Maya Lujan

FIVE CAR GARAGE GROUP SHOW 2013

2013 FIVE CAR GARAGE GROUP SHOW, Emma GRAY HQ, CURATED BY JOHN KNUTH STAY FUNNY SAILOR, DAVID HENDREN, PETER ZELLNER, JOSHUA ASTER, KRISTIN CALABRESE, MATTIA BIAGI, SUSAN ARENA, CAITLIN LONEGAN, EMILY JOYCE, MARK ALLEN, MAYA LUJAN, MAX MASLANSKY, BARI ZIPERSTEIN, MEGAN DALDER, JUSTIN HANSCH, MIPHAEL RASHKOW, JOHN SEAL, DEBORAH RICHMOND

GRAVITY, 2013

“Gravity”, Long Beach Community College Art Gallery, curated by Habib Kheradyar 2012 Wonderloch Kellerman Gallery, Group Show, Artists Merchandizing Art Maya Lujan’s Carwash Paintings are an elaboration of an overall current body of work and based on past paintings that are strict in the use of materials in that they are purely paint on wood panels.… Continue reading GRAVITY, 2013

ARTILLERY, “SPACE INVASION”, 2015

https://artillerymag.com/space-invasion/ LEANNE LEE, MARGIE LIVINGSTON, MAYA LUJAN, CHRISTOPHER MERCIER, LAURA MORIARTY, LINDA STARK, STEVEN WOLKOFF. Maya Lujan, Carwash, 2010, photo by Ben Duggan To most of these artists though, the fiction of the window doesn’t matter. Maya Lujan’s paintings do entertain the concept of spatial illusion but then playfully reject it. This is most apparent… Continue reading ARTILLERY, “SPACE INVASION”, 2015

AERO SALON, “THE SALT”

https://aerosalon.la/salt February 12th – April 22th, 2023 Alex Olson, Abby Sin, Christine Kofler, Danh Vo, DJ Simpson, Dwayne Wylie, Ed Ruscha, Elijah Ford, Eric Bullock, Greg Gong, Hannah Kline, KAWS, Margarita Weiner, Maya Lujan, Paul W. Waddell, Ruben Vincent, Scott Treleaven, Sean Townley, Zack Benson

SOLO EXHIBITION, CARMICHAEL GALLERY, 2013

Carmichael Installation I Carmichael Installation II Theatrical Painting (Small), 24” x 24”, paint on wood Baroque and Rococo Spatial Paintings Peeping eyes painting, 6’ x 6’, paint on wood Untitled,Varios dimensions, paint and various materials Panel Painting (small, Jack Goldstein), 20” x 24”, paint on tryptic panels with hinges Untitled, Large, 48” x 72”, paint… Continue reading SOLO EXHIBITION, CARMICHAEL GALLERY, 2013

2010- 2013

July, 2013, POST, Kamikaze Series “Prolific, Nihilistic Psychedelic Punks” Reverend Ethan Acres, Charley Alexander, Skip Arnold, Steven Bankhead, Alice Clements, Brian Butler, John Knuth, Alexandra Staiger, Thaddeus Strode, Matt Wardell November 8, 2012 – February 8, 2013Annenberg Community Beach House/ Santa Monica Department of Cultural Affairs“CAESURA”, Doni Silver Simons, Julia Schwartz, Melinda Smith Altshuler, Aleve… Continue reading 2010- 2013

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SUPERNATURAL, 2010

John Baldessari – Andrea Bowers – Doug Harvey – Ilene Segalove – David Askevold – Micol Hebron – Dawn Kasper – Marcus Civin – Katia Santibanez – Dorit Cypis – Christian Cummings – Tyler Stallings – Danielle McCullough – Sarah Cromarty – Rowan Wood – Margo Victor – Nancy Evans –Elizabeth DiGiovanni Review, Supernatural at… Continue reading SUPERNATURAL, 2010

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ARCHAIC FORMS

C-Prints in limited sizes and editions, click on image.

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AUDIO 2008 & 2009

Spacetonebounce is a triangulated white noise based on the way space sounds from inside a shuttle. It’s comprised of the hissing of the oxygen feed, the rattling and vibration of of the metal and plastic and other equipment and the rumbling of the overall shuttle moving through outer space. Xanadu is based on real samples… Continue reading AUDIO 2008 & 2009

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THE WEDGE, 2011

The WedgeCarmichael Gallery, 2011The Wedge Statement[PDF] Set flats, 8′ X 10′ X 4′ and a 1″ X 1″ paint square in the corner https://www.tumblr.com/tagged/maya-lujan

PERFORM CHINATOWN, 2011

A performance involving two obtuse triangles In Perform Chinatown, 2011, I took two very well crafted obtuse triangles and finished their treatment and appearance. Being of equal proportions, the triangles were able to fit together to form a perfect rectangle. My initial interest in the triangles was that their shapes allowed for a many number… Continue reading PERFORM CHINATOWN, 2011

THE GAP, 2010

Solo Exhibition, Jancar Gallery, September 2010 PRESS Amy Duran, Juxtapose Magazine Marcus Civin, Artslant Try Harder Online Magazine

MANLICHTERCARCONOPLEX

Mannlicher CarcanoPlex Mach 01, 2010, curated by Doug Harvey THE FOUR, THE THREE, THE TWO AND THE ONE(Squaring the circle) 2010, various dimensions.Materials; Rotating motor and foot petal, wood, velvet, paint and a disassembled car sunlight reflector panel.

SPATIAL EXTENSIONS, 2010

Pacific Design Center Spatial Extensions [PDF] During the weekend of The Art Los Angeles Contemporary, 2010 5 Los Angeles based artists:Cyril KuhnKaren LofgrenMaya LujanChris OliveriaMargo Victor Present a group show called B538, FIFTH FLOORat The Pacific Design Center, Blue Building, 2010. Spatial Extentions, 2010, 40″ X 60″ (6 Total).Materials; Various but mainly the folcrum of the… Continue reading SPATIAL EXTENSIONS, 2010

ARTRA, 2009

Large Scale C-Prints, click on image. CONSONANT FORMS // This work deals with formal studies of the mandala, fret, key pattern and swastika and their original and inherent meanings as pagan motifs. All of these are symbolic of the cosmos, unity of the sexes, and auspicious power. In Los Angeles, they can be found embedded… Continue reading ARTRA, 2009

WHITE MAGIC & XANADU, 2009

White Magic and Xanadu, 2008, as part of The Wight Biennial atThe Eli and Edith Broad Gallery, UCLA. Materials;Black velvet painting on the wall in the shape of a mandala, sprayfoam, carved Polyurethane Foam and Resin, paint, wood, feather bedding, cotton, Bismuth, Optical Calcite, Selenite, and sounds derived from the Aurora Borealis. *The symbol of… Continue reading WHITE MAGIC & XANADU, 2009

MUTUAL PROPANE, 2008

Mutual Propane, 2008, as part of Eight is Enough, curated by Charlie White. Materials:Large Shelf Painting, 7′ X 9′, Letter to Mr. Roski, catalog, gold clip, and one 7 gram Titanium capsule with this potential service: Module Option (One participant, 7g), Standard Service.

Up-Yes-Up-Yes-Up 2008.

Materials: Two 8′ X 10′ moveable walls, wood, paint, light, mesh, plaster, metal, plexiglas, copper, various equipment, antennas and natural sounds; pre-recorded and live.