BRIAN GROSS - JACK FISCHER - VARNISH
01.05.13
(with assistance from RWM)
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Brian Gross Fine Art : Amy Trachtenberg - From India to the Planet Mars.
Comment by AB: Ever seen a zipper on a work of wall art? Me neither... or at least I don't think I have. But you'll see one here. Verticality abounds in this striated affair. It's mainly about the art, of course, but the back stories on Amy Trachtenberg's process will indubitably augment the visual experience. Stop on by.
Art by Amy Trachtenberg at Brian Gross Fine Art.
Art by Amy Trachtenberg.
Amy Trachtenberg and her art at Brian Gross Fine Art.
Art by Amy Trachtenberg in above image closer... with zipper.
Amy Trachtenberg art at Brian Gross Fine Art.
Art by Amy Trachtenberg.
Demographic sample - Amy Trachtenberg art show at Brian Gross Fine Art.
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Jack Fischer Gallery : Color and Form.
Artists: Willie Harris, Marlon Mullen, Jonathan Velasquez.
Comment by AB: Three artists from the NIAD Art Center in Richmond, CA (National Institute of Art & Disabilities) strut their intuitive stuff.
Art by Willie Harris at Jack Fischer Gallery.
Jack Fischer calls attention to the edges of art by Willie Harris.
Pinkie cam detail of Willie Harris art edge at Jack Fischer Gallery.
Brushes used by Willie Harris to make his art.
Sculpture by Jonathan Velasquez at Jack Fischer Gallery.
Art by Marlon Mullen.
Marlon Mullen art (right) at Jack Fischer Gallery.
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Varnish Fine Art : Peter Schifrin - Silver Lining Mother F*cker.
Review by RWM: Inviting despite the title. Nice mixture of works on the wall and sculptures. Interesting to see the colors grey and silver used to advantage. Subjects are pained yet stylized. Big fun for a big crowd.
Comment by AB: Considered as a whole-- underpinnings as well as art-- the exhibition is meritorious from a motivational standpoint, but the art is uncomfortably compositionally proximitous to the sculpture of Stephen de Staebler, and heavy-handed at that.
Sculpture by Peter Schifrin at Varnish Fine Art.
Art by Peter Schifrin in above image closer.
Peter Schifrin (center) discusses his art at Varnish Fine Art.
Plaque art by Peter Schifrin.
Art by Peter Schifrin in above image closer.
Peter Schifrin sculpture at Varnish Fine Art (somebody's got an ankle fetish).
Art by Peter Schifrin.
Peter Schifrin art at Varnish Fine Art.
Plaque art by Peter Schifrin.
Sculpture by Peter Schifrin at Varnish Fine Art.
Relative density - Peter Schifrin art show at Varnish Fine Art.
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