Oliver Arms USA, b. 1970
Oliver Arms’ (b. 1970, Arlington, VA) works are characterized by the process in which he builds up and wears down oil paint. His abstract works reflect the tension between man and his experiences.
While working in construction, Arms was exposed to the layers of undercoats of paint while sanding down each wall. Applying this same principle to his technique, Arms utilizes different shades and layers of paint, waits for them to dry, and begins his process of sanding with an industrial sand belt to reveal layers of the multitude of colors underneath. Similar to Jacques Derrida’s theory of Deconstructionism, through his works, Arms explores “how constructs create a dependence on arbitrary components.” In this way, the construction of the final image is interdependent with the “residual effects of time.”
Arms builds up layers of paint only to destroy them—to add only to negate. This counterintuitive nature is the characterization of his process, which in turn is the physical evidence of memory. The contrast between the brittle surfaces and the cancerous concentrations of paint evoke a sense of place, people, and time. The specific titles that Arms gives his works “reaffirm, echo, or cement” the emotionally charged essence of his works. His works are creations that perpetually strive to find reconciliation within destruction.
Born in 1970 in Arlington, VA, Arms launched his career as an artist with a solo exhibition at Western Project, Los Angeles, CA in 2005, followed by different venues, including the Charles Cowles Gallery, New York, NY and Ameringer/McEnery/Yohe, New York, NY.
Arms currently lives and works in Los Angeles, CA.
미국 Arlington, Virginia 주 출신의 작가 올리버 암스(b.1970)는 색의 물리적인 축적과 해체에 천착한다. 캔버스에 다양한 색채의 유화 물감을 바르고 말리는 과정을 반복하여 층층이 쌓아 올린 뒤, 산업용 벨트 샌더를 이용하여 갈아내며 그 양감을 무너뜨리는 동시에 다양한 색채를 드러내며 폭발시키는 것이다. ‘갈아내기’라는 네거티브 행위를 통해 색을 더하고 창조하는 작업 방식이 독특하고 흥미롭다. 이는 작가가 학비 마련을 위해 건설 노동자로 일한 경험에서 연유하는데, 오래된 주택 벽면의 두꺼운 페인트를 갈아내면서 그동안 덧칠된 다양한 색의 페인트가 밑에서부터 피어 오르며 드러나는 과정에 매혹되었다. 그의 작품은 강렬하고 매혹적인 색과 질감이 교차하며 단순한 색채의 아름다움 이상을 보여준다. 하나부터 열까지 오랜 시간을 들여 작가의 손끝에서 드러나는 색의 향연은 그 자체로 시간의 흐름과 영향력에 대한 기록이며, 그의 캔버스가 펼쳐 보이는 것은 형언할 수 없는 색과 감정의 무한한 스펙트럼이다. 올리버 암스는 현재 로스앤젤레스에서 거주하며 활동하고 있다. Western Project 및 Charles Cowles Gallery, Ameringer/McEnery/Yohe에서 개인전 및 다수의 전시에 참가하였다.
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jason haam: five years, part one
22 Dec 2022 - 14 Feb 2023On the occasion of the gallery’s fifth anniversary, Jason Haam will present a special two-part exhibition celebrating its five-year mark with artists who have shaped and developed the identity of...Read more -
Oliver Arms: Don't Take My Sunshine Away
25 Feb - 13 Apr 2021Jason Haam is pleased to present Don’t Take My Sunshine Away, an exhibition of new paintings by Oliver Arms. This will be the artist’s second solo show, since his inaugural...Read more -
ABSTRACTION: between Representation and Non-representation
Oliver Arms, George Condo, Derek Fordjour, Antony Gormley, Yayoi Kusama, Linn Meyers, Chris Ofili, Ugo Rondinone, Emily Mae Smith, Mary Weatherford 10 Sep - 3 Nov 2020Jason Haam is pleased to present ABSTRACTION: between Representation and Non-representation, a group exhibition featuring works by Oliver Arms, George Condo, Derek Fordjour, Antony Gormley, Yayoi Kusama, Linn Meyers, Chris...Read more -
Group Show
Ahmed Alsoudani, Oliver Arms, Peter Buggenhout, Marie Cloquet, Jung Jae Ho, Linn Meyers, Jin Meyerson, Anthony Pearson, Florian Schmidt, Mircea Suciu 25 Jan - 12 Mar 2019Jason Haam is pleased to present a group exhibition featuring a selection of works by: Ahmed Alsoudani, Oliver Arms, Peter Buggenhout, Marie Cloquet, Jung Jae Ho, Linn Meyers, Jin Meyerson,...Read more -
Oliver Arms: Inaugural Exhibition
25 Jan - 20 Mar 2018Jason Haam is pleased to present an exhibition of new paintings by Oliver Arms which inaugurates the Gallery's very first venue on 73, Seongbuk-ro 31-gil, Seongbuk-gu, Seoul, Korea. Recent works...Read more
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Oliver Arms: Don't Take My Sunshine Away
INTERIORS, April 1, 2021 -
다채로운 컬러의 향연 속 '명상과 치유'
조 수영, 한국경제, March 10, 2021 -
내 햇살을 뺏지 마오
조 현대, Art In Culture, March 8, 2021 -
재현과 비재현 사이
남 웅, Art In Culture, November 1, 2020 -
제이슨함갤러리 그룹전 '추상'
장 선화, 서울경제, September 29, 2020 -
제이슨함, 올리버 암스 개관전, JASON HAAM, Oliver Arms Inaugural Exhibition
이 현화, 문화예술의전당, February 23, 2018 -
Packed with Colors and Textures
David Pagel, Los Angeles Times, January 11, 2008 -
Dense, Fiery and Downright Strange
David Pagel, Los Angeles Times, April 8, 2005