'ODD MAN OUT’ is Lim's homecoming LA show where he depicts his take on identity in today’s "fifteen seconds of fame" generation.
The show encompasses his faults, strengths and the questions he asks himself daily. Works include large format paintings, prints, sculptures, mirrors, and a giant balloon installation.
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'ODD MAN OUT’ is Lim's homecoming LA show where he depicts his take on identity in today’s "fifteen seconds of fame" generation.
The show encompasses his faults, strengths and the questions he asks himself daily. Works include large format paintings, prints, sculptures, mirrors, and a giant balloon installation.
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“This show is a journal to myself asking, ‘Which me am I today?’" Lim's showpiece is a 10 foot depiction of Bruce Lee titled ‘Chino’. “Growing up as an asian in LA, I hated Bruce Lee, he was a derogatory racial slur. As I got older, I realized how disruptive and extraordinary he was. ‘Chino’ is a reflection of the baggage I shunned as a youth transformed into the foundation of my existence today.”
Lim's works are high contrast minimalist black and white depictions of observations and memories. His distinct style has been described as a sleek seduction of lines that often capture movement in moments.
He has spent the greater part of the last decade creating murals and immersive installations around the globe including projects with Kobe Bryant, Nike, Google, Steph Curry, Under Armour, Belzberg Architects, Mark & Lona (Japan), Honda, and was managed by the late Karl Bornstein (MOCA, Patrick Nagel).
'Black Mamba Ball'
Kobe Bryant x Nike x Be-Street x Tommii Lim
A BLACK + WHITE EXHIBITION BY BLOODYGUMS
Bloody Gums mirrors Tommii Lim’s ‘ODD MAN OUT’
in their basement exhibition showcasing new black and white paintings, illustrations, sculptures, film photography & video installations
ARTISTS
Anta52, AraxCho, Ballonski, Berk Visual, Bonethrower, Christopher Details, Deladeso, Demonslayer, Domestic Press, Elizabeth Garcia, Garrett Anderson, Homelesscop, Ian Campbell, Insuh Yoon, Jacob Messex, Jeremey Adams, Leo Eguirte, Marcy Mane, Mikolaj, Nina Hawkins, Pizzaboyzzz, Reginald Pean, Willie Gomez, Xtofux.
With small beginnings amongst a group of friends, Bloody Gums has grown to a collective of young creatives in the ‘underground’ shadows of the LA art world. They are major players in the rising DTLA skid row art scene and are unapologetic for their DIY, skater, graffiti, vandalistic ways of creating theme park esque, acid tripped environments. They thrive on community and live by the mantra of the sum being greater than the parts.
