Two exhibitions
dal 7/9/2005 al 22/10/2005
Segnalato da
7/9/2005
Two exhibitions
Brian Gross Fine Art, San Francisco
Chad Buck: Lyht / Lhude / Nu, Paintings. In this exhibition the artist explores the relationship between color and texture in his refined abstract paintings. Jill Baroff: Tide Drawings. The artist exhibits ink and watercolor drawings on Japanese gampi paper that represent the tidal activity of several Californian bodies of water.
Chad Buck
Lyht / Lhude / Nu
Paintings
Bay Area artist, Chad Buck, opens an exhibition of new paintings at Brian Gross Fine
Art on Thursday, September 8, with a reception for the artist from 5:30-7:30pm. In
this exhibition, Buck continues to explore the relationship between color and
texture in his refined abstract paintings.
In his second show with Brian Gross Fine Art, Chad Buck places emphasis on sublime
color and texture in his meticulously painted, reductive abstractions. Buck
thoughtfully considers the textural properties of other media, such as marble dust,
which he combines with pigment to achieve a unique physical and material color. The
vibrant palette of deep blues, radiant reds, ghostly greys, and soft whites lend an
optical intensity and structure to the strong color and formal composition. Buck's
reductive paintings are extraordinarily contemplative and render a powerful
minimalist aesthetic.
Chad Buck, born in Caldwell, Idaho, in 1955, received his MFA from Brigham Young
University, Provo, UT. He has participated in numerous group exhibitions in
California as well as in Japan, Mexico, and France, and was a recipient of a
Pollock-Krasner Foundation grant in 2001. He lives and works in Oakland,
California. The exhibition continues through October 22, 2005.
Reception for the artist Thursday, September 8, 5:30-7:30pm
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Jill Baroff
Tide Drawings
New York artist, Jill Baroff, opens, Tide Drawings, at Brian Gross Fine Art on
Thursday, September 8, with a reception from 5:30-7:30 pm. In this exhibition,
Baroff presents a series of tidal studies that articulate the subtle repercussions
of waves and tides.
In her first exhibition at Brian Gross Fine Art, Baroff exhibits ink and watercolor
drawings on Japanese gampi paper that represent the tidal activity of several
Californian bodies of water. Her work stems from her affinity for the waterways in
and around Manhattan and a compulsion to systematize observations made of nature.
Baroff painstakingly collects and documents the numerical information from tide
tables that track water levels at high and low tide for each day of the year. From
this data, she creates preliminary charts of minute tidal changes and then
translates the findings into minimal, linear abstractions that visually record of
time and geography. Baroff's subtle sense of line and color render quiet,
meditative works reminiscent of the rhythms of the sea.
Jill Baroff was born in Summit, New Jersey, in 1954. She received her BFA from
Antioch University, Yellow Springs, Ohio in 1976. Baroff was included in the Artist
Seminars Program at the Whitney Museum of Art, NY in 1978 and pursued post-graduate
studies at Hunter College, NY in 1980-81. Baroff has exhibited extensively
throughout the United States and Europe. Recently, Baroff was included in the group
exhibitions Infinite Possibilities: Serial Imagery in 20th Century Drawings at the
Davis Museum, Wellesley College, Wellesley, MA and the Systems Now exhibition at the
Elvehjem Museum of Art, University of Madison, Wisconsin. Baroff has been the
recipient of several Pollock-Krasner Foundation and National Endowment for the Arts
fellowships. This summer, Baroff studied tides at the Cape Cod National Seashore
sponsored by the U.S. National Park Service Artist in Residence Program.
Reception: Thursday, September 8, 5:30-7:30pm
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Image: Jill Baroff, San Francisco, 2005, Ink on Japanese gampi mounted on rag, 14 3/4 x 28
1/2 inches
Brian Gross Fine Art
49 Geary Street, 5th Floor
San Francisco, CA 94108
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