BRAUNSTEIN/QUAY - DRIFTWOOD SALON - HIGHLIGHT GALLERY
941 GEARY - ARC STUDIOS - FABRIC8 - GALERIA DE LA RAZA
06.18.11
(with assistance from Kathryn Arnold
and RWM)
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Braunstein/Quay Gallery : Grace Munakata - It's Never too Late to Have a Happy Childhood; Aaron Petersen - Sliding Scale.
Review by RWM: Beautiful abstracts with somber pastels by Grace Munakata. One may appreciate the youthful free form, and not miss the bright colors. The work is melancholy and for some maybe nostalgic.
Review by Kathryn Arnold: Partitioned paintings by Aaron Petersen, many are vertical sections often with umbrellas in playful arrangements.
Art by Grace Munakata at Braunstein/Quay Gallery.
Grace Munakata art.
Art by Grace Munakata at Braunstein/Quay Gallery.
Grace Munakata art.
Art by Aaron Petersen at Braunstein/Quay Gallery.
Aaron Petersen art.
Grace Munakata & Aaron Petersen show panorama at Braunstein/Quay Gallery.
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Driftwood Salon : I (Heart) S.F. group show.
Artists: Akira Beard, Jung Han Kim, Rafael Vieira, Johnny Ringo, Greg Wilson, Rebecca Kerlin, Mei-Ying Dell'Aquila, Joe Spear, Patrick Regan, Daniel Chimowitz, Lady Millard, Greg PNUT Galinsky.
Review by Kathryn Arnold: Large selection of art around the theme "I Love SF." Many mediums in this exhibition include sculpture, paintings, works on glass, drawing, prints and one giant origami!
Art by Greg PNUT Galinsky (foreground) at Driftwood Salon.
Jun Han Kim art (left) - best of show.
More Greg PNUT Galinsky art (right).
Art/photography meld at Driftwood Salon.
Daniel Chimowitz art (image c/o Kathryn Arnold).
Art - S. F. group show at Driftwood Salon.
Sheet metal origami art.
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Highlight Gallery : Fictions - Filip Dujardin.
Comment by AB: Elegant new gallery in a large private home in The Heights features the work of Belgian artist Filip Dujardin-- slick digitally engineered fantasy architecture so believable that you're convinced many of these outrageous structures must actually exist. Like 'em. Worth checking out.
Digitally manipulated photography by Filip Dujardin.
Filip Dujardin photograph at Highlight Gallery.
Digital imaging by Filip Dujardin.
Photograph by Filip Dujardin at Highlight Gallery.
Filip Dujardin digitally altered photograph.
Photographs by Filip Dujardin at Highlight Gallery.
Filip Dujardin photography.
Highlight Gallery circumstance - photographs by Filip Dujardin.
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941 Geary Gallery : Numb - New Work from Greg Gossel.
Review by RWM: Great show with interesting takes on UK Nationhood and popular icons. Some might wish to put this all at a distance. The pornography infused into some of the paintings, i.e. male pornography, is challenging to fully appreciate. Grand presentation in a grand space nonetheless.
Art by Greg Gossel at 941 Geary Gallery.
Greg Gossel art.
Greg Gossel and art in above image at 941 Geary Gallery.
Large art by Greg Gossel, total 40 or so feet long, I think.
Greg Gossel art at 941 Geary Gallery.
Long view - art by Greg Gossel.
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Fabric8 Gallery : Public Trust - Brian Barneclo.
Review by RWM: Fun, stylish and skinny works presented here again by Brian Barneclo. Appreciate the soulful urban tones on display. This may very well be about your neighborhood too. It is also cool that he has a huge outdoor mural on the way.
Art by Brian Barneclo at Fabric8 Gallery.
Wall-sized art by Brian Barneclo.
Alan Bamberger (aka moi) - Brian Barneclo & at in above image closer.
Brian Barneclo art at Fabric8 Gallery.
Slender art by Brian Barneclo.
Brian Barneclo art at Fabric8 Gallery.
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Galeria de la Raza : Home After Dark. Curated by John Jota Leaños and Carolina Ponce de León.
Artists: Natalia Anciso, Marylene Camacho, Eduardo Gomez, Roberto Gomez, Crystal Gonzalez, Alex Hernandez, Monique Lopez, Bruna Massadas, Senalka McDonald, Neil Rivas, Abel Rodriguez, Maria Guadalupe Torres.
Comment by AB: Twelve early-career artists debut their work at the gallery. A little bit of everything's on the docket including painting, video, animation, photography, embroidery and installation.
Thoughts on war installation by Marylene Camacho.
Marylene Camacho installation closer (nicely done).
Art/photography at Galeria de la Raza.
Creature art at Galeria de la Raza.
Art - Home After Dark group show at Galeria de la Raza.
Installation by Monique Lopez (I think).
Unusual globular wall sculpture.
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Addendum:
Monoprints by Patricia Rodriguez at Arc Studios & Gallery
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Richard Bolingbroke monotypes at Arc Studios & Gallery.
Monoprints by Marc Ellen Hamel Arc Studios & Gallery.
Ellen Markoff monoprint art at Arc Studios & Gallery.
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