Martin Wittfooth ‘Deus ex Terra’ @ Corey Helford Gallery [Los Angeles]

‘**Duel**‘ (full diptych)
oil on panel
36 in x 144 in)

This Saturday, August 30th, internationally renowned Canadian artist, Martin Wittfooth, opens his latest large-scale exhibition at Corey Helford Gallery. Titled Deus ex Terra, this marks Wittfoth‘s 4th solo show at the Los Angeles venue. The new collection comprises 19 oil paintings showcasing the bold, dynamic imagery we’ve come to expect from Martin as he continues to explore themes of nature and its relationship to the beings that interact, affect, and rely on it.

The press release offers some insight into his new collection.

“In Deus ex Terra, Wittfooth turns to the enduring forces and cyclical rhythms of nature as muse and mirror. The Hermetic maxim “As above, so below; As within, so without” has echoed through centuries of philosophical, mystical, and artistic inquiry, suggesting a correspondence between the macrocosm – the vastness of the cosmos – and the microcosm – the intimate world and the myriad webs that bind it, of earthly life. In Deus ex Terra, this principle serves as a guiding thread, illuminating the ways nature repeats its patterns across scale and time: in the branching of rivers and the veins of leaves, in the spiral of galaxies and the coiling of shells, in the cyclical turning of seasons and the rhythms of breath and heartbeat”

“Featured in Deus ex Terra is Wittfooth’s new series of eight smaller works, titled Parallelism. The artist shares, “These works all share the same principle, which ties in directly with the title. Parallelism is defined as ‘the state of being parallel or corresponding in some way,’ and in these paintings, I’m exploring the synchronicities and parallel rhythms of forms found in the plethora of shapes, patterns, and palettes we find in the natural world.”

If you’re in the Los Angeles area this weekend, make sure to stop in. Martin will be in attendance.

Check out preview images for the exhibition below the following event details…