Royale Projects

Opening this Sunday, February 9 from 12-5pm is ‘Plata o plomo o glitter’, a solo exhibition of new works by Rubén Ortiz Torres. @desmothernista . . . #RubenOrtizTorres #contemporaryart #DTLA #LA #art #artist #solo #exhibition #PlataOPlomo #silver #lead #glitter #opening #gallery #customize #lowrider #policevehicles #auto

? Humor is a way for me to disarm people. Humor allows me to brooch difficult issues that would otherwise immediately turn people off. Humor allows them to enter the work and engage. -Alejandro Diaz Untitled (Dick-Bomb), 2009, candles from a Mexican botanica, tape, wire, egg timer, 10 x 10 x 8 1/2 ... #alejandrodiaz #risingaboveitall #dickbomb #humor #resistance #galleryplatformla #gpla #gala #contemporaryart

GALLERY PLATFORM LA // ALEJANDRO DIAZ RISING ABOVE IT ALL // Sept 24 - 30, 2020 // Link in bio Fabuloso (Lavender), 2014, giclee print on Hahnemuhle photo rag paper, 42 x 36 #alejandrodiaz #risingaboveitall #fabuloso #lavender #galleryplatformla #gpla #gala #contemporaryart

GALLERY PLATFORM LA // ALEJANDRO DIAZ RISING ABOVE IT ALL // Sept 24 - 30, 2020 // Link in bio @galleryplatform.la Lost Our Lease, 2019, cardboard sign, handmade Mexican birdcage, 9 1/2 8 x 19 #alejandrodiaz #risingaboveitall #lostourlease #birdcage #galleryplatformla #gpla #gala #contemporaryart

How to Make a Crucifixion Painting: 1. Go to dollar store 2. Buy Crucifixion doily to use as a stencil ... 3. Spray paint it on canvas. Yes, I suppose to some extent many of us are Warhol casualties and a Crucifixion painting is de rigueur for any self-respecting Latinx artist. - Alejandro Diaz The Crucifixion, 2018, acrylic on canvas, 40 x 30 in (101.6 x 76.2 cm) #alejandrodiaz #risingaboveitall #galleryplatformla #gpla #gala #crucifixion #painting #process #contemporaryart

? Significant art movements often emerge out of times of upheaval, due to dramatic shifts in the collective consciousness. Covid19 has not only upended the world socially and economically, it has exposed inequalities and injustices that have existed for centuries. I imagine a movement of art and philosophy that proposes new ideologies as we enter a second age of enlightenment. Di...gital technology will undoubtedly play a large role as we rebuild, transforming traditional industry models towards online platforms and blockchain technologies to enable a democratization of the industry. - Kristin McIver @kristinmciver Click the link in our bio to read the full interview. #kristinmciver #quarantine #future #artworld #world #rebuild #enlightenment #digitialart #conceptualart

-19, . Impressions is a 3-part exhibition trilogy set in New York, Melbourne and Los Angeles, examining misinformation around the subject of climate change through digital and sculptural representation of the elements of water, fire and earth. Misrepresentation of the truth surrounding this issue is ubiquitous, and this post-truth state has only heighte...ned during the pandemic as the digital window, driven by algorithms, becomes a primary reference-point on reality. In the exhibition, components from one exhibition location will evolve into the second location, as physical or digital representation, disrupting the viewer’s ability to rely on their own perception to distinguish between the real and its digital representation; between natural objects and those livestreamed from another location. -Kristin McIver @kristinmciver Click the link in our bio to read the full interview. #kristinmciver #impressions #climate #newyork #melbourne #losangeles #video #sculpture #cube #digitalart #elements

--? My studio building was closed for 3 months, so I focused more on research while at home. Much of it has been offline, recalibrating my thinking within the context of current world events. Going for long bike rides and finding moments of peace by the water or in the park where I can escape from the noise of sirens, media bombardment, civil unrest and economic devastation that have evolved since COVID 19 emerged. -Kristin Mc...Iver @kristinmciver Click the link in our bio to read the full interview. #kristinmciver #stayathome #contemporaryart #conceptualart #artist #workingfromhome

