Sacred & profane

Catalog cover designed by Stephen C. Wagner Catalog interior designed by Karen Gutfreund Tamiko Sidore, Exhibition Administrator Copyright 2016 by Arc Gallery & Studios

ABOUT SACRED & PROFANE Sacred: things that inspire awe and reverence. Profane: everything else that is mundane, common or vulgar. This exhibition brings together conflicting images of the sacred with those that are profane.

Some works focus on depicting one perspective over the other, while others explore their juxtaposition and the resulting synergy, tension or irony. In Sacred & Profane, the gallery walls become a battlefield between right and wrong.

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Juror’s Statement for Sacred & Profane Kim Larson When I was contacted about the show idea of Sacred & Profane, I felt a personal connection to the theme right away. From an art history perspective, I drew analogies between medieval religious iconography and the pop art movement and the interesting ways that they could work together in a modern context. I was excited to see how contemporary artists took the two concepts of “sacred” and “profane” and translated them onto the canvas in their individual artworks.

When jurying the exhibition, I was looking for artists who were taking on aspects of sacred, profane and, especially, a combination of the two to create a synergic objective. The standout pieces would play with the interactions between the two in an imaginative and unique way; be it an assemblage reliquary made of everyday objects or a photograph in a commonplace setting with a supernatural, otherworldly implication. These works make the viewer question what it is that inspires reverence and what it is we consider to be obscene—and perhaps question our thoughts on both within the context of our culture.

Kim Larson is the Gallery Director and Co-Owner at Modern Eden Gallery in San Francisco's historic North Beach neighborhood. Opened in June 2010, the gallery features monthly exhibitions of established and emerging artists. The gallery's contemporary aesthetic ranges from realism to surrealism with a strong focus on illustrative painting and representational sculpture. Kim is a founding member and acting Director of North Beach First Fridays and is a proud member of the San Francisco Art Dealers Association. http://www.moderneden.com

SACRED & PROFANE ARTISTS

Gary Aagaard Alien Art: The 2nd Wave Oil on gallery canvas, 36 x 18 x 1.5 inches, 2013

Donna Abbate Birds of Pray - Saint Jerome Acrylic on canvas, 12 x 9 inches, 2015

Diane Abt Malala: One Girl Among Many Solvent transfer, encaustic, sumi ink, thread on Japanese paper sewn to Japanese paper, 20 x 30 inches, 2013 online

Lynn Aisawa Cloaked Mixed media collage, 25 x 18 x 1 inches, 2015 online

M. Anderson Damned If You Don't Canvas, 36 x 60 x 1.5 inches, 2016 online

Loren Berckey In The Arms of The Angel Photo, 8 x 10 inches , 2015

Elena-Maria Bey We Bleed for You Wood, ceramic paint, metal, mosaic, plaster figure, taxidermy , 2 x 2 x 6 feet, 2015

Patricia Bingham Sacred and Profane Pen and ink on watercolor panel, 16 x 20 inches, 2016 online

Richard Black Liberty Bronze, 48 x 35 x 25 inches, 2015

Alea Bone Lupe Vintage beer cans, tin, bottle caps, sequins and cloth on repurposed wood, 16 x 21 inches, 2015

Danielle Cartier Magis Non Satis-More is Never Enough Acrylic on canvas, 4 x 6 feet, 2016 online

Alexa Cassaro Saint Apollonia Jigsaw woodblock, 18 x 24 inches, 2014 online

Nicholas Coroneos No Sale Bronze/found object/cash register, 28 x 28 x 12 inches, 2012

Debra Dake-Morrell What Part of All II Acrylic on canvas/paper, 36 x 48 inches, 2013 online

Dance Doyle Martyr From the Lower Bottom Hand-dyed mohair, wool, silk, hand beaded silk, cotton, linen warp, weft-faced Ikat, human hair, 73 x 23 inches, 2015 online

Stephen Durkin Pieta Woodcut on paper, 9 1/8 x 14 3/4 inches, 2013

Cathy Fields Pretty Paper Acrylics on wood panel, 24 x 48 x 1.75 inches, 2015 online

Ofra Fisher Old Time Used To Be Wood, metal, found material, 6.25 x 11.25 x 4.25 inches, 2013 online

