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Dear Friends,
We are inviting you to our opening party to enjoy art, music and meet the artists!
William Wolff - The Invisible City.
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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. |
MESART FEATURED ARTISTS. JULY 2007: www.mesart.com |
The 5th Annual Altered Barbie Show, 2007
EXHIBITION: August 1st - 19th 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 VenuesMarket Street Gallery, 1554 Market Street, San Francisco(between Van Ness&Franklin) Age Song: 580 Hayes St. at Laguna, San Francisco
BARBIE BALL & ARTISTS RECEPTION: Come dressed as your favorite Barbie or Ken and meet the artists and vendors who are helping to save the environment.
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.
Nation” by Susan Stern and “How to Make an Altered Barbie” by Michel Fraser. |