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Kaloust Guedel

Kaloust Guedel (born October 31, 1956) is a Cyprus-born American artist of Armenian descent.[1][2] He is a self-educated artist and theorist. Guedel is known as the founder of the Excessivism movement.[3][4][5][6] He lives and works in Los Angeles, California since 1975.[1][7]

Works

Kaloust Guedel's work explores contemporary issues often taking a critical stand on various societies shortcomings. Throughout the years, it has explored subjects as genocide, war, abuse and others.[8] Regardless of the styles and technics he has employed, his work has been consistent with contemporary sensibility and has reflected the consciousness of its time. Guedel is the first artist who used vinyl as a medium in paintings. He has been featured in publications like Masters of Today and has been known to explore capitalism and excess in his minimalist conceptual artworks.[9]

Kaloust Guedel presented the Excessivism movement in an exhibition "Excessivist Initiative" in LA Artcore Brewery Annex, and the Excessivism Manifesto was published in Downtown News weekly in September 2015. Downtown News, Excessivism Manifesto, September 28, 2015 p. 10.

Immersive paintings

Later he rediscovered inlay technique as a method of investigation of immersion with his new group called Immersive paintings. When he placed one of his three-dimensional works into a painting by carving its shape out of it and inserting it into the hollow space that corresponded with the shape of the object, the result was unexpected. An ancient technique known as inlay was discovered by chance. The use of inlay is a key element of this artistic concepts. The inserted object has more visual weight, while the surrounding space, which is less conceptually important, is seen as the body of the painting. Use of the inlay produces a silhouette of the subject; most often, it is used with a contrasting background, or texture to draw attention to the main subject, which is then seen as the relationship between the two objects.[10][11]

Selected exhibitions

Coronation of Vagina, 45ft x 16ft, 2016-2017
Immersive paintings, 60" x 48", 2022

Awards and commendations

Kaloust Guedel, Visual Gravity #2, 2017

Bibliography

Painting no1
From Silver To Red, 2016
Traces, 2023, created by firing various caliber bullets into the surface of the metal and randomly laying mirrors in the cavities.

References

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  2. ^ "Reflections in the Aftermath of an Exhibition". Asbarez.com. Retrieved October 19, 2015.
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  28. ^ "Նոր Ուղղութիւն Արուեստում՝ Պարտադրում Է Ժամանակակից Մարդը". January 14, 2016.
  29. ^ "Abstre Sanat Akımı, Soyut Resim, Abstract". November 12, 2016.
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  39. ^ "Exposition "L'inhumanité de l'homme envers l'homme : voyage au bout de la nuit" / Exhibition : "Man's Inhumanity to Man : Journey Out of Darkness"". Retrieved December 26, 2023.
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