Two solo shows
dal 31/10/2007 al 21/12/2007
Segnalato da
31/10/2007
Two solo shows
Brian Gross Fine Art, San Francisco
The exhibition of Robert Jack consists of a series of paintings made of casein on wood, reflecting his investigations of natural patterns and biological structures. Known for her colorful, spontaneous abstractions, N.K.Solomon continues to investigate movement and chance in her energetic, gestural works.
Robert Jack - Elements of Histories
New York artist Robert Jack opens his second San Francisco exhibition at Brian Gross Fine Art on Thursday, November 1, with a reception for the artist from 5:30-7:30 pm. The exhibition will consist of a series of paintings made of casein on wood, reflecting his investigations of natural patterns and biological structures. The exhibition continues through December 22, 2007.
Known previously for drawings of small burn marks on paper, Robert Jack continues exploring ideas based on microbiologic structures and forms. Here, the artist moves on to a larger format, the largest paintings measuring 32 x 48 inches in size. Working with tiny brush marks of casein on wood, these minimalist, structural paintings are far from simple. Each painting has a limited palette, and the colors vary from earth reds over yellow and red over pink to pale green over Vandyke brown. The arrangement of the repeated marks suggest rigorous thought yet the slight imperfections and the patterns that slowly emerge take on an intuitive, organic quality. Jack sees the creation of the paintings as a form of history, taking elements from nature that have evolved over eons of time according to Darwinian theory and recombining them in new ways.
Robert Jack, born in 1971 in New Haven, Connecticut, received his BS in Landscape Architecture from The City College of New York in 1994. His work has been exhibited in numerous group exhibitions in the United States as well as in Japan and Spain. The artist lives and works in New York.
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Nellie King Solomon - Folded Pours
San Francisco artist Nellie King Solomon opens an exhibition of recent paintings at Brian Gross Fine Art on Thursday, November 1, with a reception for the artist from 5:30-7:30 pm. Known for her colorful, spontaneous abstractions, Solomon continues to investigate movement and chance in her energetic, gestural works.
For her second exhibition at Brian Gross Fine Art, Solomon shows a series of new improvisational paintings in works measuring four feet square. In these most recent explorations, two layers of Mylar work in conjunction with one another, increasing the depth of field through the dynamic interplay of varying opaque and transparent colors. These bold, experimental works of iridescent blues, violets and greens manifest themselves in striking fields of controlled chaos.
Solomon's process involves pouring paint, which pools and flows along the surface of the Mylar directed by the topography she sets up on her table below the working surface. She mixes various combinations of acrylic, ink, dyes and acrylic mediums to achieve distinct variations in flows and translucencies. The title, Folded Pours, refers to a working methodology the artist has developed which involves folding a long sheet of Mylar in on itself in order to create the two halves of the overlay composition. In this way, the folded pours reflect back in on themselves, paint facing paint, and the first mark made becomes the first mark seen.
Nellie King Solomon was born in San Francisco, California in 1971. She received her MFA from California College of the Arts, and her BA from the University of California, Santa Cruz. She has exhibited throughout the United States and currently teaches painting and drawing at Stanford University as well as at CCA in San Francisco. The exhibition continues through December 22, 2007.
Image: Nellie King Solomon
Reception: Thursday, November 1, 5:30-7:30 pm
Brian Gross Fine Art
49 Geary Street - San Francisco
Gallery hours: Tuesday - Friday 10:30am-5:30pm; Saturday 11am-5pm.
Free admission