Dimensional Constructs

Katy Ann Gilmore

May 17 - June 28, 2025

Los Angeles, CA — CMAY Gallery is pleased to present Los Angeles-based artist Katy Ann Gilmore in her first solo exhibition at the gallery, Dimensional Constructs. Internationally recognized for her large-scale murals commissioned by companies such as Google, Facebook, Uber, Hermès, and Vans, Gilmore now turns her attention inward, unveiling a bold new series of dimensional paintings that marks a significant evolution in her artistic practice. Departing from her earlier focus on line-based spatial illusions, Gilmore’s new work explores how color itself can generate depth and form. Composed on shaped Dibond panels, these paintings use color relationships to build space, suggesting volume and movement through chromatic interaction rather than drawn geometry. The result is a vibrant visual language that transforms the perception of two-dimensional surfaces into three-dimensional experience. Gilmore’s practice is rooted in drawing, structure, and systems. Inspired by natural landscapes and architectural constructs, she reduces complex environments into ordered visual frameworks that engage both logic and perception. Her background in both mathematics and fine art informs a unique methodology that balances rigor and intuition—often employing graphs, equations, and mathematical models as the foundation for her compositions. In this new body of work, the shaped panels are not just supports but integral to the illusion of dimensionality. Cut in response to the internal geometry of the painting itself, the forms appear to emerge from or recede into the gallery wall, collapsing the divide between object and image. Rather than traditional figure-ground compositions, Gilmore’s works invite viewers to consider the wall as background and the painting as a spatial construct—almost sculptural in nature. Central to this evolution is Gilmore’s deep engagement with color theory, particularly Josef Albers’ influential book, Interaction of Color. Like Albers, Gilmore is fascinated by the perceptual effects created by juxtaposed hues—how color relationships can shift form, define structure, and reshape spatial awareness. Through meticulous layering and thoughtful construction, her paintings become investigations into how we interpret space through visual cues. Gilmore’s work continues to draw from scientific and philosophical frameworks, asking how we see and understand the world around us. While her aesthetic is clean and precise, her questions are expansive: What is space? How do we perceive dimension? Can systems generate emotion?