Jeanie Frias Abandon Oil on wood panel, 16 x 20 x 2 inches, 2014 online

Wendy Gadzuk Madonna and Child Mixed media, 24 x 13 x 6 inches, 2013

Wendy Gadzuk A King is Born Mixed media, 27 x 11 x 5.5 inches, 2016 online

Michael Granger Money Watercolor on paper, 11 x 14 inches, 2016

Oddy Gumption Radioactive Dog-Faced Boy and the Honeysuckle Watercolor, ink, paper, wire, 48 x 48 inches (dimensions variable), 2014 online

Sheryl Haler Blood of My Blood Cloth , 72 x 30 x 4 inches, 2016 online

Ken Hay Like Heaven And… Acrylic on panel and painted wood, 20 x 24 x 6 inches, 2016

Ty Hudson From Above Digital C print on paper, 20 x 26 inches, 2012 Juror Award

Sarah Hurt Heroin(e) Collage on panel, 14 x 11 inches, 2016

Jaja Jackson American Pornographic Paper, epoxy, canvas, 48 x 60 inches, 2002

Dennis Jordan How We Measure Up Mixed media, 9 x 8 x 4 inches, 2015

Patti Jordan (Black-Ring 001) from the 'Mandala' Series Digital Metallic Print / Composite Photograph, 16 x 16 inches, 2015 online

Arthur Koch The Martyr Print on canvas, 12 x 18 inches, 2012

Brad Krause Jesusaurus Rex Oil paint on gessoed masonite panel, 27 x 37 inches, 2015 Juror Award

Steven Labadessa Okaasan Series 4 Oil on paper, 9.6 x 15.9 inches, 2015 online

Anthony Lazorko Let It Rain Color woodblocks , 9 x 15 inches, 2007 online

Eddie Lee Muslim Woman Mono Print on BFK paper, 22 x 30 inches, 2016 online

Lodiza LePore Celebration of Love Photographic print, 11 x 14 inches, 2015

Richard Light The Birth of John Lennon Steel/rubber grater and aluminum/wire/glass eyeglasses on base, 13 x 12 x 8 inches, 2015 online

Wayne Madsen <flickr avg> no. 2 Intaglio print, 18 x 18 inches, 2016 online

P.K. Margis Mystical Donut Oil on canvas, 16 x 20 x 1 inches, 2013 online

Becky McDonah Toenail Reliquary Copper, sterling, shibuichi, gold leaf, moonstone, garnet, toenails, 4 x 1.5 x 1.5 inches, 1998

Mac Mechem Sacred and Profane Love Oil on canvas, 28 x 35 inches, 2015

Erika Meriaux Gaia and Uranus Oil on linen canvas, 24 x 30 inches, 2015 online

Laurie Mika Carpe Diem Polymer clay/mixed media, 5 x 5 inches, 2016 online

Cristin Millett Sever Cast plastic, cast vinyl, gut, silver-plate platter, synthetic moss, LED lights, 11 x 16 x 13 inches, 2014 Juror Award

Doris Mitsch And Archival inkjet print (photograph), 16 x 25.5 inches, 2009

Laura Morris Sister of Perpetual Adoration Photograph (framed), 16 x 20 inches, 2012

Geoffrey Nelson Iron Lady Heat formed plastic, metal, steel, 40 x 18 x 14 inches, 2016

Aya Ogasawara Her Metaphor Oil on canvas, 14 x 19 inches, 2015

Aya Ogasawara Her Catching Oil on canvas, 22 x 14 inches, 2015 online

Trung Pham Wound 22 Oil on canvas, 18 x 18 inches, 2015 online

Lucky Rapp go fuck yourself Vintage 1920s Wayndotte toy water pistol, heavy steel frame, ink, 9.5 x 12.5 x 3 inches, 2016 online

In Rapture White for the Ancestors Inkjet print, 18 x 24 inches, 2016

Barbara Rockhold Broken Open Acrylic on board (framed), 13 x 13 x 1 inches, 2016 online

Jenna Rothstein Suburban Luxury Acrylic paint, plastic, resin, glitter, 6 x 6 x .5 inches, 2016 online

Sean Royal Third Person Screen prints on copper, plexi, resin, steel frame, 26 x 7.5 x 2 inches, 2014

Ann Russ Fanum Ceramic, 10.5 x 7 x 7 inches, 2015 online

Keith Smith Greed Acrylic Grisaille on clay board panel, 24 x 18 inches, 2015 online

Andrea Speer Hibbard Pure Heart in Full Bloom Gesso acrylic paint with 3D flowers dipped in gesso and painted on panel, 24 x 24 inches, 2016

