Rena Bransten Gallery
San Francisco
77 Geary Street
415 9823292 FAX 415 982807
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Ruth Asawa, Paul Henry Ramirez
dal 30/11/2005 al 13/1/2006
Tuesday-Friday, h10:30-5:30; Saturday, h11:00-5:00

Segnalato da

Jenny Baie



 
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30/11/2005

Ruth Asawa, Paul Henry Ramirez

Rena Bransten Gallery, San Francisco

The show presents sculptures and works on paper by Ruth Asawa and new paintings by Paul Henry Ramirez. Asawa brought in 'material' reinforcements, changed core elements, or moved the work into a different dimension all together. Ramirez creates positive and negative space using contrasting colors connected by precisely painted lines dividing the picture plane but also referencing shelves or vitrines.


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Two exhibitions

Ruth Asawa: Sculpture and Works on Paper
Paul Henry Ramirez: Frothy. Flirty. Feely.

During the month of December, the Rena Bransten Gallery will exhibit sculptures and works on paper by San Francisco artist Ruth Asawa and new paintings by New York based artist, Paul Henry Ramirez.

For the past forty years, Ruth Asawa has pushed paper, wire, clay, concrete, fiber, steel, and bronze into forms that not only taught her about the different medium, but also honed her skills in the art-making process. When ordinary paint and paper failed to exactly express her vision, she brought in "material" reinforcements, changed core elements, or moved the work into a different dimension all together. This willingness to utilize unusual media and experiment with process led Asawa to surprising places. In one example what started on a sheet of paper as a two dimensional drawing of organic plant patterns became a three-dimensional wall sculpture of tied and crocheted wire. Transformation - changing inert materials into dynamic physical forms - became a signature of Asawa's unique vision.

Concurrently with the gallery exhibit, Ms. Asawa will have an installation at the de Young Museum in Golden Gate Park called "Knit Together" that will run through January 8, 2007.

Paul Henry Ramirez' abstract paintings embody a similar dynamic tension as Asawa's but with a sexy exuberance. He combines flat stylized-squirty shapes, topographical grid-work, slinky-spirals of filament, and swaying bulbous buds into a wild fusion of form and line. He creates positive and negative space using contrasting colors connected by precisely painted lines dividing the picture plane but also referencing shelves or vitrines. What he's showcasing in them are sensuous and strange organic arrangements that may be stylized phalluses, multicolor filigree or giant peanuts. Interpretation is open as ambiguity is a delightfully recurring theme in Ramirez' work.

Ramirez was born in El Paso, Texas. Recent exhibitions include a site-specific installation at the Aldrich Museum in Connecticut that will run through 2006. His work is in their collection as well as several others including the Austin Museum of Art and the Whitney Museum of American Art.

Opening: 1 December Rena Bransten Gallery 77 Geary Street - San Francisco Hours: Tuesday through Friday 10:30 to 5:30 and Saturday 11:00 to 5:00

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