April Street
Circling the Drain
Works on Paper
Online
Online
My body is fragile,
We fall in and out of portals,
I am thin-skinned,
We are rotten,
You are bitten,
cracked, and bruised.
over-ripe from the good times
too fresh for a war
You are sensitive to the mirror,
I’m allergic to the moon,
Together tangled in braided light,
There are holes in the sky,
We are winding together in spaces,
Adapting to meet the day, that melts and falls away.
-April Street
Vielmetter Los Angeles is pleased to present an online exhibition of works on paper by April Street. Entitled “Circling the Drain” it features 12 watercolors which are related to her recent exhibition at the gallery and translate the artist’s relief-style painting onto a flattened plane. Lines of braids and plump shapes mimic meandering vines and overripe fruit - root vegetables and flowers in vibrant utopian settings appear cracked or bitten. These still-lifes and fanged landscape portals are infused with equal parts dark humor and aesthetic joy. Created over the past several months while in quarantine, this body of work juxtaposes Street’s painterly practice which is influenced by specific art historical contexts with the uncertainty and turbulence of this pandemic.
April Street lives and works in Los Angeles. She studied bronze casting in central Italy and painting at The School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Recent exhibitions include Vielmetter Los Angeles; Santa Barbara Museum of Art; Maccarone, LA; Kinman Gallery, London, UK; Various Small Fires, LA; Carter & Citizen, LA; and The Underground Museum, Los Angeles. She is a grant recipient of the National Endowment for the Arts. Her solo exhibitions have been reviewed by ArtForum, Art in America, San Francisco Arts Quarterly, Contemporary Arts Review LA, Hyperallergic, Art Review, KCRW, and The Los Angeles Times.
April Street “The Beginning in Reverse,” 2020 Watercolor on archival paper 12 x 9" [HxW] (30.48 x 22.86 cm) Inventory #STR161 Courtesy of the artist and Vielmetter Los Angeles Photo credit: Jeff Mclane 1,800.00 USD + Frame Inquire |
1,800.00 USD + Frame Inquire |
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April Street “Broken Mirrors,” 2020 Watercolor on archival paper 17.5 x 11.5" [HxW] (44.45 x 29.21 cm) each Inventory #STR160 Courtesy of the artist and Vielmetter Los Angeles Photo credit: Jeff Mclane 4,400.00 USD + Frame Inquire |
4,400.00 USD + Frame Inquire |
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April Street “The Garden Early Morning,” 2020 Watercolor on archival paper 12 x 9" [HxW] (30.48 x 22.86 cm) Inventory #STR162 Courtesy of the artist and Vielmetter Los Angeles Photo credit: Jeff Mclane 1,800.00 USD + Frame Inquire |
1,800.00 USD + Frame Inquire |
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April Street “Carousel,” 2020 Watercolor on archival paper 16 x 12" [HxW] (40.64 x 30.48 cm) Inventory #STR163 Courtesy of the artist and Vielmetter Los Angeles Photo credit: Jeff Mclane 2,400.00 USD + Frame Inquire |
2,400.00 USD + Frame Inquire |
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April Street “Not so Soft,” 2020 Watercolor on archival paper 16 x 12" [HxW] (40.64 x 30.48 cm) Inventory #STR164 Courtesy of the artist and Vielmetter Los Angeles Photo credit: Jeff Mclane 2,400.00 USD + Frame Inquire |
2,400.00 USD + Frame Inquire |
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April Street “Fortress of Solitude,” 2020 Watercolor on archival paper 16 x 12" [HxW] (40.64 x 30.48 cm) Inventory #STR165 Courtesy of the artist and Vielmetter Los Angeles Photo credit: Jeff Mclane 2,400.00 USD + Frame Inquire |
2,400.00 USD + Frame Inquire |
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April Street “The Deep Clean,” 2020 Watercolor on archival paper 12 x 9" [HxW] (30.48 x 22.86 cm) Inventory #STR166 Courtesy of the artist and Vielmetter Los Angeles Photo credit: Jeff Mclane 1,800.00 USD + Frame Inquire |
1,800.00 USD + Frame Inquire |
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April Street “After the Battle,” 2020 Watercolor on archival paper 12 x 9" [HxW] (30.48 x 22.86 cm) Inventory #STR167 Courtesy of the artist and Vielmetter Los Angeles Photo credit: Jeff Mclane 1,800.00 USD + Frame Inquire |
1,800.00 USD + Frame Inquire |
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April Street “The Conversation,” 2020 Watercolor on archival paper 16 x 12" [HxW] (40.64 x 30.48 cm) Inventory #STR168 Courtesy of the artist and Vielmetter Los Angeles Photo credit: Jeff Mclane 2,400.00 USD + Frame Inquire |
2,400.00 USD + Frame Inquire |
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April Street “Borderline with Falls,” 2020 Watercolor on archival paper 24 x 18" [HxW] (60.96 x 45.72 cm) Inventory #STR169 Courtesy of the artist and Vielmetter Los Angeles Photo credit: Jeff Mclane 3,600.00 USD + Frame Inquire |
3,600.00 USD + Frame Inquire |
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April Street “Sewn Together,” 2020 Watercolor on archival paper 23 x 17" [HxW] (58.42 x 43.18 cm) unframed, 24.5" x 18.5" x 2" [HxWxD] (62.23 x 46.99 x 4.45 cm) framed Inventory #STR170 Courtesy of the artist and Vielmetter Los Angeles Photo credit: Jeff Mclane 3,600.00 USD + Frame Inquire |
3,600.00 USD + Frame Inquire |
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April Street “Inside and Out,” 2020 Watercolor on archival paper 23 x 17" [HxW] (58.42 x 43.18 cm) Inventory #STR171 Courtesy of the artist and Vielmetter Los Angeles Photo credit: Jeff Mclane 3,600.00 USD + Frame Inquire |
3,600.00 USD + Frame Inquire |
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April Street “Tangled Within,” 2020 Watercolor on archival paper 16 x 12" [HxW] (40.64 x 30.48 cm) unframed, 17.5" x 13.5" x 1.5" [HxWxD] (44.45 x 34.29 x 3.81 cm) framed Inventory #STR172 Courtesy of the artist and Vielmetter Los Angeles Photo credit: Jeff Mclane 2,400.00 USD + Frame Inquire |
2,400.00 USD + Frame Inquire |
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April Street “Portal in Blue #1,” 2020 Watercolor on archival paper 17 x 13" [HxW] (43.18 x 33.02 cm) unframed Inventory #STR173 Courtesy of the artist and Vielmetter Los Angeles Photo credit: Jeff Mclane 2,400.00 USD + Frame Inquire |
2,400.00 USD + Frame Inquire |
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April Street “The Orchestra,” 2020 Watercolor on archival paper 23.5 x 17.5" [HxW] (59.69 x 44.45 cm) Inventory #STR174 Courtesy of the artist and Vielmetter Los Angeles Photo credit: Jeff Mclane 3,600.00 USD + Frame Inquire |
3,600.00 USD + Frame Inquire |
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