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In this work, the artist reimagines the bath paintings of artists like Degas and Bonnard—replacing impressionistic female forms with his unique figurative style. The artist's compositions evoke a sensual and psychological space of dream and desire, memory and premonition.
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① Artwork:

The Cyclist

In this work, the artist reimagines the bath paintings of artists like Degas and Bonnard—replacing impressionistic female forms with his unique figurative style. The artist's work explores the mind’s tendency to conform visual information to viewer expectations by selectively displacing elements of the body and its environment. This process creates cohesive works that simultaneously break down, reorient and reassemble.

Schnapf’s work evokes a sensual and psychological space of dream and desire, memory and premonition. In the artist's paintings, multiple figures frequently overlap—while at the same time a single figure will assume various irreconcilable positions—in structurally dematerialized environments that surround and penetrate these figures. By dissolving and dislocating such compositional elements, Schnapf presents two sides of a singular moment: its pure depiction and its imagined state.

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36 inches
42 inches

③ Artist:

Marty Schnapf

Encompassing painting, drawing, sculpture, installation and performance, Marty Schnapf’s work evokes a psychological space of dream, desire, memory and premonition. The artist’s paintings frequently depict structurally dematerialized environments that surround and penetrate overlapping figures—or sometimes a single figure in positions that are irreconcilable. By dissolving and dislocating such compositional elements, Schnapf’s work is both a depiction of a singular moment, and simultaneously that moment in an imagined state.

BIO:

Marty Schnapf was born in Indiana in 1977. The artist received a BFA from Wittenberg University in Springfield, Ohio.

Solo exhibitions of Schnapf’s work have taken place at: Diane Rosenstein Gallery in Los Angeles, California (2019);  Alice Black Gallery in London, UK (2018); Wilding Cran Gallery in Los Angeles, California (2018); MaRS Gallery in Los Angeles, California  (2016); Permanently Closed in Los Angeles, California (2015); The Property in Los Angeles, California (2015); A Space in Los Angeles, California (2014); Working Title Festival in Brussels, Belgium (2009); Brussels Bravo Festival in Brussels, Belgium (2009); BNA-BBOT in Brussels, Belgium (2009); 3rd Ward in Brooklyn, New York (2006); Ballhaus Osst in Berlin, Germany (2006); Caranza 25 in Passaguerro, Mexico City, Mexico (2006); the Portland Institute of Contemporary Art in Portland, Oregon (2004, 2006); RAW Festival in Portland, Oregon (2006); Disjecta in Portland, Oregon (2006); PDX Contemporary Art Gallery in Portland, Oregon (2004); Pacific Switchboard in Portland, Oregon (2004); and Seaplane in Portland, Oregon (2004).

Group exhibitions that have shown Schnapf’s work include: Vivacit at Gallerie Italienne in Paris, France (2021); Dark Waters at WLCAC in Watts, California (2021); Rites of Passage at Unit London in London, UK (2021); Return of the Dragon at Chinatown Central Plaza in Los Angeles, California (2021); All Tomorrow’s Parties at domicile (n.) in Los Angeles, California (2021); The Street and the Shop in Los Angeles, California (2021); Drive-By-Art in Los Angeles, California (2020); The Four Stages of (Art) Love at The Street and the Shop in Los Angeles, California (2020); Holding Space at Big Pictures Los Angeles in Los Angeles, California (2019); Art Brussels at Alice Black Gallery in Brussels, Belgium (2019); Baby Cakes at Big Pictures Los Angeles in Los Angeles, California (2019); Sweet Cheeks at Big Pictures Los Angeles in Los Angeles, California (2019); In Situ at Soulangh Cultural Park in Tainan, Taiwan (2018); Displaced Landscapes at Soulangh Cultural Park in Tainan, Taiwan (2018); Supernatural at Falcon’s Nest in Los Angeles, California (2016); One Night Black and White at Post in Los Angeles, California (2014); Group Show at Nationale Gallery in Portland, Oregon (2010); The Game is Up at Vooruit Arts Center in Ghent, Belgium (2009); My Way to Say Things at Annessens Metro in Brussels, Belgium (2009); Under an Hour at Bumbershoot Festival in Seattle, Washington (2004); On the Boards at Northwest New Works Festival in Seattle, Washington (2004); Group Exhibition at Margo Jacobson Gallery in Portland, Oregon (2002); and Group Exhibition at 14th Street Painters in New York City (2001).

Schnapf lives and works in Los Angeles, California.

Marty Schnapf:
The Cyclist, 2022
Oil on linen
42.0 × 36.0 inches /