PAULE ANGLIM - MARKET STREET - ARC STUDIOS

EVER GOLD - ICTUS - INCLINE - HIJINKS

YERBA BUENA CENTER FOR THE ARTS

07.07.12

(with assistance from RWM)



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Gallery Paule Anglim: David Hannah - cycle; William Tucker - Monotypes and Sculpture.

Comment by AB: In the main gallery, meditative monotone mixed-media abstractions by David Hannah look something like snow covered branches or wintry forest scenes as viewed through draped windows. In the side gallery, hand-embellished monotypes and sculptures by William Tucker recall forms and elements of classical sculpture. Nicely done on both counts.

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Market Street Gallery: Thumbprint - Elizabeth Tana.

Review by RWM: The personal becomes abstract in paintings that turn out to be distinctive.

Comment by AB: As every person's thumbprint is unique, so are these adept large-scale paintings by Elizabeth Tana-- abstract representations of her life, identity and individuality.

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Arc Studios and Gallery: WaterWorks.

Photographers: Jack Androvich, Henry Bowles, Adrienne Defendi, Anthony Delgado, Malcolm Easton, Linda Fitch, Ingeborg Gerdes, Steve Goldband, Ralf Hillebrand, Irene Imfeld, Ellen Konar, Barbara Kyne, Eric Larson, Thomas Lavin, Erin Malone, John F. Martin, Charlotte Niel, Heather Polley, Ari Salomon, Kirk Thompson, Gary Weiner.

Comment by AB: Group show of photographs themed on water by members of the Bay Area Photographers Collective.

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Ever Gold Gallery: A Summer Group Show.

Artists: Adam Parker Smith, Guy Overfelt, Sandy Kim, Mark Benson, Jeremiah Jenkins, Mark Mulroney, Chris Ritson, Evan Nesbit.

Comment by AB: Group show of gallery favorites, mostly contemporary with several older works. My fave? Paintings and fabric works by Evan Nesbit.

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IcTus Gallery: Transfiguration, Uncovering the Hidden - Pak Han.

Review by RWM: For Western Eyes, some of the symbolism and meanings may be lost in this apparent reaction and yell about the plight of the wild. The damage we are causing is hardly hidden, even here. The emotions presented can be shared. One may see the new mother figure as an environmental refugee with a gas mask. Though naked she is not erotic. There are also ghosts and empathy. The epiphanies are strained and painful. Wild to see the woman as soil and roots for the plants that grow out of her mouth. One can revel in the expression of the pain and controversy even if believed not to be widely expressed elsewhere.

Comment by AB: "A metaphorical and introspective exploration of our contradictory relationship with nature through dreamscapes and visual concepts." Good show; check it out.

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Incline Gallery: Good Counsel. Co- Curated by Scott S. Jennings and Brian Perrin.

Artists: Claire Collette, Melissa C. Miller, Michelle Ramin, Zina Al-Shukri, Brooke Westfall, Laura Zuspan.

Comment by AB: The show's perplexing meander of a statement seems to say that each artist does whatever they feel like doing, and that's certainly what it agglomerate looks like to me. Something for everyone here-- paintings, reticulated photos, text-based art, video, drawings, conceptual works, stitchery, assemblage, artified rocks and more. Pick and choose your favorites; good quality art overall.

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Gallery Hijinks: Visions of Yore. Curated by Tanya Gayer and Emily Lakin.

Artists: Megan Gorham, Erin Mitchell, Alexis Arnold, Lori Hepner, Allyson Seal, Daryll Peirce, Dan Herrera, Kylea Borges, Christine Elfman, Lacy Davis, Margo Duvall.

Comment by AB: Artists interpret memory.

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Yerba Buena Center for the Arts: Occupy Bay Area.

Comment by AB: Extensive survey of posters, photographs and related documents primarily from the Occupy movements in San Francisco and Oakland. To provide historical context, posters and and memorabilia from other notable Bay Area protests and social/political events and organizations are also on exhibit including the International Hotel (1968-77), the Free Speech movement at UC Berkeley (1964-65), the Black Panther Party, the Native American Occupation of Alcatraz (1969-71) and more.

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