DON SOKER - ROLL UP - ARTZONE 461 - TRUESILVER

ELEANOR HARWOOD - MILLION FISHES - WORKSPACE LIMITED

BARBER LOUNGE - FOURBARREL COFFEE

09.17.11

(with assistance from Anneliese Vobis, Clare Coppel and RWM)



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Don Soker Gallery: Tim Rice - Recent Paintings.

Comment by AB: According to Tim Rice, "This choice of work continues my ongoing search and experiment-- a step along the way. The implication being that nothing is finished. I've always worked through instinct and intuition, wrestling the duality of intention and non-intention." So OK. I get what's in it for you. Now what's in it for me?

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Roll Up Gallery: The Reverse Side Also Has a Reverse Side.

Artists: Randal Roberts, Jeremy Novy, Rebecca Whipple, Jack Taylor, Hanna Quevedo.

Review by Anneliese Vobis: The artworks hover between multiple mediums-- painting, sculpture, stencil, drawing, art an non-art. Some of the work is painstakingly handmade and reveals radical juxtapositions between dissimilar subjects.

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ArtZone 461 Gallery: Adam Cahoon paintings - Portraits of an Absurd Nature.

Review by Anneliese Vobis: Adam Cahoon's fantastic realms of imagery pair representational with abstract concepts about natural environments, generally referencing scientific research. Elegant compositions with sometimes seductive surfaces convey a surrealistic feel. Like Dali and Magritte, Cahoon creates visions of his otherworldly imagination. The portrayed figures and landscapes act as sensory meditations.

Review by RWM: Tired of uninformed takes on Nature by science generalists that reference imponderables like infinity and the universe? If so, you might appreciate this irreverant assessment of the Nature experience. Then again, after taking a nice walk in the woods, maybe not. At the same time the ideas explored here are sophisticated and not all obtuse. Making fun of something sublime might just as well be explored via contrasts with the city and its buildings. The art perhaps reminds us that not everybody enjoys and appreciates the wilds which transgress all boundaries.

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Truesilver Gallery: Coarse Drawn Heart and other Stories - Tim Svenonius.

Comment by AB: Quirky well-rendered ink drawings by Tim Svenonius. Illustrated narrative potential here.

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Eleanor Harwood Gallery: Cherried - Alika Cooper.

Review by Clare Coppel: Figurative portraits made from layers of fabric at first may look abstract from close up or far away, and then suddenly one realizes they are not abstract at all.

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Million Fishes Gallery: My Heart is a Telephone - Calcagno Cullen.

Review by Clare Coppel: Large photographic portraits of people who Calcagno Cullen interviewed about their lives, and recorded. Viewers can listen to the recordings when they pick up the telephone connected to each portrait. The concept really works; the ears as well as the eyes become windows to the soul in this one.

Comment by AB: Worth checking out.

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Workspace Limited Gallery: Underfoot - Second annual Sewer extravaganza.

Artists: Tim Armstrong, Leigh Radtke, John Zaklikowski, Jennifer Grey-Berkowitz, Crescent Calimpong, Kathryn Kenworth, Terri Saul, Jeanne C. Finley & John Muse, Lisa Mendelson, Linda Gass, Miles Epstein, Leo Germano, Adam Weir, Dan rose, Daisy Eneix.

Review by Anneliese Vobis: Fourteen Bay area artists respond to "the land below our feet" in this environmental investigation comprising painting, drawing, sculpture, video and much more. Some scenarios invite the viewer to become active participants; others educate about outdoor issues. Natural phenomena are expressed with poetic sensibility in striking imagery. A real must see!!!

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The Barber Lounge: Semi-Annual Fall Art Reception.

Artists: Micah Crandall-Bear, Leslie Morgan, Julie Marsh, Katerina Connearney, John Haag, Katalina Caliendo, Jim Gleeson, Clare Kuo, Jonathan David Baker, Rebecca Fox, Jaisen Glogowski, Amy Harrity & Meridith Harding, Liza Quinones, Amanda Miller, Kelly Koehler, James Gleason.

Review by Anneliese Vobis: Storytelling picture imagery in an unusual setting. Intense colorations and extravagant abundance of motifs contrast with Barber Salon's interior and result in a fascinating visual exploration. A wide range of media in a variety of styles are presented and synchronized by the soundtrack of a band. This is really a cool place to stop by.

Review by RWM: Great group show with variety, angst and spice. Fun party as well.

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