Michael Lazarus, no title (blue), 2014. Paint, indigo pigment, wood and reflectors (detail)
Participant is proud to present Part Two, a solo exhibition of twelve paintings by Michael Lazarus, made between 2011–2014. These mixed media panels made of paint, wood, glass, adhesive lettering, and, in some cases, plastic reflectors and other found materials, share a vocabulary of pared down imagery, color, and response to materials culled from the artist's everyday surroundings. Modest in size, Lazarus envisions these panels in relationship to the body, where paint and found materials cohabitate and lean into each other. Each work presents itself as a possible painting, sculpture, portrait, mirror, sign, grave marker.
Michael Lazarus, Part Two. Installation view
Michael Lazarus, Part Two. Installation view
Michael Lazarus, Part Two. Installation view
Michael Lazarus, Know, 2013. Acrylic paint, adhesive lettering, mirror, wood
Michael Lazarus, ON, 2011. Acrylic paint, found objects, tape, wood
Michael Lazarus, Part Two. Installation view
Michael Lazarus, Sorry, 2013. Paint, vinyl, found material on wood
Michael Lazarus, no title, 2013. Paint, found object on wood
Michael Lazarus, Part Two. Installation view
Michael Lazarus, Away, 2011. Acrylic paint, mirror, found objects, wood
Michael Lazarus, no title (arrows), 2014. Found signage and wood
Michael Lazarus, Please Use, 2011. Acrylic paint, mirror, found objects, wood
Michael Lazarus, Please Use, 2011. Acrylic paint, mirror, found objects, wood
Michael Lazarus, Part Two. Installation view
Michael Lazarus, Part Two. Installation view
Michael Lazarus, Keep, 2014. Paint, metal signage, cloth, wood
Michael Lazarus, red & blue, 2013. Paint, wood, adhesive lettering, plastic reflectors
Michael Lazarus, Part Two. Installation view
Michael Lazarus, ON NO, 2013. Acrylic paint on wall, metal hooks, wood, wood panel
Michael Lazarus, no title (blue), 2014. Paint, indigo pigment, wood and reflectors
Michael Lazarus, Open Only, 2014. Found signage, contact paper, wood