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Jodi Bonassi
818-882-2079
jbonassi@aol.com
www.jodibonassi.com
My art is a reflection of what differentiates us when we are alone and when we are with others. I enjoy hanging out in different places, recording unique moments with my sketch pad. In coffee houses and malls people sit and read or talk on their cell phones. Sometimes they are oblivious to the person they're with, and that's OK because it's life. Life's moving on fast forward and I'm trying to get it all down in different images. I love it when I notice people who are really into each other and there's no cell phone in sight. Even a smile from someone serving coffee can make a person's day or a simple acknowledgement of the person behind the counter. We are all linked together, even if our cell phones try to disconnect us on a human level. Everyone's talking all the time, even if we can't hear them.
In barbershops I always notice how the person getting the haircut slips into the chair. There's this sigh of relief as he lets someone nurture him for a few minutes. The haircut allows one to feel better, to get away from the self-doubts and let someone else listen to our thoughts. There's this cool place where people of all different backgrounds hang out playing chess and backgammon. The games provide respite but the time spent is about connecting with others. That’s what people do – they meet and connect
Each of us carries within us an ongoing history of where we've come from and what drives us to pursue that truth of what we are. Some are obsessed by what they perceive as acceptable and with others the obsession with the outer image of what "should be" acceptable.
I create abstraction in the reality of the images I observe. Old photos are also referenced as a way of recycling shared heritage and history. My colors range from overly bright to richly brown and often coincide with my mood and the moods of those around me. It is a running documentation of my thoughts and who ever I'm thinking about seems to loom bigger in a finished painting. I sketch, write, and paint onto my canvas swirling colors around and making paths that wind into the distance. It's my journey which is this quilt of life in front of me and I keep sewing it onto the canvas or panel or old piece of wood.
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2011 Mount St. Mary's College, 4 Person Show, Los Angeles, CA
2006 Particular Places, Marriott Htl, Woodland Hills, CA **** 2004 Faces, Pelican Art, Petaluma CA
2003 Shoptalk, Performing Arts Gallery, Cal State Univ. Northridge1999 Valley Faces, Orlando Gallery, Sherman Oaks, CA
RECENT GROUP EXHIBITIONS0
2010 L. A. Juried Exhibition, Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery, Barnsdall Park
2010 Get Art, Project Angel Food,Los Angeles, CA
2010 Artist Guild Exhibit, West Gallery, Cal State University Northridge, Northridge, CA
2010 Eye For Identity, West Gallery, Cal State University Northridge, Northridge, CA
2010 Finegood Gallery, Woodland Hills, CA **** 2010 Mirrors of the Soul, El Portal Thtre, N. Hollywood,
2009 HOMEGROWN, L.A. Arthouse, W. Hollywood **** 2009 Out There, Gallery 825, Los Angeles
2009 Annual Faces Exhibit, Upstream Gallery **** 2009 CSUN Student Exhibit, Juror: A. Emeneger
2008 Out There, Gallery 825, Juror: Cliff Benjamin **** 2008 Alchemy of Art, Lark Gallery Online Exhibit
2008 Benefit Exhibit, Gallery 825 **** 2007 Detour Exhibit, Otis College of Art and Design
2007 Viva Gallery, Sherman Oaks, CA **** 2007 GEM, Gallery 825, Los Angeles<
2007 25th, Anniversary Art Scene Gala, Original Art Centerpiece LACMA, LA, CA<
2006 Ann Philbin Open Show Gallery 825, Los Angeles, CA
2006 Grey McGear Modern, Bergamot Station, Santa Monica, CA
2006 Tarfest, Korean Cultural Center, L.A. **** 2006 pierce Art Gallery, Woodland Hills, CA
2006 Beckstrand Gallery, Palos Verdes ****2006 Palos Verdes Art Center, Palos Verdes, CA
2006 Creative Arts Workshop, New Haven, CT ****2006 Marriott Hotel, Woodland Hills, CA
2005-06 Upstream People’s Gallery**** 2005-06 LAWA Public Art Exhibit, Tom Bradley Tml, LAX
2005 McGear Modern, Bergamot Station, Santa Monica, CA **** 2005 CRA Gallery, N. Hollywood, CA
**** Jodi Bonassi has exhibited in numerous venues prior to 2005
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* None of the artworks may be copied or reproduced without the written permission of the Artist