Paul Gellman: Paul Gellman Filling in for Tall Paul

Nov 5–Dec 22, 2016

Paul Gellman has worked as an artist and performer in Los Angeles since the early 2000s, creating a practice that reflects, mimics, and subverts intellectual hierarchies (both historical and current). Collage is central to Gellman’s practice, as are the found objects and bric-à-brac he uses as his media. Often working in composites—using varied objects to create singular and new “whole” works (as in the wall work Robbie, 2016), this technique is also utilized in Gellman’s figurative sculpture, wherein he blends disparate objects into one form. Within other pieces, his compiled materials are used as their own abstracts in order to create kitschy tableaus. These works hinge on the fetishisation of objects without regard or preconceptions to their external values.

Paul Gellman: Paul Gellman Filling in for Tall Paul, Redling Fine Art, 2016. Installation view.

Paul Gellman, Quixote, 2016, Mixed media, 18.75 x 6.5 x 7.5 inches.

Paul Gellman, Robbie, 2016, Mixed media, 19.5 x 15.5 x 2.5 inches

Paul Gellman, Untitled, 2016, Mixed media, 19.5 x 15.5 x 2.5 inches.

Paul Gellman, Still Life with Radical Faerie, 2016, Mixed media, 20.75 x 17 x 3 inches.

Paul Gellman, The Virgin Gary, 2016, Mixed media, 34.5 x 11 x 11 inches.

Paul Gellman: Paul Gellman Filling in for Tall, Redling Fine Art, Los Angeles. Installation view.

Paul Gellman, L.S.D. Pillow, 2016, Fabric, fiberfill, 13.5 x 15 x 6 inches.

Paul Gellman, Beverly Hills Bar Mitzvah Boy Pillow, 2016, Fabric, button, fiberfill, 19 x 19 x 7 inches.

Paul Gellman, Floral Still Life Pillow, 2016, fabric, fiberfill, 16 x 13.5 x 7.5 inches.

Paul Gellman, Pat Ast Pillow, 2016, fabric, fiberfill, 20 x 28 x 6.5 inches.

Paul Gellman, Flower in Jug Still Life Pillow, 2016, fabric, fiberfill, 23.5 x 18 x 8.5 inches.

Paul Gellman, Cherie Pillow, 2016, fabric, fiberfill, 19 x 18.5 x 6.5 inches.

Paul Gellman, Nartana Pillow, 2016, fabric, buttons, fiberfill, 18 x 16 x 5.5 inches.

Paul Gellman, Man with Budweiser Baseball Hat Pillow, 2016, fabric, button, fiberfill, 20.5 x 18.5 x 7.5 inches.