1 AM - PARK LIFE - MICHAEL THOMPSON
ROLL UP - ASPECT
05.31.13
(with assistance from RWM)
Art appraiser qualifications of Alan Bamberger. Click Here.
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1AM Gallery : Vogue - How We Do.
Review by RWM: Great atmospherics that shimmer and gleam. Nice depictions of back roads and industrial places. Interesting homage to automobiles that shine in the light. One can see here the appreciation of metal, steel and mechanics, at times in the rain or at sunset. Not quite pop art, with the automobile presented as totem.
Comment by AB: Vogue paints everything with spray cans, an unusual and rather impressive talent considering the degree of detail he achieves.
Spray can art by Vogue at 1AM Gallery.
Art by Vogue.
Art by Vogue at 1AM Gallery.
Vogue spray can art.
Art by Vogue at 1AM Gallery.
Ambiance - art by Vogue at 1AM Gallery.
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Park Life : Kristina Lewis - Material Record.
Comment by AB: Novel rehabs of discards by Kristina Lewis, particularly with respect to their crisp clean orderly construction, are ultimately a mite lite in terms of impact. Good for a start, but greater detail and complexity would likely progress them more convincingly towards significance. Sometimes less is more, other times it isn't.
Art by Kristina Lewis at Park Life.
Kristina Lewis art closer (crisp & clean).
Revitalized crutch sculpture by Kristina Lewis at Park Life.
Kristina Lewis (in red) and her art at Park Life.
Art by Kristina Lewis.
Kristina Lewis art closer at Park Life.
Art by Kristina Lewis.
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Michael Thompson Framing : Enya Lachman-Curl and Kelly Nicolaisen - [de] Composition.
Review by RWM: Interesting waterscapes by Kelly Nicolaisen with waters that reveal and reflect. Nice to see the shimmering water in pictures that impress those looking for the realistic and beautiful. The ocean is a shared experience here. Contrast these with the work of Enya Lachman-Curl who divides the canvas and captures abstraction. A good opportunity for decision about what she chooses to focus on in these paintings which keep one's eyes searching for nonexistent resting places.
Art by Enya Lachman-Curl at Michael Thompson Framing.
Enya Lachman-Curl art (center) - Kelly Nicolaisen art (left & right).
Pinkie cam detail of Enya Lachman-Curl above at Michael Thompson Framing.
Art by Enya Lachman-Curl.
Kelly Nicolaisen art at Michael Thompson Framing.
Small art by Kelly Nicolaisen.
Premises - Kelly Nicolaisen & Enya Lachman-Curl art at Michael Thompson Framing.
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Roll Up Gallery : Underwater.
Artists: Erena Shimoda, Martin Machado, Rachel Znerold, Ian Tuttle, Alexis Amann, Hanna Quevedo, Leyre Montes, Toni Yll.
Comment by AB: Group show themed on water and its mysteries.
Art by Martin Machado at Roll Up Gallery.
Art by Toni Yll.
Chris Love art at Roll Up Gallery.
Art by Chris Love.
Art by Rachel Znerold at Roll Up Gallery.
Alexis Amann art.
Not sure who this one's by - group art show at Roll Up gallery.
Erena Shimoda art.
Relative density - group art show at Roll Up gallery.
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Aspect Gallery : Photography Show.
Artists: Bill Dietch, Debra Saye, Roger Jones.
Review by RWM: One finds here the sad and hard life of humans surviving among the decaying buildings and cement of Havana, photographed by Bill Dietch. Difficult tale of survival and poverty, though some manage to make the best of it. One does not find the images very inviting, but they are not quite all sad. Humans have endured longer than the crumbling structures on display.
Comment by AB: Also on the docket are San Francisco street life scenes by Debra Saye, and portraits by Roger Jones.
Photography by Bill Dietch at Aspect Gallery.
Bill Dietch photographs of Havana.
Photography by Bill Dietch at Aspect Gallery.
Portrait photograph by Roger Jones.
Scenes of San Francisco city life by Debra Saye at Aspect Gallery.
Long view - Bill Dietch, Debra Saye & Roger Jones photos at Aspect Gallery.
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