L.A.'s Best Art Shows To Visit This Thanksgiving Weekend

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Debra Scacco: The Space Between

Debra Scacco presents her ink, watercolor, and gouche on paper works in her exhibit The Space Between. Scacco explores the past, present and future through her images. The river-like images (shown to the left, with close up above) reflect on the past, in that a river represents memory by its constantly changing nature, and also a reflection of its permanence through the landscapes it forms. The future is depicted through vibrant red images resembling islands. The solidarity and distance of these images shows the uncertainty of the future and how we need to cope with certain aspects of our lives on our own. The past and present is connected by a hanging steel plate in the middle of the room. Meander through Debra Scacco's exhibit at the Marine Contemporary gallery, and you can always stop by Venice beach a few minutes away for a real dip in the waters. October 25, 2013 - November 27, 2013 Marine Contemporary 1733 — A Abbot Kinney Blvd Venice, CA, 90291 [Photos via] - - - - - - -

Suzan Woodruff: Echo Maker

Suzan Woodruff's mixed media paintings capture the conscious "echo" of life immersed in nature, space, and science. Like taking a peek through a telescope, what seems like a chaos of acrylics and polymer on panel is actually Woodruff letting go of control and letting the paint take shape naturally in the flow of her creative process. Find Woodruff's work at Katherine Cone's Gallery. October 26, 2013 - December 7, 2013 Katherine Cone Gallery 2673 South La Cienega Boulevard Los Angeles, California 90034 [Photo via]

Michael Brunswick: 79th Organ

Canadian Michael Brunswick uses a unique process  (which you can take a peek at his video here) in applying raw pigments onto stretched canvases. In his 79th Organ exhibit, he wants viewers to be less involved with the visual displays, and focus more on the methods of the art. Brunswick explains:

"I really value slowing things down and taking it in and really dissecting what's going on. I don't want people to walk by the paintings and say, 'Ugh, that guy. He doesn't know anything about paint,' or, 'He's selfish.' Or, 'His art's boring.' Those are things that scare me. I don't want to be that. I want to be the opposite."

Definitely far from boring, you can check out Brunswick's 79th Organ exhibit at Gusford Gallery. November 8, 2013 - December 21, 2013 Gusford Gallery 7016 Melrose Avenue Los Angeles, CA 90038 [Photos via @gusfordgallery]

Steve Hicks

Steve Hicks will display his newest works of acrylic paintings at the George Billis Gallery this weekend. Inspired by Mondrian, Klein, Pollock, and Ryman, Hicks plays with lines and the forms it can take. Get a double show since Steve Hicks's work is in conjunction with Monroe Hodder's Polyphonia. November 23, 2013 - January 4, 2014 George Billis Gallery 2716 S. La Cienega Boulevard Los Angeles, CA 90034 [Photo via]