ArtSpan 2017 Exhibition at SOMArts - Part 2
Continuing my efforts as the Pretend Curator, - during my time as a gallery representative at the San Francisco Open Studios Exhibition at SOMArts, I play the Pretend Curator game. I group disparate pieces into my selected theme. Imagine these pieces arranged on a large wall or around your home. Sure to be a conversation starter!
Theme Number Two: Political
Some of the pieces are making an obvious political/social justice statement. For others, I am using my imagination to make it fit into this category.
I am not sure if the artist's intention was to be political but my imagination says "maybe". It is a beautiful piece nevertheless.
I see the profile of Hillary Clinton but I don't know what the Hershey chocolate bar wrappers have to do with this. And that's ok, I like that I don't know. It is interesting.
The title had Arctic and Ice in it so I immediately thought about global warming. It is difficult to see the details in this image.
This beautiful piece may not have to do with global warming but that's where my mind goes.
A very powerful image, two women (?), facing away from each other grappling with their sexuality?
Their shame? Their invisibility?
I made a poster for one of the local marches that read "Thank you Donald for waking us up". I see "rising" or activism rising out of the ashes of the 2016 election.
I included one of mine, but I put it last and made it smaller than the other images as penance.
Next theme: Strong Women
All the pieces are on display through November 12, 2017 at SOMArts, 934 Brannan St., San Francisco.
Theme Number Two: Political
Some of the pieces are making an obvious political/social justice statement. For others, I am using my imagination to make it fit into this category.
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| "609459 Troll 120715 3" 2013 Zoe Ani encaustic on wood |
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| "Resist" 2017 Mark Harris mixed media on panel |
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| "We Lived Happily During theWar" 2017 Lexie Bouwsma ink, gouache, and pen on paper |
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| "Quasar" 2017 Amy Ahlstrom silk and cotton quilt |
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| "Erasure 1" 2017 Priscilla Otani mixed media painting |
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| "Premium Arctic Ice" 2017 Alan Hopkins mixed media |
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| "Untitled" 2017 Dolores R. Gray mixed media, acrylic |
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| "Not My President" 2017 Marti McKee printmaking/mixed media |
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| "Seeking Identity" 2017 Maja Planinac photography |
Their shame? Their invisibility?
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| "Upright and Steady" 2017 Leah Jachimowicz mixed media, painting, letterpress collage |
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| "Bots, Quotes, and Big Mouths" 2017 Katherine Hisako Kodama oil and beeswax on panel |
All the pieces are on display through November 12, 2017 at SOMArts, 934 Brannan St., San Francisco.
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