Julian Rogers

Acme is pleased to present a solo exhibition of new paintings by Los Angeles based artist Julian Rogers. The show features 3 bodies of work all addressing different types of still life: from arrangements of various fruits on mountain tops, to table top arrangements of various dishware and silverware with scraps of wood, to arrangements of strewn clothes, spray paint and blue tape. All of Rogers' chosen subject matter is depicted life-size and rendered with precise detail in darkened, monochromatic fields of color. The realism of the scene that the artist constructs becomes diffused and mysterious in the dim lighting, and slows down the recognition of the objects. Rogers draws on the long history of still life painting and through his darkened lens challenges the viewer to take another look.

Julian Rogers (b. 1981, Nashville, TN) recently received his MFA from the University of California, San Diego and his BFA at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. This is his first solo exhibition at Acme.