Andrea Way
dal 14/12/2005 al 27/1/2006
Segnalato da
14/12/2005
Andrea Way
Brian Gross Fine Art, San Francisco
The artist presents her characteristically abstract drawings that deftly articulate complex organic patterning. Her compositions are comprised of intuitively structured layers, nuanced color, and playful geometries to create richly detailed, textural works on paper.
Drawings
Andrea Way opens her solo exhibition, Drawings, at Brian Gross Fine Art on Thursday,
December 15, with a reception for the artist from 5:30-7:30pm. Way elegantly
systematizes naturally occurring patterns in her intricate and lyrical ink drawings.
In her second exhibition at Brian Gross Fine Art, Way presents her
characteristically abstract drawings that deftly articulate complex organic
patterning. Her compositions are comprised of intuitively structured layers,
nuanced color, and playful geometries to create richly detailed, textural works on
paper. The dynamic combination of linear and non-linear elements activates both
foreground and background resulting in a powerful vocabulary constantly in flux.
These rhythmic, multifaceted drawings are formally sophisticated and ultimately
engaging.
Also featured in the exhibition will be Andrea Way's contribution to Magnolia
Editions' 20 Year Drypoint Project. The project consists of a series of mixed media
pieces created on drypoints pulled from the cutting board used at Magnolia for the
last twenty years. Way's 38 by 84 inch drawing on drypoint is the first of the
series to be exhibited and is a compelling graphic work.
Andrea Way was born in San Francisco, CA in 1949 and received her BA from Indiana
University, Bloomington, IN in 1971. Her work has been featured in many gallery and
museum exhibitions and is included in the public collections of The Contemporary
Museum, Honolulu, HI; Achenbach Foundation, Fine Art Museums of San Francisco, CA;
Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH; Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden,
Washington, D.C.; Corcoran Gallery, Washington, DC; and the National Museum of
American Art, Washington, D.C., among others. She currently lives in Washington,
D.C. The exhibition continues through January 28, 2006.
Reception for the artist: Thursday, December 15, 5:30-7:30pm
Brian Gross Fine Art
49 Geary Street, 5th Floor - San Francisco
Gallery Hours: Tuesday-Friday 10:30-5:30, Saturday 11-5