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Installation view
When you look in eyes you can only look into one at a time, unless you’re further away and aligned perfectly with mirrored feature spacing, 2017
Photograph by Joshua White

Torey Thornton When you look in eyes you can only look into one at a time, unless you’re further away and aligned perfectly with mirrored feature spacing

When you look in eyes you can only look into one at a time, unless you’re further away and aligned perfectly with mirrored feature spacing features new paintings by Torey Thornton. This is our second exhibition with the artist since he joined the gallery in 2013.

What does air look like, baby oil in water, I don’t own any Burberry but the fabric, when cropped, either becomes hard edge abstraction or a monochrome, your choice, their choice, depending on how deep the cut. No matter how it’s rendered: the viewer as master of the Painting.

A Cotton on a stick, to the Merci sheets that are always a forgotten purchase, to the many selvedge denims touching new balances; It all comes from one home.

All things on a spectrum and sliding around in relation and context, a Subaru Baja next to any Tesla, a Tesla next to a Tank. Rough to smooth, slow versus fast, big, small. Touch. The subsections and spectrums, even Painting as obviously non-binary.

Push into paint, painting, then push outside of paint for fear of boredom, as Japanese walls aren’t always 90 degrees. Brains grow less smooth this way. –Torey Thornton

Dates

November 18 - December 31, 2017

Opening Reception

Saturday, November 18, 6-8pm

Location

937 N. La Cienega Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90069

Artist

Torey Thornton

Installation Views

All images: When you look in eyes you can only look into one at a time, unless you’re further away and aligned perfectly with mirrored feature spacing, 2017. Photography by Joshua White

Installation view
When you look in eyes you can only look into one at a time, unless you’re further away and aligned perfectly with mirrored feature spacing, 2017
Photograph by Joshua White

Installation view
When you look in eyes you can only look into one at a time, unless you’re further away and aligned perfectly with mirrored feature spacing, 2017
Photograph by Joshua White

Installation view
When you look in eyes you can only look into one at a time, unless you’re further away and aligned perfectly with mirrored feature spacing, 2017
Photograph by Joshua White

Installation view
When you look in eyes you can only look into one at a time, unless you’re further away and aligned perfectly with mirrored feature spacing, 2017
Photograph by Joshua White

Installation view
When you look in eyes you can only look into one at a time, unless you’re further away and aligned perfectly with mirrored feature spacing, 2017
Photograph by Joshua White

Installation view
When you look in eyes you can only look into one at a time, unless you’re further away and aligned perfectly with mirrored feature spacing, 2017
Photograph by Joshua White

Installation view
When you look in eyes you can only look into one at a time, unless you’re further away and aligned perfectly with mirrored feature spacing, 2017
Photograph by Joshua White

Installation view
When you look in eyes you can only look into one at a time, unless you’re further away and aligned perfectly with mirrored feature spacing, 2017
Photograph by Joshua White

Installation view
When you look in eyes you can only look into one at a time, unless you’re further away and aligned perfectly with mirrored feature spacing, 2017
Photograph by Joshua White

Installation view
When you look in eyes you can only look into one at a time, unless you’re further away and aligned perfectly with mirrored feature spacing, 2017
Photograph by Joshua White

Installation view
When you look in eyes you can only look into one at a time, unless you’re further away and aligned perfectly with mirrored feature spacing, 2017
Photograph by Joshua White

Installation view
When you look in eyes you can only look into one at a time, unless you’re further away and aligned perfectly with mirrored feature spacing, 2017
Photograph by Joshua White

Installation view
When you look in eyes you can only look into one at a time, unless you’re further away and aligned perfectly with mirrored feature spacing, 2017
Photograph by Joshua White

Installation view
When you look in eyes you can only look into one at a time, unless you’re further away and aligned perfectly with mirrored feature spacing, 2017
Photograph by Joshua White

Installation view
When you look in eyes you can only look into one at a time, unless you’re further away and aligned perfectly with mirrored feature spacing, 2017
Photograph by Joshua White

Installation view
When you look in eyes you can only look into one at a time, unless you’re further away and aligned perfectly with mirrored feature spacing, 2017
Photograph by Joshua White

Installation view
When you look in eyes you can only look into one at a time, unless you’re further away and aligned perfectly with mirrored feature spacing, 2017
Photograph by Joshua White

Artworks

Torey Thornton
Stainless Subjectivity As More Stain Making More Rigor, A Steel Joke (Cleansing), 2017
Acrylic paint on wood panel
90 x 96 x 2 inches
(229 x 244 x 5 cm)
Photograph by Joshua White

Torey Thornton
Digital Hold physical Whole and Visceral As Home Test Word, 2017
Acrylic on wood panel
72 x 86.62 x 2 inches
(183 x 220 x 5 cm)
Photograph by Joshua White

Torey Thornton
Seeing Red, Almost NY (frozen follicle demonstration, A view), 2016-17
Acrylic paint on wood panel
64 x 58 x 2 inches
(162.5 x 147 x 5 cm)
Photograph by Joshua White

Torey Thornton
Fake Medical Placebo and or related to the armless foot stippler from Sony Carter Elementary, 2017
Acrylic paint and masonry screws on slatted wood panel
49.5 x 72.25 x 2.5 inches
(126 x 183.5 x 6.5 cm)
Photograph by Joshua White

Torey Thornton
Theirs Ours (Wool In Sheep’s Clothing), 2015-17
Acrylic paint and spray paint on found, pre-painted fire-door
73.75 x 29.25 x 2.5 inches
(187.5 x 74 x 6.5 cm)
Photograph by Joshua White

Torey Thornton
How Do We See Me. Who Are You In This Mirror, 2017
Acrylic paint on wood panel
72 x 96 x 2 inches
(183 x 244 x 5 cm)
Photograph by Joshua White

Torey Thornton
Creative Asphyxia, Intellectual Asphyxia, Romantic Asphyxia, 2017
Acrylic paint and spray paint on wood panel
85.5 x 96.56 x 2 inches
(217 x 245 x 5 cm)
Photograph by Joshua White

Torey Thornton
Novros Braining Even In Dark, Quad Quiver, If Sleep Is Cousin Of Death Then What Member Is Dance To Enter Course, 2017
Acrylic paint and spray paint on wood panel
102 x 140 x 1.75 inches
(259 x 355.5 x 4.5 cm)
Photograph by Joshua White

Torey Thornton
Coagulated Foundation Tucked Into Petri, Night Night (bar code), 2017
Acrylic paint, spray paint, and glue on wood panel
76.75 x 134.25 x 2 inches
(195 x 341 x 5 cm)
Photograph by Joshua White

Torey Thornton
Against I, Fabricated HR Department, Worldly Issue, 2017
Gesso, wood, and found, pre-painted wood on wood panel
64 x 58 x 2 inches
(162.5 x 147.5 x 5 cm)
Photograph by Joshua White

Torey Thornton
Positive Reinforcements, Which Boundaries Do We See, Does Slim Jim Sound Less Sexist Than Slim Jane, 2017
Acrylic paint, yarn, glue, and wood on wood panel
96 x 90 x 3 inches
(244 x 228.5 x 7.5 cm)
Photograph by Joshua White

Torey Thornton
Am Not, You Want, (Analog Digi), 2017
Acrylic paint, charcoal, oil pastel, gesso, and plastic on wood panel
85 x 96 x 2 inches
(216 x 244 x 5 cm)
Photograph by Joshua White