Framed by steel I-bundles, aluminum upholstery or floorboards, Eamon MonaghanThe chaotic dioramas seem ready to burst out of their own limits. Made from everyday materials such as cardboard, aluminum foil, wire and epoxy clay, are sculptures set moments of disorder apparently frozen over time.
In the current Solo exhibition of the artist, Under the floor plates bee Moskowitz BayseThe sculptures jump off the wall, corners that bump into this way and that. Rays cross each other with devices; bend floor signs; Stairs appear from nowhere and end in open space; And radiator stome infiltrates everything on its path.
Monaghan is based on the work of underground legends from the 20th century such as cartoonist R. Crumb or clay animator Bruce Bickford. In the three -dimensional scenes of the artist, small figures sometimes come hidden in comically half, sometimes struggling with the situation that is in control and sometimes just wiped into the action.
He embraces unpredictability and farce and investigates the relationships between stability, movement, time and a sense of control. In ‘Internships’, for example, a series of platforms and rooms shift around in a puzzle -like setup, apparently surprised by a steel beam, another crawl behind a curtain, and another faint on a couch while helping to “pull the strings “From the whole creepy production.
Under the floor plates will continue until March 29 in Los Angeles. Find more about the artist Instagram.
