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  • MARX & ZAVATTERO - AUROBORA PRESS - FFDG

    ARTZONE 461 - HUNGRYMAN - ROOT DIVISION - GUERRERO

    INTERSECTION FOR THE ARTS - RVCA AT VASF - FIFTY24SF

    SHOOTING GALLERY - WHITE WALLS

    06.11.11



    (with assistance from Neal Strickberger and RWM)



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    Marx & Zavattero: Sea Change - The 10th Anniversary Exhibition.

    Artists: Davis & Davis, Stephen Giannetti, Matt Gil, Libby Black, David Hevel, James Gobel, Michael Arcega, Patrick Wilson, Paul Paiement, Taravat Talepasand, Tim Bavington, David Lyle.

    Review by RWM: Nice retrospective celebrates the gallery's ten year history. Hard to say whether these pieces represent the greatest hits when there has been so much memorable art over the past ten years.

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    Art by Michael Arcega at Marx & Zavattero.

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    Libby Black art.

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    Art by Matt Gil (left) - Stephen Giannetti (right).

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    Barf art by Davis & Davis.

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    Davis & Davis photography at Marx & Zavattero.

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    Art by David Lyle.

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    Art by James Gobel (left) - Paul Paiement (right).

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    Aurobora Press: Fragments/Specimens - Andy Vogt and Russel Crotty.

    Review by RWM: Cool use of wood by Andy Vogt to create sculptures/images with perspective. The work on the wall is not exactly pop art, but the recycled wood is shaped in ways to evoke meaning-- structures presented for your consideration.

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    Art by Andy Vogt at Aurobora Press.

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    Andy Vogt art in above image closer.

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    Art/installation by Andy Vogt at Aurobora Press.

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    Andy Vogt art (left) - art by Russel Crotty (2 on right).

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    Russel Crotty art at Aurobora Press.

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    Intersection for the Arts: Chico & Chang: A Look at the Impact of Latino and Asian Cultures on California's Visual Landscape.

    Artists: Pablo Cristi, Sergio De La Torre, Takehito Etani, Ana Teresa Fernandez, Mike Lai, Angelica Muro and Juan Luna-Avin, Favianna Rodriguez, Lordy Rodriguez, Tracey Snelling, Charlene Tan.

    Comment by AB: The show's title pretty much says it all. Now isn't that just so easy?

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    Plastic plaid shopping bag installation by Ana Teresa Fernandez (like it).

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    Art by Lordy Rodriguez at Intersection for the Arts.

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    Art by Tracey Snelling (like it).

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    Denim art by Pablo Cristi (nicely done).

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    Takehito Etani art at Intersection for the Arts.

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    Art by Takehito Etani in above image closer.

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    Graphic art by Favianna Rodriguez.

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    HungryMan Gallery: Future Findings - Russell Leng.

    Review by RWM: Wild abstracts with color and motion. Though painted, they seem constructed. Multifaceted they are, like looking at gems. Beautiful, yet melancholy in a way.

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    Art by Russell Leng at HungryMan Gallery.

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    Russell Leng art closer.

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    Art by Russell Leng at HungryMan Gallery.

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    Root Division: Eye of the Beholder.

    Artists: Marie Bergstedt, Amanda Boehm-Garcia, Gina M. Contreras, Angie Crabtree, Brynda Glazier, Jose Jimenez, Cathy Lu, Colm McCarthy, Nicole McClure, Brooke Nelson, James Parlin, Alissa Polan, Michelle Ramin, Sam Senack, Karen Thomas, Johanna Villamil, Anna Zusman. Curated by Karen Thomas.

    Review by RWM: Startling. Provocative. Perverse. Fun. Not just the clothes are taken off in these revealing images.

    Comment by AB: A befuddling bonanza of art about the body, some of it truly transiting the edge. And we are the beholders... of what, I'm not sure.

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    Rotund toiler art at Root Division.

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    Bust in the mud art.

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    Golden haloed baby Venus Flytrap art.

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    Three masked dudes on a couch art at Root Division.

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    Genitalia on display art.

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    Triplet in distress art at Root Division.

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    Guerrero Gallery: New Bohemia Signs. Also featuring Jeff Canham and Steve Powers.

    New Bohemia artists: Caitlyn Galloway, Heather Hardison, Ken Davis, Aaron Cruse, Damon Styer, Josh Luke, Corinne Matesich, Candice Obayashi.

    Comment by AB: Don't think sign painting is art? Think again. New Bohemia has way more than a few words to say (and paint) about that. Sidle on by.

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    Art by New Bohemia Signs at Guerrero Gallery.

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    New Bohemia Signs art.

