SAN FRANCISCO ART GALLERIES OPENINGS
FIRST THURSDAY - 10.07.10 Part II
(with assistance from RWM)
Comment by AB:
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Sandra Lee Gallery : Oakland Anticipations - Brett Amory.
Comment by AB: The act of waiting is often a lonely and desolate experience. Brett Amory effectively reveals that silent isolated agony in paint.
Art by Brett Amory.
Brett Amory art.
Brett Amory and his art.
Art by Brett Amory.
Brett Amory art.
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Cain Schulte Gallery : Persistent Behavior, Repetition as Art - Mason Eubanks and Indira Martina Morre.
Review by RWM: Amazing details in abstract with a complexity that rivals those of maps. You cannot help but appreciate the fine workmanship and care taken to create these compositions as you lose yourself in the intricacies of the renderings. The works are impressive when closely observed; when stepping away, you can equally appreciate them in their totalities.
Art by Mason Eubanks and Indira Martina Morre.
Mason Eubanks and Indira Martina Morre art.
Art by Indira Martina Morre.
Art by Indira Martina Morre in above image closer.
Pinkie cam detail of art by Indira Martina Morre in above image.
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Hangart Gallery : Viewpoints - Addie Shevlin.
Review by RWM: Addie Shevlin displays a tranquil hazy take on landscape painting. These outdoor paintings are somewhat rugged with hills, mountains, plains, and waters. The scenes are relaxing in a way, at times almost like the mollifying effects of a medicine which has just solved most of the problem, but that leaves residue in the system. Though the potential exists for ambivalence, many will find these artworks lovely anyway.
Art by Addie Shevlin.
Addie Shevlin.
Art by Addie Shevlin.
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Ever Gold Gallery : John Held Jr. - Debris from the Cultural Underground.
Comment by AB: Forty years worth of artistic ephemeral high points with emphasis on Fluxus and Mail Art-- a dizzying display from the collection of John Held Jr. including rubber stamps, mail art, artist postage stamps, original art, broadsides, photographs and more. John Held Jr. is a San Francisco artist, writer, collector, bibliographer and cultural historian.
Art & memorabilia c/o John Held Jr..
Rubber stamp art c/o John Held Jr..
John Held Jr. art and memorabilia collection.
Art and memorabilia collection of John Held Jr.
John Held Jr. art and ephemera collection.
John Held Jr. art and memorabilia collection.
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Frey Norris Gallery : Andrea Dezsö - Things We Think When We Believe We Know.
Comment by AB: Romanian-born artist Andrea Dezsö offers up a rather intriguing array of traditional-style ceramic plates with contemporary messages, curious big-eared creaturette sculptures, backlit paint and cut paper fantasy dioramas, autobiographical text-based stitched works and more. Worth a visit.
Art by Andrea Dezsö.
Andrea Dezsö stitched art.
Stitched art by Andrea Dezsö in above image closer.
Ceramic plate art by Andrea Dezsö.
Andrea Dezsö art.
Cut painted paper backlit diorama art by Andrea Dezsö (kinda like 'em).
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111 Minna Gallery : Scream With Me. Curated by Angela Holmes. Matt Skiba (Alkaline Trio), Joby J Ford (The Bronx), Jason Cruz (Strung Out), Chad Van Gaalen, Frank Carter (Gallows), Conrad Keeley (...And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead), Jacob Bannon (Converge), Tim Fite, Dallas Wehrle (Constantines), John Dwyer (Thee Oh Sees), Tim Presley (White Fence/Darker My Love), Hayden Menzies, David Cook (Marching Teeth), Ross Farrar (Ceremony) Kyle Field (Little Wings), Dan Smith (Dear & Departed), Michael Beinhorn, Uncle Allan (Copenhagen, Denmark), Henry Lewis (San Francisco, CA), Chad Koeplinger (New York, NY), Lizzie Renaud (Toronto, Canada), Todd Noble Holloway (Salisbury, MD), and Bart Bingham (New York, NY).
Comment by AB: Group show of art by musicians and tattoo artists.
Dead pigeon art by Frank Carter (not pretty, but nicely done).
Art by Jacob Bannon.
Joby J. Ford art.
Art by Michael Beinhorn, Henry Lewis, Dan Smith, Chad Van Gaalen.
Art by Matt Skiba, Uncle Allan (no relation), Frank Carter.
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Driftwood Salon : We've Come a Long Way.
Artists: Barbara Shapiro, Lady Millard, Noya, Justin Angelos, Edward Fitzgerald, Shilo Ratner, Barrett Cook, Mei-Ying Dell'Aquila, Ulla de Larios, Greg Wilson, Amanda Ichihashi-Jagerman.
Comment by AB: Group show broadly themed on the conceptions and interpretations of migration.
Art about migration at Driftwood Salon.
Art in above image closer.
Art.
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Addendum:
Amanda Boe and Ashley Suzanne Taylor photos at Cafe Royale
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Photos by Amanda Boe and Ashley Suzanne Taylor at Cafe Royale.
One-year anniversary show at Kokoro Studio
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One more from one-year anniversary at Kokoro Studio.
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Care to toss a little change in the tip jar ?
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First Thursday - September 9, 2010
First Thursday - August 5, 2010
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