Gallery 110
December, 2008
DECEMBER 4, 2008 – JANUARY 3, 2009
Artists’ Preview Reception: Wednesday, December 3, 2008, 6-8pm
First Thursday Exhibition Opening: December 4, 2008, 6-8pm
Gallery 110 Hours, Wednesday – Saturday, 12-5pm
Main Gallery:
Joan Kimura, Ann Maki, Paula Whelan, Jennifer Kemp, Robert McNown and Gail Grinnell
LINE DANCE
Working in diverse media, artists Joan Kimura, Ann Maki, Paula Whelan, Jennifer Kemp, Robert McNown and Gail Grinnell explore the use of line to create rhythms and dynamic visual movement in natural and urban spaces.
Line play a role of foundation. Lines are the first touch to paper providing the structure of a piece. Line creates rhythm and accentuates the protrusions and recessions of solid masses, giving way to dynamic visual movement. Line also allows for a richer comprehension of surface and space found both in nature and modern life.
By emphasizing movement and delicacy alongside the rigidity, line has a role in this work to perform a dance, moving around and through and unifying our experience.
Images:
Top: Ann Maki, Slate Waves, Fiber, red on black/gray, 16 3/8 x 21 inches, 23 x 27 inches framed
Middle: Jennifer Kemp, Acrylic on panel, 22 x 31 inches (Six 10 x 10 inch panels)
Bottom: Gail Grinnell, Bog, acrylic, ink on spun polyester, coffee/tea stains, 19 x 17 inches, Courtesy of the Artist and Francine Seders Gallery
In the Loft:
TOMOKO YOSHITAKE: SHORT DREAMS
Glass artist/ photograph model Tomoko Yoshitake creates a whimsical, dreamlike narrative modeling with her glass sculptures in photography. Yoshitake designs and creates an imaginative scene. She then blows glass sculptures that act as the centerpiece for the narrative. Finally to complete the project, Yoshitake works with local photographers, directing the style and feel of a desired shot, while also modeling in the photograph with the glass. The presentation includes glass coupled with photography as an installation. Yoshitake's images are often described as "Tokyo pop culture inspired," a throwback to her life growing up in Japan.
Image: Tomoko Yoshitake, Get Milk, glass and photograph installation, 9 x 9 x 6', 2008, photo by Hypnox