photo by aaron fallon
nicholas a. sitter
b. 1978
bfa savannah college of art and design, 2000
i believe finding a balancing point between contradictory things can expose commonality. balancing points contain both tension and harmony.
flowers can be confrontational or symbiotic with their neighbors. flowers wilt to the touch and break through concrete. they make love to themselves or with others. they are creative, innovative, and indifferent.
street art balances between destructive and creative. between cultural institutional biases. between high art and low art. street art can come with corporate sponsorship or a class two misdemeanor.
when brought inside, flowers die rapidly. the impermanence is part of what makes them beautiful. is the same true for street art? once a piece of street art no longer has the ever present danger of disappearing, does it lose part of its biology? does it simply become (like a floral depiction) a representation of something else?
floral works with street art techniques highlight the paradoxical question, “what belongs inside and what belongs outside?”
exhibitions:
2024 - “Brand 52: National Juried Exhibition of Works on Paper,” Brand Library and Art Center, Glendale, CA - Winner: Jane Friend Award
2024 - “Defining Our Legacies, Ancestor to Ancestor,” Avenue 50 Studio, Highland Park, Los Angeles, CA (Group Show)
2024 - “Dia De Los Muertos,” PACE Gallery, Parker Arts Center, Parker, CO (Group Show)
“Unusual Mediums,” bG Gallery, Santa Monica, CA, 2015 (Group Show)
“Spectrum Gestalt 2,” bG Gallery, Santa Monica, CA, 2015 (Group Show)
“The Year of the Chimera,” Glass Garage Gallery, West Hollywood, CA, 2012 (Group Show)
Solo Exhibition, Kaviar and Kind (now Roseark) Gallery, West Hollywood, CA, 2006
private commissions:
Hairroin Salon, Hollywood (mural)
THE Breast Cancer Fundraiser, Los Angeles, (live painting for auction)
The Big Bang Theory, CBS (production art)
That Was Then, ABC/Sony Television (production art)
American Dreambuilders, NBC (production art)
Chess and Burman Salon Studio 14, (mural)
Steven Tyler, Musician
American Idol, Fox Television (wardrobe commission)