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| Gallery Notes September-October 2008 |
News of the Visual Arts
Sacramento edition
Sacramento State extends reach of Romanian artists
After decades of being shut off from the outside world, Romanian artists are finally
getting a chance to display their talents, and Sacramento State will help them
extend their exposure with an art exhibit that kicks off the fall semester.
“Traces: Contemporary Romanian Art” will run September 2 through October 3 at
the Robert Else Gallery in Kadema Hall. Gallery hours are noon to 4:30 p.m.,
Monday through Friday. A reception will be held 6-8 p.m. Monday, Sept. 8. Three of
the artists, Suzana Dan, Ana Banica and Carmen Iovitu, will participate in an
artists’ panel at 7:30 p.m., Thursday, September 11 in Kadema 145..
"It’s the first exhibition of Romanian artwork in Northern California", says
Sacramento State professor and exhibit co-curator Elaine O’Brien, with the artists
exploring issues of location, memory and identity.
The show will feature more than 50 pieces, some displayed individually and others
part of larger installations, in a variety of forms—painting, photography, video, and
hand-sewn projects.
Under the 24-year regime of Nicolae Ceausescu, Romania was a closed society.
The artists in the “Traces” exhibit have come of age since his overthrow and
execution in 1989. They don’t identify with the traditional Romania of their
grandparents or with the Romania of the communist era and so are creating new
themes of what it means to be Romanian, O’Brien says.
And yet the work also speaks to the world at large.
After decades of being shut off from the outside world, Romanian artists are finally
getting a chance to display their talents, and Sacramento State will help them
extend their exposure with an art exhibit that kicks off the fall semester.
“Traces: Contemporary Romanian Art” will run September 2 through October 3 at
the Robert Else Gallery in Kadema Hall. Gallery hours are noon to 4:30 p.m.,
Monday through Friday. A reception will be held 6-8 p.m. Monday, Sept. 8. Three of
the artists, Suzana Dan, Ana Banica and Carmen Iovitu, will participate in an
artists’ panel at 7:30 p.m., Thursday, September 11 in Kadema 145..
"It’s the first exhibition of Romanian artwork in Northern California", says
Sacramento State professor and exhibit co-curator Elaine O’Brien, with the artists
exploring issues of location, memory and identity.
The show will feature more than 50 pieces, some displayed individually and others
part of larger installations, in a variety of forms—painting, photography, video, and
hand-sewn projects.
Under the 24-year regime of Nicolae Ceausescu, Romania was a closed society.
The artists in the “Traces” exhibit have come of age since his overthrow and
execution in 1989. They don’t identify with the traditional Romania of their
grandparents or with the Romania of the communist era and so are creating new
themes of what it means to be Romanian, O’Brien says.
And yet the work also speaks to the world at large.
Art Auction: Beyond the Horizon
Auction Gala event: Saturday, Sept. 13, 2008, 6:30-10:30 PM
Preview Exhibit Sept. 2-13 & Silent Bidding: Sept. 6-13, 2007, Tues.-
Sun, 11:30 – 5 PM
This affair will be held at the Pence Gallery. The art is created by the top local and
regional artists. This year’s theme, Beyond the Horizon, will allow patrons to view
and bid on the works.
In response to the gallery’s thirty plus years of art exhibits and enrichment
programs, artists throughout the region have contributed fine works of art
including watercolor and oil paintings, mosaics, ceramics, photography, textiles,
and works on paper. Works are available for bidding in live and silent auctions.
Some of the participating artists in this event include: Frankie Hansbearry, Tom
and Sara Post, Philippe Gandiol, Linda S.Fitz Gibbon, David and Terry Hollowell,
David Gilhooly,
Mark Bowles, and Leslie DuPratt.
Auction Gala event: Saturday, Sept. 13, 2008, 6:30-10:30 PM
Preview Exhibit Sept. 2-13 & Silent Bidding: Sept. 6-13, 2007, Tues.-
Sun, 11:30 – 5 PM
This affair will be held at the Pence Gallery. The art is created by the top local and
regional artists. This year’s theme, Beyond the Horizon, will allow patrons to view
and bid on the works.
