M+B is pleased to announce our participation in NADA Miami 2020 with a solo presentation of new paintings by Leo Mock. The work can be viewed in-person at the artist's studio in Mérida, Mexico from December 1 - 5, 2020. Please contact info@mbart.com for more information.
Leo Mock's enigmatic seascapes, with their stylized shapes and bold lines, call forth the elusive vistas of the mind. Mock focuses the compositions on natural elements. His clouds, mountains and waves are interpreted according to a unique, personal mythology-each one takes on anthropomorphic form and resonates with a lyrical presence. The paintings function as emblematic dreamscapes that are not meant to be defined. Relying instead on the associative powers of the imagination, they lead to something beyond the visible.
"Mock's output is thematically focused, and deeply developed... [A]bbreviated beach scenes, in which strips of dusky rose, sage green, maroon and jade define the land and the sea, while flat-bottomed clouds pile up pregnantly in the sky above. Compositions are simultaneously punctuated and pinned together by the pole-thin legs and feet of giant (and usually off-canvas) figures, sometimes flat on their backs and sometimes stooping over, as if Alberto Giacometti's sculptures had been reimagined by Philip Guston."
- Jonathan Griffin, Art Review, September 2019
Leo Mock (b. 1964, Los Angeles, CA) graduated from Art Center College of Design. His works have been exhibited at China Art Objects and M+B in Los Angeles. Recent press includes The New York Times and Art Review. Mock lives and works in Mérida, Mexico.
Leo Mock (b. 1964, Los Angeles, CA) graduated from Art Center College of Design. His works have been exhibited at China Art Objects and M+B in Los Angeles. Recent press includes The New York Times and Art Review. Mock lives and works in Mérida, Mexico.
For inquiries, please contact info@mbart.com.
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Installation view of Leo Mock's presentation in Mérida, Mexico for NADA Miami 2020
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Installation view of Leo Mock's presentation in Mérida, Mexico for NADA Miami 2020
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Installation view of Leo Mock's presentation in Mérida, Mexico for NADA Miami 2020
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Installation view of Leo Mock's presentation in Mérida, Mexico for NADA Miami 2020
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Installation view of Leo Mock's presentation in Mérida, Mexico for NADA Miami 2020
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Leo Mock"and what's on the other side", 2020signed, dated and titled versooil, oil stick and Flashe on canvas63 x 47 1/4 inches (160 x 120 cm)
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Leo Mock"Voilà", 2020signed, dated and titled versooil and oil stick on canvas16 x 24 inches (40.6 x 61 cm)
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Leo Mock"Far From Far Behind", 2020signed, dated and titled versooil on linen36 5/8 x 46 1/2 inches (93 x 118 cm)
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Leo Mock"The sign that leads the way", 2020signed, dated and titled versooil, oil stick and charcoal on linen79 1/2 x 45 5/8 inches (202 x 116 cm)
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Leo Mock"Any Day Now, Any Day Now", 2020signed, dated and titled versooil and charcoal on canvas39 3/8 x 47 1/4 inches (100 x 120 cm)
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Leo Mock"every little voice that told you so", 2020signed, dated and titled versooil, oil stick and charcoal on linen34 5/8 x 47 1/4 inches (88 x 120 cm)
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Leo Mock"Don't set me free, I'm as heavy as can be", 2020signed, dated and titled versooil, oil stick and Flashe on canvas63 x 47 1/4 inches (160 x 120 cm)
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Leo Mock"let me enfold you", 2020signed, dated and titled versooil, oil stick and charcoal on linen18 1/2 x 33 inches (47 x 83.8 cm)
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Leo Mock"Chasing Stars, You're On Your Own", 2020signed, dated and titled versooil on linen19 3/4 x 35 1/2 inches (50 x 90 cm)
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Leo Mock"Always One by One", 2020signed, dated and titled versooil, oil stick and Flashe on linen46 1/2 x 36 7/8 inches (118 x 93 cm)
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Leo Mock"Did it take long to find me?", 2020signed, dated and titled versooil, oil stick, charcoal and
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Leo Mock"You Can Be Anyone They Told You To", 2020signed, dated and titled versooil and oil stick on canvas36 1/4 x 48 inches (92 x 122 cm)
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Leo Mock"If, if, if, if, if", 2020signed, dated and titled versooil, charcoal and Flashe on linen36 5/8 x 46 1/2 inches (93 x 118 cm)
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Leo Mock"Did I dream you dreamed about me", 2020signed, dated and titled versooil, oil stick and charcoal on canvas31 1/2 x 19 3/4 inches (80 x 50 cm)
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Leo Mock"What would you leave us this time?", 2020signed, dated and titled versooil on linen31 1/2 x 19 3/4 inches (80 x 50 cm)