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 and 3.25-inch deep post-minimalist artwork is wired and ready to hang. It is created with mixed media 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...