Southern California painter Danny renderings of mid-century modern architecture-Tiki lounges, long-finned Cadillacs, breeze-block walls, clean lines and geometric shapes. A passionate aficionado of the era, Heller aims to help preserve a design history he holds dear.
In his latest show at George Billis Gallery, Heller turns back the clock a few decades to focus on the first hints of modernism in California. Entitled Wonderland, the show captures 1920s architecture by Frank Lloyd Wright as well as his son Lloyd Wright, and students Richard Neutra, R.M. Schindler, John Lautner and others.
"In this latest series of paintings, I trace how these seminal projects in early modernism adapted to unique parameters, often influenced by the cultural backgrounds of their respective architects,” Heller says.
To create his paintings, Heller began driving around Los Angeles, ferreting out landmark buildings. “There’s nothing like seeing in person those buildings I’ve only ever seen in magazines,” he says.
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