In response to the gallery’s thirty plus years of art exhibits and enrichment
programs, artists throughout the region have contributed fine works of art
including watercolor and oil paintings, mosaics, ceramics, photography, textiles,
and works on paper. Works are available for bidding in live and silent auctions.
Some of the participating artists in this event include: Frankie Hansbearry, Tom
and Sara Post, Philippe Gandiol, Linda S.Fitz Gibbon, David and Terry Hollowell,
David Gilhooly,
Mark Bowles, and Leslie DuPratt.
Vicki Asp and Steve Memering Featured at Smith
Gallery September - October 2008
Vicki Asp specializes in plein air paintings, which focus on capturing the
essence of California. She paints vineyards, hills, and rivers with a lively
vibrance that creates a window for the viewer. Smith Gallery displays her
original acrylic on canvas paintings as well as limited edition giclees.
Steve Memering paints large scale paintings of Sacramento icons & Koi
Fantasy Realism. Memering captures a subject in a unique style
exuding impressions and memories rather than photographic realism.
Gallery September - October 2008
Vicki Asp specializes in plein air paintings, which focus on capturing the
essence of California. She paints vineyards, hills, and rivers with a lively
vibrance that creates a window for the viewer. Smith Gallery displays her
original acrylic on canvas paintings as well as limited edition giclees.
Steve Memering paints large scale paintings of Sacramento icons & Koi
Fantasy Realism. Memering captures a subject in a unique style
exuding impressions and memories rather than photographic realism.
Above image:Care Cutare is one of the artists whose work will be displayed
One of the artists, Mirela Ivanciu, digitally modifies landscapes, inserting other
photos and art that reference other times, places and memories, O’Brien says.
She compares the work to the experience of parents taking their children to a
place the adults visited when they were young. The parents not only experience the
moment, but also overlay the situation with their own childhood memories.
“Ivanciu’s poetics merge the present and the past,” O’Brien says. “It’s really a very
universal message. It’s not Romanian per se.”
Despite not experiencing the repressive policies of Ceausescu, the artists do
illustrate a lingering effect of his regime. O’Brien says the young Romanian artists
are more self-conscious of the nation’s new-found freedoms, and it shows in their
work.
“I think they’re determined to exercise their freedom of expression and say what
they want to say with their art. They are also free of art market motives,” O’Brien
says. “There’s a wonderfully youthful beauty to this art that does not wag its tale, sit
up or beg.”
One of the artists, Mirela Ivanciu, digitally modifies landscapes, inserting other
photos and art that reference other times, places and memories, O’Brien says.
She compares the work to the experience of parents taking their children to a
place the adults visited when they were young. The parents not only experience the
moment, but also overlay the situation with their own childhood memories.
“Ivanciu’s poetics merge the present and the past,” O’Brien says. “It’s really a very
universal message. It’s not Romanian per se.”
Despite not experiencing the repressive policies of Ceausescu, the artists do
illustrate a lingering effect of his regime. O’Brien says the young Romanian artists
are more self-conscious of the nation’s new-found freedoms, and it shows in their
work.
“I think they’re determined to exercise their freedom of expression and say what
they want to say with their art. They are also free of art market motives,” O’Brien
says. “There’s a wonderfully youthful beauty to this art that does not wag its tale, sit
up or beg.”
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Pence Art Gallery 212 D Street, Davis, CA 95616
Vicki Asp, The Confluence
Vicki Asp, California Colors
Steve Memering, Capitol City Skyline
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Smith Gallery 1020 11th Street Sacramento 95814
Fall: A Work of Art at Chroma Gallery
September sprinkles subtle golds and yellows among the summer green
leaves, whispering the end of summer and laying out its own gentle palette in
preparation for October’s blaze.
Popular artists Irene Lester and Carolyn Mallory will be featured as Chroma
Gallery celebrates the full spectrum of autumn color in their spectacular show,
Fall – A Work of Art.
The show opens September 11 and runs through October 5, 2008 . Each of
the skilled artists uniquely expresses her love of nature in an exhibit that
beautifully melds the two talents.
