Line Starts Here: Alexis Branger & Devin Andersen Oct 25th 2019 — Nov 22nd 2019 Opening Reception Fri Oct 25th 7-11pm Closing Reception Friday Nov 22 7-11pm Artist Talk Thursday Nov 7th 7:30 pm Hours: Fri + Sat 2-6pm or by appointment
 info@lastprojects.org LAST Projects is proud to present Line Starts Here, a collaboration between Alexis Branger and Devin Andersen, two artists working respectively as a Set Designer and Production / Art Fabricator in Los Angeles. Their jobs facilitate a unique perspective on both the Fine Arts and the Commercial production world. In both spheres there tends to be a lot of overlap between material, tools, and general skill that goes into making the two oddly similar products. Painting, carpentry, metal working, and the ability to creatively transform a space are the “bread and butter” of what goes into executing a production job. These skills are directly transferable into the making of art in every traditional discipline. In Line Starts Here Branger and Andersen explore the confluences and contradictions of using ones skilled trade in the "industry" as well in their own practice in a gallery setting. As Fabricators and Fine Artists, they acknowledge the shift in the role of the artist from historically hired craftsmen to the contemporary view of the artist as genius. Through the use of industrial material and colorful design in a gallery setting, the show opens a dialogue about the production of art, the artist’s role, and what it means to be a maker. Blurring the border between the creation of an object and the romanticized view of the artist, they begin to pose questions such as: Who really makes the art that you see? Devin Andersen, born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, is a fine art painter, and fabricator living in Los Angeles. He attended Otis College of Art and Design where he received his BFA in Fine Arts Painting in 2013. Out of college, Devin was Co-Owner and Curator of the DIY art space “The Barber Shop Art Space” in the West Adams area of Los Angeles from 2013-2015. In recent years he has been working as a Construction Coordinator, Fabricator and Installer for Fine Artists, Photography and Film Production. Devin Andersen Instagram: @devin.andersen Alexandra (Alexis) Branger is a first generation Los Angeles native with parents from Barranquilla, Colombia and Caracas, Venezuela. She attended Otis College of Art and Design and achieved her BFA in Industrial Product Design in 2011. Since then she began work in the Motion Picture and Television Industry as a Muralist, Scenic/ Sign Painter, Fabricator, Set Decorator, Set Designer and eventually a Art Director/ Production Designer for Films, TV Shows, Music Videos and Commercials. Alexis Branger Instagram: @alexisbranger