Harsh Patel is an artist and graphic designer living and working in Los Angeles. His 3DX label houses independent work across print ephemera. Black & White is his studio presence, collecting commissioned and collaborative work. He has had his work in exhibitions at the Hammer Museum, Young Art, and recently had an exhibition at STL LA in Los Angeles, and Artspace NZ.

"Harsh Patel moves fluidly between media formats, working as both designer and artist. Deeply invested in the specificity of subcultural codes, he deliberately uses design to frustrate legibility and circulation rather than ensure that field’s traditional expectations of effective communication. He often produces books or posters in tiny editions that are only distributed by him personally, if distributed at all. For this exhibition Patel presents two new letterpress prints, Cobra (3DX 43) and Plaza (3DX 44), both 2014, which incorporate, respectively, a quote by Noel Gallagher that addresses cult value and the mainstream, and a surly review of an Oasis album by mononymous ex-Felt singer Lawrence." 

(Michael Ned Holte, 2014, Artspace NZ)

Cobra (3DX 43), 2014
Letterpress three pass print
11 x 17 inches
Edition of 20.

Plaza (3DX 44), 2014
Letterpress three pass print
11 x 17 inches
Edition of 20.

Photos: David Roy