Katie Swan Right Side In Ceramic, 16 x 4 x 2 inches, 2016 online

Michael Tarantelli Brooke Acrylic on Clay Board, 8 x 10 inches , 2016

Amber Thomas Saint Lucy Oil on archival paper, 22 x 28 inches, 2016

David Thomas The Seer Acrylic on canvas, 24 x 30 x .5 inches, 2016 online

Rhonda Thomas Urdang Moulin Rouge Collage with hand-cut found paper, printed elements, metallic ink, 24 x 20 inches, 2016

Robin Tripaldi Praying-Preying Mixed-media, found objects, 13 x 6 x 8 inches, 2016 online

Michael White I Need You To Need Me Acrylic paint on wood panel, 25 x 35 inches, 2016 online

Janine Wilburn Wisdom Mixed media on archival board, multiple transfers, paper, paint, ink, fabric, 16 x 21 inches, 2015 online

Nicolette Leigh Yates Slaying the Minutiae Acrylic on canvas, 24 x 18 inches, 2015 online

Alison Ye Statement Ceramic, underglaze, glaze, 10 x 10 x 10 inches, 2016

Dave Yoas Mary Makers Burlesque Metal collage, 21 x 17.5 x 3.5 inches, 2016

David Zeiset Virgin Zia Oil on shaped board, 48 x 36 x 2 inches, 2015 online

Elizabeth Zunino Bright Shadows Ink on paper, 17 x 24 inches, 2015

ARTIST DIRECTORY Gary Aagaard, Tucson, Arizona Donna Abbate, Los Angeles, California Diane Abt, Berkeley, California Lynn Aisawa, Sunnyvale, California M. Anderson, Atherton, California Loren Berckey, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Elena-Maria Bey, Vallejo, California Patricia Bingham, Pocatello, Idaho Richard Black, Richmond, California Alea Bone, Portland, Oregon Danielle Cartier, Morgan Hill, California Alexa Cassaro, Westfield, New Jersey Nicholas Coroneos, Santa Barbara, California Debra Dake-Morrell, San Jose, California Dance Doyle, Oakland, California Stephen Durkin, Silver Spring, Maryland Cathy Fields, Seattle, Washington Ofra Fisher, Berkeley, California Jeanie Frias, Los Angeles, California Wendy Gadzuk, Oakland, California Wendy Gadzuk, Oakland, California Michael Granger, San Jose, California Oddy Gumption, Princeton, West Virginia Sheryl Haler, Bradenton, Florida Ken Hay, South San Francisco, California Ty Hudson, San Francisco, California Sarah Hurt, San Francisco, California Jaja Jackson, Fairfield, California Dennis Jordan, Copalis Beach, Washington Patti Jordan, Montclair, New Jersey Arthur Koch, San Francisco, California Brad Krause, Milwaukee, Wisconsin Steven Labadessa, Ann Arbor, Michigan Anthony Lazorko, Mesilla, New Mexico Eddie Lee, San Francisco, California

Lodiza LePore, Bennington, Vermont Richard Light, Kalamazoo, Michigan Wayne Madsen, Noblesville, Indiana P.K. Margis, San Francisco, California Becky McDonah, Millersville, Pennsylvania Mac Mechem, Fresno, California Erika Meriaux, San Bruno, California Laurie Mika, Encinitas, California Cristin Millett, State College, Pennsylvania Doris Mitsch, Larkspur, California Laura Morris, Kirkwood, Missouri Geoffrey Nelson, Santa Cruz, California Aya Ogasawara, New York, New York Aya Ogasawara, New York, New York Trung Pham, Seattle, Washington Lucky Rapp, San Francisco, California In Rapture, San Francisco, California Barbara Rockhold, El Cerrito, California Jenna Rothstein, Brooklyn, New York Sean Royal, Carmichael, California Ann Russ, Marquette, Michigan Keith Smith, Randolph, New Jersey Andrea Speer Hibbard, Santa Rosa, California Katie Swan, Oakland, California Michael Tarantelli, Honeoye Falls, New York Amber Thomas, New Haven, Connecticut David Thomas, Alameda, California Rhonda Thomas Urdang, Flagstaff, Arizona Robin Tripaldi, Thousand Oaks, California Michael White, Sacramento, California Janine Wilburn, San Francisco, California Nicolette Leigh Yates, Fairview, North Carolina Alison Ye, Richmond, California Dave Yoas, El Sobrante, California David Zeiset, Santa Fe, New Mexico Elizabeth Zunino, Oakland, California