Irene, a signature member of the Northwest Pastel Society, and Carolyn, a
graphic designer turned fine artist, will be at the gallery for the Second
Saturday reception, September 13, 5 to 9 PM to greet friends, collectors and art
lovers along with other artists of Chroma.
Image below is Pumpkin Patch by Irene Lester
September sprinkles subtle golds and yellows among the summer green
leaves, whispering the end of summer and laying out its own gentle palette in
preparation for October’s blaze.
Popular artists Irene Lester and Carolyn Mallory will be featured as Chroma
Gallery celebrates the full spectrum of autumn color in their spectacular show,
Fall – A Work of Art.
The show opens September 11 and runs through October 5, 2008 . Each of
the skilled artists uniquely expresses her love of nature in an exhibit that
beautifully melds the two talents.
Irene, a signature member of the Northwest Pastel Society, and Carolyn, a
graphic designer turned fine artist, will be at the gallery for the Second
Saturday reception, September 13, 5 to 9 PM to greet friends, collectors and art
lovers along with other artists of Chroma.
Image below is Pumpkin Patch by Irene Lester
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A free exhibition showcasing the work of
renowned graphic designer Kit Hinrichs
will be displayed at the University Library
Gallery at Sacramento State, Sept. 5
through Nov. 15.
This 40-year retrospective, The
Storyteller’s Art, is a tribute to Hinrichs’
ability to convey a narrative message
through design. What characterizes his
design—whether a corporate identity, a
museum exhibition, a magazine or
book—is a compelling story line that
communicates what the entity is all
about in a manner that is evocative and
memorable, says Library Gallery director
Phil Hitchcock.
Hinrichs’ influence on America’s graphic
landscape is familiar across a broad
renowned graphic designer Kit Hinrichs
will be displayed at the University Library
Gallery at Sacramento State, Sept. 5
through Nov. 15.
This 40-year retrospective, The
Storyteller’s Art, is a tribute to Hinrichs’
ability to convey a narrative message
through design. What characterizes his
design—whether a corporate identity, a
museum exhibition, a magazine or
book—is a compelling story line that
communicates what the entity is all
about in a manner that is evocative and
memorable, says Library Gallery director
Phil Hitchcock.
Hinrichs’ influence on America’s graphic
landscape is familiar across a broad
Telling stories through design: A retrospective of Kit
Hinrichs
Hinrichs
spectrum of media. His direction can be seen in catalogs ranging from “Design
Within Reach” to “Restoration Hardware,” in recruitment books for McGeorge
School of Law and USC, and in identity programs for The Nature Company,
Gymboree and Napa Style.
More than 200 examples of his work will be on display at the University Library
Gallery, open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Tuesday through Saturday. Hinrichs will also give
a lecture at the University Union’s Hinde Auditorium from 4 to 6 p.m., Tuesday, Oct.
7. He will discuss his unique approach to narrative design by presenting a series
of case studies from his career.
Other examples of his design work include exhibits at the San Jose Museum of
Art, and graphic development for Boudin Sourdough Bakery museum and
restaurant at Fisherman’s Wharf.
Hinrichs is the graphic principal of the San Francisco office of Pentagram and a
trustee of Art Center College of Design in Pasadena. He has authored several
books, including TypeWise, about the narrative use of typography, and Long May
She Wave, featuring his vast collection of Stars and Stripes memorabilia.
University Library Gallery at Sacramento State
Within Reach” to “Restoration Hardware,” in recruitment books for McGeorge
School of Law and USC, and in identity programs for The Nature Company,
Gymboree and Napa Style.
More than 200 examples of his work will be on display at the University Library
Gallery, open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Tuesday through Saturday. Hinrichs will also give
a lecture at the University Union’s Hinde Auditorium from 4 to 6 p.m., Tuesday, Oct.
7. He will discuss his unique approach to narrative design by presenting a series
of case studies from his career.
Other examples of his design work include exhibits at the San Jose Museum of
Art, and graphic development for Boudin Sourdough Bakery museum and
restaurant at Fisherman’s Wharf.
