to drop into the mindset and wonderment of the seven-year-old yearning to understand the universe.

Exhibited in conjunction with the pastels are two new paintings from the artist’s ongoing series, The Dance of Perpetuity. In this body of work, Daniel borrows from his familiarity with textiles and the visual language of landscapes, its forms and vibrant colors, to create energetic abstractions.

Lavi Daniel (b. Los Angeles, 1954) attended the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts in Philadelphia, PA. His work has been included in solo and group exhibitions including the Armory Center for the Arts, Pasadena CA; University of Rhode Island, Kingston, RI; Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery, CA; Santa Monica Museum of Art, Santa Monica, CA; Long Beach Museum of Art, Long Beach, CA; Honolulu Academy of Arts, Honolulu, HI; Orange County Museum of Art, Newport Beach, CA; among others. His work has been reviewed by the Huffington Post, Los Angeles Times, and LA Weekly. Daniel lives and works in Mendocino, CA.

For further information, including images and previews, please call 213-395-0762, or email: gallery@luisdejesus.com.

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