MARK GONZALES GOING TO LOVE YOU
HVW8 Gallery Los Angeles is pleased to present “Going To Love You”, a solo exhibition by Mark Gonzales; this will be his fourth time showing with the gallery and his first exhibition of 2024. In this new body of work we find a fresh suite of over 150 unique Gonz drawings as well as a series of paintings featuring heart-headed figures in various emotional states and situations that sometimes teeter between the ordinary and extraordinary. From tender amorous moments to unexpected skate scenes, the work is full of the next iteration of emotive “schmoo” characters.
Gonzales, who has a legacy of prolific creative output spanning the worlds of skateboarding, art, culture and beyond, currently has work on view at the Brooklyn Museum where 40 of his zines are featured in the show “Copy Machine Manifestos: Artists Who Make Zines”. He also recently closed a sold out exhibition at Rise Above Gallery in Osaka, Japan.