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Quint Contemporary Art is pleased to announce a group exhibition of collage, conceptual work, drawings, photographs, sculpture, and paintings by artists Mike Calway-Fagen, Joseph Huppert, Francesco Longenecker, Lee Materazzi, Timothy Neill, and Ali Silverstein. This is the first exhibition at QCA for all the artists except Lee Materazzi, who was part of a two-person exhibition in 2009. The exhibition, FRESH BRED, will open with a public reception on Saturday, June 2 from 6 to 8 PM.

FRESH BRED is a look at a new generation of artists whose work is referencing art history while also looking forward to the future. The work stems from Conceptual Art, Light and Space, Abstract Expressionism and Performance Art in variety of media that offer fresh takes on old styles and modes of working. The artists represent a cross-section from San Diego, as well as national artists.

Quint Contemporary Art (QCA) is very pleased to announce a solo exhibition of paintings and sculpture by Jean Lowe. This is the seventh solo exhibition for Lowe at QCA. The exhibition will open with a public reception on Saturday, April 21st from 6 to 8 PM.

Lowe’s exhibition is a mix of retail therapy and fairytale visions combined to create abrupt and fascinating interiors in her newest paintings and sculptures. Painted putti and gaudy Baroque interiors house a foreground of consumer products like those found at 99 cent stores, Walmart, Big Lots, thrift stores and flea markets. A trip Lowe took to Austria, Germany and Czechoslovakia informed the Baroque and Rococo interiors used in the paintings.

These whimsical interiors are painted with a loose brushstroke that is typical of Lowe’s painterly hand. The images are detailed but a close look reveal’s a blurred focus, their components melded seemingly together in a witty commentary on commercialism and extravagance. In a recent article for San Diego Home/Garden, Lowe said, “Being too obvious about my position can just be a turn-off, but humor and approaching things obliquely I think opens an avenue for conversation.”

Artist Jean Lowe has a knack for work that’s laugh-out-loud witty, from her wordplay-based papier-máché books to her more recent series of large-scale paintings that mash-up over-the-top Old World interiors and the jumbled aisles of big-box retail stores.
I’m poking pretty hard fun at our society’s self-absorption and consumerism,” Lowe says, stepping into the large metal barn that serves as her studio at the Encinitas home she shares with her husband, artist and UCSD Prof Kim MacConnel, and their fluffy cockapoo, Ceci.
Last month, the Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego acquired a sculpture by Jean Lowe for its permanent collection. “Jean Lowe’s work reflects the wit of California Conceptualism even as it aligns with other historical references, such as pop art and minimalism,” says MCASD Director Hugh Davies.
In April, she’ll be back at Quint Contemporary Art for a solo show, a follow-up to her crowd pleasing pop-up shop for the gallery at last year’s San Diego Art Fair, where she also exhibited her paintings. “And then I’ll take a breather,” she says with a hopeful smile.
Lowe–who is 6 feet, 3 inches tall and effortlessly lovely–slices open a box containing some of the goods she peddled at her “Discount Barn,” a concept she first came up with about a year ago.

“It is the opacity of our language and the way in which it predetermines our sight that intrigues me.” – Mel Bochner

Quint Contemporary Art (QCA) is very pleased to announce a solo exhibition of new thesaurus-inspired monoprints by Mel Bochner. This is the second solo exhibition for Mel Bochner at QCA. The exhibition will open with a public reception on Saturday, March 3rd from 6 to 8 PM.

The exhibition will feature 17 new monoprints including Mel Bochner’s largest monoprint to date, Blah Blah Blah, which measures 96 x 144 inches. Other pieces in the exhibition include Money, Head Honcho, Silent, Amazing, Obscene, Sputter, and more. These new works examine the landscape of language and delve deeply into the meaning of one single word or phrase.

Quint Contemporary Art is pleased to be participating in ART LOS ANGELES CONTEMPORARY

Opening Preview Thursday, January 19
Barker Hanger – Santa Monica, CA

Work will be on display by PETER ALEXANDER | ADAM BELT | MEL BOCHNER | KELSEY BROOKES | JOHANNES GIRARDONI | THOMAS GLASSFORD | FRANCESCO LONGENECKER | JEAN LOWE | LEE MATERAZZI | RYAN MCGINNESS | EVE SUSSMAN | THÓR VIGFÚSSON |

Art Los Angeles Contemporary – now in its third year, is the International Contemporary Art fair of the West Coast.

Quint Contemporary Art is pleased to exhibit new work by Icelandic artist Thór Vigfússon. This will be the first solo exhibition of the artist’s work at Quint Contemporary Art and will include approximately 16 new glass paintings. Vigfússon was included in a 2008 group exhibition at QCA featuring prominent Icelandic artists. Thór Vigfússon: New Glass Paintings, will open with a reception on Saturday, November 19 from 6 to 8 PM. The reception is open to the public and the artist will be in attendance.

For many years, Thór Vigfússon (b. 1954) has been investigating the interaction between art and its surroundings through works made of glass, plexi, mirrors, and formica. He primarily works with colored glass and mirrors, which allow for engagement between the work and the viewer. The misleading simplicity of Vigfússon’s works are constantly mutating on an intimate plane with the viewer. The artwork creates a dialogue with architectural design through their simple geometric forms and pure colors.