Tomorrow at WTG - Scot Heywood - Jeff Overlie - Bergamot Summer Open

DaVinci - Black/Red/Canvas, 2019, acrylic on canvas, 84” x 78”

Santa Monica, California - William Turner Gallery is pleased to introduce two exciting debut exhibitions: Scot Heywood, Speed of Light and Jeff Overlie, Block Theory. The exhibitions will run from July 13th - August 31st, 2024.

Both artists present paintings that at first appear to adhere to the tenets of formal, hard-edged abstraction. Yet upon closer examination, one begins to see how their work challenges and often breaks with these assumptions. Both artists bring a subtle sculptural sensibility to their work, where shape and proportion provide the structural armature for color and upend expected formalities. 

Scot Heywood, Speed of Light
Jeff Overlie, Block Theory
July 13th - August 31st, 2024
Opening Reception: Saturday, July 13, 5-8PM

Suzuki’s Dichotomy - Black/Linen/Green, 2020, acrylic on linen, 22” x 48” (each)

SCOT HEYWOOD

Born in Los Angeles in 1951, Scot Heywood has been investigating geometric abstraction for over forty years. A self-taught artist, Heywood's works are indebted to the origins of geometric abstraction in such artists as Kasimir Malevich, Piet Mondrian, and John McLaughlin though he has crafted a thoroughly personal interpretation. 

Heywood has shown extensively in Southern California and since the late 1970’s including at Patricia Faure Gallery, Frank Lloyd Gallery, ACE Contemporary Exhibitions and Subliminal Projects Gallery. His work has been featured in over a dozen solo shows, and is often included in significant group exhibitions at The Los Angeles Institute of Contemporary Art, San Francisco Art Institute and Otis College of Art & Design curated by David Pagel art critic for the Los Angeles Times. Heywood’s work has been featured in publications such as the Los Angeles Times, Art in America, Art Slant, LA Weekly and Artweek. His paintings are also represented in numerous collections, including the Frederick Weisman Foundation. He currently lives and works in Los Angeles, California.

RACT Series, 2024, acrylic and enamel on canvas, 30"x 40" (each)

JEFF OVERLIE

Born in Fort Collins, Colorado in 1968 Jeff Overlie has established himself as a prominent figure in contemporary art, drawing inspiration from the realms of science, geometry, and mathematics. Influenced profoundly by his grandfather, a scientist, Overlie's artistic evolution began against the backdrop of his early studies in marine biology, later transitioning into a dedicated exploration of visual arts.

Overlie's creative process is deeply rooted in his predominant work in sculpture, where spatial form, meticulous precision and technical proficiency are paramount. 

Overlie approaches these canvases as a sculptor would, intricately molding straight lines, shapes, into a balance of spatial relationships. This then beckons Joseph Albers' Color Theory, reflecting a profound engagement with the underlying principles of form and color to Albers, and a radical rejection of the principles of Color Theory for which Albers is so well known. These paintings are, in a sense, polemical responses to the confining rules of color theory, wherein the artist purposely chooses color combinations that are radically wrong, in theory. And yet these paintings are charged with harmonic energy and emotional pull.

Scot Heywood, Speed of Light
Jeff Overlie, Block Theory
July 13th - August 31st, 2024
Opening Reception: Saturday, July 13, 5-8PM