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Grab Your Suit, Don't Forget the Sunscreen: Leslie Morgan at Zonal
by Dormain Geyer
Leslie Morgan at Zonal
June 19th - July 31st
Posted
6/21/09
(Author's note: the following is excerpted from a longer post on my blog, Arteaser)
On Friday, I ventured back to Hayes Valley for the opening of "Dive In" at Zonal:
Featuring aquatic themed prints and paintings by Leslie Morgan, the show will be up through July:
The nostalgic elements of Morgan's work fit well with Zonal's aesthetic:
Live music by Grinn & Barrett:
Most of the work in the show was paintings over photographs, including some from the "Pool Glee" series:
A couple of Morgan's oil paintings from the "... [more]
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Bite-sized Brett Amory Show at FFDG
by Dormain Geyer
Brett Amory at Fecal Face Dot Gallery
June 17th - June 20th
Posted
6/21/09
(Author's note: The following is excerpted from a longer post on my blog, Arteaser)
We headed over to Fecal Face Dot Gallery (FFDG) for the latest installment of their "In-N-Out" series, which featured Brett Amory:
I really enjoyed a new series of small paintings (above) based on a dream:
Amory also had a couple of new pieces from the "Waiting" series up:
Sadly, the show was only up for four days and is already down. As the name implies, the "In-N-Out" series are week long shows with openings on Thursdays.
Amory (below right) was in attendance ta... [more]
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Re:flect - Six artists at Gensler
by Dormain Geyer
Dale Eastman, Jeff Hantman, Philippe Jestin, Christine Lee, Nancy Price Scoular, Tim Wells at Gensler Design
May 14th - August 14th
Posted
5/18/09
(Author's note: the following is excerpted from a longer post on my blog, Arteaser)
On Thursday, Anthony and I made our way to the SF offices of architecture and design firm, Gensler, for the opening of their latest staff-curated exhibit. The "Re:" show will be up through August 14 and focuses on works that use common or discarded materials:
I found one of Dale Eastman's "One Moment at a Time" pieces in a conference room (above). Her "Re:" word was "Re:member," reflecting how her work is a recording of... [more]
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"Drawn Out" at Limn Gallery
by Dormain Geyer
Rik Ritchey at Limn Art Gallery
April 18th - May 30th
Posted
4/21/09
(Author's note: This is an excerpt from a slightly longer post on my blog, Arteaser)
I made my first visit to Limn Gallery, which is tucked away behind the Limn furniture store on Townsend.
One of the two galleries was featuring local artist, Rik Ritchey (below left with a friend and collector), who had a series of mixed-media paintings on polyurethane foam:
I enjoyed how the applied acrylic and ink created stunning organic shapes:
A closer look revealed embedded items, such as candles, and stitching.
... [more]
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We are all animals: Dana Harel at Frey Norris
by Dormain Geyer
Dana Harel at Frey Norris Gallery
April 2nd - May 3rd
Posted
4/7/09
(Author's note: This is an excerpt of a longer post on my blog, Arteaser)
For my last stop of the night, I went to Frey Norris Gallery, which was featuring Dana Harel's series, "Kin":
For someone who has seen images of this series, it was great to see the life-size scale to which Ms. Harel draws her hand animals (below):
What these pictures do not capture well is the fine detail of subtle textural mutations to the subject hand's skin, which are at once anatomically correct for the implied animal and incorrect for the human model:
The show is up until May 3 in the downstairs... [more]
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Hovering: Brett Amory and Nancy Chan at Hyde Street Gallery
by Dormain Geyer
Brett Amory, Nancy Chan at Hyde Street Gallery
April 3rd - May 1st
Posted
4/7/09
(Author's note: The following is an excerpt from a longer post on my blog, Arteaser)
On Friday night, I ventured out again, this time to Hyde Street Gallery. The current show, "Spaces", features work by Brett Amory and Nancy Chan:
Both artist feature figurative work where the figure is disconnected from its surroundings: Mr. Amory's figures are waiting, and therefore not fully present; and Ms. Chan's are starkly lacking a physical context:
The show will be up through April:
... [more]
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Preview: An Arteaser Introduction to Dana Harel
by Dormain Geyer
Dana Harel at Frey Norris Gallery
April 2nd - May 3rd
Posted
3/17/09
Born in Tel Aviv, Dana Harel observed her father and grandparents paint in their leisure time. Pursuing art only as a hobby, her family members had developed meticulous technique, but did not attempt new content, which shaped her early experiences with art:
"I took some art classes, but I was never pushed to think for myself. It was kind of about learning techniques or painting or looking at other art or landscapes and painting what you see"
The practically-minded Harel studied architecture at... [more]
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Questioning Purity: Joshua Hagler at Frey Norris
by Dormain Geyer
Posted
2/13/09
72 Virgins to Die For
Frey Norris Gallery
456 Geary St, San Francisco, CA 94102
February 5, 2009 - March 1, 2009
(Author's note: The following is an excerpt from a story published on my blog, Arteaser)
Finally, I made my way over to Frey Norris Gallery for the opening of Joshua Hagler's "72 Virgins to Die For":
Hagler's powerful paintings and installations explore notions of purity and violence across various settings:
His work suggests a darker truth to the pursuit of purity:
Hagler draws... [more]
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Preview: Meet Fernando Reyes
by Dormain Geyer
Fernando Reyes at Reaves Gallery
March 4th - March 28th
Posted
2/13/09
(Authors note: The following is excerpted from a story on my blog, Arteaser.com)
I first met Fernando Reyes at the Bay Printmakers Open Studios in October. Last week, I ventured out to Jingletown, in Oakland, where Reyes has a studio. I was already intrigued by his background in financial services, but learned much more about the fruits of his artistic labors.
In a family of eight struggling to make ends meet in Fresno, Fernando Reyes didn't grow up with much exposure to art. Nonetheless, by junior... [more]
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Leaving Hearts in San Francisco: David Imlay at Reaves Gallery
by Dormain Geyer
David Imlay at Reaves Gallery
January 7th - February 4th
Posted
1/26/09
(Author's note: Portions of the following are excerpted from stories published on my blog, Arteaser)
I stopped by the opening of the David Imlay (below) show at Reaves Gallery on Friday night and was pleased to find that several new pieces had been added since my last visit. The show is up until February 4:
Imlay's paintings center around scenes in public spaces, both crowded sidewalks and empty driveways. There's a reconnection with the familiar in his paintings, as if the volume had been turned down and the audience is able to see the city around the... [more]
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