Inspired by commercial advertising, folk art, and decorative traditions, his (Lari Pittman’s) meticulously layered paintings transform pattern and signage into luxurious scenes fraught with complexity, difference, and desire…. – PBS

Lari Pittman’s works sing. They dance. They celebrate. They are densely layered and highly decorative canvases where silhouettes come alive, candles drip and intricate filigree weaves the elements together. – LA Museum of Art

Mixing a wide range of bold colorful imagery, he constructs layers of associations and meaning using a signature visual vocabulary that navigates between abstraction, representation, and decoration. – MOCA