Knights and Hunters:
Ken Garduno, Jason Hernandez, Michael C. Hsiung, Sam Saghatelian

June 13 – July 11, 2009
Reception for the artists:
Saturday June 13th, 7 pm – 10:30 pm

Black Maria Gallery:
3137 Glendale Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90039
www.blackmariagallery.com
info@blackmariagallery.com

Gallery Hours: Tuesday – Saturday, 12pm until 6pm (or by appointment)

"Kinghts and Hunters" will feature new and recent drawings and paintings by Los Angeles artists Ken Garduno, Jason Hernandez, Michael C. Hsiung, and Sam Saghatelian.

The exhibited works share a common theme in that they explore the complex interconnectedness of chivalry and machismo, according to Zara Zeitountsian, the director of Black Maria Gallery.

“Against the backdrop of gender politics, the ever-evolving roles of men and women, and particularly the cultural underpinnings that inform tradition and change, the ‘Knights and Hunters’ exhibition examines our understanding of what could be described as the gentleman’s ethos on the one hand, and the Don Juan complex on the other,” Saghatelian explained.

“As the works included in the exhibition shed light on the many ironies of what it might mean to be a man in the contemporary world, they reveal the comical, the shocking and not-so-shocking, and sometimes the downright grotesque,” Saghatelian continued. “So it is that many of the works are tongue-in-cheek and unabashedly over the top. But perhaps the most important thread running through these works is that of a certain loving curiosity, and ultimately an insistence on pointing at a common humanity beyond the politics and stereotypes.”
 
“Knights and Hunters” will remain open until Saturday, July 11, 2009.