Launch LA presents “Milieu,” a new exhibition featuring the art of Erin Harmon and Devon Tsuno, opening on Oct. 6 with a reception from 6-9 p.m.

Artist Devon Tsuno’s pieces draw from his interests in L.A.’s urban bodies of water. (photo courtesy of Launch LA)

Harmon’s work dwells in the zone between painting and sculpture, tinkering with scale to produce environments that viewers can project themselves into as landscapes. The pieces are influenced by a love of science fiction, fairytale, mysticism and the desire to escape into such worlds, as well as the disorienting experience of failing to connect with nature.

Harmon was raised in the suburbs of Southern California. After graduating from San Diego State University with a degree in studio art, she received her master’s in painting from Rhode Island School of Design. Erin currently lives in the Tennessee Delta where she is an associate professor of art at Rhodes College.

Los Angeles native Tsuno’s spray paint and acrylic paintings, prints and installations stem from his interests in access to public space, fishing and urban bodies of water in Los Angeles. Influenced by Japanese 19th-century woodblock prints and fabrics, Tsuno presents the Los Angeles watershed as abstract, wild and layered, creating an in immersive space that is both natural and synthetic.

Tsuno’s long-term interest in issues of water in the LA area has been central to his work with the Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs, Theodore Payne Foundation, Music Center, Descanso Gardens and the grantLOVE Project. Tsuno is currently an assistant professor of art at California State University, Dominguez Hills.

“Milieu” is on view until Oct. 27. Reservations are required for the reception and can be made by contacting rsvp@launchla.org.

Launch LA is located at 170 S. La Brea Ave. For information, visit launchla.org.