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7/7/2004

Two exhibitions

Brian Gross Fine Art, San Francisco

Amy Trachtenberg
THE WEATHERHEAD SERIES

San Francisco artist, Amy Trachtenberg, opens her first solo exhibition at Brian Gross Fine Art, on Thursday July 8th, at 49 Geary Street. There will be a reception for the artist on Saturday, July 10, from 3-5pm.

Entitled The Weatherhead Series, the center of this exhibition is an installation of 70 painted panels, each 14 by 11 inches, based on photographs taken by Trachtenberg of the weatherhead, defined as the physical point of connection between a building and the power grid. Each panel interrelates with the painting to the left, right, top and bottom, mimicking cuts and montage inherent in poetry and film. Reflective of natural elements like water and air, this installation is an abstract interpretation of how industry affects the natural world.

Trachtenberg's larger canvases, measuring 90 by 60 inches, demonstrate subtle shadowing and veils of color that create both contemplative and complex paintings using abstracted imagery of the weatherhead. Working in a related, monochromatic palette, these paintings are stained as much as painted to create a quieter reflection on the impact of industry on nature.

Born in Pittsburgh, PA in 1955, Trachtenberg studied at California State University in Sonoma, where she received her BA. Trachtenberg continued her studies at the L'Ecole National Superieure des Beaux Arts in Paris receiving her MFA in Painting and Drawing. Her work has been exhibited in numerous alternative spaces throughout San Francisco and she is the artist in residence at VALA (Visual Arts Literary Arts, San Francisco East Bay schools). She has also received grants and awards from the California Arts Council and the SF Arts Commission. Trachtenberg currently lives and works in San Francisco, CA.

Reception for the artist: Saturday, July 10, 3:00-5:00pm

Image:
Amy Trachtenberg, Hematite Weatherhead, 2003; mixed media on canvas; 81 x 65 inches
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Peter Alexander
WATER PAINTINGS

Southern California artist, Peter Alexander, opens an exhibition, Water Paintings , on Thursday July 8th, at Brian Gross Fine Art, 49 Geary Street. An accomplished painter, sculptor and photographer, light remains a central motif in Alexander's work. There will be a reception for the artist on Saturday, July 10, from 3-5pm.

Alexander's show, Water Paintings, consists of work depicting abstractions of light reflections on water. The movement created by dots of color which move from high areas of concentration to less dense ones, convey a sense of undulating water. Papaya, a brilliantly colored orange painting with light blue dots is the centerpiece of this show measuring 48 by 104 inches (in 2 panels). Typical of Alexander's work, he has chosen to replicate a spectacular orange hue inspired by a California sunset.

Alexander is known for his previous LAX paintings based on the Los Angeles city grid, his Las Vegas series based on the neoclassic sculpture at Caesar's Palace and other casinos, and last exhibited at Brian Gross Fine Art Post Street, his palm tree inspired paintings. Recently, Alexander created a mural sized painting entitled Blue (6 by 48 feet) derived from the Water Painting series, for Frank Gehry's Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles, which is yet to be installed.

Peter Alexander was born in Los Angeles in 1939. He received his BFA and MFA from the University of California, at Los Angeles. He has exhibited in numerous solo and group exhibitions throughout the United States since the late 1960's, when he was producing light-capturing cast resin sculptures. His work is represented in all of the major American museum collections of contemporary art.

Reception for the artist: Saturday, July 10, 3:00-5:00pm

Gallery Hours: Tuesday-Friday 10:30-5:30, Saturday 11-5

Brian Gross Fine Art
49 Geary Street, 5th Floor
San Francisco, CA 94108

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