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 Los Angeles is no stranger to transformation. The city is constantly reinventing itself, most recently as wildfires reshaped its landscapes, leaving behind spaces marked by absence—but not without hope. "Fragments," a new exhibition presented at Invisible Dynamics Studio in Mid-City LA is the latest in a series of exhibitions organized by the art dealer Carl Larsson in collaboration with the creative studio's founder and CEO Oli Walsh.

Last Friday, the studio welcomed artists, collectors, and creative leaders for an opening reception that was both thought-provoking and celebratory. Among those in attendance were Madhappy CEO Peiman Raf, Terminal27 founder Mason Rothschild, artists Camilla Engström and Devin B. Johnson, and collector Erich Bach, all gathering to take in works by Emily Ferguson, Jo Dennis, Brendon Reis, and more. Throughout the space, layered textures and abstract compositions explored themes of memory, transformation, and rebuilding.

With proceeds supporting artists across Los Angeles impacted by the wildfires, "Fragments" is more than an exhibition—it’s an invitation to reflect, rebuild, and honor the ways art can serve as both a balm and a bridge to renewal. The exhibition is on view by appointment through March 20.

Vielmetter Los Angeles will present Moonbliss Riverdream, a solo exhibition by Los Angeles painter Kim DeJesus on view from January 25 to March 8, 2025. This exhibition marks DeJesus’s first solo show with the gallery and features a selection of her recent abstract paintings, created using acrylic, oil, and mixed media on canvas. There will be an opening reception on Saturday, January 25, 4 – 6 pm.

Kim DeJesus employs skilled techniques such as staining, pouring, and blurring, resulting in voluminous, vibrant canvases that resonate with the complexities of nature, perception, and the human psyche. Drawing from historical movements like Color Field and Action Painting, DeJesus’s work contributes to the rich tradition of American abstraction. These historical connections are enriched by an intuitively driven feminist perspective and a spiritually ritualistic approach to process.

DeJesus’s bold explorations of form, light, and depth evoke the ethereal and emotional. Each painting reflects on and builds upon the next. This creative progression allows DeJesus’s picture planes to develop through both surrender and intention, chance and control. She choreographs energetic and vivid compositions that pulse with life and offer space for transformation—equally for the artist herself and for the viewer—by creating a harmonious balance of introspection and expansion, form and formlessness.

Her approach to color field painting offers insights into the fleeting nature of memory, perception, and the depths of consciousness, highlighting abstraction’s potential as a poetic language. The works in Moonbliss Riverdream evoke the vastness of outer space, suggesting an analogy to the enormity of the spiritual realms we each hold within ourselves. This shift from outer to inner space encourages viewers to tap into their own perception of space and consciousness to access nuanced levels of awareness.