SAN FRANCISCO ART GALLERIES OPENINGS
FIRST THURSDAY - 01.08.15 - Part I
(with assistance from Teri Goodson
and RWM)
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Scott Richards Contemporary Art : Florilegium - David Michael Smith.
Comment by AB: Magnificently executed paintings capture youth, beauty, sensuality and subtle sensations of motion-- human, animal and floral-- as they transit territories from Old Master still-lifes to tattoos and androgyny. Hypnotic encounters with perfection and well worth a visit.
Art by David Michael Smith at Scott Richards Contemporary Art.
David Michael Smith art.
Art by David Michael Smith.
Art by David Michael Smith.
David Michael Smith & his art above closer at Scott Richards Contemporary Art.
Art by David Michael Smith.
David Michael Smith art.
Art by David Michael Smith.
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John Berggruen Gallery : Clare Kirkconnell - Juxtapositions.
Comment by AB: At a distance, Clare Kirkconnell's paintings look like soft impressionist scenes of land, sky and water for the most part. When you move in close, you see that they resolve into well-ordered grids, related to her experience with patterns in weaving. Another fascinating aspect of her work is that she mixes all her paint on the canvas.
Art by Clare Kirkconnell at John Berggruen Gallery.
Art by Clare Kirkconnell.
Clare Kirkconnell and her art in above image closer at John Berggruen Gallery.
Art by Clare Kirkconnell.
Clare Kirkconnell art.
Floor plan - Clare Kirkconnell art show at John Berggruen Gallery.
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Haines Gallery : Goethe's Chamber.
Artists: Linda Connor, Patsy Krebs, Won Ju Lim, David Maisel, Tokihiro Sato, David Simpson.
Comment by AB: Science and technology, both new and old, and interactions with light are utilized to create the art in this group show. Stop on by.
Light art by Won Ju Lim at Haines Gallery.
Backlit photography by Tokihiro Sato.
Art by David Simpson.
Linda Connor photography.
Photography by David Maisel.
David Maisel photograph.
Art by Patsy Krebs.
Demographics - group art show at Haines Gallery.
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Gregory Lind Gallery : Off the Shelf - Mass-Market Multiples, Objects from the Collection of Lawrence Banka & Judith Gordon.
Review by RWM: Wonderful trip through times past. One can see all sorts of artists being remembered and honored in a show that captures the waves they made and the visual impressions they created. Fun to look for memorable styles in art objects they have given to the mass audiences. Fun also to see the ways these collectors appreciate artists and find value in their expressions. This can be sort of a walk down memory lane.
Comment by AB: I love objects, products, editions and ephemeral items conceived, inspired or produced by artists for the purpose of reaching larger markets. Certainly an affordable way to collect rather famous names. Oodles of entertainment here. Check it out.
Artist multiples c/o Lawrence Banka & Judith Gordon at Gregory Lind Gallery.
Vintage and contemporary artist multiples.
Lawrence Banka & Judith Gordon & Alex Katz beach towel at Gregory Lind Gallery.
All kinds of artist multiples.
James Turrell slippers, Kenneth Noland mousepad, more.
Mel Ramos watch, Roy Lichtenstein plate, Keith Haring radio, more.
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Caldwell Snyder Gallery : Jason Rohlf and Cole Morgan.
Review by Teri Goodson: In the front gallery, artist Jason Rohlf's hi-fidelity abstract acrylic paintings-- complex compositions of shape, texture and color-- have a transcendent or spiritual quality about them. The artist states that basic energies like magnetism and wind form a starting point for his art. In the rear gallery, Cole Morgan works in mixed-media on canvas, presenting evocative arrangements of space and shapes.
Art by Jason Rohlf at Caldwell Snyder Gallery.
Art in above image closer (photo c/o Teri Goodson).
Jason Rohlf and his art at Caldwell Snyder Gallery (photo c/o Teri Goodson).
Jason Rohlf art.
Art in above image closer.
Art by Cole Morgan.
Art in above image closer.
Up close detail of Cole Morgan art (photo c/o Teri Goodson).
Head count - Jason Rohlf and Cole Morgan art show at Caldwell Snyder Gallery.
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Addendum:
Annual Holiday Group Show at Sandra Lee Gallery
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One more from Holiday Group Show at Sandra Lee Gallery.
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