"CaliforniaFunktoFiguration:ANew NarrativeMythology"Exhibition
JoinusfromSeptember7,2022 toJanuary7,2023attheJohn NatsoulasGalleryinDavis, Californiaforthiscaptivating exhibitionallaboutFunkArt! Thisexhibitionwillfeature worksbytheincrediblemen andwomenwhoshapedthe FunkMovementinthe1960s andthe1970s.
Throughtheirartworks, includingpainting,sculpture, andworksonpaper,Funk artistsconsciouslyundermine expectations. Thecolorfulworksall playfullyaddressnarrative themes,somemore enigmaticthanothers.
FunkArtorganicallyemergedinthe 1960sintheleadingartschoolsin Californiaasarebelliousresponseto boththerestrictivenessofBayArea FigurativeArtandthenonobjectivity ofAbstractExpressionism. WhileFunkArthascontinued toeludeadecisivedefinition, itshallmarkisasignificant degreeofabsurdity.
Artistsfamouslyresponded, "Whenyouseeit,youknow it,"whenaskedtodescribe themovement. Thosechampioningthe ridiculousnessthatisthe fundamentaldoctrineofFunkare knownfortheircollaborationsand theimpressivefollowingsthat theyinspiredamongtheir students.
TheFunkMovementisoften categorizedasaWestCoastart style,butthisshowwillbring togetherartistsfromCalifornia andtheothermajorcenterofthe style-Chicago. ComevisittheJohnNatsoulas Galleryfortheveryexciting opportunitytoseehistoric artworkthattrulycapturesthe energyandabsurdismofthe FunkMovement.
