Wayne White Invisible Ruler
Invisible Ruler presents new work by Wayne White, bringing together large-scale hand-cut cardboard sculptures, kinetic figures, signature word paintings, and works on paper created during his Rauschenberg Foundation residency. Expanding on White’s long-standing investigation into the intersection of language, image, and performance, the exhibition reflects his background in puppeteering, illustration, set design, and animation. Through humor and sharp critique, White transforms text and found imagery into playful yet incisive commentaries on power, ego, and art-making itself.
Wayne White (b. 1957, Chattanooga, TN) is a Los Angeles–based artist whose multidisciplinary practice spans painting, sculpture, puppetry, animation, and installation. He is widely known for his Emmy Award–winning production design for Pee-wee’s Playhouse and for his word paintings that overlay bold text onto vintage landscapes. White’s work is included in the public collections of the New Museum, New York; the Detroit Institute of Arts; and the Frederick R. Weisman Art Foundation, Los Angeles. Selected solo exhibitions have been presented at the Oklahoma City Museum of Art, Taubman Museum of Art, Packer Schopf Gallery, and Western Project, Los Angeles.
Art is Supposed to Hypnotize You or Something, 2014 Acrylic on inkjet print on canvas 46.5 x 66.5 in (118.1 x 168.9 cm)
Good Lookin People Havin Fun Without You, 2014 Acrylic on inkjet print on canvas 40 x 77 in (101.6 x 195.6 cm)
I Wanna See the Manager, 2014 Acrylic on offset lithograph 29 x 53 in (73.7 x 134.6 cm)
The Louvin Brothers, 2014 Cardboard, wood, acrylic, rope
The Smartest Artist, 2014 Acrylic on offset lithograph 30 x 35 in (76.2 x 88.9 cm)
Untitled - Captiva (cubist heads) Series created during Rauschenberg Residency, 2013 Acrylic on paper 22.5 x 30 in (57.2 x 76.2 cm)