Wes Archer & Steve Brudniak Simultaneous Solo Shows at Reeves Art + Design

Reeves Art + Design is excited to announce their upcoming simultaneous solo show lineup for May featuring the work of Wes Archer and Steve Brudniak. The exhibitions will be on view May 10th, 2024 through May 25th, 2024. The opening reception will take place on Friday, May 10th, 2024, from 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM. Admission is free and open to the public.

Wes Archer

Wes Archer, a Houston native, is a renowned animation director and painter who was instrumental in the development of a long list of notable television shows including The Simpsons, King of the Hill, Rick & Morty, and many more. He attained a Certificate of Fine Arts from California Institute of the Arts in 1983. During this time, he simultaneously maintained a painting practice for over 20 years. His show here at Reeves Art + Design will be his first ever gallery exhibition and feature work that references his illustrious animation career as well as showcase his other creative work.

NOTABLE TELEVISION DIRECTING HISTORY

King of the Hill – 20th Television Animation (currently)

Rick & Morty – Cartoon Network & Adult Swim (53 episodes)

Disenchantment – Netflix (3 episodes)

Animals – HBO (4 episodes)

Bob’s Burgers – Fox (8 episodes)

The Goode Family – ABC (13 episodes)

King of the Hill – Fox (151 episodes)

Me, Eloise – Starz (13 episodes)

Futurama – Fox (2 episodes)

The Simpsons – Fox (26 episodes)

The Simpsons: Tracey Ullman Shorts – Fox (48 shorts)

Steve Brudniak

Steve Brudniak’s exhibition Ontological Catastrophe explores his oeuvre from the last 24 years. Given that his multimedia assemblages can take months or even years to complete, the artist qualifies these as his latest body of work. His work combines a variety of unconventional materials, such as meteorites, lasers, and bismuth, as well as moving parts and lights to explore the ever-shifting psychological realities that this century has brought into question.

These pieces aim to share glimpses of what we are not aware of through ordinary channels: realms influenced by dreams, meditation, hypnosis, therapy, psychedelics, the subconscious, science, metaphysics, mysticism, technology, theology, spirituality, and ontology. These are multimedia assemblages, refined from extraordinary materials and objects; enhanced with phenomenal elements: previous works have gone into space, contain the oldest known life, produce lightning, employ human blood etc. Such novelties assist in skirting the edge of five senses, to flirt with unique perceptions.