Hinrichs is the graphic principal of the San Francisco office of Pentagram and a
trustee of Art Center College of Design in Pasadena. He has authored several
books, including TypeWise, about the narrative use of typography, and Long May
She Wave, featuring his vast collection of Stars and Stripes memorabilia.
University Library Gallery at Sacramento State
Kit Hinrichs
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Photographer Mark McAfee Brown: NightBlooms
October - November 2008
Artist's Statement: " NIGHTBLOOMS are a series of digital art works that explore the
space in which Nature and Technology collide, merge, marry and multiply. These
are conceptual artworks in which I re-imagine, re-assemble and re-image the
natural world, in a new visual world order. Nature newly unnatural - familiar yet
unknown."
October - November 2008
Artist's Statement: " NIGHTBLOOMS are a series of digital art works that explore the
space in which Nature and Technology collide, merge, marry and multiply. These
are conceptual artworks in which I re-imagine, re-assemble and re-image the
natural world, in a new visual world order. Nature newly unnatural - familiar yet
unknown."
Mark McAfee Brown, Child is father to the Man
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"These images are concerned much more with form, shape, allegory, visual and
anthropomorphic relationships, composition and the emotional range of color
than they are with flowers in a botanical sense, although without flowers none of
them ever would have been made. They have a distant artistic antecedent in the
works of Jan Brueghel the elder, who loved to paint flowers against a black
background. They are more akin to paintings than to photographs."
"These works are filled with time, seasons, forms, saturated colors and deep
black space. From my garden I harvest what is blooming, budding, dying,
colored, textured, warped or wonderful – depending on pre-conceived ideas for
an image or natural inspiration. I scan these flowers, fruits, plants and
vegetables using a flatbed scanner until I have the image or portions of an
image that I want."
"In these works I use the scanner as a camera, shooting each “picture“ from
below. Flowers are placed on top of the scanner with the scanner lid left open. I
do a large number of scans until I have all of the picture elements I need for an
image, depending on what the image, emotion and notion require to bring the
picture to life. I then compose the images using Adobe Photoshop, a high-end
image manipulation software program.
Photoshop enables me to alter an image’s colors, saturation levels, brightness,
contrast, texture, sharpness, clarity, obscurity and almost anything else."
anthropomorphic relationships, composition and the emotional range of color
than they are with flowers in a botanical sense, although without flowers none of
them ever would have been made. They have a distant artistic antecedent in the
works of Jan Brueghel the elder, who loved to paint flowers against a black
background. They are more akin to paintings than to photographs."
"These works are filled with time, seasons, forms, saturated colors and deep
black space. From my garden I harvest what is blooming, budding, dying,
colored, textured, warped or wonderful – depending on pre-conceived ideas for
an image or natural inspiration. I scan these flowers, fruits, plants and
vegetables using a flatbed scanner until I have the image or portions of an
image that I want."
"In these works I use the scanner as a camera, shooting each “picture“ from
below. Flowers are placed on top of the scanner with the scanner lid left open. I
do a large number of scans until I have all of the picture elements I need for an
image, depending on what the image, emotion and notion require to bring the
picture to life. I then compose the images using Adobe Photoshop, a high-end
image manipulation software program.
Photoshop enables me to alter an image’s colors, saturation levels, brightness,
contrast, texture, sharpness, clarity, obscurity and almost anything else."
Appel Gallery 931 T Street, Sacramento, CA 95811
Watercolor Artists of Sacramento
Horizons, (W.A.S.H) presents their
annual juried open exhibition “Go
With the Flow “08’ “ on Sept. 2-27,
2008 at SFAC. Gallery hours are
11AM-3PM Wednesday through
Saturday, Tuesday 11-7PM.
The public and collectors are invited
to view the paintings throughout the
exhibit; original artwork is for sale
and can be purchased at the close of
the show. The Second Saturday
reception to meet the artists is held
on Sept. 13, 5:30-8:30PM. There will
be an awards presentation for the
best watercolorists selected to win
cash and merchandise awards
during the evening.
