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  • SAN FRANCISCO ART GALLERIES OPENINGS

    FIRST THURSDAY - 02.05.15 - Part I

    (with assistance from RWM)

    Art Consulting from Alan Bamberger

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    Fraenkel Gallery: Alec Soth - Songbook.

    Comment by AB: You could almost call these family photos, and indeed they are the result of Alec Soth's journeys through the rural America. These innocent glimspes of life away from urban congestion, density and big city pressures are exquisite expressions of a freer less encumbered existence. Pick of First Thursday.

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    Photography by Alec Soth at Fraenkel Gallery.

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    Alec Soth photography.

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    Photograph by Alec Soth.

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    Alec Soth chats up the fan base at Fraenkel Gallery.

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    Rural America photography by Alec Soth.

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    Alec Soth photograph.

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    Small town life photographed by Alec Soth.

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    Alec Soth photography.

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    Photograph by Alec Soth.

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    Toomey Tourell Fine Art: Yvette Gellis - Standing In the Corner.

    Comment by AB: The vigorous compositions of Los Angeles artist Yvette Gellis have an energy about them, often looking like engines in action powering semi-representational realms.

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    Art by Yvette Gellis at Toomey Tourell Fine Art.

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    Large art by Yvette Gellis.

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    Yvette Gellis and her art at Toomey Tourell Gallery.

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    Abstract triptych by Yvette Gellis.

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    The basic idea - Yvette Gellis art show at Toomey Tourell Fine Art.

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    Hespe Gallery: Greta Van Campen - Heading West.

    Review by RWM: Great show about The City and sites nearby. Wonderful places captured in paint. Bounteous views and fascinating environs to share. What a cool place to come to and live. Happy to be lucky.

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    San Francisco Bay Area art by Greta Van Campen at Hespe Gallery.

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    Art by Greta Van Campen.

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    Greta Van Campen and her art at Hespe Gallery.

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    Long art by Greta Van Campen.

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    Pinkie cam detail of art in above image.

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    Greta Van Campen art.

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    Ambiance - Greta Van Campen art show at Hespe Gallery.

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    Sandra Lee Gallery: Walter Quirt - Revolutions Unseen.

    Comment by AB: Retrospective selection of paintings from the estate of Walter Quirt dating from 1939-1964. Wild compositions dense with characters and color palettes that exponentially accentuate the action.

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    Art by Walter Quirt at Sandra Lee Gallery.

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    Walter Quirt art.

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    Art by Walter Quirt.

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    Walter Quirt art.

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    Dolby Chadwick Gallery: Vanessa Marsh - Everywhere All at Once.

    Review by RWM: Nice to be out under the stars here. Interesting silohoutes and nightscapes. Cool the way all seem to be from the same place.

    Comment by AB: Silent silhouette landscapes against the night sky invite mysterious encounters with beauty.

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    Art by Vanessa Marsh at Dolby Chadwick Gallery.

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    Vanessa Marsh art.

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    Nighttime amusement park art by Vanessa Marsh.

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    Attendance figures - Vanessa Marsh art show at Dolby Chadwick Gallery.

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    Gregory Lind Gallery: Jake Longstreth - Free Range.

    Comment by AB: Jake Longstreth's expansive landscapes perhaps portend the future with their hazy skies, forests aflame and pale vegetation. Zoom in close to appreciate the detail. Good show; go see.

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    Subtly ominous art by Jake Longstreth at Gregory Lind Gallery.

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    Art by Jake Longstreth closer.

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    Jake Longstreth and his art at Gregory Lind Gallery.

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    Pinkie cam detail of Jake Longstreth art (nicely done).

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    Art by Jake Longstreth.

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    Population sample - Jake Longstreth art show at Gregory Lind Gallery.

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    K Imperial Fine Art: Melissa Dickenson - Hard In The Paint.

    Comment by AB: Rather than paint her abstractions on canvas or panel like all the other artists do, Melissa Dickenson paints portions of each composition on separate sheets of thin polyethylene film and then stretches them over one another to complete the piece. The finished works have a depthy layered look.

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    Art by Melissa Dickenson at K Imperial Fine Art.

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    Melissa Dickenson layered art.

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    Smaller paintings by Melissa Dickenson.

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    Art by Melissa Dickenson.

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    Turnout - Melissa Dickenson art show at K Imperial Fine Art.

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    Addendum:

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    Intense Uel Renteria portraits at Storefront.

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    "Paintography" portraits by Uel Renteria at Storefront.

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