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  • SAN FRANCISCO ART GALLERIES OPENINGS

    FIRST THURSDAY - 11.01.12 - Part I

    (with assistance from Brandi Lee and RWM)



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    Jenkins Johnson Gallery: Julia Fullerton-Batten - 2005-2012.

    Review by Brandi Lee: The haunting photographs of Julia Fullerton-Batten evoke cinematic stills not only because of their content, but also because of their frozen sense of motion. The female figures seem to float in eerily staged surroundings reminiscent of a twisted 'Alice in Wonderland.'

    Comment by AB: For those of you keeping score at home, the location for the Gulliver-esque photographs in this show is a miniature theme park in Great Britain.

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    Photography by Julia Fullerton-Batten at Jenkins Johnson Gallery.

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    Julia Fullerton-Batten photograph closer (image c/o Brandi Lee).

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    Photographs by Julia Fullerton-Batten at Jenkins Johnson Gallery.

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    Julia Fullerton-Batten photograph.

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    Julia Fullerton-Batten photographs at Jenkins Johnson Gallery.

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    Premises - Julia Fullerton-Batten photography show at Jenkins Johnson Gallery.

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    Caldwell Snyder Gallery: Abstractions - Jupp Linssen & Willi Siber.

    Comment by AB: Earthy textural abstracts by Jupp Linssen that approximate the look of gracefully aged exterior walls are offset by Willi Siber's whimsical multicolored wall sculptures.

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    Wall works by Willi Siber at Caldwell Snyder Gallery.

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    Willi Siber wall sculpture in above image closer.

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    Art by Willi Siber at Caldwell Snyder Gallery.

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    Art by Willi Siber in above image closer.

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    Art by Jupp Linssen at Caldwell Snyder Gallery.

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    Jupp Linssen weathered textural abstract art.

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    Art by Jupp Linssen at Caldwell Snyder Gallery.

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    End to end - art by Jupp Linssen & Willi Siber at Caldwell Snyder Gallery.

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    Dolby Chadwick Gallery: John Di Paolo.

    Review by Brandi Lee: Dolby Chadwick's expansive walls are filled with the bright, dynamic and expressive works of John Di Paolo. Some art is meant to transport you to another time or place. Di Paolo's work instead invites you to lose yourself in an intoxicating array of color and energy.

    Comment by AB: The newly released 125-page monograph, "John DiPaolo: A Forty-Year Retrospective, with essays by Peter Selz & Frances Malcolm" is available for purchase at the gallery.

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    Art by John Di Paolo at Dolby Chadwick Gallery.

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    Art by John Di Paolo at Dolby Chadwick Gallery.

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    Art by John Di Paolo closer (image c/o Brandi Lee).

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    Artist John Di Paolo at Dolby Chadwick Gallery.

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    John Di Paolo art.

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    Expressionist art by John Di Paolo at Dolby Chadwick Gallery.

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    Demographics - John Di Paolo at show at Dolby Chadwick Gallery.

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    Hespe Gallery: Eric Zener - New Work.

    Review by Brandi Lee: Eric Zener's aqueous attractions at Hespe Gallery are stunning. These large-scale paintings of underwater action successfully make the viewer feel like they are in the pool as well. In addition to the massive action-packed paintings are smaller, more intimate works on copper leafing. The shimmer of the warm metal under the cool blues cleverly mimics how sunlight dances through water. As you change your orientation to the piece, so do the reflections.

    Review by RWM: So cool to take a dive into these invigorating waters. Such a decision may be a metaphor for the artistice process. One is with the subjects as they are engulfed by the chilling liquid. So nice to say goodbye to gravity and plunge into the fun of the water. The necessary air is not that far away.

    Comment by AB: Challenging subject matters skillfully and compellingly painted. Worth a look.

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    Underwater art by Eric Zener at Hespe Gallery.

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    Art by Eric Zener.

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    Eric Zener and his art at Hespe Gallery.

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    Art by Eric Zener.

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    Eric Zener underwater art at Hespe Gallery.

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    Art by Eric Zener.

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    Eric Zener art at Hespe Gallery.

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    Population sample - Eric Zener art show at Hespe Gallery.

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    Patricia Sweetow Gallery: Gale Antokal - Blossom; Charles Eckart - Paintscapes.

    Comment by AB: Gale Antokal renders a simple scalloped baking mold in various soft subdued colors, perspectives and shadings. You get to wondering about what these objects may once have held, have yet to hold or what comes next in their inanimate lives. Charles Eckart's rich impasto exploits are kind of like the aesthetic equivalent of off-road all-terrain adventures.

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    Art by Gale Antokal (left), Charles Eckart (right) at Patricia Sweetow Gallery.

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    Gale Antokal chalk pastel art closer (nicely done).

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    Art by Gale Antokal (left), Charles Eckart (right) at Patricia Sweetow Gallery.

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    Charles Eckart impasto art closer.

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    Art by Charles Eckart at Patricia Sweetow Gallery.

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    Ambiance - Gale Antokal & Charles Eckart art show at Patricia Sweetow Gallery.

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    Adler & Co. Gallery: Michael Scoggins - HANG IN THERE [...a decade in the making].

    Comment by AB: A decade retrospective of works Michael Scoggins on oversized spiral notebook pages appear at first as childhood doodles, but once you start reading, you realize that they actually comment on everything from wealth and power to art world elitism and motivational aphorisms.

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    Art by Michael Scoggins at Adler & Co. Gallery.

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    Michael Scoggins spiral notebook page art.

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    Art by Michael Scoggins at Adler & Co. Gallery.

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    Michael Scoggins repetitive art in above image closer.

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    Monetary art by Michael Scoggins at Adler & Co. Gallery.

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    Siegriest Legacy Gallery: Six Decades of Paintings by Louis and Lundy Siegriest.

    Review by RWM: So much abstraction in pastel and nature colors fill the gallery. Rare to encounter so many paintings on the walls all organized here-- exquisite pieces on canvas for sale. If you've already seen some of these places, you'll be happy to be able to see them again.

    Comment by AB: An impressive Victorian salon-style tribute to the oeuvres of East Bay father & son painters Louis and Lundy Siegriest. Several eras in California art history can be thoroughly experienced here.

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    Art mainly by Lundy Siegriest at Siegriest Legacy Gallery.

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    Art mainly by Louis Siegriest.

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    Louis and Lundy Siegriest art at Siegriest Legacy Gallery.

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    Louis and Lundy Siegriest art retrospectives at Siegriest Legacy Gallery.

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    Art by Louis Siegriest (right of pillar) and Lundy Siegriest (left of pillar).

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    Robert Koch Gallery: Steve Fitch - Western Landmarks & Diesels and Dinosaurs.

    Comment by AB: A romantic look back at the uniquely distinct roadside attractions and overnight accommodations that one would regularly encounter during the glory days of cross-country automobile travel... before being largely annihilated by the oppressive uninspiring sameness of chains and franchises.

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    Photography by Steve Fitch at Robert Koch Gallery.

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    Steve Fitch photograph.

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    Photographs by Steve Fitch at Robert Koch Gallery.

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    Steve Fitch photography.

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    Photographs by Steve Fitch at Robert Koch Gallery.

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    Nostalgic Americana photography be Steve Fitch at Robert Koch Gallery.

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