RON RIZK: Of Structure and Place
May 14 - June 18, 2022
May 14 - June 18, 2022
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GBGLA is pleased to present Of Structure and Place, Southern California painter Ron Rizk’s first solo show with the gallery. In this new series of oil paintings, Rizk explores personal histories through the structures that inhabit his memories.
Ron Rizk’s paintings depict the intimate personal history of locales from his life. Ethereal and yet grounded in reality, the paintings tell the stories of very real places as seen through the artist’s memories. Highly accurate in some aspects and imagined in others, the paintings exist in a space between reality and the surreal. READ MORE
Ron Rizk’s paintings depict the intimate personal history of locales from his life. Ethereal and yet grounded in reality, the paintings tell the stories of very real places as seen through the artist’s memories. Highly accurate in some aspects and imagined in others, the paintings exist in a space between reality and the surreal. READ MORE
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Artist Statement
I have a long held interest in architectural structures and their relationship to their placement in the landscape. My intention is to depict this relationship in ways that reflect my vision of how these elements interact in contrast to one another. In some cases, the structures are based on recollections of actual houses and industrial buildings from my youth. My paintings are devoid of human figures yet human activity is always implied. |
Artist Biography and Resume
Ron Rizk was born in New Brunswick, New Jersey. He received a diploma from the Newark School of Fine and Industrial Art, his BFA from the Maryland Institute College of Art and his MFA from the University of Illinois, Champagne-Urbana. He is a Professor Emeritus of Fine Arts in Painting and Drawing at the University of Southern California Roski School of Fine Arts. READ MORE |
Ron Rizk, On the Hill, 2021, oil on panel, 24 x 36 inches
Ron Rizk, Dream House, 2022, oil on panel, 24 x 36 inches
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Ron Rizk, Two Houses on Church Street, 2020, oil on panel, 24 x 36 inches
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Ron Rizk, Backyard Monoliths, 2021, oil on panel, 22 x 28 inches
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Ron Rizk, Desert Temples, 2021, oil on panel, 22 x 28 inches
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Ron Rizk, River View, A Moment in Time, 2022, oil on panel, 24 x 36 inches
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Ron Rizk, Made Redundant, 2020, oil on panel, 24 x 36 inches
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