Saturday, May 30, 2009 was the reception for the Marin Museum of Contemporary Art, 500 Palm Drive, Novato, CA. It was really fun, and I have to share some of the whimsical and clever wall art and sculptures that were in the show. The theme was "Alchemy, Artfully Reclaimed," with the use of found materials.
My painting, "Gehry's Walt Disney Concert Hall" was printed with inks using found materials. I used shelf papers and various items even off Andre's work bench. This truly is a curved building, and I have had the pleasure of hearing a concert in L.A. in the hall. Frank Gehry, architect, is known for his unusual buildings.
There was a cool, large piece of sculpture made with at least 100 paper bags folded, and Andre liked finding the pieces made with resisters and capacitors. One other favorite was a picture made of a mauve material, that on closer inspection was dryer lint. Who would have thought all this would make for a richly interesting show. The juror was Ruth Braunstein, who owns a very well-regarded gallery in San Francisco. I was pleased to be included in the show.
The show runs the month of June and ends on July 5th. It's worth a trip and the setting is the old Hamilton Air Force base, in the former Officer's Club. (Just as the Presidio in S.F. uses the former Officer's Club for art exhibitions.)
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