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  • SAN FRANCISCO ART GALLERIES OPENINGS

    FIRST THURSDAY - 02.02.12 - Part II

    (with assistance from Anneliese Vobis and Mairead O'Connor)



    Appraiser qualifications of Alan Bamberger (aka me). Click Here.



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    Corden Potts Gallery: Cocoons - Peter Steinhauer.

    Comment by AB: Singapore-based photographer Peter Steinhauer documents the wrapped buildings of Hong Kong. No-- it's not Christo and Jeanne-Claude; it's traditional fabric covered bamboo scaffolding used on construction sites.

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    Photography by Peter Steinhauer at Corden Potts Gallery.

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    Peter Steinhauer photograph.

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    Peter Steinhauer photographs at Corden Potts Gallery.

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    Photography by Peter Steinhauer at Corden Potts Gallery.

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    Paul Mahder Gallery: Neo Magic Realism - Omar d'Leon & Andrea Yomtob.

    Review by and images by Anneliese Vobis: Two artists with very similar approaches to painting? Yes. Andrea Yamtob was Omar D'Leon's student. His strong influence on her style can be found in every work. The vibrant paintings consist of multiple layers with scratched (etched) surfaces-- painting meets printmaking in single works. Rich orange tones contrast with many blue tones in a Gauguin/Picasso-esque style. Sensual organic shaped fruit and animal imagery leads us to far away destinations... artworks really to be seen.

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    Omar d'Leon & Andrea Yomtob art at Paul Mahder Gallery.

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    Art by Andrea Yomtob.

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    Andrea Yomtob and her art at Paul Mahder Gallery.

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    Art by Omar d'Leon & Andrea Yomtob.

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    At by Omar d'Leon (I think) at Paul Mahder Gallerh.

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    111 Minna Gallery: Harum Scarum - David Ball, Jesse Balmer, Katherine Brannock.

    Review by Mairead O'Connor: David Ball, Jesse balmer and Katherine Brannock come together to exhibit their otherworldly creatures and settings. Ball's hyper-creative, precisely constructed collages are a must-see. There is plenty of color, action and overall feeling to this work.

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    Art by David Ball at 111 Minna Gallery.

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    Detail of art by David Ball in above image.

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    David Ball and his art (image c/o Mairead O'Connor).

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    David Ball art in above image - he cares about the sides (like it).

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    Art by Katherine Brannock at 111 Minna Gallery.

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    Katherine Brannock art at 111 Minna Gallery.

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    Pinkie cam detail of Katherine Brannock art in above image (nice).

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    Art by Jesse Balmer at 111 Minna Gallery.

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    Jesse Balmer art in above image closer.

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    Art by Jesse Balmer closer at 111 Minna Gallery.

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    Hang Art Gallery: Kelly DeFayette - See the Beauty, Touch the Magic.

    Comment by AB: Precision hi-gloss hard edged paint and wood grain abstractions by Kelly DeFayette in a variety of shapes, sizes and combinations.

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    Art by Kelly DeFayette at Hang Art Gallery.

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    Kelly DeFayette art closer.

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    Art by Kelly DeFayette at Hang Art Gallery.

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    Kelly DeFayette art.

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    Relative density - Kelly DeFayette art show at Hang Art Gallery.

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    Spoke Art Gallery: Unreal Estate - Tim Doyle.

    Review by Mairead O'Connor: Tim Doyle recreates those places from popular culture that we have all grown so familiar with over the years like Sesame Street, Seinfeld and The Sopranos. There is a sense of 1950s nostalgia to his very contemporary work.

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    Art by Tim Doyle at Spoke Art Gallery.

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    Art by Tim Doyle.

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    Tim Doyle and his art at Spoke Art Gallery.

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    Art by Tim Doyle.

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    Tim Doyle art at Spoke Art Gallery.

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    Birdseye view - Tim Doyle art show (image c/o Mairead O'Connor).

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    Ever Gold Gallery: Josh Short - Bomb Shelter Radio and Tenderloin Self Defense Club.

    Comment by AB: Josh Short transforms the gallery into a metalhead's paradise complete with loft, voodoo radio, a ghetto blaster espresso machine, workout facilities, a sound palace, kinetic signage, a cardboard owl to work the night shift, and sundry other brain bending diversions. This one's a yes.

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    Off road megaphone Barbiemobile by Josh Short at Ever Gold Gallery.

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    Voodoo radio art by Josh Short.

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    Josh Short in the sound haus at Ever Gold Gallery.

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    Music to make esspresso by - art by Josh Short.

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    Josh Short captains the sound palace.

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    Kinetic signage art by Josh Short at Ever Gold Gallery.

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    Cardboard owl art by Josh Short.

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    Looking down from the loge - Josh Short art at Ever Gold Gallery.

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    Demographics - Josh Short art show.

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    Fan appreciation out front - Josh Short art at Ever Gold Gallery.

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    CELLspace Gallery: Love and Lust.

    Artists: Anita Drieseberg, Aoife Craofts, Beth David Waldman, Corey Best, Evan Dayan, Jann Nunn, Jon Fischer, Uiki Soror, Kristin Smith, Lauren Smith, Malika Prakasch, Michelle Guitu, Pirate Vereker, Richard Castaneda, Vanessa Gingold.

    Review and images by Anneliese Vobis: Broad range of media including sculpture, painting, drawing, collage and photography about the intertwined, natural key elements of love and lust. A thought provoking show.

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    Art at CELLspace Gallery.

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    Art closer at CELLspace Gallery.

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    Addendum:

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    Group show at Bekris Gallery.

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    Select African works of art at Bekris Gallery.

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    One more from group art show at Bekris Gallery.

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