{"id":2652,"date":"2014-02-08T01:34:00","date_gmt":"2014-02-08T06:34:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kolajmagazine.com\/content\/?p=2652"},"modified":"2014-02-09T15:13:29","modified_gmt":"2014-02-09T20:13:29","slug":"unique-surfaces-gary-francis-fine-art","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/kolajmagazine.com\/content\/content\/collage-exhibitions\/unique-surfaces-gary-francis-fine-art\/","title":{"rendered":"“Unique Surfaces” at Gary Francis Fine Art, California"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Mind<\/p>\n

5 February-2 March 2014
\nOpening: Friday, February 14, 6-9PM<\/p>\n

“Unique Surfaces: A Collage”<\/p>\n

“Unique Surfaces: A Collage” presents collage, assemblage, collage-inspired paintings and prints\u00a0from over 20 artists in the Bay Area.<\/p>\n

Gary Comoglio, curator of the show said,\u201cSo much of our visual culture today is\u00a0fragments and layers of imagery flashing before our eyes, so on a certain level, collage will feel\u00a0familiar.\u201d<\/p>\n

First introduced into the mainstream art world by Picasso and Braque, collage is at the core of modern art–from Cubism to present day. With collage, an artist claims existing objects into his or her artwork, sometimes utilizing the objects\u2019 original meaning and more often, deconstructing the original meaning and transforming it into a new narrative. Numerous contemporary artists have made collage their primary visual language, expanding the field and challenging our ways of
\nlooking.<\/p>\n

Artists participating: Beka Brayer, Gary Comoglio, Andy Fuller, John Hundt, Howie Katz, Hope Kroll<\/a>, Leonidas Kyriakopoulos, Paige LaBrie, Jaime Longa, Vanessa Marsh, Katie McCann, Darla McKenna, John McNamara, Beth Mullins, Carrie Ann Plank, Stephen C. Wagner, Sylvia Solochek Walters, and Leah Virsik.<\/p>\n

(adapted from the gallery’s press materials)<\/p>\n

\n

INFORMATION<\/h3>\n

Gary Francis Fine Art<\/strong>
\n1419-E Park Street
\nAlameda, Califonia 94501 USA
\n(510) 629-1175<\/p>\n

Hours:
\nThursday, 11AM-5PM
\nFriday-Saturday, 11AM-7PM
\nSunday, 11AM-5PM
\nand by appointment<\/p>\n

MAP<\/a> | WEBSITE<\/a>\u00a0| FACEBOOK<\/a><\/p>\n

Image:<\/strong>
\nMind and Body<\/em>
\nby Hope Kroll
\nCourtesy of the artist and Gary Francis Fine Art, Alameda, California<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

5 February-2 March 2014 Opening: Friday, February 14, 6-9PM “Unique Surfaces: A Collage” “Unique Surfaces: A Collage” presents collage, assemblage, collage-inspired paintings and prints\u00a0from over 20 artists in the Bay Area. Gary Comoglio, curator of the show said,\u201cSo much of…<\/p>\n

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