Post Times on Instagram: "FINAL WEEK to see Ara Peterson, Untitled, 2023, dyed veneer laminate in custom aluminum frame, 26 1/2 x 35 x 1 3/4 inches (67.3 x 88.9 x 4.4 cm) Ara Peterson creates intricately made relief paintings and sculptures that marry optical illusion with tactile craft. Over the last several years, he has been developing a new body of work in which he laminates his own plywood with layers of dyed wood veneer, and then uses a CNC router to carve out complex relief patterns, revealing colors at different depths. The resulting works—reminiscent of topographical maps, Op Art, wave patterns, and psychedelic landscapes—invite viewers into a meditative yet disorienting perceptual experience, oscillating between the serene and the kinetic. This is the first time the artist has presented this new body of work publicly. Ara Peterson (b. 1973, Boston) lives and works in Providence, RI. He received his BFA in Film/Video/Animation from the Rhode Island School of Design. Recent solo exhibitions include Derek Eller Gallery, New York; Ratio 3, San Francisco; LOYAL, Malmo; Fuller Speed Shop, Providence; Scooters for Peace, Tokyo. Selected group exhibitions include Electric Op, Curated by Tina Ryan, AKG Art Museum, Buffalo; The Bellport Anarchist Society, Curated by Barry McGee, Auto Body, Bellport, Long Island; At Home, Curated by Dan Nadel, Launch F18, New York; The Optical Unconscious, Curated by Bob Nickas, Rapperswil-Jona, Switzerland. His work has been written about in The New York Times, Artforum, Art in America, Vice, Artillery, SF Gate, Time Out, Art on Paper, Artslant, Beautiful Decay, The Surfers Journal, and more. As a founding member of the art and performance group Forcefield (1996-2003), Peterson participated in the 2002 Biennial Exhibition, Whitney Museum of American Art (New York), as well as What Nerve! Alternative Figures in American Art, 1960 to the Present, RISD Museum (Providence, RI) and Matthew Marks Gallery (New York). @arapeterson #AraPeterson #PostTimes"

252 likes, 9 comments - post__times on August 8, 2025: "FINAL WEEK to see Ara Peterson, Untitled, 2023, dyed veneer laminate in custom aluminum frame, 26 1/2 x 35 x 1 3/4 inches (67.3 x 88.9 x 4.4 cm) Ara Peterson creates intricately made relief paintings and sculptures that marry optical illusion with tactile craft. Over the last several years, he has been developing a new body of work in which he laminates his own plywood with layers of dyed wood veneer, and then uses a CNC router to carve out complex relief patterns, revealing colors at different depths. The resulting works—reminiscent of topographical maps, Op Art, wave patterns, and psychedelic landscapes—invite viewers into a meditative yet disorienting perceptual experience, oscillating between the serene and the kinetic. This is the first time the artist has presented this new body of work publicly. Ara Peterson (b. 1973, Boston) lives and works in Providence, RI. He received his BFA in Film/Video/Animation from the Rhode Island School of Design. Recent solo exhibitions include Derek Eller Gallery, New York; Ratio 3, San Francisco; LOYAL, Malmo; Fuller Speed Shop, Providence; Scooters for Peace, Tokyo. Selected group exhibitions include Electric Op, Curated by Tina Ryan, AKG Art Museum, Buffalo; The Bellport Anarchist Society, Curated by Barry McGee, Auto Body, Bellport, Long Island; At Home, Curated by Dan Nadel, Launch F18, New York; The Optical Unconscious, Curated by Bob Nickas, Rapperswil-Jona, Switzerland. His work has been written about in The New York Times, Artforum, Art in America, Vice, Artillery, SF Gate, Time Out, Art on Paper, Artslant, Beautiful Decay, The Surfers Journal, and more. As a founding member of the art and performance group Forcefield (1996-2003), Peterson participated in the 2002 Biennial Exhibition, Whitney Museum of American Art (New York), as well as What Nerve! Alternative Figures in American Art, 1960 to the Present, RISD Museum (Providence, RI) and Matthew Marks Gallery (New York). @arapeterson #AraPeterson #PostTimes".

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