Horizons, (W.A.S.H) presents their
annual juried open exhibition “Go
With the Flow “08’ “ on Sept. 2-27,
2008 at SFAC. Gallery hours are
11AM-3PM Wednesday through
Saturday, Tuesday 11-7PM.
The public and collectors are invited
to view the paintings throughout the
exhibit; original artwork is for sale
and can be purchased at the close of
the show. The Second Saturday
reception to meet the artists is held
on Sept. 13, 5:30-8:30PM. There will
be an awards presentation for the
best watercolorists selected to win
cash and merchandise awards
during the evening.
The winner of the 2008
Magnum Opus show at the
Sacramento Fine Arts Center is
Kenneth Potter.
The show was judged by Scott
Shields of the Crocker Art
Museum.
Image on right: Best of Show,
"Schwyz", by Kenneth Potter
Magnum Opus show at the
Sacramento Fine Arts Center is
Kenneth Potter.
The show was judged by Scott
Shields of the Crocker Art
Museum.
Image on right: Best of Show,
"Schwyz", by Kenneth Potter
2007 best of show, Which Mask Shall I
Wear, by Cay Drachnik.
Wear, by Cay Drachnik.
Sacramento Fine Art Center 5330-B Gibbons Drive,
Carmichael, California 95608 (located between Walnut and Garfield
streets)
Carmichael, California 95608 (located between Walnut and Garfield
streets)
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September 2008 Art Sale and Exhibit + Magnum Opus
XIX at SFAC
XIX at SFAC
Antarctic Seascapes by Larry Brenden at Appel Gallery
August 9 thru September 30, 2008
“Antarctic Seascape” photographed along the Antarctic Peninsula in December of
2006 by landscape photographer Larry Brenden presents photographic images of
a world that few have experienced. These photographs, taken south of the
notorious waters of Drake’s Passage along the Antarctic Peninsula, represent a
continent that is completely surrounded by ocean; yet has a desert climate which
receives less than 3 inches of precipitation annually.
The relative isolation and a sky relatively free of pollution and haze leave the
photographer with some unique challenges. The first is to create reference points
within the photograph so the viewer and identify with the vastness of the
landscape. Without buildings to create perspective or haze to help identify scale;
one can often only ponder the immensity of the landscape.
A second challenge is color intensity. Though a photographer's dream, the clean
air intensifies the colors. Many travelers expect white snow and black rocks; when
in fact the clean air and unpolluted environment contribute to a kaleidoscope of
colors.
Though isolated by geography, the Antarctic continent is not isolated from the
ravages of Global Warming and water conservation. This environment, one of the
last pristine frontiers, is extremely vulnerable to our daily decisions about energy
and waste. Though we may never visit, we and our children can only have an
opportunity to experience this unique landscape by making environmentally
conscious decisions.
August 9 thru September 30, 2008
“Antarctic Seascape” photographed along the Antarctic Peninsula in December of
2006 by landscape photographer Larry Brenden presents photographic images of
a world that few have experienced. These photographs, taken south of the
notorious waters of Drake’s Passage along the Antarctic Peninsula, represent a
continent that is completely surrounded by ocean; yet has a desert climate which
receives less than 3 inches of precipitation annually.
The relative isolation and a sky relatively free of pollution and haze leave the
photographer with some unique challenges. The first is to create reference points
within the photograph so the viewer and identify with the vastness of the
landscape. Without buildings to create perspective or haze to help identify scale;
one can often only ponder the immensity of the landscape.
A second challenge is color intensity. Though a photographer's dream, the clean
air intensifies the colors. Many travelers expect white snow and black rocks; when
in fact the clean air and unpolluted environment contribute to a kaleidoscope of
colors.
Though isolated by geography, the Antarctic continent is not isolated from the
ravages of Global Warming and water conservation. This environment, one of the
last pristine frontiers, is extremely vulnerable to our daily decisions about energy
and waste. Though we may never visit, we and our children can only have an
opportunity to experience this unique landscape by making environmentally
conscious decisions.
