It seems I have not written anything in ages! Work's got a strong grip on me these days (no, I am NOT complaining!). I had a great conversation with the guys from 101/exhibit a couple of weeks ago, yet somehow all the words are still trapped in iRec, that wonderful iphone app that has made my old digital recorder look something Wall-E would eagerly treasure. But I'll get to it sooner than later. And by sooner I mean this week. Promise.
June 22, 2009
June 9, 2009
Coming up: meeting the guys behind 101
Well, introducing myself to Sloan Schaeffer and Adam Wolfson, masterminds behind such a gorgeous space -I'm talking about 101/Exhibit, OF COURSE- turned out to be a lot easier and far more interesting than I could have thought. Why? beacuse they took the time to sit down and talk with me about about the gallery, the Design District, the artists they work with... and thanks to a most useful iphone app I got it all recorded, so bear with me for a few days until I post a great half-hour talk with a couple of young, cool and low-key friends.
Meanwhile I advise to go check out the show they have put on for Curtis Lafollette's work. Outstansing! I'm talking about a museum-quality exhibition where a vast array of the most surprising artifacts are beautifully displayed for the eye to feast upon.
It is always a challenge displaying objects in such a manner since the mere fact of them being safeguarded by glass cabinets can most certainly be a turnoff. Yet there is something utterly friendly in Lafollette's exhibition; a silent communion between eye and object, intelect and function... Need I say more?
Meanwhile I advise to go check out the show they have put on for Curtis Lafollette's work. Outstansing! I'm talking about a museum-quality exhibition where a vast array of the most surprising artifacts are beautifully displayed for the eye to feast upon.
It is always a challenge displaying objects in such a manner since the mere fact of them being safeguarded by glass cabinets can most certainly be a turnoff. Yet there is something utterly friendly in Lafollette's exhibition; a silent communion between eye and object, intelect and function... Need I say more?
June 2, 2009
Artist on Fire
Currently part of a group show at Pressition Art Gallery (www.pressitionart.com), Etsuko Ichikawa's work is equal parts originality, femeninity, risk and metaphysical quest. She defines her art as a "continuing investigation of what lies between the ephemeral and the eternal"; a most delicate subject indeed for is there anything that separates them? We are not talking about some tangible concepts here! And so it becomes a matter of instinct to apprehend the inevitable delicacy behind Ichikawa's quest. I mean, she works with glass and paper, certainly a fragile pair! Yet there is something deeply strong and grounded about the Tokyo-born artist. Maybe it's the energetic "strokes" of hot molten glass on plywood-like paper, the charred traces of each movement hurting the paper's surface like an indeleble ritual tattoo. Behold! Welcome to the birth of pyrographs.
Widely interviewed, exhibited and reviewed, the artist brings her oriental heritage to her Seattle-based art by means of highly suggestive Japanese words that translate into such concepts as encounter (deai), feeling (kokoro) and atmosphere (funiki).
Etsuko Ichikawa guards the secrets and marvels of glass throughout an impressive body of work that runs smoothly from an abstract drawing that may last an eternity to vibrant installations of ephimerous nature. And so it is her work comes full-cycle.
Widely interviewed, exhibited and reviewed, the artist brings her oriental heritage to her Seattle-based art by means of highly suggestive Japanese words that translate into such concepts as encounter (deai), feeling (kokoro) and atmosphere (funiki).
Etsuko Ichikawa guards the secrets and marvels of glass throughout an impressive body of work that runs smoothly from an abstract drawing that may last an eternity to vibrant installations of ephimerous nature. And so it is her work comes full-cycle.
May 28, 2009
Through the Back Door @ 101/Exhibit
Persist and ye shall accomplish.
Since its opening last year, 101/Exhibit has become a must-go-to gallery thanks to their provocative exhibitions. Who knew Marilyn Manson could actually paint? I know I didn't.
But let's get back to provocativeness: I used to be familiar with Charles Pfahl's early stages work, the delicate scenarios and all, but the show exhibited by the newest gallery in the Design District simply blew my head away... Pfahl had managed to bring to life a sinister imagery by means of exceptional technique. And so 101 managed to "bring back to life" an artist mostly forgotten by the recent art radars. How on earth did they manage to pull that off I have no idea, but I have made it some sort of personal mission to find out. I will go see their show on Curtis Lafollette, walk myself to whomever is sitting behind that gorgeous wooden desk at thre back of the main room and introduce myself. How hard can that be? Soon enough I'll let you know.
Since its opening last year, 101/Exhibit has become a must-go-to gallery thanks to their provocative exhibitions. Who knew Marilyn Manson could actually paint? I know I didn't.
But let's get back to provocativeness: I used to be familiar with Charles Pfahl's early stages work, the delicate scenarios and all, but the show exhibited by the newest gallery in the Design District simply blew my head away... Pfahl had managed to bring to life a sinister imagery by means of exceptional technique. And so 101 managed to "bring back to life" an artist mostly forgotten by the recent art radars. How on earth did they manage to pull that off I have no idea, but I have made it some sort of personal mission to find out. I will go see their show on Curtis Lafollette, walk myself to whomever is sitting behind that gorgeous wooden desk at thre back of the main room and introduce myself. How hard can that be? Soon enough I'll let you know.
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