Ian Stell, King of Kinetic Furniture, Has a New Trick — Staying Still

Over the past few years, Ian Stell has made a name for himself with a collection of fascinatingly kinetic furniture. But in a new body of work, which debuted at Patrick Parrish Gallery last week, Stell seems more preoccupied with the moment before motion begins — or, to put it in design terms, the cantilever.

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A Master of Perceptual Motion, Inspired by Mondrian

In his bold-colored and paneled paintings, textured by a variety of brushstrokes, Los Angeles artist Scot Heywood finds ways to generate perceptual movement and subtle energy. His exhibition of recent paintings, called “Scot Heywood: Shift ǀ Stack ǀ Sunyata,” are on view through the end of February at Peter Blake Gallery in Laguna Beach, conjuring parallels to the geometric styles of Piet Mondrian.