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William Wolff - The Invisible City.
RECEPTION: Thursday, July 12,
6:00 – 8:00 p.m.

EXHIBITION: 7/1/07 - 7/29/07
Warnock Fine Arts: 49 Geary, Suite 211,
San Francisco

William Wolff, (1922-2004), was an artist who inspired other artists. Among his many bold, modernist works he created a series of woodblock prints called The Invisible City. These prints emphasized the unity of those living under the oppressive weight of an industrial sky. In these prints the dominating geometry of the sky is counter-balanced by the human interaction of the characters. For Wolff the Invisible City came to signify the unity of creative souls across time and space.

Following in this spirit Warnock Fine Arts presents the works of William Wolff alongside several artists who made up his community. From an early age William Wolff was living in the invisible city of artistic interaction. He went to high school with Richard Diebenkorn, as well as his lifelong friend and studio mate, painter James Weeks. In 1950 when Max Beckmann came to Mills College to teach for the summer, William Wolff was among the students.

From the 1960s on Wolff focused on printmaking, especially woodcut prints. His circle of artist friends from this period is made up primarily of printmakers such as Roy Ragle, Gordon Cook, Anthony Ryan, Art Hazelwood, Richard Correll, and Stanley Koppel. These artists each represent very different techniques and were active over a long span of time. However, the conversation that took place between these artists is the essence of the Invisible City.

The prints by William Wolff in this exhibition include examples of his mythological woodcuts, in which he brought a modernist esthetic to literary themes. From Ancient Greek and Biblical narratives to twentieth century literature, Wolff explored the human experience in prints that are bold, simplified and direct. Following a tradition linked to Fernand Leger, Diego Rivera and Max Beckmann, Wolff saw the human figure as the center of his art and yet turned that figure into a form of universal expression. His work differs from the Bay Area Figurative approach to abstracted figures. Wolff’s people are bold and clear cut but they are also universal symbols existing in a fundamentally mythological state.

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The 5th Annual Altered Barbie Show, 2007

EXHIBITION: August 1st - 19th
Market Street Gallery: 1554 Market St., SF Map

Out of the Box: Reclaiming and Recycling Barbie into eco-friendly Art. 75 artists and vendors showcase their visions and creations for saving the planet with a wide range of Barbie & Ken art and re-usable products that includes mixed-media, painting, printmaking, photography, quilts and 3D Barbies, with video, performance and film.

Where: Two Gallery Venues

Market Street Gallery: 1554 Market Street, San Francisco (between Van Ness&Franklin)
ARTISTS RECEPTION: Thursday, August 2nd, 5:30 p.m - 9 p.m

Age Song: 580 Hayes St. at Laguna, San Francisco BARBIE BALL & ARTISTS RECEPTION:
Thursday, August 2, 5:30 pm to 12pm.

Come dressed as your favorite Barbie or Ken and meet the artists and vendors who are helping to save the environment.

• The evening will be covered live by PNN and will include live performances by

various artists, bands and DJ’s as well as a demonstration by Allie Buckner the renowned author of the “How to Make an Altered Barbie” and “Barbie Killer” comics.

• Barbie films to be screened will include “The Tribe” by Tiffany Shlain, “Barbie

Nation” by Susan Stern and “How to Make an Altered Barbie” by Michel Fraser.