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Susan & Kathy: Posted on Tuesday, May 24, 2011 8:30 PM
Go see … … the “California Grown” show at the Sanchez Art Center’s East Gallery, May 27 (opening reception 7-9 PM) – June 26 (closing reception 1-3 PM). “California Grown” presents the work of the nine members of Tangerine Arts - http://www.tangerinearts.net - a group of women artists from the San Francisco Bay Area who meet for camaraderie and to share resources, ideas and artwork. The group, which began in 1999 and has exhibited since 2000, includes Art WaVeS Gallery artists Jennifer Alpaugh, Melinda Lightfoot and Nancy Russell. The Sanchez Art center is at 1220B Linda Mar Boulevard in Pacifica. Hours are Friday-Saturday-Sunday 1-5 PM |
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Susan: Posted on Monday, May 16, 2011 4:50 PM
In honor of the many baseball fans in my life, I went again this year to see George Krevsky’s (14) annual fan-fest, “The Fine Art of Baseball,” at his gallery at 77 Geary Street. (Through May 28.) Being a generalist in the baseball department, I found the work to be reassuringly familiar (which is certainly part of baseball’s appeal). The main change from years past is that – with the home team having won the 2010 World Series – there was a lot of orange-and-black. My favorite work was a watercolor that both captured the blurred speed of a batter’s swing and froze his posture in the manner of a stop-action freeze-frame. Fan or not, any artist can admire this study of the body in motion. |
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Susan: Posted on Monday, May 09, 2011 3:07 PM
The other day, I did something I should do more often – I visited the Asian Art Museum and was reminded, yet again, what makes it such a special place for me. It’s not just the shows – and the current headliner is “Bali – Art, Ritual, Performance” (through September 11) – that entrance me. It is the sense of peace and solitude that I enjoy. I am in a haven, as I slowly pace the low-lit, spacious galleries full of deities, jade, netsuke, carvings, statues, weapons, textiles, furniture, scrolls, pottery, paintings … and every once in a while, a restful grouping of low-backed sofas. This last visit, I was carrying a copy of the book of poetry for which Kay Ryan has just won the Pulitzer, so I sat for a while over a couple of poems and then moved on. I felt – comfortably so – as if I were the only person in the museum or even in the city. I ended my visit meditating in my favorite place of all -- the quiet alcove that contains the stone water-feature “Tsukuba” by Izumi Masatochi. I hesitate to call the work a fountain, as there is seemingly no movement in the water in the basin and certainly no sound – but the tranquil energy of its fluid element is palpable. As for the Bali show, of all the treasures on exhibit there, I was most taken with a continuous loop videotape display of a traditional cremation ceremony. I had just come from a Catholic funeral, so I was in the right frame of mind to ponder questions of belief, religion, culture and the afterlife. The atmosphere at the Asian somehow encourages this. Another key take-away was “Here Not Here – Buddha Present in Eight Recent Works” (through October 23), dedicated to the Buddhist notion of impermanence. |
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Susan: Posted on Sunday, May 01, 2011 3:32 PM
The San Francisco Women Artists, to which Art WaVeS Gallery artists Sandy Riker and Susan Black belong, is running a silent auction fund-raiser. From Thursday, May 5, to Friday, June 3, you can bid on a wide variety of paintings, photographs, prints, jewelry, ceramics and other members’ works, on display at the gallery at 3489 Sacramento Street (at Laurel) in San Francisco. All work has been donated, and all proceeds go to the gallery (no commission to the artists). Gala receptions starting at 5:30 PM will mark the opening and closing days. (Usual gallery hours: Monday – Thursday, noon to 5 PM; Friday and Saturday, noon to 5:30 PM.) Or go to www.sfwomenartists.org and bid online! |
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