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SUMMARY:Ryan Milner: Papillae Paradise
DESCRIPTION:Phone Booth Gallery is proud to present “Papillae Paradi
 se,” an exhibition of playful new work by Ryan Milner. The show will
  run from October 24 to November 20, 2009, and the opening party will 
 be held October 24th from 7-10 pm. The all ages event will be held at 
 Art du Vin, 2027 East 4th Street, Long Beach, CA 90814.\n\nMilner’s 
 second solo show with Phone Booth Gallery, “Papillae Paradise” con
 tinues his Tastebud series. The idiosyncratic characters, or “Tasteb
 uds”, in each painting hail from inhibition-free realities in which 
 creativity reigns. Each of Milner’s 3”x 5” wood panels accommoda
 tes one free-standing face in which the contours and wrinkles of human
  expression have been comically exaggerated. The Tastebuds toy with cu
 ltural tropes and caricature iconic emotions while distilling life to 
 instinct.\n\nMilner uses a whimsical, understated palette, a paradoxic
 al choice that gives his visceral subject matter all the more punch. H
 e works expressively, but minimally, letting his marks assert their in
 dividuality while keeping each composition directed. In works like “
 Hangover,” the stereotypical symbols of vice surround a surly face, 
 condensing renegade behavior into a single demonstrative personality. 
 In “X-Ray,” the sterility of a clinical image is overrun by the qu
 irks of its subject, and “Paradise” reveals the cynical underside 
 of bliss. What threads Milner’s work together is the suggestion that
  persona, not circumstance, gives life its flavor.\n\nA witty range of
  tongue-in-cheek social commentary characterizes “Papillae Paradise.
 ” Intense human experiences are imbued with levity and eccentricity.
  “Papillae Paradise’s” contagious sense of humor offers a welcom
 e reprieve from day-to-day routine, presenting creativity as solemnity
 ’s antidote.\n\nFor more information visit http://www.562citylife.co
 m/events/ryan-milner-papillae-paradise
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CATEGORIES:artwork, exhbition
LOCATION:Phone Booth Gallery / Art du Vin
WEBSITE:http://www.phoneboothgallery.com
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