Over
twenty years ago Tommy Bauman gave his friends Rob & Christian
Clayton a school photo with the words "Tim House" and his
phone number written on the back. Was the place where Tommy's parents
sent him to live called Tim House or was this just a simple boy's
simple mistake? The
The Clayton Brothers never bothered to ask but years later that single
moment has come full circle in their current body of work, "Green
Pastures."
At the
center of the show sits Tim House, a place where everyone is welcome,
even embraced. Nothing is ugly or wrong inside Tim House. No one is
rejected. Its inhabitants, be they outsiders, do-gooders, criminals
or geniuses, all find a home within its four walls.
The paintings
surrounding Tim House form a landscape of visual stories addressing
the universal questions of life. Truth or Fiction? Right or Wrong?
Beautiful or Hideous? Simple of Profound? These are not necessarily
Tommy's stories or even the Clayton Brothers' stories. They are a
word here, a color there, the look in a stranger's eye. They're like
a well worn book that's been torn up and reassembled into something
new and different. They're the shared stories at the core of humanity
- identity, beauty, honor, dignity - the struggle each of us goes
through to define and create our own narrative; our own landscape.
And at
the center of it all sits Tim House, a constant reminder that there
are no right answers. It's all just a matter of perspective, and every
view is unique.
The Clayton
Brothers invite you to take a walk through Green Pastures and step
inside Tim House. Have a seat. Sing a song. Answer your own questions.
Create your own story. Everyone is welcome here.
The Clayton
Brothers grew up in Denver, Colorado. They attended Art Center College
of Design in Pasadena, California and currently live in the Los Angeles
area. While they've both shown individually at La Luz de Jesus, "Green
Pastures" is their first entirely collaborative exhibit.
