The opening reception for Pillars 2024, a solo exhibition of paintings by Bobby Williams at Gallery Los Olivos, will be held on Monday, July 1, from 5 to 7 p.m. The exhibit is scheduled to remain on display through the end of July.
In press materials, Williams described this showcase of agricultural paintings as “the culmination of a series I have been developing for five years,” and named it Pillars to “describe the place in society which I believe agricultural workers occupy.”
“They are literal pillars that hold up our food system, and in turn, our nourishment and our health,” Williams said.
Born in Northern California and raised in Missouri, Williams eventually moved to the Central Coast pursuing his passion for wine. For Pillars 2024, the Santa Ynez-based painter intentionally excluded faces from each painting.
Williams hopes viewers will “recognize that the missing faces are representative of generations of people who do this work—who have done this work—without much regard or recognition” the artist said.
“The goal is to encourage the viewer to remove the individual from this specific circumstance and to reflect more deeply upon their story,” Williams said.
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