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Riley Holloway – Miles From Home

10 May 2021 – 1 July 2021

Bloom is pleased to present Miles From Home, an exhibition of works by poet and painter Riley Holloway. Known for innovative canvases that update figurative painting, Holloway’s new series presents a narrative of American life that is evocative and deeply personal. The exhibition will be on view 10 May 2021 – 1 July 2021. This is Holloway’s first show with Bloom and his first solo exhibition in Europe.

Riley Holloway’s restrained figurative works provide healing spaces for contemplation of one’s own nostalgia and social heritage. Born and raised in Los Angeles, Holloway became interested in art through his mother, who taught him painting and introduced him to vintage fashion magazines. An oil painter of superb technique, he is also a trained graphic designer with a sharp sensitivity for poetry and typography. Working from his personal photographs, Holloway narrates events from his family history that shape his identity. Many photographs were taken before Holloway’s birth or during his early childhood, but his intimate treatment infuses the paintings they inspire with the truthfulness and solidity of memory.

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Departing from his well-known portraits, Holloway’s new body of work present in-depth compositions with multiple figures. Using a muted, warm palette, Holloway’s images capture the essence of quotidian tenderness in fleeting moments. The images are inextricably tied to instances in the past, but are also adrift outside time and empathetic to the viewer’s sentiments. They are consciously crafted in the old master tradition, with light and shades for each object confidently rendered, and the anatomy of every black figure studiously considered. However, Holloway does not attempt to be photorealistic; the scenes are cradled with an affectionate brushiness, stiffened at times by plain white and black paint – considered sacrilege by most traditional painters – that is applied for abstraction and obscurity. The enigmatic and lyrical painted text allows shadows of Art Nouveau posters and magazine typesetting to clash with Holloway’s ideal of classical realism, and contextualize these private human experiences in art and social history.

Love Family Glory showcases Holloway’s rich visual lexicon and storytelling prowess. This painting depicts a casual moment at a convenience store. Several nameless, casually shoppers converge by the shop counter, and momentarily form a perfectly balanced composition with the receding lines of the shelves and ceiling tiles. Everything is rendered with a sepia undertone with measured depths and shadows, except the ceiling light rods which glow in a consistently artificial white into the distance. Along with the bright blue shirt on the central figure, the lights sear through the hazy background and almost bring the image out of the past. The moment is not frozen in time and instead flickers like a recollection from our own past.

Another memorable work is California Love, an image of a young couple playing guitar in a darkly lit living room. The colors of the scene have faded with time, but the viewer’s encounter with her bright smile seems serendipitous and dynamic. One could almost hear his music, smell the pineapples mixed with the thick summer air, and feel the Californian sun outside the walls. Holloway’s articulation of the vivacity of the plants and fruits make the unremarkable household appear abundant and self-sufficient. The text gives the image the aura of a vintage advertisement, and recontextualizes the private, humble moment as a lifestyle that, like nostalgia, is desirable and out of reach.

Selected works

Slide Name Project Selected Images - 1 of 7 arrow_forward_ios arrow_back_ios Philip Guston
1975
Oil on canvas
122.5 x 178.4 cm
© Philip Guston
Slide Name Project Selected Images - 2 of 7 arrow_forward_ios arrow_back_ios Philip Guston
1975
Oil on canvas
122.5 x 178.4 cm
© Philip Guston
Love Family Glory

Slide Love Family Glory Selected works - 1 of 14 arrow_forward_ios arrow_back_ios Riley Holloway
2020
Oil on Canvas
206.5 x 140 cm / 82 x 54"
Slide Grade A Selected works - 2 of 14 arrow_forward_ios arrow_back_ios Riley Holloway
2019
Oil on canvas
132 x 117 cm / 54 x 46”
Slide California Love Selected works - 3 of 14 arrow_forward_ios arrow_back_ios Riley Holloway
2020
Oil on canvas
206,5 x 140 cm / 82 x 55"
Slide The Elegance of the Family Reunion Selected works - 4 of 14 arrow_forward_ios arrow_back_ios Riley Holloway
2020
Oil on canvas
157,5 x 107 cm / 62 x 42"
Slide Day 1 Selected works - 5 of 14 arrow_forward_ios arrow_back_ios Riley Holloway
2019
Oil on canvas
157,5 x 107 cm / 62 x 42”
Slide Victoria Ave 1
Selected works - 6 of 14 arrow_forward_ios arrow_back_ios Riley Holloway
2020
Oil on canvas
109.5 x 122 cm / 43 x 48”
Slide A Bird in Hand Selected works - 7 of 14 arrow_forward_ios arrow_back_ios Riley Holloway
2020
Oil on canvas
91,5 x 117 cm / 36 x 46”
Slide Uncle Babe Selected works - 8 of 14 arrow_forward_ios arrow_back_ios Riley Holloway
2020
Oil on canvas
117 x 91,5 cm / 46 x 36"
Slide Westside Story
Selected works - 9 of 14 arrow_forward_ios arrow_back_ios Riley Holloway
2020
Oil on canvas
117 x 91,5 cm / 46 x 36"
Slide The Cook
Selected works - 10 of 14 arrow_forward_ios arrow_back_ios Riley Holloway
2020
Oil on canvas
86,5 x 61 cm / 34 x 24”

Slide Homecoming Selected works - 11 of 14 arrow_forward_ios arrow_back_ios Riley Holloway
2020
Oil on canvas
86,5 x 61 cm / 34 x 24"

Slide The Cook Out
Selected works - 12 of 14 arrow_forward_ios arrow_back_ios Riley Holloway
2021
Oil on canvas
30,5 x 20,5 cm / 12 x 8”

Slide Sunny Jones Selected works - 13 of 14 arrow_forward_ios arrow_back_ios Riley Holloway
2021
Oil on canvas
30,5 x 20,5cm / 12 x 8"

Slide The Heart of It Selected works - 14 of 14 arrow_forward_ios arrow_back_ios Riley Holloway
2021
Oil on canvas
30,5 x 20,5cm / 12 x 8”

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