Introducing Artist Evan Whale


Artist Evan Whale captures the sublime beauty of our dynamic landscape in his series Moment Magnitude. Reflecting on the tumultuous nature of California’s shifting fault lines, our curated selection of Whale’s works feel both fluid and frozen, recalling frantic sheets of music or textiles.

Each print is a unique capture of locations throughout the state with high seismic activity. Working from photographs or photograms—camera-less images of light and color—Whale employs mark-making techniques that transcribe seismic records from his photographed sites, or simulates radiating ruptures through his photograms.

Whale goes against the tenet of photographic reproducibility by physically carving into the surface of his prints or chemically altering their background. It's through his methodical destruction that something new is revealed; something that was otherwise invisible below the surface of the print. The surface rupture of the material playfully mirrors a ruptured San Andreas, leaving us to think about the powerful realities we face from living in an earthquake-prone place. 

Evan Whale was born in Washington D.C., he lives and works in Los Angeles. Whale received his M.F.A. from Yale University and a B.A. from Bard College. Solo exhibitions include Come And See, Actual Size Los Angeles, i heard, as it were, the noise of thunder, 321 Gallery, Brooklyn, NY among others. His next exhibition is a group show, Tomorrow's ManNovember 11 - December 22 at Regen Projects in Los Angeles.

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Tremor, 2017
Carving on Photogram (C-print) Print, Static Mount,
Museum Glass, Painted Frame
31 x 21 Inches
Unique

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Tremblor, 2017
Carving and Chemigram on Photogram (C-Print),
Static Mount, Optium Museum Glass, Walnut Artist Frame
35.5 x 24 Inches
Unique

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Field Note, White Wolf Fault, 06/02/2016, 05:04pm, 2017
Carving on C-Print, Static Mount,
Museum Glass, Painted Frame
31 x 21 Inches
Unique 

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Ground Ripple (2nd Movement), 2017
Carving on Photogram (C-Print), Static Mount,
Optium Museum Glass, Walnut Artist Frame
38.5 x 30.5 Inches
Unique

Evan Whale Calico Fault Orange Furniture

Flash Peak Station, Calico Fault, 05/30/2016, 05:54pm, 2017
Carving on C-Print, Static Mount,
Optium Museum Acrylic, Walnut Artist Frame
38.5 x 30.5 Inches
Unique