The photographs in this show were captured using a Pentax 645 N11 medium format
film camera. Larry Brenden is an award winning Photographer
film camera. Larry Brenden is an award winning Photographer
Appel Gallery 931 T Street, Sacramento, CA 95811
"If I can imagine and scan
something, I can create,
manipulate and image it. I
remake and refine these
images until they are done, at
which point I print them on a
high resolution, eight color
archival photo printer. They can
be printed at very large sizes
without losing resolution or
sharpness. "
"I am surprised and delighted
by the promise and potential of
this disparate mix of mediums;
(high-tech/grow-tech/no-tech)
and it is a rare treat indeed to
have one’s studio and
computer system filled with the
sweet and heady scent of
freshly cut flowers."
Image on right: Hope Springs
something, I can create,
manipulate and image it. I
remake and refine these
images until they are done, at
which point I print them on a
high resolution, eight color
archival photo printer. They can
be printed at very large sizes
without losing resolution or
sharpness. "
"I am surprised and delighted
by the promise and potential of
this disparate mix of mediums;
(high-tech/grow-tech/no-tech)
and it is a rare treat indeed to
have one’s studio and
computer system filled with the
sweet and heady scent of
freshly cut flowers."
Image on right: Hope Springs
New Work By Jiayi Young at Axis Gallery
The exhibition will open on September 6, 2008 and run through September 28,
2008. A reception for the artist will be held from 6-9p.m. on September 13,
2008 as part of Sacramento’s 2nd Saturday art walk.
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The exhibition will open on September 6, 2008 and run through September 28,
2008. A reception for the artist will be held from 6-9p.m. on September 13,
2008 as part of Sacramento’s 2nd Saturday art walk.
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BLACK: Exhibit extended into September!
Was July 15 - August 31, 2008 But now extended to September 13, 2008
As a result of the exhibit's popularity, and to ensure everyone, including
returning students and vacationers, have an opportunity to see the show, the
closing date has been revised to September 13, 2008.
BLACK showcases over 60 works of art by African American artists from
private and public collections in the region.
Was July 15 - August 31, 2008 But now extended to September 13, 2008
As a result of the exhibit's popularity, and to ensure everyone, including
returning students and vacationers, have an opportunity to see the show, the
closing date has been revised to September 13, 2008.
BLACK showcases over 60 works of art by African American artists from
private and public collections in the region.
40 Acres Art Gallery 35th Street and Broadway (3428 3rd
Avenue) Sacramento, CA 95817
Avenue) Sacramento, CA 95817
Stuart Allen: Measured; Linda Day: Horizons September 12 thru October 25th 2008. Reception: Second Saturday, September 13
10 from 6 to 9 pm.
In this show Stuart Allen unveils his latest sculpture, while Linda Day exhibits her colorful paintings.
10 from 6 to 9 pm.
In this show Stuart Allen unveils his latest sculpture, while Linda Day exhibits her colorful paintings.
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JAYJAY 5520 Elvas Avenue Sacramento, CA 95819
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Fragments: Acrylics and
Lino cuts by Dixie Laws
Dixie Laws' new work in acrylic and
linocut use fragments to make a
complete composition.
The acrylic paintings on paper use
stencils along with vibrant color to
make evocative compositions. The
linocuts are made from fragments
of linoleum repeated to produce a
composition.
October 4, 2008 through October 31,
2008. A reception for the artist will
be held from 6-9p.m. on October 11,
2008 as part of Sacramento’s 2nd
Saturday art walk.
Lino cuts by Dixie Laws
Dixie Laws' new work in acrylic and
linocut use fragments to make a
complete composition.
The acrylic paintings on paper use
stencils along with vibrant color to
make evocative compositions. The
linocuts are made from fragments
of linoleum repeated to produce a
composition.
October 4, 2008 through October 31,
2008. A reception for the artist will
be held from 6-9p.m. on October 11,
2008 as part of Sacramento’s 2nd
Saturday art walk.
Fragment#1 Acrylic on paper 24" x 18"
2008
2008
Axis Gallery 1517 19th Street, Sacramento, CA 95814