PARK LIFE - LIGNE ROSET
GUERRERO - ROOT DIVISION
08.10.13
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Park Life : Rachel Budde - Hagazussa.
Comment by AB: The works in this show are unified by the appearance, in various forms, of a strange frog-like creature. I don't think I can convey the essence of it all any more bewilderingly than the show's statement... "Hedge, hex and hag all have their roots in the Germanic word hagazussa. Hagazussa implies a certain malevolent/benevolent magic on the boundary where the wild and the cultivated meet. This edge is illuminated by her work, embodied in her trickster goddesses manifesting in various forms from medicinal weeds, to potholes to windows into the void. Working with weeds as a manifestation of her trickster force, these self-seeding, medicinal herbs thrive in our urban environments, often harboring medicinal properties which address common ailments in urban environments. She imagines the weeds fertility coming from an insatiable sexual appetite. Through her own visual mythology, she presents the trickster Goddess, ever straddling the cleaved boundaries that betray the illusion of our binary world." Well-painted work; check it out.
Butterflies galore by Rachel Budde at Park Life (nicely done).
Pinkie cam detail of the sprite in above image, found throughout her art.
Art by Rachel Budde.
Detail of Rachel Budde in above image.
Rachel Budde art.
Art by Rachel Budde closer at Park Life.
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Ligne Roset San Francisco : Fong Fai.
Comment by AB: Tasteful de Kooning-esque abstractions nicely complement the showroom's fine furnishings and decorative accessories.
Art by Fong Fai.
Fong Fai and his art at Ligne Roset.
Art by Fong Fai.
Art by Fong Fai.
Setting - Fong Fai art show at Ligne Roset.
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Guerrero Gallery : Adam Feibelman - Do With Me What You Will; William Emmert - A Lot Of People Do This.
Comment by AB: In the main gallery, Adam Feibelman works wonders with stencils, both by spraying them into paintings and also sewing them into layered dimensional collages. In the project space, William Emmert's installation looks like life's detritus, but if you take a closer look, you'll see that every single piece in the show is actually a handmade hand-painted sculpture. Manifestations of everyday humdrum objects in trompe l'oeil. Good shows-- both of 'em. Go see.
Stencil painting by Adam Feibelman at Guerrero Gallery.
Adam Feibelman stencil art (nicely done).
Sewn layered stencils by Adam Feibelman.
Pinkie cam detail of layered stencils by Adam Feibelman.
Adam Feibelman stencil art.
Stencil paintings - art by Adam Feibelman.
Sculptures by William Emmert at Guerrero Gallery (everything handmade).
Art by William Emmert in above image closer (all handmade).
Sculpture by William Emmert.
William Emmert art in above image closer (all handmade & painted sculpture).
Demographics - Adam Feibelman & William Emmert art show at Guerrero Gallery.
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Root Division : Electronic Pacific Satellite, In collaboration with SOMArts Cultural Center.
Artists: Camamoto Collective, Frank Gerlitzki, Heejing Jang, Gabby Miller, Radio Free Clear Light (Lydia Harari, Etanna Zak, and Juan Carlos Mendizabal), Alessandro Rolandi, Truong Tran & Daniel Lichtenberg, Tristan Cai.
Comment by AB: The Internet has forever changed the ways we interact with one another. This art and installation exhibition focuses on this evolution with respect to our neighbors along the Pacific Rim.
Installation by Radio Free Clear Light at Root Division.
Radio Free Clear Light artists, L-R,
Etanna Zak, Lydia Harari, Juan Carlos Mendizabal.
Mirror & light art by Truong Tran & Daniel Lichtenberg.
Video & painted sheet metal installation by Gabby Miller.
Gabby Miller sheet metal in above image from the other side.
Art by Tristan Cai - a microphone "mallet" eventually smashes the glass.
Overview - group art & installation show at Root Division.
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