As August winds down, there's a lot of good art to view and only another week or so to see it. First of all, if you haven't gotten out to the De Young and met Alexandra Blum, this month's artist in residence, do so now. Not only is she articulate (and charming), her work is beautiful and engaging.
From the artist’s statement: "My images are derived from childhood memories, images, fables, and myths. Characters float in fantastic color- saturated worlds. I process and distill ideas and images with each pass through the press. The colors build, are covered, and reformed into new shapes, as the image disintegrates and evolves, like the recall of a dream."
A lot of people are intimidated by art, artists and the whole process of making art. Her method - to trace a visitor's silhouette while talking to them about their experience at the De Young - is designed to alleviate all those anxieties. These silhouettes and the narrated descriptions of the work form the basis of a mixed-media studio project consisting of drawing, silkscreen, collage, and paint. Her goal of the portraits is to humanize the private individual experience of viewing art and to transform it into a vision of a shared experience.
August Artist-in-Residence: Alexandra Blum
Silhouettes and Conversations: Articulating a Communal Vision
Friday night at the De Young: August 27, 2010 - 5:00pm
Closing reception for Alexandra Blum
6:00–8:30 p.m. Celebrate the August Artist-in-Residence in the Artist Studio
Hands-on art making for everyone, with Mademoiselle Kim
6:00–8:30 p.m. Design a pair of mod sunglasses
Closing reception for Alexandra Blum
6:00–8:45 p.m.
Artist Studio/Kimball Gallery
Join us for this closing reception of Alexandra Blum’s installation Silhouettes and Conversations: Articulating a Communal Vision. Refreshments available while they last.
Introducing the artist: http://deyoung.famsf.org/blog/introduction-alexandra-blums-silhouettes-and-conversations-august-2010-artist-residence-naomi-h
http://deyoung.famsf.org
http://www.aliblum.com/
Ending shows ending in August (or shortly thereafter):
The Levi's Workshop 580 Valencia Street (at 17th) San Francisco, CA 94110
Mission Icons in a Time of Change. Ending August 29th, 2010
Read more: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/inthemission/detail?entry_id=70619#ixzz0xG1AYmte
Bay Area Currents 2010: Paintings, photographs and conceptual works. Through Sept. 3. Pro Arts, 150 Frank H. Ogawa Plaza, Oakland. (510) 763-4361. www.proartsgallery.org.
Food for Thought: Drawings, photographs, video and installation works. Through Sept. 4. Silverman Gallery, 804 Sutter St., S.F. (415) 255-9508. www.silverman-gallery.com.
Read more: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2010/08/20/DDSI1EVT3R.DTL&type=art#ixzz0xG1S9CSm
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