SAN FRANCISCO, CA.- For the Summer Group Exhibition at Frey Norris Gallery Ted Vasin is unveiling his new large scale multi-panel painting - “Everything You Know Is Wrong (Descend Into Manifestation)”. The piece also includes a wall-mounted “hyper-sonic” device that “beams” a directional sound episode in front of the painting. Stand to the left or right of the painting and you won’t hear a thing. Stand directly in front of it and you will hear Ted’s sound episode, like a materialized ghost whispering in your ear.

Bridging the gap between fantastical dreams and quotidian life, Vasin’s work seeks to communicate an unfamiliar perspective, an enveloping multi-dimensional world containing shapes that defy simple associations.

Vasin’s paintings are crisp and precise and make use of a wide variety of metallic pigments and robust colors. Ted mixes these with particles that refract light, shift hues, become iridescent, each visual aspect carefully designed to frustrate the viewer’s ability to pin the image down and name it.

Vasin’s work has been exhibited at the California Palace of the Legion of Honor and the de Young Art Center in San Francisco, as well as the Pacifica Center for the Arts. He participated in two residencies through programs at the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco. His work has appeared in numerous publications, including New American Paintings and WIRED magazine. Last year Vasin was awarded a Pollock-Krasner Foundation Grant.