Mash Gallery
Skip to main content
  • Menu
  • Artists
  • Artworks
  • Exhibitions
  • Press
  • Videos
  • MASH Blog
  • Haleh Mashian Founder
  • MASH CITY CLOTHING LINE
  • Financing
  • Contact
Menu

The 99%: Works by Jodi Bonassi, Albert Alvarez, and José Lozano / Curated by David S. Rubin

Past exhibition
13 June - 1 August 2020
  • Works
  • Overview
  • Press
  • Video
Works

The 99%

Collection of works by Jodi Bonassi, Albert Alvarez, and José Lozano / Curated by David S. Rubin
  • Jodi Bonassi, Bird on the Metro, 2019
    Jodi Bonassi
    Bird on the Metro, 2019
    oil on canvas
    48" x 36"
    SOLD
    Courtesy of Mash Gallery
    Copyright The Artist
  • Jodi Bonassi, Mash Up, 2020
    Jodi Bonassi
    Mash Up, 2020
    mixed media on canvas
    48" x 36"
    Courtesy of Mash Gallery
    Copyright The Artist
  • Jodi Bonassi, Yo Yo, 2019
    Jodi Bonassi
    Yo Yo, 2019
    mixed media on canvas
    20" x 16"
    Courtesy of Mash Gallery
    Copyright The Artist
  • Jodi Bonassi, Old El Paso, 2019
    Jodi Bonassi
    Old El Paso, 2019
    mixed media on canvas
    48" x 30"
    Courtesy of Mash Gallery
    Copyright The Artist
  • Jodi Bonassi, Rosa at the Fence, 2019
    Jodi Bonassi
    Rosa at the Fence, 2019
    mixed media on panel
    8" x 8"
    Courtesy of Mash Gallery
    Copyright The Artist
  • Jodi Bonassi, Whistle Blower, 2020
    Jodi Bonassi
    Whistle Blower, 2020
    oil on panel
    8" x 8"
    Courtesy of Mash Gallery
    Copyright The Artist
  • Jodi Bonassi, Libertas, 2020
    Jodi Bonassi
    Libertas, 2020
    mixed media on canvas
    48" x 60"
    Courtesy of Mash Gallery
    Copyright The Artist
  • Jodi Bonassi, Triplicity, 2020
    Jodi Bonassi
    Triplicity, 2020
    mixed media on canvas
    30" x 36"
    Courtesy of Mash Gallery
    Copyright The Artist
  • Jodi Bonassi, Chicken and Donuts, 2019
    Jodi Bonassi
    Chicken and Donuts, 2019
    oil on canvas
    48" x72"
    Courtesy of Mash Gallery
    Copyright The Artist
  • Albert Alvarez, Blue Boy Rides Again, 2016
    Albert Alvarez
    Blue Boy Rides Again, 2016
    acrylic on panel
    10" x 8"
    Courtesy of Mash Gallery
    Copyright The Artist
  • Albert Alvarez, The Haves and Havenots, 2016
    Albert Alvarez
    The Haves and Havenots, 2016
    acrylic on panel
    10" x 8"
    Courtesy of Mash Gallery
    Copyright The Artist
  • Albert Alvarez, The Second Coming, 2019
    Albert Alvarez
    The Second Coming, 2019
    acrylic on panel
    11" x 14"
    Courtesy of Mash Gallery
    Copyright The Artist
  • Albert Alvarez, The Inferno, 2016
    Albert Alvarez
    The Inferno, 2016
    acrylic on panel
    16" x 20"
    Courtesy of Mash Gallery
    Copyright The Artist
  • Albert Alvarez, I Don't Want to Go Outside Today, 2019
    Albert Alvarez
    I Don't Want to Go Outside Today, 2019
    acrylic on panel
    11" x 14"
    Courtesy of Mash Gallery
    Copyright The Artist
  • Albert Alvarez, The Incredulity of Man, 2019
    Albert Alvarez
    The Incredulity of Man, 2019
    acrylic on panel
    11" x 14"
    Courtesy of Mash Gallery
    Copyright The Artist
  • Albert Alvarez, March of the Pigs, 2019
    Albert Alvarez
    March of the Pigs, 2019
    acrylic on panel
    11" x 14"
    Courtesy of Mash Gallery
    Copyright The Artist
  • Albert Alvarez, Streets of Rage, 2019
    Albert Alvarez
    Streets of Rage, 2019
    acrylic on panel
    11" x 14"
    Courtesy of Mash Gallery
    Copyright The Artist
  • Albert Alvarez, I Am Not My Brother's Keeper, 2020
    Albert Alvarez
    I Am Not My Brother's Keeper, 2020
    acrylic on panel
    16" x 20"
    Courtesy of Mash Gallery
    Copyright The Artist
  • Albert Alvarez, Industrialized Society and Its Future, 2020
    Albert Alvarez
    Industrialized Society and Its Future, 2020
    acrylic on panel
    16" x 20"
    Courtesy of Mash Gallery
    Copyright The Artist
  • Albert Alvarez, Walking on the Sun, 2019
    Albert Alvarez
    Walking on the Sun, 2019
    acrylic on panel
    12" x 6"
    Courtesy of Mash Gallery
    Copyright The Artist
  • Albert Alvarez, Plague of Rumors of Plague, 2019
    Albert Alvarez
    Plague of Rumors of Plague, 2019
    acrylic on panel
    6" x 12"
    Courtesy of Mash Gallery
    Copyright The Artist
  • José Lozano, Payaso Wallpaper Swatch, 2019
    José Lozano
    Payaso Wallpaper Swatch, 2019
    Mixed media on paper
    14" x 11"
    Courtesy of Mash Gallery
    Copyright The Artist
  • José Lozano, Payaso Wallpaper Swatch, 2019
    José Lozano
    Payaso Wallpaper Swatch, 2019
    Mixed media on paper
    20" x 16"
    Courtesy of Mash Gallery
    Copyright The Artist
  • José Lozano, Emma's Bed, 2020
    José Lozano
    Emma's Bed, 2020
    Acrylic on canvas
    66" x 46"
    Courtesy of Mash Gallery
    Copyright The Artist
  • José Lozano, Morocco, 2019
    José Lozano
    Morocco, 2019
    Acrylic on panel
    14" x 12"
    Courtesy of Mash Gallery
    Copyright The Artist
  • José Lozano, Mother's Day, 2020
    José Lozano
    Mother's Day, 2020
    Acrylic on panel
    14" x 10"
    Courtesy of Mash Gallery
    Copyright The Artist
  • José Lozano, Hiroshima Lounge, 2020
    José Lozano
    Hiroshima Lounge, 2020
    Acrylic on canvas
    29" x 24"
    Courtesy of Mash Gallery
    Copyright The Artist
  • José Lozano, Bad Hombres Wallpaper Swatch, 2020
    José Lozano
    Bad Hombres Wallpaper Swatch, 2020
    Acrylic on canvas
    28" x 24"
    Courtesy of Mash Gallery
    Copyright The Artist
  • José Lozano, Tamale Lady Wallpaper Swatch, 2020
    José Lozano
    Tamale Lady Wallpaper Swatch, 2020
    Acrylic on canvas
    28" x 39"
    Courtesy of Mash Gallery
    Copyright The Artist
Overview
The 99%, Works by Jodi Bonassi, Albert Alvarez, and José Lozano / Curated by David S. Rubin

