Showing in July at Davidson Galleries
July 3 – August 1, 2009
Opening reception: First Thursday, July 2, 6-8pm
West Coast Drawings VIII
Curated by Norman Lundin
Bill Vuksanovich. Two Sides of the Same Coin. Pencil on paper, 2001. 30 x 44 inches.
Davidson Galleries and Koplin Del Rio (Culver City, CA) are pleased to present West Coast Drawings: Drawings VIII. A multimedia group exhibition curated by Norman Lundin on display concurrently at these two West Coast locations.
This exhibition continues a tradition that began in 1991 at Koplin Del Rio gallery of hosting summer group drawing exhibitions. Conceived from the gallery’s distinct interest in works on paper, the original concept was to curate an in-house exhibition including many of the gallery artists, as well as invite artists from outside the gallery’s regular program. This show is the eighth variation on the original “Drawings” concept and will expand the geography of the exhibition to a venue in Seattle, Davidson Galleries, with an exchange of artists between the Northern and Southern West Coast. By broadening the scope of the exhibition, both geographically and conceptually, the gallery hopes to continue the enhancement of people discovering drawings.
As part of the complementary dual format, Norman Lundin, exhibiting artist and Professor of Art, Emeritus at the University of Washington, curated the exhibition. Works chosen for the show are rooted in classical representational traditions, but veer outside the expected in both media and style.
D.J. Hall. Cake Time. Graphite and mixed media on paper, 2008. 24 x 18 inches.
Participating artists:
Davidson Galleries
David Bailin, Sandow Birk, Hilary Brace, Shay Bredimus, Wes Christensen, Melissa Cooke, Fred Dalkey, David Fertig, Kim Frohsin, Moira Hahn, D.J. Hall, Grant Hottle, Ira Korman, David Ligare, Tim Lowly, Robert Schultz, Fred Stonehouse, Bill Vuksanovich, Michelle Wiener.
Koplin Del Rio
Juliette Aristedes, Fred Birchman, David Brody, Sally Cleveland, Eric Elliott, Gary Faigin, Ann Gale, Philip Govedare, Michael Howard, Katina Huston, Etsuko Ichikawa, Mark Kang-O’Higgins, Philip Levine, Zhi Lin, Margie Livingston, Norman Lundin, Brian Murphy, Ed Musante, Linda Thomas, Kimberly Trowbridge, Evelyn Woods.
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Claus Seligmann Works on Paper
December 1971 #2. Tempera on board. 18 x 20 inches.
Davidson Galleries is proud to introduce the paintings of Claus Seligmann. As a professor of architecture at the University of Washington (1964-2006), Seligmann taught design, architectural theory, criticism and semiotics courses. His classes addressed theories of architectural history, symbolization, “meaning” in architecture and theories of culture in environmental architecture.
Seligmann applied his theoretical interests to his paintings, creating images generated by “transformation processes.” According to the artist, “transformation process refers to a code or set of rules, which systematically and progressively modifies an initial set of figurative elements. An image generated in this way often has potential for infinite growth.” His images were based on the regular subdivision of a square grid. The simplicity of the grid allows the artist to explore the complexity of the transformation processes.
Seligmann, born in Leipzig (1927), was raised and educated in England, where he received his diploma of architecture from the School of Architecture at the Polytechnic, London. He was a member of the Royal Institute of British Architects and the Society of Industrial Artists and Designers in Britain.
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M.J. Anderson The Probability of Resemblance
Wonder. Red suriya travertine , 2008. 20 x 14 x 9 inches.
In this exhibition of new work, M.J. Anderson continues working in collaboration with stone, marble and travertine. Anderson travels annually between the Northwest and the quarries of Italy to select her materials and to rough out her sculptures which are later completed in her coastal Oregon studio. Her contemporary use of marble and stone acknowledges classical sculpture while presenting a unique vision of womanhood. Her work explores the imperfections of the human figure and seeks to represent beauty beyond image. “These works continue my fascination with the torso as essence of human spirit. Each straightforward frontal pose, without drama or contortion, acts as vessel of distillation for the honesty of emotion within each figure.”
M.J. Anderson has received numerous grants and awards including a Pollock-Krasner Foundation Grant. Her work has been the subject of numerous one-person museum exhibitions. She has exhibited with Davidson since 1993.
View previous work by Anderson
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