Len Klikunas

Originary Aesthetics

2021

Artist Len Klikunas paints to modify experienced reality through visual perception. Klikunas focuses on the larger idea behind his original abstract minimalist artworks. The work is ...

Artist Len Klikunas paints to modify experienced reality through visual perception. Klikunas focuses on the larger idea behind his original abstract minimalist artworks. The work is characterized by “mindful artlessness” and simplicity. Understated and subtle, the work doesn’t only refer to itself, and it doesn’t explain everything. Through a monochromatic palette and skillful manipulation of light and shadow, his artworks invite contemplation and evoke a dialogue between the viewer and the art. This 12-inch square post-minimalist artwork is wired and ready to hang. The sides of this textural artwork are painted as a continuation of the front. The artist signs the artwork on the back. Convenient delivery is available for those in the local Los Angeles area, and affordable worldwide shipping is available for US and international art collectors. A certificate of authenticity issued by the gallery is included. Born in 1944 in Chicago, Illinois, Len Klikunas is a visionary artist who mesmerizes the art world with his minimalist paintings, blurring the line between art and architecture. Klikunas achieves a serene aesthetic by masterfully blending layers of paint and expertly manipulating light and shadow. The resulting compositions on canvas exude a subtle yet profound allure, inviting viewers to engage with their senses and explore the richly textured surfaces. Len Klikunas' textural works are represented by Artspace Warehouse Los Angeles. They have been exhibited and collected throughout the world. EDUCATION 1966 BA Stanford University 1970 MA California State University Fullerton 1973 Photography Mt. Hood Community College SOLO EXHIBITIONS 2018 Lacy Lines, The District, Boise, Idaho Horizons, Landscapes, The District, Boise, Idaho 2013 Block in the Void, The District, Boise, Idaho 2012 Back of the Light, The District, Boise, Idaho 1979 Nudes by Klikunas, Courtyard Gallery, Portland, Oregon 1976 Solar Votives, Clackamas College Gallery, Oregon City, Oregon GROUP EXHIBITIONS 2022 “Lines In Motion”, Artspace Warehouse, Los Angeles, CA 2020 Midnight Blue, Artspace Warehouse, Los Angeles, CA Reflections and Shadows, Meridian Library, ID Behind the Red Door, Initial Point Gallery, ID 2019 Affordable Art Fair, New York, NY Roots, Nampa Civic Center, Nampa, ID Binary Response, Artspace Warehouse, Los Angeles, CA After Dark: A Duality, Nampa Civic Center, Nampa, ID 2018 Affordable Art Fair, New York, NY Artspace Warehouse, Los Angeles, CA Art Palm Springs, CA 2017 Artspace Warehouse, Los Angeles, CA 2016 6 by Six, Art Source Gallery, Boise, Idaho (juried) This American Life, Treasure Valley Artists Alliance, Boise, Idaho (juried) Celebrating Private Idaho, Treasure Valley Artists Alliance, Boise, Idaho (juried) Inner Workings, Surel's Place, Winston C. Mitchell and Surel L. Mitchell Family Foundation honorarium, Garden City, Idaho (juried) 2015 Hunting and Gathering Exhibition, Treasure Valley Artists Alliance, Boise, Idaho (juried) Artspace Warehouse, Los Angeles, California 2nd 2015 Showcase Competition, winner, Artslant Bellingham National Salon des Refusés, Whatcom Museum, Bellingham, Washington 2011 Elon University Gallery, Elon, North Carolina 2010 Idaho Triennial, Boise Art Museum, Boise, Idaho REPRESENTATION Artspace Warehouse, Los Angeles, California TV & FILM The Kardashians, Hulu 911 S5, Fox Minx, HBO American Housewife S5 The Laundromat, Netflix Good Time Charlie, TBS PUBLICATIONS 2010 ArtDaily 2010 Boise Weekly 2010 Sustain + Expand, Boise Art Museum, Boise, Idaho 2010 Idaho Statesman, Boise, Idaho, Taking the Pulse of Idaho’s Art...

Work on cardboard

Untitled Acrylic with gold leaf on canvas collage mounted on canvas, c. 2002 Unsigned Provenance: Estate of the Artist Condition: Excellent Imag...