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SILVERMAN - HEIST - LUGGAGE STORE ANNEX - GALLERY 16

SOMARTS - MINA DRESDEN - PRINT FAIR - FIFTY24SF - 1988

02.05.10

(with assistance from Dan Peknik, DeWitt Cheng, Sandra Silvoy and Mike Kimball)

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Silverman Gallery: Ginger Wolfe-Suarez - Theory of a Family.

Comment by AB: Ginger Wolfe-Suarez tells me her art involves manipulating or altering space, and our perceptions in that regard. She's got some carpentry skills. Plus she can cast-- as evidenced by a pair of footworn running shoes commemorated in concrete.

Art by Ginger Wolfe-Suarez.

Cast concrete running shoe art by Ginger Wolfe-Suarez.

Ginger Wolfe-Suarez and her art.

Art by Ginger Wolfe-Suarez.

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Gallery Heist: Ryan De La Hoz - Residual Energy, Zine Release Party.

Comment by AB: Zine release by Ryan De La Hoz is flanked on either side by a respectable selection of his works on paper and several sculptural works. And please oh please don't miss the salami slice pinned to a pillow.

Art by Ryan De La Hoz.

Zine by Ryan De La Hoz.

Ryan De La Hoz blow dries a freshly inscribed copy of his zine.

Art by Ryan De La Hoz.

Salami slice pinned to a pillow art. It doesn't get much better than this.

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The Luggage Store Annex: Artist in Residence - Hunter Longe.

Comment by AB: Hunter Longe auspiciously transforms the gallery with a combination of art, architectural alteration, and video-- all good and definitely worth a perusal. He's young and he's talented. It's a long game as we all know, but the first half of the first inning looks really really good. Check it out.

Art & construction by Hunter Longe.

Art in above image closer by Hunter Longe.

Hunter Longe and his art (this one's a graphite drawing - like it!).

Art in above image by Hunter Longe closer (nicely done, don't you think?).

Video installation & art by Hunter Longe.

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Gallery 16: Maya Hayuk - Feeling Space; Lowell Darling - Full Disclosure.

Comment by AB: Maya Hayuk's colorburst spectacular features multi-story super burgers, mesmerizing alien energy beams, winged chandeliers, a florescent pentagram, hooked rug renditions, geometric Easter eggs, rainbow nebulae and more. Lowell Darling, meanwhile, retrospects on his illustrious art career including his run for Governor, mail art, and general vintage mischievousness. Good show; go see.

Art by Maya Hayuk.

Art by Maya Hayuk.

Maya Hayuk & associate in front of her art in above image.

Art by Maya Hayuk.

Dude enjoys Maya Hayuk art show on the down-low.

Art by Maya Hayuk.

Lowell Darling gubernatorial campaign installation art.

Artist Lowell Darling then and now.

Mail art by Lowell Darling.

Lowell Darling mail art closer (Ray Johnson... yo!).

"Hollywood Archaeology" art by Lowell Darling.

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SOMArts Gallery: Prints Byte.

Artists: Michael Bartalos, Jessie Bunn, Victor Cartagena, Enrique Chagoya, Alejandra Chaverri, Antonio Cortez, Rob Delamater, Christina Empedocles, Juan Fuentes, Nancy Genn, Katie Gilmartin, Grady Gordon, Art Hazelwood, Mary Daniel Hobson, Christina Loya, Juan Luna-Avin, Javier Manrique, Barbara Milman, Kara Maria, Yuzo Nakano, Penny Nii, Kamau Amu Patton, Favianna Rodriguez, Jos Sances, Lorna Stevens, Travis Summerville, Seiko Tachibana, Kazuko Watanabe, Christine Martinez Weibel, and The Great Tortilla Conspiracy. Participating institutions include Chrysalis Print Studio, Creativity Explored, Electric Works, Kala Art Institute, Magnolia Editions, Mission Cultural Center Mission Grafica.

Comment by AB: I'm partial to the Victor Cartagena's intense installation, Transparencias, in the anteroom at the rear of the gallery, a compelling perspective on the migratory experience. Some people would want you to believe that these so-called unwelcome unwanted border crossers are all terrorists and job stealers, but you know-- in many ways, they're the new backbone of this nation. Now don't forget everything else in the show, a cutting edge assessment of of Bay Area printmaking. In general, I'm likin' the fresh new direction here at SOMArts.

