In his most ambitious exhibition to date, The Universe Unfolded presents an array of new and recent acrylic pieces as well as mixed-media interactive installations. Oliveri paints on uncommon surfaces such as Plexiglas, mirrors, and the walls themselves. The artist also uses optical effects to literally immerse the viewer into the work. This combination of installation and select works interact with the physical gallery space to encompass the viewer within his art.
The implicit narrative of The Universe Unfolded is largely based on the theory of technological singularity, or the Post-Artificial Intelligence world. This narrative is created artistically through diverse materials and recurrent motifs. Repetition is used in many aspects of this exhibition to create an intersection of random determination and systematic order showing in recurring motifs such as triangles or infinite reflections of mirrors facing one another.
Ananda Oliveri’s work blends highly conceptual approaches with an urban aesthetic. Using spray paint and large-scale origami, the artist draws from many cultural influences to accompany his narratives of transformation, fate and chaos in our current, and future, globalized world.
Currently working and living on California’s North Coast, Ananda Oliveri has shown in many of Eureka, California’s gallery spaces. He has also shown his works throughout California and nationally. A resourceful artist, gallery owner and curator, he partially funded this collection of work successfully using the fund raising platform, Kickstarter.
There will be a gallery reception for the artist, which will take place at HSU First Street Gallery on February 1st from 6 to 9 p.m. during Eureka’s Arts Alive program. The gallery is open Tuesday through Sunday from 12 to 5 p.m. and is located at 422 First Street, Eureka, California. Admission is free. Those planning group tours are encouraged to call ahead. For more information call 707-443-6363 or visit the gallery’s website at humboldt.edu/first.