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  • MERIDIAN - SPOKE ART - GALLERY 1044

    CANESSA - ELECTRIC WORKS - ARTZONE 461

    WIRE + NAIL - SOMARTS

    12.03.11

    (with assistance from RWM)



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    Meridian Gallery: Prajakti Jayavant - Fold. Color. Limn.

    Comment by AB: I like to call art like that of Prajakti Jayavant on exhibit here "art you can make at home." Now I'm well aware that it's way more complicated than that, though I'm not necessarily clear on how. Perhaps more in the way of context, background, process photos, video, or other relevant details would help build out the gravity of the affair. One would hope there's a complex cognitive component as well (though that's never enough in and of itself to mollify me). Seeing the finished product alone is not automatically adequate in instances like this-- especially so many of them. You almost get the impression they're coming down an assembly line. Having said all that, they are appeasingly appealing.

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    Art by Prajakti Jayavant at Meridian Gallery.

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    Prajakti Jayavant art Meridian Gallery.

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    Art by Prajakti Jayavant.

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    Art by Prajakti Jayavant at Meridian Gallery.

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    Art by Prajakti Jayavant at Meridian Gallery.

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    Spoke Art Gallery: Serge Gay Jr. - Absolute Happiness.

    Comment by AB: From Haiti to the United States to pop culture to social, political and environmental commentaries, Serge Gay Jr. materializes his own unique realities. He's clearly capable of painting whatever he wants to paint.

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    Art by Serge Gay Jr. at Spoke Art Gallery.

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    Serge Gay Jr. art at Spoke Art Gallery.

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    Spoke Art Gallery panorama - art by Serge Gay Jr..

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    Gallery 1044: The Art of Jackie Greene.

    Comment by AB: Jackie Greene's main gig is as a musician/singer/songwriter, but he's creative in the visual realm as well.

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    Art by Jackie Greene at Gallery 1044.

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    Art by Jackie Greene.

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    Jackie Greene and his art at Gallery 1044.

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    Gallery 1044 frontal - Jackie Greene art on exhibit.

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    Canessa Gallery: Cardinal Points - A Group Exhibit.

    Artists: John Rollins, Joseph Slusky, Katie Hawkinson, Susan Leslie.

    Comment by AB: An eclectic array of painting and sculpture seasoned with a dash of a Funk/Beat/Hippie era ethos.

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    Art by Katie Hawkinson at Canessa Gallery.

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    Katie Hawkinson art.

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    Sculpture by Joseph Slusky at Canessa Gallery.

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    Susan Leslie art.

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    Art by John Rollins at Canessa Gallery.

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    Group art show at Canessa Gallery.

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    Electric Works Gallery: McSweeney's McMullens - Artwork from Children's Books, Plus 1032 Illustrated Lunch Bags.

    Artists: Jordan Crane, Matt Furie, Walter Green, Lisa Hanawalt, Ian Huebert, Jason Jägel, Amy Martin, Brian McMullen, Tucker Nichols, Scott Rideout, Scott Teplin, Robert Barnes.

    Comment by AB: In the main gallery, a group show if original artwork from the first several books published by McSweeney's McMullens. In the side gallery, 1032 arted up school lunch bags by Robert Barnes, all drawn for his daughter. Now there's a father worth having. Also, for you artists who wonder about the effectiveness of working in series, here's a good example of the upside of that.

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    McSweeney's McMullens art show - art by Jason Jägel (right).

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    Art from McSweeney's McMullens children's books closer.

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    Group McSweeney's McMullens art show at Electric Works Gallery.

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    Wall of lunch bag art by Robert Barnes at Electric Works Gallery.

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    Robert Barnes lunch bag art closer (like 'em).

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    McSweeney's McMullens group art show at Electric Works Gallery.

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    Wire + Nail Gallery: The Sperm Bank - Scott Kildall.

    Comment by AB: Those of you suffering from SDD (Sperm Deficit Disorder) can take the cure here. Sperm for your walls, your bike, your Macintosh and more-- in three sizes-- small, medium and large. The best part? It's priced to sell. Yo!

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    Wall of sperm by Scott Kildall at Wire + Nail Gallery.

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    Scott Kildall sperm art.

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    Sperm whisperer Scott Kildall and his progeny.

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    Sperm soap & decal art by Scott Kildall.

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    Menu - sparm art by Scott Kildall at Wire + Nail Gallery.

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    SOMArts Gallery: In The Red - Flaming Lotus Girls.

    Review by RWM: The Flaming Lotus Girls light the sky and our insides with a display where fire is the medium of expression. Fascinating to see the structures they create in the desert that breathe flames. Fire can be inspiring and, though controlled, still run free in the skies above and in our psyches as well. The Burning Man community contains the flames which scorch regardless.

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    Flaming Lotus Girls fundraiser at SOMArts Gallery.

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    Photographs of Flaming Lotus Girls art up for auction.

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    More photos of Flaming Lotus Girls fire art.

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    Christmas as only Burning Man can do it - Flaming Lotus Girls.

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    Flaming Lotus Girls sculpture at SOMArts Gallery.

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    Swag c/o Flaming Lotus Girls.

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    Photographs up for bid - Flaming Lotus Girls fundraiser.

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    Addendum:

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    Group show, seasonal selections at ArtZone 461 Gallery.

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    Randy Beckelheimer and his art at ArtZone 461 Gallery.

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    One more from group show, seasonal selections at ArtZone 461 Gallery.

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