Rebecca Farr: Earthly Appetites, Paintings from 2015-2025
February 7th – April 5th
Reception: February 7th, 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM
RAM is pleased to present Earthly Appetites, a solo exhibition exploring ten years of paintings by Los Angeles based artist Rebecca Farr. Using bold color, line, and texture and reacting to intuitive impulses, Farr’s work unfolds as large scale expressionistic explorations of humanity and lore.
Over the past decade, Farr’s paintings have encompassed diverse creative explorations centered around human appetite. From her examination of Goya’s monumental work “Disasters of War " to her depictions of erotic picnics and sumptuous feasts, she has navigated the traditional realms of figure, landscape, and still life. Her quest seeks to elucidate the sacred and profane dimensions of human consumption.
Farr’s gestural paintings seamlessly integrate impressionistic and classical techniques, forging a distinctive language articulating her study of human desire. The paintings are characterized by elements that can be playful, celebratory, or satirical. Her application of color emerges from an intuitive response to her subject matter, resulting in a uniquely constructed palette that resonates organically with each painting.
Rebecca Farr (b.1973) lives and works in Los Angeles, California. She received her BA in 1996 from Evergreen State College in Washington State, with an emphasis in painting and mythology. Farr moved to Los Angeles in 2005 and was represented by Klowden Mann Gallery for eleven years and Five Car Garage for four years, presenting eight solo shows in Los Angeles. She has also participated in several group shows, including art fairs in Seattle, Los Angeles, Chicago, New York, and Miami, as well as international shows in Turkey and Rotterdam. Farr was recently included in the 2024 virtual group show with David Zwirner’s Platform. Her work has been written about in Artforum, ArtNews, and New American Paintings.
