[NoHo Arts District, CA] – This month’s LA Art blog features Charles Arnoldi’s Master of Ceremony at the Lancaster Museum of Art and History.
Before 16th century triptychs and the Dutch Golden Age, our ancestors crafted in a medium we still leverage: wood. The earthen material is primally familiar to us, but it can be reinvented in the hands of talented artists. Charles Arnoldi’s Master of Ceremony exhibition grows increasingly complex upon meditation, and is easily both commercial as well as fine art.
Arnoldi’s woodwork is conventional and simultaneously revolutionary. Arnoldi crafted large format works, even ones that resemble abandoned architectural structures, or newly built domiciles. Upon closer viewing, the precise measurements and linearity are satisfying and mesmerizing.
Master of Ceremony contains pieces stretching from Arnoldi’s long career. From the 1980s to present day, there is a bold style Arnoldi has crafted. There’s a play on physicality and the malleability of wood. While still using straight lines and geometric shapes, Arnoldi creates a flexibility in his works that translates to a new, creative, and energetic series.
Master of Ceremony was recently on display at the Lancaster Museum of Art and History.
Artist:
Charles Arnoldi
Exhibition:
Master of Ceremony