March 28, 2024

“Family Plot” art exhibit welcomes diversity

By Jackson Weaver

Staff Writer

 

“Family Plot”

Inspired by the close­knit relationship of their family, the Moses’s created original and

impressive pieces of artwork that were displayed in the “Family Plot” exhibit at the Manhattan

Beach Arts Center, illustrating the comfortable feeling of the South Bay.

 

Los Angeles native artists Ed Moses, Andy Moses and Kelly Berg presented their distinct art

styles in “Family Plot”, demonstrating that although they are united in the same family, they do

not share the same style. However, each of their creative designs ultimately tie together to

represent the Los Angeles community as a whole.

 

The three artists strove to place emphasis on allowing viewer to perceive the art as they chose

rather than labeling the artwork and creating a rigid interpretation. This created an inclusive

environment that brilliantly avoids limited perspective by the viewer.

 

The layout of the exhibit was inviting with open doors and ample amounts of open walking space

where viewers could explore and look at paintings hanging on the walls. Featuring a white

backdrop, the pieces popped and the monochromatic background on the walls created excellent

contrast, intensifying the artwork.

 

Andy Moses created paintings that drew inspiration from natural phenomena in the South Bay

area. His painting “Concave Horizon” was a simple yet personal piece of the end of a sunset. Moses

utilized a sense of comfort that stemmed from the artist’s Los Angeles roots, as the painting appeared

to depict a bright streak sinking into the ocean.

 

Another one of Andy Moses’s paintings depicts a simple blue dress. It is a massive three­

dimensional piece protruding from a canvas with bare white space surrounding it. This

delicate dark blue creation successfully contrasted with the lighter colored “Concave Horizon”.

The painting is unique because of its massive size, drawing attention to the importance of

formality in the Moses family.

 

Other paintings featured innovative designs including a nameless, depressing painting that

featured liquid dripping down the canvas and off onto the wall. The off­-the-­page appearance

added a new intriguing element to the exhibit. The black and white painting created by Kelly

Berg successfully contrasted with the more cheerful pieces. This drooping effect of ink appeared

to represent melancholic moments, showing families experience both cheerful and difficult

moments.

 

“Family Plot” is a collaboration of artwork from the Moses family displaying three individual

artists’ unique styles that explore the contrasting emotions in a family. The artists’ individual

styles shaped new perspectives and helped form a new understanding of family life.

 

“Family Plot” opened on May 26 and will remain open until July 2.

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