Donald Sultan

BLACK LEMON ON WHITE, JULY 24 2018

2018

This piece is unframed.

This piece is unframed.

Silkscreen in colors with enamel inks and tar-like texture on 2-ply museum board.

Silkscreen in colors with enamel inks and tar-like texture on 2-ply museum board. Edition 35/50. Sold as Lantern Flowers, Feb 10, 2017 suite of four prints for $11,500.

Artist Len Klikunas paints to modify experienced reality through visual perception. His art is a mix of art and architecture, hovering between painting and sculpture. It employs shizen (自然): the Japanese concept of naturalness, absence of pretense, or artificiality. Material is stretched over a supporting three-dimensional framework, like a tent, and coated with paint. This multi-dimensional 18-inch square, 3.25-inch deep post-minimalist artwork is wired and ready to hang. It is created with white acrylic and black spray paint on canvas, stretched over a three-dimensional wooden form. The sides of this artwork are finished by the artist as a continuation of the front, and it does not require framing. The artist signs and titles 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. Klikunas focuses on the larger idea behind his original abstract minimalist artworks. The work is characterized by “mindful artlessness” and simplicity. The natural-like radiation that comes from the structure of the materials and color schemes expresses calmness. With a fusion of art and architecture, Klikunas presents compositions that defy conventional perceptions. Through strategic placement and a rich color palette, he creates three-dimensional structures that engage viewers in a captivating visual experience. Len Klikunas' sculptural minimalist works are represented by Artspace Warehouse Los Angeles. They have been exhibited and collected throughout the world. REPRESENTATION Artspace Warehouse, Los Angeles, USA 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 SELECT GROUP EXHIBITIONS 2023 “Fluro Colour Forever”, Civic Center, Nampa, ID 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 1987 La Quinta Juried Art Festival, La Quinta, California 1984 Courtyard Gallery, Portland, Oregon 1983 Courtyard Gallery, Portland, Oregon 1982 Courtyard Gallery, Portland, Oregon 1981 Courtyard Gallery, Portland, Oregon 1980 Salon de Refuses, Portland Center for the Visual Arts (PCVA), Portland, Oregon Courtyard Gallery, Portland, Oregon 1979 Courtyard Gallery, Portland, Oregon 1978 Artists of Oregon, Portland Art Museum, Portland, Oregon (juror: Wayne Thiebaud) Courtyard Gallery, Portland, Oregon Gazebo Gallery, Lake Oswego, Oregon 1977-1974 Courtyard Gallery, Portland, Oregon Gazebo Gallery, Lake Oswego, Oregon PUBLICATIONS 2010 ArtDaily, Feb 5–May 25, 2010 2010 Boise Weekly Vol. 19 Issue 15, Oct 6–12, 2010 2010 Sustain + Expand, Boise Art Museum, Boise, Idaho 2010 Idaho Statesman, Boise, Idaho, Taking the Pulse of Idaho’s Art...

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