FLORAL RODEO
Thomas Linder + Mabel Moore, 2021
"Why don’t you run and play with the other little bulls and skip and butt your head?" She would say. But Ferdinand would shake his head. “I like it better here where I can sit just quietly and smell the flowers."
- Munro Leaf, The Story of Ferdinand (New York: Viking Press, 1936).
a wildflower stands in presence
blooms from nowhere
a full moon
a morning
temperature change from a summer storm
a wildflower stands in presence
upright
bright and confident
or just there
one might think a weed
but doesn’t feel that way
satisfaction
tranquility is met with a storm of masculinity
still no fear
still no retreat
not even anxious
the wildflower stands in presence
a rumble within the earth
a stampede of steps
a breath of exhaustion
a physical presence out of scale
the wildflower stands in presence
the beast approaches
the beast trembles
the wildflower stands in presence
a confrontation
a curiosity
a love affair
a floral rodeo
Show Sponsor:
Lucky Bucket Brewing Co.
Thomas Linder + Mabel Moore, 2021
"Why don’t you run and play with the other little bulls and skip and butt your head?" She would say. But Ferdinand would shake his head. “I like it better here where I can sit just quietly and smell the flowers."
- Munro Leaf, The Story of Ferdinand (New York: Viking Press, 1936).
a wildflower stands in presence
blooms from nowhere
a full moon
a morning
temperature change from a summer storm
a wildflower stands in presence
upright
bright and confident
or just there
one might think a weed
but doesn’t feel that way
satisfaction
tranquility is met with a storm of masculinity
still no fear
still no retreat
not even anxious
the wildflower stands in presence
a rumble within the earth
a stampede of steps
a breath of exhaustion
a physical presence out of scale
the wildflower stands in presence
the beast approaches
the beast trembles
the wildflower stands in presence
a confrontation
a curiosity
a love affair
a floral rodeo
Show Sponsor:
Lucky Bucket Brewing Co.
Photos Courtesy of Dan Schwalm
Thomas Linder & Mabel Moore Studio Visits:
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Photos Courtesy of Mike Nesbit
Email conversation between Thomas Linder, Mabel Moore, and Mike Nesbit regarding this exhibition:
About the Artists:
Thomas Linder’s practice utilizes different materials to generate new bodies of work. Each series is an experiment within a process. His latest series titled ‘Strangers’ utilizes full cowhides as a canvas. The shape, color and texture of the individual hides provide a starting point for a broad painting and drawing practice. There is a conscious decision to leave the conscious mind out of the studio. This leads to a range of imagery from graphic abstraction to figuration to text. The work aims to tap into an understanding of doodling or that first spark of creativity itself. Moments of representation peak through abstraction only to recede and hide their faces again. Lines are drawn free of planning or sketching in search of pure form and expression while holding on to order and a sense of the artist’s personal style. Most consistent are themes coming from a Midwest farming background, cowboys, crop-like patterns, working rhythms with a sense of play where fun can be found in a monotonous day to day lifestyle.
Linder was born in Saint Paul, MN in 1986 and now lives and works out of his studio in Los Angeles, CA. He is the Co-Founder of the Artist-Run Gallery, BBQLA. He received his BFA in Sculpture and Community Arts from Kansas City Art Institute as well as an MFA from Bowling Green State University. His work has been exhibited nationally including solo shows at Ibid Gallery, Los Angeles, CA (2017) and Maple St. Construct, Omaha, NE (2019). And group shows at Wilding Cran Gallery, Los Angeles, CA; Minnesota Street Project, San Francisco, CA, and Ochi Projects, Los Angeles, CA.
www.thomaslinder.com
Mabel Moore is a painter based in Los Angeles, CA. She was born in Lima, Peru and has a BFA in Sculpture from Otis College of Art and Design.
www.mabelmoore.com
Thomas Linder’s practice utilizes different materials to generate new bodies of work. Each series is an experiment within a process. His latest series titled ‘Strangers’ utilizes full cowhides as a canvas. The shape, color and texture of the individual hides provide a starting point for a broad painting and drawing practice. There is a conscious decision to leave the conscious mind out of the studio. This leads to a range of imagery from graphic abstraction to figuration to text. The work aims to tap into an understanding of doodling or that first spark of creativity itself. Moments of representation peak through abstraction only to recede and hide their faces again. Lines are drawn free of planning or sketching in search of pure form and expression while holding on to order and a sense of the artist’s personal style. Most consistent are themes coming from a Midwest farming background, cowboys, crop-like patterns, working rhythms with a sense of play where fun can be found in a monotonous day to day lifestyle.
Linder was born in Saint Paul, MN in 1986 and now lives and works out of his studio in Los Angeles, CA. He is the Co-Founder of the Artist-Run Gallery, BBQLA. He received his BFA in Sculpture and Community Arts from Kansas City Art Institute as well as an MFA from Bowling Green State University. His work has been exhibited nationally including solo shows at Ibid Gallery, Los Angeles, CA (2017) and Maple St. Construct, Omaha, NE (2019). And group shows at Wilding Cran Gallery, Los Angeles, CA; Minnesota Street Project, San Francisco, CA, and Ochi Projects, Los Angeles, CA.
www.thomaslinder.com
Mabel Moore is a painter based in Los Angeles, CA. She was born in Lima, Peru and has a BFA in Sculpture from Otis College of Art and Design.
www.mabelmoore.com