JACK FISCHER - MINA DRESDEN

2ND FLOOR PROJECTS

(with assistance from RWM)

09.26.09

Jack Fischer Gallery: Heiko Muller - Stay Awake.

Comment by AB: A perplexing selection of work by Heiko Muller, likely purposely so, touches upon subjects as diverse a black and white film noir rendition of Henry Fonda brandishing a switchblade, Baseman-esque birdies, strange victorian character portraits with faces concealed, hooded torch-bearing zealots, and paintings of innocent forest creatures imbued with subtle symbology. Sorta kinda like it.

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Mina Dresden Gallery: aStigma - Dan Peknik.

Review by RWM: Cool unusual art that one can look at with the lights off. Not quite right as night lights, but the work defies expectations. Nebulous in shape and structure are nebulous, they relax the viewer with their soothing exteriors.

Comment by AB: Dan Peknik, a visual design researcher at NASA Ames Research Center, engages techniques and materials from NASA-land and in so doing, transitions science into art. Nicely done and worth a visit.

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[ 2nd floor projects ]: Sweet Believer Exit - John de Fazio and Daniel Minnick; Three-way by Suzanne Stein.

Review by RWM: Inspiring work. Woodstock's 40th Anniversary is right around the corner. Black and White images by Daniel Minnick, but psychedelic in their own way.

Comment by AB: Grotesque yet meditative portraiture with kaleidoscope overtones by Daniel Minnick complement a line of outlandish ceramic bongs (and a green-eyed speckle-tongued puppie couple) by John de Fazio. (For those of you keeping score at home, de Fazio's prices suggest that he likely puts his bongs to good use.) Uh... almost forgot... to top it all off, a wall-mounted doll with four dabs of pink paint across its torso. I have no clue as to the aggregate upshot, but who cares? It's good art and that's what counts.

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