We Really Think You Should Go to James P. Scott’s New Art Exhibition

by Nathan Walpow

Palm Trees, Street Signs and Powerlines

An Exhibition of Modern Urban Landscape Paintings by James P. Scott

James P. Scott is an artist whose work we think you ought to know. He's got an exhibition coming up. Details:

From the show literature:

Announcing an exhibition of original artwork by James P. Scott. Included in this exhibit are original oil paintings exploring themes of the Los Angeles urban landscape through an intense and voracious use of color. These dramatic paintings examine what it is to live, work and navigate around Los Angeles. James chooses to focus on familiar, apparently innocuous everyday elements, including street signs and palm trees. The artist turns these elements into symbols that exert their emotive energy to powerful effect, impelling the viewers' acknowledgment of beauty in the stressful everyday scene.

Abstract and representational passages, layering of color, brushwork, texture, and build up of paint combine to create a rich history within the work - like the cracked and peeling surface of an old door providing us a glimpse into its' colorful past. Within this body of work are depictions of light, environment, and the passing of time. While these paintings draw from the artist's personal experience, wider, universal concerns also come into play: the common lot of humanity as it relates to "So Cal" residents and other urban dwellers as well. Each painting is like a stage set drawing viewers in and encouraging them to participate.

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