BRIAN GROSS - KIRIA KOULA - ARC
ROOT DIVISION - ASTERISK
03.14.15
(with assistance from RWM)
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Brian Gross Fine Art : Roy De Forest - Let Sleeping Dogs Lie.
Review by RWM: Nice communion between the art and the crowd. It's as if all those assembled in the paintings look back at the viewers. Humorous show for those who don't take themselves too seriously. An artistic endeavor that's lively and enlightening. Some things happily don't need to be said, but rather seen in a more comical way.
Comment by AB: Classic California Funk Art from the estate of Roy De Forest (1930-2007). He was definitely one of the best. Go see.
Art by Roy De Forest at Brian Gross Fine Art.
Roy De Forest art.
Detail of Funk Art in above image.
Detail of art in above image.
Art by Roy De Forest.
Roy De Forest art.
Ambiance - Roy De Forest art show at Brian Gross Fine Art.
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Kiria Koula : Teresa Baker and Jenny Monick.
Comment by AB: Sculptural wall works by Teresa Baker are comprised mainly of felt, canvas, vinyl and paint. Paintings by Jenny Monick are layered in such a way that you can sometimes see, and other times sense their evolution.
Art by Teresa Baker (l & r) and Jenny Monick (center) at Kiria Koula.
Art by Teresa Baker.
Teresa Baker and her art at Kiria Koula.
Art by Teresa Baker.
Art by Jenny Monick closer.
Jenny Monick and her art in top image closer at Kiria Koula.
Art by Jenny Monick.
Jenny Monick art closer.
Art in above image from the side.
Demographics - Teresa Baker & Jenny Monick art show at Kiria Koula.
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Arc Studios & Gallery : Spotlight - Figure Drawing.
Artists: Victor Cartagena, Michal Gavish, Paul Gibson, Christine Aria Hostetler, Katja Leibenath, Fernando Reyes.
Comment by AB: Big figural works by six talented artists range from realistic to semi-abstract.
Nancy Yamahiro and her portrait by Paul Gibson at Arc Studios & Gallery.
Tony Serra & portrait by Paul Gibson (right).
Art by Victor Cartagena.
Victor Cartagena and his art in above image closer.
Art by Fernando Reyes.
Figure art by Michal Gavish.
Christine Aria Hostetler art.
Art by Katja Leibenath.
Playing field - group figure painting show at Arc Studios & Gallery.
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Root Division : MFA Now 2015.
Artists: Kimberley Arteche, Trent Davis Bailey, Jesus Barraza, Gillian Bostock, Brian Dean, Megan Ender, Ella Faktorovich, Dan Fenstermacher, Jose Joaquin Figueroa, Tanja Geis, Katie Harwood, Einat Imber, Felicita Norris, Michelle Ott, Megan Reed, Tianxing Wang.
Comment by AB: The annual Root Division roundup of work by promising area MFA candidates from seven Bay Area institutions-- California College of the Arts, Mills College, San Francisco Art Institute, San Francisco State, San Jose State, Stanford and UC Berkeley.
Art by Megan Reed at Root Division.
Megan Ender art.
Brian Dean and his photography at Root Division.
Art by Felicita Norris.
Signage art by Jesus Barraza.
Glass sculpture by Ella Faktorovich.
Large art by Tanja Geis.
Photography by Dan Fenstermacher.
Attendance figures - group MFA candidate art show at Root Division.
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Asterisk Gallery : For the Love of San Francisco.
Artists: Diego Gomez, Danny Ayala, Peter Mann, Jon Fischer, Eclair Bandersnatch, Solis.
Comment by AB: An eclectic array of art is themed on the tensions between the old San Francisco and the new, about changing neighborhoods versus preserving diversity.
Stencil art by Eclair Bandersnatch at Asterisk Gallery.
Participatory art by Jon Fischer.
Arrange-it-yourself art in above image closer.
Diego Gomez art.
Art by Solis.
Long view - group art show at Asterisk Gallery.
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