{"id":7262,"date":"2018-07-20T11:21:29","date_gmt":"2018-07-20T15:21:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kolajmagazine.com\/content\/?p=7262"},"modified":"2018-07-20T15:04:08","modified_gmt":"2018-07-20T19:04:08","slug":"by-implication","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/kolajmagazine.com\/content\/content\/collage-exhibitions\/by-implication\/","title":{"rendered":"By Implication"},"content":{"rendered":"

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COLLAGE ON VIEW<\/p>\n

By Implication: Marsha Balian & Joy Broom
\nat GearBox Gallery in Oakland, California, USA
\n28 June-28 July 2018<\/h2>\n

Marsha Balian and Joy Broom use ephemera and found objects to create evocative artworks suggesting narratives and personal histories. Juxtapositions of imagery and objects are guided by intuition and improvisation. The resulting works hint at stories and relationships which, albeit ambiguous, are indicative of a shared human experience.<\/p>\n

Marsha Balian<\/strong> has exhibited throughout the Bay Area and in many parts of the country. Her work has appeared in Kolaj<\/em> #14<\/a>, The Permanente Journal<\/em>, American Art Collector<\/em>, Studio Visit<\/em>, Gathering Cloud<\/em>, a feature story in Scrubs<\/em> magazine and, most recently, in Dada Centennial: Day of the Dead<\/em> by Cecil Touchon, founder of the museum of Collage, Assemblage & Construction, and Oneiric Magazine<\/em> published in Portugal. Her artwork was featured on the cover of the 2016 West Marin Review<\/em>.<\/p>\n

The work of Bay Area artist Joy Broom<\/strong> has been exhibited widely across the US, including the Oakland Museum\u2019s Collectors Gallery, the Triton Museum, the Bolinas Museum, and the Carnegie Art Center in Walla Walla, Washington. She is a recipient of the WESTAF\/NEA Regional Fellowship for Visual Artists; was named Berkeley Art Center\u2019s Artist of the Month in March 2015; is a featured artist on The Studio Work art blog; and has had her work reviewed in numerous publications. A wall of her multiple chewing gum assemblage pieces is in the permanent collection of the diRosa Preserve in Napa, California. Her work is represented in numerous other private collections. Joy lives and works in Martinez, California.<\/p>\n

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

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INFORMATION<\/h3>\n

GearBox Gallery<\/strong>
\n770 West Grand Avenue
\nOakland, California 94612 USA
\n(510) 859-5208<\/p>\n

Hours:<\/strong>
\nThursday-Friday, Noon-6PM
\nSaturday, 11AM-5PM
\nFirst Friday of the Month, 6-9PM<\/p>\n

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

Image:<\/strong>
\nBingo<\/em>
\nby Marsha Balian
\n10″x15″
\nmixed media: found drawer, assorted found papers, found ball, collaged match box, old glass jar with found faucet washers, found tool case, acrylic paint and assorted found papers, pieces of Bingo game and stationary supplies
\n2018
\nCourtesy of the artist<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

COLLAGE ON VIEW By Implication: Marsha Balian & Joy Broom at GearBox Gallery in Oakland, California, USA 28 June-28 July 2018 Marsha Balian and Joy Broom use ephemera and found objects to create evocative artworks suggesting narratives and personal histories.…<\/p>\n

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