Vellum LA presents:
OXYGEN: A Jimmy Edgar Solo Show
Opening Reception:
Thursday, August 11, 7-9 PM
On View at Vellum LA:
August 11 - September 11, 2022
Vellum LA
7673 Melrose Ave
Los Angeles CA 90046
Vellum LA is pleased to present OXYGEN, the first ever solo exhibition by conceptual artist Jimmy Edgar. OXYGEN brings a continuation of Jimmy’s exploration into metaphysical (and literal) phases of matter, while playing with immateriality in the digital domain.
Curated by Alice Scope and Sinziana Velicescu, The OXYGEN series is comprised of 13 new works exploring the portrayal of ideas as evaporated forms of physical creations, and how they might materialize into reality. Through a metaphysical process that Jimmy coins “digital condensation,” the imagination solidifies as literal objects.
To convey this, Jimmy Edgar creates conceptual sculptures out of various materials - ranging from beach balls and epoxy material to Dyson blow dryers and hand dryers against a gradient backdrop meant to simulate air current.
Beach balls bring a playful aesthetic to the work, portraying Oxygen as an element and the bonding of molecules, while also acting as a conversation with Jeff Koons’ ‘Three Ball Equilibrium Tank.’Jimmy Edgar also uses Dyson products frequently in his work, symbolizing new technologies, consumerism, luxury, cleanliness, and how consumer products quickly become obsolete.
OXIDIZE is the centerpiece of the collection, representing a minimal & dematerialized artwork made up of two vibrating frames, inviting the viewer to consider concepts of breathing, energy, contrast, life & death.
EPOXY ONE & EPOXY TWO are artworks inspired by ozone diagrams, alluding to the reactions of air systems, HVAC’s, and atmospheres.
Every gradient in the collection moves upwards to create a lifting sensation evoking evaporation and gaseous qualities.
To be oxidized is to undergo a reaction. Taken together, these works are meant to generate reactions in those who experience them while allowing us to ponder the inner workings of the creative mind and how, much like the naturally occurring processes around us, ideas move organically from abstract to tangible.
The artworks in the OXYGEN series will be available for purchase on Foundation and will be on view at Vellum LA through September 11.
About Jimmy Edgar
Playing with the materialization of objects, Jimmy Edgar creates conceptual art with exuberant colors, LEDs, inflatables, and sculptures that transcend initial appearance. Jimmy blurs boundaries—between the immaterial and hyper-materiality—demonstrating a unique perspective of the metaphysical. Jimmy’s interest in immateriality relates back to the digital domain, and how the hybridization of seemingly unconnected ideas can become something new. Jimmy Edgar produces without an affinity to a single medium or material. His visual work is most known throughout the internet as crypto-native digital images having gained notoriety from his recent work UNREAL (single magenta pixel), YOU (immaterial digital sculpture), & OBSOLETE (hermetically sealed Dyson vacuum cleaner).
In addition to solo works, Jimmy has worked alongside Lady Gaga, Vince Staples, SOPHIE, Charli XCX, Miguel, shl0ms & Pilar Zeta. You can find work in several of the most celebrated digital art collections including 3fmusic, c00l, Jeezy, Hypnopizza & NFTMuseum.art.
