Charlie James Gallery is pleased to present Ozzie Juarez: OXI-DIOS, the artist’s first solo exhibition with the gallery and one that features an exciting new group of works that move Juarez’s practice in an entirely new and thrilling direction. OXI-DIOS – a portmanteau of oxido dios, or “oxidized god” – contains a series of paintings on fabricated metal gates that juxtapose historical and contemporary visual sources in compositions that draw you with their softness and detail while at the same time holding you at bay with barbed wire and blaring text. Striking, realist imagery from classical paintings of still lives and battles, romantic scenes from Pre-Columbian myth, and contemporary pop culture heroes grace the rusted expanses, most of which are capped by the emphatic and brightly-colored lettering characteristic of Mexico City’s sonidero scene. Collectively, the works in OXI-DIOS bring to life a particular corner of the Los Angeles landscape, one suffused with Mexican aesthetics, undergirded by cumbia beats, and populated by larger-than-life figures both real and imagined. ____ Charlie James Gallery is pleased to present the exhibition Angelitos De Plata curated by Ozzie Juarez & Tlaloc Studios, opening January 20th at Charlie James Gallery. The show will coincide with Ozzie Juarez’s solo exhibition OXI-DIOS. Both shows will be on view at the gallery’s 969 Chung King Road space through March 3rd. The group show features over 20 Los Angeles artists working in sculpture, ceramics, painting, photography, and drawing. This community represents a network of influence, support, and inspiration; Juarez refers to them as his guides and his angels.