Wainscott, NY – Tripoli Gallery is pleased to present Twisted Metal X, a solo show by Los Angeles-based artist Yung Jake. On view at 26 Ardsley Road in Wainscott, NY, we invite you to a reception for the artist on Saturday, July 24 from 6 to 8 p.m.
Known for exploring the intersections of technology and art through a diverse range of media, Yung Jake creates artistic landscapes that examine how the digital landscape and mercurial perceptions of reality inform contemporary culture. In the tenth iteration of his Twisted Metal series, Yung Jake has created a series of paintings and sculptures made entirely from heat treated and warped NERF guns.
Over the course of a year, Yung Jake sourced hundreds of used NERF guns from Los Angeles and New York. Engaging with the movement of matter and transformation of particles to create new forms, this new body of work pulls inspiration and materials from various adjacent subcultures. Twisted Metal X is also inspired by the iconic video game of the same name from the early aughts.
Yung Jake received his BFA from California Institute of the Arts in 2012. Since then, he’s had 13 solo exhibitions and been featured in 20 group shows at
institutions such as The Museum of Modern Art, Hammer Museum, Guild Hall, and The Getty Center. In 2015 he was awarded the Sundance Institute and Time Warner Fellowship Grant. This will be his third solo exhibition with Tripoli Gallery.
Yung Jake ancient banyan-grove tree,
2021
found metal, paint, nerf guns, super soakers, water, hardware
86.25 x 48 diameter inches (219.075 x 121.92 cm)
Yung Jake *dart portrait (yung jake)*,
2021
nerf darts, found metal, sharpie, hardware
12.5 x 10.75 x 3.5 inches
(31.75 x 27.305 cm)
Yung Jake *ostrich horse*,
2021
nerf guns
20 x 14 x 14 inches
(50.8 x 35.56 cm)
Yung Jake *dancing dragon technique*,
2020
nerf guns
24.5 x 7 x 6 inches
(62.23 x 17.78 cm)
Yung Jake *dart portrait (y)*,
2021
nerf darts, found metal, sharpie, hardware
12.5 x 10.75 x 3.5 inches
(31.75 x 27.305 cm)
Yung Jake *dart portrait (jake)*,
2021
nerf darts, found metal, sharpie, hardware
12.5 x 10.75 x 3.5 inches
(31.75 x 27.305 cm)
Yung Jake *bumi*,
2021
nerf guns, sharpie, powder coated aluminum, hardware
51 x 36 x 6 inches
(129.54 x 91.44 cm)
Yung Jake *cabbages!*,
2021
nerf guns, sharpie, powder coated aluminum, hardware
51 x 36 x 6 inches
(129.54 x 91.44 cm)
Yung Jake *sozin’s comet*,
2021
nerf guns, sharpie, powder coated aluminum, hardware
51 x 36 x 6 inches
(129.54 x 91.44 cm)
Yung Jake *sokka + suki*,
2021
nerf guns
18.75 x 10 x 8 inches
(47.625 x 25.4 cm)
Yung Jake *hei bai*,
2021
nerf guns
11.5 x 7 x 7.5 inches
(29.21 x 17.78 cm)
Yung Jake *air*,
2021
nerf guns, sharpie, powder coated aluminum, hardware
51 x 36 x 6 inches
(129.54 x 91.44 cm)
Yung Jake *tigerdillo*,
2021
nerf guns
6.75 x 6.25 x 6.25 inches
(17.145 x 15.875 cm)
Yung Jake *nomad*,
2021
nerf guns, sharpie, powder coated aluminum, hardware
51 x 36 x 6 inches
(129.54 x 91.44 cm)
Yung Jake *yue*,
2021
nerf guns, sharpie, powder coated aluminum, hardware
51 x 36 x 6 inches
(129.54 x 91.44 cm)
Yung Jake *automated twists*,
2021
digital video (01:37, loop), tv, powder coated metal frame
67 x 33 x 24 inches
(170.2 x 83.8 x 61 cm)
Yung Jake *the boulder*,
2021
nerf guns, sharpie, powder coated aluminum, hardware
51 x 36 x 6 inches
(129.54 x 91.44 cm)
Yung Jake *lake loagai*,
2021
nerf guns, sharpie, powder coated aluminum, hardware
51 x 36 x 6 inches
(129.54 x 91.44 cm)
Yung Jake *fantastic*,
2021
nerf guns
17.75 x 13 x 10.5 inches
(45.085 x 33.02 cm)
Yung Jake *the blue spirit*,
2021
nerf guns, sharpie, powder coated aluminum, hardware
51 x 36 x 6 inches
(129.54 x 91.44 cm)
Yung Jake *desk 11*,
2019
powder coated school desk with permanent marker, stickers, and duct tape
63 x 53 x 24 inches
(160.02 x 134.62 cm)
Yung Jake *desk 1*,
2019
powder coated school desk with permanent marker, stickers, and zip tie
30.5 x 22 x 33 inches
(77.5 x 55.9 x 84 cm)
Yung Jake *desk 9*,
2019
powder coated school desk with permanent marker, stickers, and zip tie
30.5 x 22 x 33 inches
(77.5 x 55.9 x 84 cm)