Ted Twine: Deep Flat Theory

December 2, 2022 – January 7, 2023

Opening Reception Friday, Dec 2, 6 – 9pm

I live and work in the Port of Los Angeles community of San Pedro (which happens to be my hometown) since returning from Japan in the mid-80s. Among a small, eccentric and dedicated group of serious artists who have set up shop here over the years, I have found that the contrast between the industrial environment of the harbor, the rugged coastline, the hills of the town and peninsula behind it, makes for a stimulating place to live and do creative work.

I think of myself as attempting to produce a playful sort of abstraction with quirky spiritual undertones—imagery which, though reflecting a mode of perception arrived at through non-Western contemplative practices and study, yet does not take itself too seriously. The process of teasing out a finished work that feels whole and balanced, yet remains elusive to the rational mind is, to me, fun, meaningful and challenging.

Ted Twine