Installation view, Polaroid Black, Big Pictures Los Angeles
Big Pictures Los Angeles was a project space in the mid city area of Los Angeles, founded in 2014 by artist and curator Doug Crocco. Its program was focused on emerging artists in LA, and special projects with artists from New York, Miami, and Mexico City. It was one of the first of a group that grew to include Karma International, Kristina Kite Gallery, the Underground Museum, Ochi Projects, JOAN, Michael Thibault Gallery, Chris Sharp Gallery, and HILDE — a mid-city scene Hilde Helphenstein described in artnet News as one where "the quality and output of these spaces are high, but the art is not safe or boring."
Artists: Aaron Sandnes, Amy Garofano, Brendan Lynch, Dan Gratz, Daniel Newman, Doug Crocco, Dustin Metz, Erik Torregroza, Kara Joslyn, Laurie Nye, Manny Prieres, Mark Thomas Gibson, Nikko Mueller, Scott Armetta, Tom Delaney
Doug Crocco, Untitled, 2017, color pencil on paper, 19.5 x 15.5 inchesInstallation ViewScott Armetta, Apoxee, 2014, Alkyd and Oil on Panel, Frame, 25.5 x 22 inchesLaurie Nye, Night Thoughts, 2009, Glazed Stoneware, Black Mountain clay, 10 x 6 x 5 inchesKara Joslyn, Double Bird, 2017, acrylic and polymer car paint on panel, 24 x 24 inches Amy Garofano, Garden Goth: Krishna, 2016, velvet over plywood, 28 x 12 x 1 inchesMark Thomas Gibson, Ghost, 2013, Oil on canvas, 9 x 12 inchesTom Delaney, Iniada Scones and the Temple of Shit, 2008, Graphite on Paper, 24 x 19 inchesTom Delaney, Iniada Scones and the Temple of Shit, 2008, Graphite on Paper, 24 x 19 inchesMark Thomas Gibson, Nameless, 2013, Oil on canvas, 18 x 18 inches Mark Thomas Gibson, Revenant Form, 2013, Oil on canvas, 18 x 14 inches Dan Gratz, Northern Dream, oil on canvas, 18 x 24 inches
