Artery Art Space is pleased to present a solo exhibit by Paulu Bruselas entitled "The Cinema of Attractions" as based on the theory by the film historian Tom Gunning, featuring paintings inspired by the depiction of the spectacle of life as seen through early cinema, with colorful renditions of pure beauty and elegance, costumed pageantry, never before seen till then of unbelievable speed and movement, the slow capture of poetic moments and valued sentiments, thrilling and suspenseful time, imaginary worlds, unique perspectives and montage, and other novel beginnings.
These works depict the spectacle of motion pictures as the new reality of simulated expressions that embody the speed of technology and information at the dawn of modernity, through fractures of space in the sequencing of time and action within the two-dimensional plane of the painting. Bruselas shows the conditions of our mediated present in the production of experiences and the construction of identity, while placing wonder within an automated contemporary.
A footprint on a surface does not usually last very long, as its wet impression either dries in plain air or gets cleaned up of grime in a matter of time. On a beach, it appears, holds its shape for a while, then disappears with the tide. On a cut out piece of paper which is then matched with its grass-textured pair, it becomes a tangible work of art. In Lyndon Maglalang’s Footprints, this familiar mark becomes a point of departure for considering presence, absence, memory, landscape, and the traces we leave behind.
PURVEYR FAIR 2025
We are thrilled to be participating in Printed Matter’s LA ART BOOK FAIR 2025!
Find us at: ArtCenter College of Design
Artery - M11 May 15 - 18, 2025