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Aaron Garber-Maikovska (Washington D.C., 1978) lives and works in Los Angeles, California, USA. 

Aaron Garber-Maikovska's work pushes the boundaries of traditional painting as his somatic experience heavily informs his creative process. His artistic practice is a reflection of the interdependence between his physical body and the work he produces. 

The Los Angeles-based artist employs various techniques to produce richly textured and vibrantly coloured abstract compositions. In his paintings, he creates fields of colour that blend and interact with each other, juxtaposed with a single continuous line. He describes this line as a character that he improvises with, bringing the bi-dimensional surface to life in a way that echoes his somatic approach to creating art. 

Garber-Maikovska's approach to painting is deeply intuitive, with the artist surrendering himself to the flow of his intuition and allowing his impulses to guide his hand. His fluted poly works become a physical manifestation of his innermost thoughts and feelings, with each brush stroke representing a gesture imbued with a personal yet universal meaning. 

Solo exhibitions include: Channel Light Touch Board, C L E A R I N G, New York, USA (2022 ); Cushion of Air, Blum & Poe, Tokyo, JP (2022); Wilson’s Corner, C L E A R I N G, Brussels, BE (2021); Rancho, High Art Arles, Arles, FR (2021); Yucaipa, MASSIMODECARLO, Milan, IT (2021); 4 from 3 dancers, Blum & Poe, Los Angeles, CA, US (2020); Daughter, MASSIMODECARLO, London, UK (2019); POSTPARTUM, C L E A R I N G, New York, US (2018); Homebirth, High Art, Paris, FR (2018); Being Near Comedy, STANDARD, Oslo, NO (2015). Group exhibitions include: Bodywork: Discomfort and Existence, MASSIMODECARLO, Milano, IT (2021); Feel the Sun in Your Mouth: Recent Acquisitions, Hirshhorn Museum, Washington D.C., US (2019); Bodacioussss, Museum of Contemporary Art Denver, CO, US (2016); The Space Between Us, Fahrenheit, Flax Foundation, Los Angeles, CA, US (2014).

Aaron Garber-Maikovska

LACY ORANGE PLAY, 2021
Ink and oil on fluted poly
203.2 × 203.2 cm / 80 × 80 inches

Aaron Garber-Maikovska

TBT, 2021
Ink and oil on fluted poly
203.2 × 203.2 cm / 80 × 80 inches

Aaron Garber-Maikovska

33.5214N, 117.1568W, 2021
Video Stand, steel, casters, aluminum, OLED monitor, battery, USB drive
128.3 × 124.5 × 72.4 cm / 50 1/2 × 49 × 28 1/2 inches

Aaron Garber-Maikovska

UPA SWAY, 2020
Oil on fluted poly
205 × 205 × 5 cm / 80 2/3 × 80 2/3 × 2 inches

Aaron Garber-Maikovska

PINK LOCATION, 2020
Oil on fluted poly
119.4 × 95.1 × 4.5 cm / 47 × 37 7/16 × 1 3/4 inches

Aaron Garber-Maikovska

SPRING WAY, 2020
Oil on fluted poly
246 × 358 × 5 cm / 97 × 141 × 2 inches

Aaron Garber-Maikovska

TINY DANCERS, 2020
Oil on fluted poly
205 × 205 × 5 cm / 80 2/3 × 80 2/3 × 2 inches

Aaron Garber-Maikovska

GOLD SWAY, 2020
Oil on fluted poly
205 × 205 × 5 cm / 80 2/3 × 80 2/3 × 2 inches

Aaron Garber-Maikovska

DOUBLE SWAY, 2020
Oil on fluted poly
205 × 205 × 5 cm / 80 2/3 × 80 2/3 × 2 inches

Aaron Garber-Maikovska

FUSCIA ROLL, 2020
Oil on fluted poly
123.8 × 90.5 × 4.5 cm / 48 3/4 × 35 3/4 × 1 3/4 inches

Aaron Garber-Maikovska

DAUGHTER DUO 1, 2019
Oil on fluted poly
231.7 × 205.7 cm / 91 1/4 × 80 7/8 inches

Aaron Garber-Maikovska

DAUGHTER HOMES 1, 2019
Oil on fluted poly
123.8 × 90.8 cm / 48 3/4 × 35 3/4 inches

Aaron Garber-Maikovska

DAUGHTER HOMES 3, 2019
Oil on fluted poly
60.9 × 63.5 cm / 24 × 25 inches

Aaron Garber-Maikovska

DAUGHTER HOMES 2, 2019
Oil on fluted poly
123.8 × 90.8 cm / 48 3/4 × 35 3/4 inches

Aaron Garber-Maikovska

DAUGHTER OCEAN, 2019
Oil on fluted poly
268.6 × 247 cm / 105 3/4 × 97 1/4 inches

Aaron Garber-Maikovska

DAUGHTER DUO 5, 2019
Oil on fluted poly
231.7 × 205.7 cm / 91 1/4 × 80 7/8 inches

Aaron Garber-Maikovska

DAUGHTER DUO 2, 2019
Oil on fluted poly
231.7 × 205.7 cm / 91 1/4 × 80 7/8 inches