(Thousand Oaks, Calif.) – A multi-media group exhibition exploring contemporary interpretations of the classic landscape will go on view February 18, 2022 at the California Museum of Art Thousand Oaks (CMATO).

Featuring works by nationally and internationally renowned artists Luciana Abait, Kim Abeles, Charles Arnoldi, Laddie John Dill, Cynthia Ona Innis and Claudia Parducci, Landscape Through the Eyes of Abstraction explores landscape from a conceptual perspective, inviting viewers to develop a more nuanced understanding of landscape as a genre, and to contemplate humanity’s complex relationship with the natural world.

The works on display span paintings, video, installation, mixed-media, sculpture and photography. The exhibiting artists offer a provocative and inspired perspective on a subject that has remained a fixture in the history of art, stretching the boundaries of traditional landscape art while questioning the environmental attitudes, perceptions and values of our time.

The exhibition will feature new iterations of work by Dill, Parducci and Abait.

Landscape Through the Eyes of Abstraction is on view through July 31, 2022.

“CMATO is presenting a selection of installations, video, photography, sculpture and paintings by some of the most exciting contemporary artists working today. Landscape Through the Eyes of Abstraction invites contemplation of the concept of landscape art – one of the most ancient of subject matters that continues to evolve,” said Lynn Farrand, Senior Curator, CMATO. “With the natural world rapidly changing around us, and the fabric of our landscape evolving, these artists provide important examinations of our surroundings, making this a timely moment to think more critically about what the earth is and how we live with it.”