Phil Wagner

Phil Wagner creates two modes of paintings: phone book and musical score paintings. Wagner draws directly from his subject matter, but enlarges the work to a much grander scale. It is not Wagner's concern to perfectly copy each image from it's source, and the execution of the works vary in degree of technical accuracy. However, they maintain their humanness, evident in every mark. Though each piece varies in content, their compositions and muted color palette of black and beige remain constant, reflecting the black ink on faded paper of their sources. 


Phil Wagner has held solo exhibitions at Untitled in New York, Mihai Nicodim in Los Angeles, The Arts Club in London, and Parker Jones Gallery in Los Angeles. He has shown in a number of group shows such as Farewell Rodney at Sommer Gallery in Tel Aviv, Into the Surface in Brand New Gallery in Milan, and many others.