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  • JACK FISCHER - ARTZONE 461

    2ND FLOOR PROJECTS - MIRUS

    11.23.13

    (with assistance from RWM)



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    Jack Fischer Gallery: Two Pencils - Kevin B Chen and Christina Empedocles.

    Comment by AB: Mastery of graphite is the order of the day in this pinkie cam paradise. Kevin B Chen tells me that his intricate architectural metropolitan renditions represent utopian cities of the future where no matter who we are, where we come from or what our backgrounds, we all live together as one. Christina Empedocles basically crumples things up like wildlife prints, vintage advertisements and movie posters, and then accurately replicates the results thereof, occasionally embellishing them with her own editorial flourishes. Good stuff; go see.

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    Art by Christina Empedocles at Jack Fischer Gallery.

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    Christina Empedocles art.

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    Pinkie cam detail of Christina Empedocles art above.

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    Christina Empedocles and her art at Jack Fischer Gallery.

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    Pencil drawings by Christina Empedocles.

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    Art by Kevin B Chen.

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    Pinkie cam detail of Kevin B Chen art above.

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    Kevin B Chen and his art at Jack Fischer Gallery.

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    Graphite drawings by Kevin B Chen.

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    Pinkie cam detail sans pinkie of Kevin B Chen art in above image.

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    Demographics - Kevin B Chen & Christina Empedocles art at Jack Fischer Gallery.

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    ArtZone 461 Gallery: Lucky Rapp - C'est Moi Chérie; Sonja Navin - The Insistance of Color.

    Comment by AB: In the main gallery, Lucky Rapp shows her glistening, often intimate resin-coated textual works, while in the side gallery, Sonja Navin's paintings transit a variety of topics from figural works to cityscapes.

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    Art by Lucky Rapp at ArtZone 461 Gallery.

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    Big brain art by Lucky Rapp.

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    Message on the side of art in above image by Lucky Rapp.

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    Art by Lucky Rapp.

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    Art by Sonja Navin.

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    Sonja Navin art at ArtZone 461 Gallery.

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    Art by Sonja Navin.

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    Long view of Sonja Navin art show.

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    [ 2nd Floor Projects ]: Cliff Hengst, Scott Hewicker; M Kitchell & Dean Smith Essays (DrawnOnward).

    Comment by AB: Indeterminate enigmatic landscapes, figure paintings and still-lifes by Scott Hewicker are presented alongside whimsical sculptures, watercolors and embroideries by Cliff Hengst.

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    Art by Scott Hewicker at 2nd Floor Projects.

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    Art by Cliff Hengst.

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    Art by Scott Hewicker.

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    L-R, Scott Hewicker & Cliff Hengst at their 2nd Floor Projects art show.

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    Pinkie cam detail of Cliff Hengst in above image.

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    Art by Cliff Hengst.

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    Sculpture by Cliff Hengst on a really low pedestal.

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    Cliff Hengst embroidered art.

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    Mirus Gallery: Quintessence - Damon Soule.

    Review by RWM: The mind blowing trippy work in this show will have you enjoying a consciousness-altering experience. Beautiful freeform paintings will take you for rides into places you might not have seen on this planet. Viewers may be journeying to their inner psyches for wildness they can only dream of. Fascinating creativity which despite its strangeness approaches the sublime.

    Comment by AB: You know certain places don't really exist, that is until Damon Soule paints them, at which point you might muse to yourself that maybe-- just maybe-- they do. The paintings are completely sold out, as well they should be. Worth seeing.

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    Art by Damon Soule at Mirus Gallery.

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    Art by Damon Soule.

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    Damon Soule out front at Mirus Gallery.

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    Art by Damon Soule.

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    Art in above image closer.

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    Participatory make your own music installation by Damon Soule.

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    Detail of above image closer (Soule says we'll be seeing more of these soon.

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    Art by Damon Soule.

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    Damon Soule art.

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    Sculpture by Damon Soule.

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