Victor Cartagena installation art (like it - much better in person).

Art by Christina Empedocles.

Art in above image by Christina Empedocles closer.

Christina Empedocles and her art (image c/o DeWitt Cheng).

Art.

Digital art.

Antonio Cortez & digital pigment prints (image c/o DeWitt Cheng).

Alejandra Chaverri with digital-print installation (image c/o DeWitt Cheng).

Edible art on tortillas by The Great Tortilla Conspiracy.

The Great Tortilla Conspiracy art - that's some good eatin'.

Edible art reminder from The Great Tortilla Conspiracy.

Art.

Really tall and impressive teabag installation art.

Pinkie cam detail of teabag installation art in above image.

Art & overview.

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Mina Dresden Gallery: Truong Tran - Lost and Found.

Review and images by Dan Peknik: Excellent turnout for the artist Truong Tran tonight at Mina Dresden Gallery. The show consists of twenty-two pieces that manage to marry a sculptural style and design aesthetic with theatrical mood lighting and presentation. Found objects such as hypodermic needles, doll heads, animal antlers and a panoply of materials are assembled into a cohesive whole that reads as playful and inventive. Mature understanding of repetition and use of color-- organic and inorganic forms are contained within rigid boxes-- backlit elements selectively creating subtle silhouettes. A fine showing for Truong Tran and a unique exhibit well worth exploring.

Art by Truong Tran.

Truong Tran art.

Art by Truong Tran closer.

Truong Tran.

Art by Truong Tran closer.

Truong Tran art.

Art by Truong Tran (image c/o AB).

Detail of art above by Truong Tran (image c/o AB).

Art by Truong Tran (image c/o AB).

Detail of art above by Truong Tran (image c/o AB).

Art by Truong Tran (image c/o AB).

Turnout.

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International Fine Print Dealers Association at Fort Mason: The San Francisco Fine Print Fair - 2010.

Review and images by Mike Kimball: This is the annual print sale by members of the International Fine Print Dealers Association (IFPDA) held at Fort Mason Center. 18 galleries participate and of those, four are new, including Arion Press of San Francisco, and Warnock Fine Arts of Palm Springs, CA (formerly of San Francisco.)

All artworks on display are either prints and works on paper, with galleries often specializing in particular printmaking categories (such as Japanese woodblock prints, European prints of the Renaissance, American modernists, etc.), so for print enthusiasts, there's something for everyone. One particular dealer, Dolan/Maxwell Gallery of Philadelphia, PA stands out by showing works on paper by artist Cheryl Warrick in an otherwise staid field of the usual predictable print offerings.

Cheryl Warrick mixed media on paper art.

Hendrick Goltzius engraving art.

The venerable Andrew Hoyem of Arion Press.

Albrecht Durer etching art.

Printsters.

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Fifty24SF Gallery: Character Assassination - David Choe.

Review by Sandra Silvoy: David Choe opening. Line down the block. Half hour wait. Furiously energetic works in "Character Assassination" show at Fifty24SF. My favorite piece "Deathblossom" was actually made for and shown in Choe's April 2009 "Deathblossom" show at PYO gallery in China. "Character Assassination" is somewhat of a chaotic mishmash with his work taking different directions. Some pieces, as I named earlier, are more detailed and elegant while others possess a harsh and dark emotional quality. He paints the gallery walls black and does a bit o' graffiti to to top it off.

Comment by AB: Versatile artist. Good stuff! Well worth a visit.

Art by David Choe.

Art by David Choe.

David Choe art.

David Choe gratifies the fan base out front.

Art by David Choe.

David Choe art.

Art by David Choe.

David Choe art.

Art by David Choe.

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Gallery 1988: Whispers - Roland Tamayo, Kendra Binney, Tin, May Ann Licudine.

Comment by AB: You can always expect and appreciate quality contemporary illustration art here.

Art.

Art.

Obligatory big-eyed girl art.

Art.

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