Jessica Snow and Yoshi Abe
dal 11/6/2003 al 12/7/2003
Segnalato da
11/6/2003
Jessica Snow and Yoshi Abe
Rena Bransten Gallery, San Francisco
Yoshi Abe will present a series of photographs mounted on aluminum from his "At Night" series. Shown as an installation, the Jessica Snow's new paintings and works on paper.
Jessica Snow, The Optimist's Conundrum
Yoshi Abe, At Night
Opening reception: Thursday, June 12, 5:30-7:30pm
Rena Bransten Gallery's upcoming exhibitions will feature Bay Area artists
Jessica Snow and Yoshi Abe. This will be the first solo show for each artist at
our gallery.
Shown as an installation, Jessica Snow's new paintings and works on paper
contain amorphous masses and geometric areas of color with collage elements that
leave the picture plane and continue onto the walls aided by push pins, string
or paper. These abstract compositions reference maps, architectural surveys, and
computer motherboards. By juxtaposing disparate elements, such as biomorphic and
mechanical forms, masculine and feminine elements, and interior and exterior
settings, she establishes a sense of tension throughout. Yet there is a harmony
to be found in this play of opposing parts as they fuse together to communicate
Snow's aesthetic interests.
Snow received her Masters of Fine Arts at Mills College in Oakland and has shown
at Four Walls, Southern Exposure, and Yerba Buena Center for the Arts in San
Francisco. She participated in a residency program at Skowhegan School of
Painting and Sculpture and was the recipient of a San Francisco ArtCouncil Award
Grant in 2000.
Yoshi Abe will present a series of photographs mounted on aluminum from his "At
Night" series. His pictures are of small scenes or architectural elements in
urban surroundings - commercial strips, track home developments, malls, and mini
parks - whose details he emphasizes by reducing background information. This
reduction, an integral part of his technique, is achieved by tight focus on the
subject matter and simplification of peripheral information using night or
evening light to soften edges and eliminate extraneous features.
Abe is a graduate of the San Francisco Art Institute. His work was exhibited in
"Housebroken" curated by Glen Helfand at this gallery last summer and included
in group shows at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art and Southern Exposure
in San Francisco, Tepper Takayama Gallery in Boston, and Institute Italiano Di
Cultura in Italy. His photography is also included in the collection of
Microsoft Corporation.
Rena Bransten Gallery, 77 Geary Street, San Francisco, CA