Mash Gallery is pleased to present “The 99%: Recent Works by Albert Alvarez, Jodi Bonassi, and José Lozano.” Curated by veteran curator David S. Rubin, the exhibition showcases works by three artists who are keen observers of everyday life. Rarely without their sketchbooks, Bonassi and Alvarez both record their observations of strangers by drawing while riding public transit. Their sketches are then used as points of departure for painting or drawing skillfully crafted, highly detailed fantasy narratives. Although Lozano works largely from his own imagination, he bases many of his figures on people observed at laundromats, grocery stores, parties, and on the streets of his Mexican-American neighborhood.

 

Alvarez’s paintings and drawings scrutinize the dark side, which he interprets in disturbing narratives on such topics as boredom, alcoholism, and domestic violence, often combining caricatures of neighborhood locals with familiar pop culture or religious figures. Alvarez considers his paintings and drawings to be contemporary morality tales. “I see these kinds of dystopian narratives all the time in television, movies, and video games,” he explains, so, “my paintings function in a similar way. They can entertain us while showing us how not to behave, hopefully encouraging us to become better people.”


Bonassi’s paintings, by contrast, tend to be hopeful and optimistic, as her goal is to celebrate the humanity of people seen on the Metro or in neighborhood barbershops, malls, and cafes. Bonassi has commented, “The rich cultural diversity of Los Angeles and its surrounding areas is a sweet reminder that we are all here together. Inclusion and diversity, necessary freedoms that are hard won, add to the rich cultural hybridity of the times. Even as I paint the monsters hidden on the canvas, I must remain hopeful. There is always dark and light together but I force myself to see the light.”


Lozano’s works are neither pessimistic nor optimistic. Rather, he sees his art as a vehicle for understanding the culture that he was born into. According to Lozano, “I can’t say I’m speaking for Latinx culture, I’m speaking to the world through it. These are my generic existential Mexicans whom I’ve been trying to figure out, but have not been able to. Each drawing and painting is an attempt at it.”

 

According to Rubin, “’The exhibition celebrates the art of three extraordinary artists with vivid imaginations, who create detailed fantasy narratives that examine human nature and culture from differing perspectives—hopeful, cynical, and objective. Collectively, they reveal the many faces of everyday people, the so-called 99%.”

Share
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • Pinterest
  • Tumblr
  • Email
Download Press Release
Press
  • Jodi Bonassi in her Studio in Los Angeles, CA

    Artist Spotlight: Jodi Bonassi

    ShoutOut LA, May 27, 2020
  • Emma's Bed by José Lozano

    Artlist Spotlight: José Lozano

    LA Commons, May 14, 2020
Video





Related artists

  • Albert Alvarez

    Albert Alvarez

  • Jodi Bonassi

    Jodi Bonassi

  • José Lozano

    José Lozano

Back to exhibitions
Copyright © 2021 Mash Gallery
Site by Artlogic
Go
Instagram, opens in a new tab.
Facebook, opens in a new tab.
Artsy, opens in a new tab.
MutualArt, opens in a new tab.
Twitter, opens in a new tab.
Send an email
View on Google Maps
Close

Join our mailing list

Sign up to receive the latest news about art, artists, events, and exhibitions at MASH Gallery. We'll only send you the most interesting news about the most interesting art and artists in LA and beyond.

Sign up

We will process the personal data you have supplied in accordance with our privacy policy (available on request). You can unsubscribe or change your preferences at any time by clicking the link in our emails.