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Val Britton’s Language of Maps

Elizabeth Coleman — Thu, 21 Mar 2013 05:39:11 +0000

Since the beginning, humankind has had an unquenchable thirst for exploring the unknown, orienting their discoveries by drawing maps. One Bay Area artist, Val Britton, uses both tangible and imaginary landscapes to explore our desire for imposing order in the chaos of space. Now showing at the San Jose Institue of Contemporary Art, Britton’s Intimate [&hellip

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Environmental Art at Outdoor Gallery, Roadside Attraction

Taylor Majewski — Fri, 01 Mar 2013 03:42:01 +0000

Creating environmentally conscious artwork is fast becoming a movement among twenty first century artists. Environmental art has the power to change the way in which we view our world; the associative power between art and nature lies in the hands of environmental artists, who constantly create new ways to redefine our relationship with nature. Environmental [&hellip

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Artists Explore the Beauty of Water in SF’s Presidio

Julie Davis — Wed, 27 Feb 2013 06:50:36 +0000

A rainy day in the Presidio is usually something of a disappointment, but it’s an atmosphere that only adds to the experience of viewing the new exhibit at the China Brotsky Gallery, Ways of Water. Hosted by the Thoreau Center for Sustainability, a green-centric nonprofit named after Henry David Thoreau (the 19th century American writer [&hellip

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Review: Samira Yamin’s “We Will Not Fail”

Taylor Majewski — Fri, 22 Feb 2013 05:18:31 +0000

For almost a century, the cover of TIME magazine has featured iconic images of presidents, Wall Street moguls and modern day heroes. In her We Will Not Fail exhibit, artist Samira Yamin tackles one of TIME‘s most infamous cover page icons: Osama Bin Laden. Yamin’s exhibit is tucked into the main gallery of the Santa [&hellip

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Review: Dottie Attie at the Cantor Arts Center

Elizabeth Coleman — Wed, 20 Feb 2013 07:13:42 +0000

Dottie Attie is a postmodern appropriation artist, borrowing from iconic figure paintings from Old Masters such as Caravaggio, Eakins and Ingres. Suggestive or ironic text is incorporated into the compositions, which now seem provocative and sexually charged, forcing the viewer to think critically about gender politics in the art. The ambiguous juxtapositions critique class, privilege, [&hellip

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Interview with artist Sookoon Ang

Elizabeth Coleman — Thu, 07 Feb 2013 23:13:37 +0000

Singaporean artist Sookoon Ang has a gift for shedding new light on the same old stories of the human condition. Her work addresses the physical and metaphysical aspects of common objects and occurrences, finding poetic and sublime qualities in our ordinary existence. Highly talented in several different mediums, she creates sculptural installations, paintings, drawings and [&hellip

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Tour of Subway Art in New York City

Taylor Majewski — Thu, 31 Jan 2013 22:42:48 +0000

The subway in New York City is a dirty, gloomy and crowded mode of transportation. But almost all New Yorkers and visitors must use the subway at some point to quickly and cheaply get around, whether it be for the daily commute, the late night ride home or a visit to Times Square. During a [&hellip

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Interview with Sculptural Artist Stacy Levy

Taylor Majewski — Fri, 25 Jan 2013 00:15:58 +0000

In the initiative to increase access to sustainable energy, artists, like Stacy Levy, have joined the revolution. Though Levy works in many different mediums, she primarily considers herself a sculptor, interested in the relationship between both art and science. Levy works in sculptural media that portrays ecological patterns and processes. Her outdoor installations have been [&hellip

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