a place where troubles melt like lemon drops Painting

Nationally emerging artist John Bell explores multiple movements of contemporary art all at once, creating a hallmark painting style that comments broadly on sociopolitical issues, the impact of social media, and the ever-fluctuating values of contemporary culture. Bell, lauded as an "indiscriminate genre-blender" fuses abstract expressionism, geometric abstraction, pop art and many other artistic styles. He employs recurring images of iconic popular culture, snippets of news feeds, and social media references set against a brightly hued color palette, hard-edge, tense geometric lines and ethereal back drops. Born (1967) in Canton, Ohio, John Bell lives and works in Salt Lake City, Utah. His work has been placed in many private collections throughout the U.S. and Europe He has exhibited in countless group and solo exhibitions, including Art Basel, Miami, New York's Time Warner Center, Southern Nevada Museum of Art, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, and Salt Lake City, UT. Bell's work has been profiled in the national art magazine Blue Canvas (Los Angeles), a cover editorial in Seven Magazine (Las Vegas), entitled Beyond Pop; The man and message behind the paint. His work and mid century home have also been highlighted in the Los Angeles-based, lifestyle, and culture-centric 944 Magazine and in a cover article in Utah Style and Design. He has been hailed as an "artist on the rise" by Salt Lake Magazine. He has received numerous acknowledgments and reviews in NY Art World, Blackbook, City Weekly, Salt Lake City, Seven and Deseret Companion magazines as well as a host of online publications. He is represented by Mondo Fine Art, Salt Lake City, Brett Wesley Contemporary, Las Vegas, Cancio Contemporary, Miami/New York. Exhibition History: Museums, Fairs, Competitions & Commissions: December 2010 - Aqua Art Fair, Art Basel, Cancio Contemporary, Miami, FL. June 2010 - Contemporary Masters, sculpture commission artist-designed miniature golf, 337 Project & Salt Lake Art Center, Salt Lake City, UT. December 09 - Aqua Art Fair, Art Basel, Cancio Contemporary, Miami, FL. June 09 - The Urban Face Off, 337 Project, mural commission/competition, Salt Lake City.