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    Sign painting on an umbrella by New Bohemia Signs.
    Tell me you've seen that before.

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    The talented cast of New Bohemia Signs at Guerrero Gallery.

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    New Bohemia Signs art.

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    The art of painted signage c/o New Bohemia Signs.

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    Signage art closer - New Bohemia Signs.

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    New Bohemia Signs work station installation.

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    Art by New Bohemia Signs at Guerrero Gallery.

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    VASF Gallery at RVCA: Voyagers - Kyle Fields, Barrett Gents, Jay Nelson, Kanoa Zimmerman.

    Comment by AB: Four Bay Area artists strut their stuff in the form of crystal-related photographs by Barrett Gentz, gritty abstract paintings and video by Jay Nelson, breathtaking black and white ocean photography by Kanoa Zimmerman and circuitous drawings by Kyle Fields.

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    Photography by Kanoa Zimmerman at VASF Gallery at RVCA.

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    Art by Jay Nelson.

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    Jay Nelson video and paintings.

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    Drawings by Kyle Fields at VASF Gallery at RVCA.

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    Photographs by Barrett Gentz.

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    Barrett Gentz photography (I think).

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    Live music out front - VASF Gallery at RVCA.

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    Fifty24SF Gallery: Swampy - In My Room.

    Comment by AB: Paintings and photographs by mystery artist Swampy in the front half of the gallery. A false wall has been constructed across the middle of the gallery and hung with art. But wait-- one of the paintings lifts up to reveal a secret entrance to a total chaos room installation that you can climb right into and experience. One night only; long gone by now.

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    Art by Swampy at Fifty24SF Gallery.

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    Photographs by Swampy.

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    Gallery director Amanda Krampf & secret door painting by Swampy.

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    Behind the secret door painting - art by Swampy.

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    Swampy room installation & art behind the secret door.

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    Detail of Swampy room installation at Fifty24SF Gallery.

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    One more from Swampy room installation & art.

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    FFDG (Fecal Face Dot Gallery): Mel Kadel & Travis Millard.

    Comment by AB: Cut paper, muted palette and impressively intricate pen & ink combine to materialize the moderately mystical Mel Kadel experience. Travis Millard, equally adept at drawing, adopts a more comic perspective on the matter.

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    Art by Mel Kadel at FFDG.

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    Pinkie cam detail of art by Mel Kadel in above image.

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    Mel Kadel and her art at FFDG.

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    Art by Mel Kadel closer.

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    Art by Travis Millard.

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    Travis Millard fields questions from the fan base at FFDG.

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    Art by Travis Millard.

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    Travis Millard art at FFDG.

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    The Shooting Gallery: A Thin Line - New Work by Aaron Nagel.

    Review by RWM: Think twice about objectifying these woman. They do not seem like they have a lot of patience, though it's not really their fault. They must survive as well in this somewhat terrifying world, and here they do so with a necessarily beguiling and terrific twist.

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    Art by Aaron Nagel at The Shooting Gallery.

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    Aaron Nagel art & models.

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    Art by Aaron Nagel (far right) at The Shooting Gallery.

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    Art by Aaron Nagel at The Shooting Gallery.

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    White Walls Gallery: Intersection - A Dual Exhibiton of Jonathan Darby and Adam Caldwell.

    Review by RWM: Sad to see the deprived young faces in the paintings of Jonathan Darby, but it is great that they are being remembered and brought to our attention. Far away in the difficult Brazilian slums they are, their distressed expressions revealing a lot.

    In the front gallery are paintings of sex symbols by Adam Caldwell, usually from our time and continent, but captured here in diverse contexts. One will find it hard to take their eyes off these beautiful women, but they are part of historical circumstances and stories. It is worthwhile to look around the canvasses to find out more about them.

    Comment by AB: Adam Caldwell's montage canvases represent an homage to his celebrated grandparents, author Erskine Caldwell and photographer Margaret Bourke-White. Not too shabby of a lineage.

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    Art by Adam Caldwell at White Walls Gallery.

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    Adam Caldwell art homages Erskine Caldwell & Margaret Bourke-White.

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    Art by Adam Caldwell in above image closer.

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    Art & installation by Jonathan Darby at White Walls Gallery.

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    Jonathan Darby art closer.

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    Art & installation by Jonathan Darby at White Walls Gallery.

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    Addendum:

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    Gage Opdenbrouw & Ryan M. Reynolds art at ArtZone 461 Gallery.

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    Gage Opdenbrouw & Ryan M. Reynolds (image c/o Neal Strickberger).

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    Gage Opdenbrouw and Ryan M. Reynolds art at ArtZone 461 Gallery.

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