? To me it’s obvious that our social structures have grown out of proportion. Competition and money making have taken over, destroying natural relationships. I can imagine less inequality between people and countries, a more personal approach and interest for detail, as well as responsibility for our surroundings and the planet at large.... The artworld would benefit from a larger number of activities on a smaller scale, rather than focussing on big events with large audiences, be it visual arts, music, or theater. Since we are in this world all together, we should think and (re)build together! - Ewerdt Hilgemann @ewerdt Ewerdt Hilgemann, Studio View, Work in Progress for Imploded Pyramids (Missiles), 2020, Netherlands. #ewerdthilgemann #studio #future #artworld #world #together #pyramid #missiles #stainlesssteel #sculpture #worksinprogress #contemporaryart

, ' (1959 - 2020)', ö ü , 10 -19, 1, . Between 2014 and 2019 the museum bought a number of works from different periods and it was decided to show them in four spaces, starting March 14, 2020. Together we worked out a concept showing different periods in each room. One room with wooden wall pieces fr...om the 1960s during my German time, followed by another with wooden wall pieces and sculptures from the 1970s when I moved to the Netherlands. The following room contains marble pieces and events while I had a studio in Carrara, Italy and did experiments with gravity, explosion and finally implosion in the 1980s. Last but not least is a room with a new body of work from the second millenium: my ‘Implosion Sculptures’. Of course it was unfortunate when the Dutch government decided that all museums had to close down on the very day my show was to open! It took a while before a Dutch saying dawned on me: there’s an advantage in every disadvantage. -Ewerdt Hilgemann @ewerdt Response continues, click the link in our bio to read the full interview. #ewerdthilgemann #worksinprogress #kröllermüller #sculpture #retrospective #wood #marble #gravity #explosion #implosion #contemporaryart

, , , " ", ? The idea for Three of a Kind was to make three identical parallelepipeds, that after being imploded would be positioned in different ways: i.e. standing on the smallest base, standing sideways and lying down. I made these three for Royale Projects in LA, where they were exhibitied in 2017. W...hen looking at them, one really needs imagination and a close look to believe that these are (almost) identical. In an abstract way, I believe they are symbolical of people’s visons on life. As human beings we are (almost) identical, yet we group and present ourselves differently, believing that makes the difference. Especially as a German born artist, it is a great honour to be represented in such important surroundings, where intelligent people meet and visions on life are formed. - Ewerdt Hilgemann @ewerdt Click the link in our bio to read the full interview. Installation View of Three of a Kind, American Jewish University, Los Angeles, CA. #ewerdthilgemann #threeofakind #aju #americanjewishuniversity #sculpture #stainlesssteel #nature #implosion

-19, , ? You will see two of the largest paintings I have made to date. The work has been moving into a more painterly direction. I have stopped using paintbrushes as my primary tool for applying paint. With the new works I implemented the use of trowels, pallet knifes, and spatulas. The layers are no longer one color at a time, more like 20 different colors per layer. ...The work has become more expressionistic. -David Allan Peters @davidallanpeters Click the link in our bio to read the full interview. Detail of Untitled #12, 2020, acrylic on wood panel, 60 x 60 #davidallanpeters #artist #painting #carving #color #abstraction #largescale #expressionistart #contemporaryart

--? Working, I’ve been focused on my studio, painting/carving. Trying to keep it business as usual. Cruising around on my bike, digging up plants, move them to a pot or another bed in the garden, repainting the studios (like three times already) and spoiling my cat Bertha. Just making busy work for myself. It has not been too bad. - David Allan Peters @davidallanpeters Click the link in our bio to read the full interview. ... David Allan Peters, Studio View, Los Angeles, CA, Photo: Tony Pinto. #davidallanpeters #studio #stayathome #painting #carving #color #cruising #losangeles #contemporaryart

DEVIN REYNOLDS: VAGUELY POLITICAL // RESIDENCY ART GALLERY Detail of Be good, You Are So Moral, 2020, mixed media, exterior paint on wood panel, 68 x 144 @devinreynolds_ @residencyart ... @galleryplatform.la #devinreynolds #vaguelypolitical #residencyartgallery #galleryplatformla #contemporaryart #stilllife #signpaiting #moral #losangeles See more