We are really getting into the teaser mode, but one of the shows in LA we are looking forward to in September is Carter Flachbarth’s Thrown in Time opening at Richard Heller Gallery, Santa Monica on September 7th. As the gallery notes, “Flachbarth’s paintings are most easily characterized by the motif of the hand. Flachbarth considers the hands to be a metaphorical stand-in for himself within the work. Influenced by art historical notions of the painted hand, Flachbarth views the hand as both the subject and creator within the work. Both the participant and artificer. Another reminder that the artist is the mediating agent between the audience and the painting itself. Highlighting both the optical and metaphorical illusory qualities inherent in painting.” We can’t wait. Â
