SAN FRANCISCO ART GALLERIES OPENINGS
FIRST THURSDAY - 07.11.13 - Part I
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Haines Gallery : Aimé Mpane.
Comment by AB: In what must be an intensely arduous process, Congolese artist Aimé Mpane "paints" by chiseling layers off of squares of thin plywood, adding color as appropriate, and then assembling them all together like puzzle pieces onto gossamer weblike backings to create striking portraits and figures. He also shapes, chips and glues larger plywood sections together in layers to create semi-representational renditions of traditional African tribal masks. You have to see these in person to really appreciate the artistry. Definitely recommended.
Art by Aimé Mpane at Haines Gallery.
Art by Aimé Mpane in above image closer.
Chipped plywood art by Aimé Mpane.
Aimé Mpane and his art in above image closer at Haines Gallery.
Layered wood sculpture by Aimé Mpane.
Sports art by Aimé Mpane at Haines Gallery.
Conjoined carved & painted plywood art by Aimé Mpane.
Aimé Mpane art in above image closer.
Figure sculpture by Aimé Mpane.
Long view - Aimé Mpane art show at Haines Gallery.
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Modernbook Gallery : Jamie Baldridge.
Comment by AB: Jamie Baldridge signs copies of his new book, Almost Fiction, and shows a selection of his hallucinatory fantasy photographs.
Photography by Jamie Baldridge at Modernbook Gallery.
Photographs by Jamie Baldridge.
Jamie Baldridge discusses his photography at Modernbook Gallery.
Photographs by Jamie Baldridge.
Jamie Baldridge photographs.
Circumstance - Jamie Baldridge photography show at Modernbook Gallery.
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The McLoughlin Gallery : Desire Obtain Cherish - #SideEffects.
Comment by AB: Desire Obtain Cherish basically appropriates everything from everywhere-- including artists' techniques, specific works of art, luxury brand names, material culture, sex, drugs, pop icons, and more-- and twists it all up as if to mock the very system that holds it all in such high esteem. The art is interspersed with zippy conversational anecdotes written directly onto the gallery walls that further point up the absurdities of so many of our judgements, life choices and methods of classification. It's kind of the same punchline over and over again, but well presented, entertaining, and clearly the consequence of great dedication and loads of hard work. Stop on by.
Art by Desire Obtain Cherish at The McLoughlin Gallery.
Melting watches melting by Desire Obtain Cherish.
Everything's fair game for Desire Obtain Cherish.
Sign art by Desire Obtain Cherish.
Basquiat in pills by Desire Obtain Cherish.
Pinkie cam detail of Desire Obtain Cherish art above.
I believe Andy Diaz Hope used capsules this way first.
Disney money art by Desire Obtain Cherish at The McLoughlin Gallery.
Art in above image closer.
Paintball target practice installation by Desire Obtain Cherish.
Riff on Norman Rockwell.
Looks like Tom Wesselmann, Roy Lichtenstein & more in this one.
Candy girl art by Desire Obtain Cherish at The McLoughlin Gallery.
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Gallery Paule Anglim : Richard Shaw; Ken Graves.
Comment by AB: Richard Shaw works magic with porcelain; that's the only way to describe it. In his fifty or so years on the San Francisco scene, he has mastered the discipline to such an extent that he can mimic everything from wood and glass to paintbrushes and playing cards in such realistic detail that you refuse to believe they're anything other than what they actually seem. But they're not; they're porcelain through and through. In the homage department, local art notables have turned out for Shaw's show in droves. In the rear gallery, Ken Graves' diminutive collages depict completely believable scenarios excerpted from a marvelously confounding reality. This one's a yes on both counts.
Porcelain art by Richard Shaw at Gallery Paule Anglim.
Richard Shaw porcelain sculpture.
Art by Richard Shaw - yep, it's porcelain too.
Art by Richard Shaw.
Richard Shaw porcelain art at Gallery Paule Anglim.
Art by Richard Shaw.
Collage art by Ken Graves at Gallery Paule Anglim.
Ken Graves collage in above image closer.
Stranger than strange - Ken Graves collage art closer.
Collage by Ken Graves closer.
Some down home bluegrass peps up the show.
Relative density - Richard Shaw & Ken Graves art show at Gallery Paule Anglim.
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Highlight Gallery : Eric William Carroll - G.U.T. Feeling.
Comment by AB: An inventive photographic essay on the past, present, future and continuing impact of science in how we live our lives, explore new horizons and attempt to understand everything around us.
Here we are - Eric William Carroll photography show at Highlight Gallery.
Photographs inspired by science.
Photography by Eric William Carroll.
Detail of Eric William Carroll photograph in above image.
Eric William Carroll art - looking at a mini big bang photo.
Eric William Carroll photography at Highlight Gallery.
Science-related photographs by Eric William Carroll.
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