April 22 - May 13, 2017
Exhibition Statement
Metropolis - what makes it iconic? Is it the culture? Is it the city's monuments? Is it the ideals and lifestyles of people who inhabit it? Or, do all these things work together to create a place that is uniquely its own? The artists explore this theme in their new work - a collection of paintings that play with everyday urban scenes, beloved icons and words. Ultimately, this exhibition is a reminder to savor our cities and look again at what we might take for granted in a new light. Matthew Vossen Frederick, Curator
Catalog designed by Michael Yochum Arc Gallery Š 2017
Featured Artists
Matthew Frederick Katja Leibenath Lucky Rapp Kenneth Sloan
OPENING RECEPTION: Saturday, April 22nd, 7-9pm ARTIST TALK & BRUNCH CLOSING RECEPTION: Saturday, May 13th, 12-3pm
Matthew Frederick Still Life I present an unconventional and amusing spin on the genre of still life painting. By abstracting from my surroundings, it is my intent to create dynamic imitations that will hopefully encourage viewers to look and examine with a fresh perspective. Inspired by my amusement for so many trite paintings of “Bad Icons� that have been done over and over. I feel like I can recapture your attention and shed new light. I define and exaggerate the whimsical shadows and shapes transforming a stale image into beautiful new view.
http://www.mjfrederickart.com/ mjfrederickart@aol.com
David-Florence oil on canvas 62” x 62” $8900 2017
Matthew Frederick
Golden Gate - San Francisco oil on canvas 52” x 52” $7900 2017
Doggy Diner-Bay Area oil on canvas 52” x 42” $4800 2017
Gargoyle-Washington DC oil on panel 32” x 32” $3200 2017 Matthew Frederick
Bull-Persepolis oil on panel 32” x 32” $3200 2017
Liberty-New York oil on canvas 52” x 42” $4800 2017
Katja Leibenath
Views from the Studio My paintings are figurative abstractions of either the human form or a specific place. I work from my own source material: photographs, sketches and plein air renderings of things I see on my travels. I translate this material into oil paintings over the course of many months in my studio. During the painting process the original object becomes obscured and less important, allowing something new and separate to emerge. The final painting is a record of my relationship to the process of painting itself, and marks the moment where subject becomes object and is on with the viewer.
website: http://www.katjaleibenath.com Studio Katja Leibenath email: katja@katjaleibenath.com 1044 Revere Ave., Suite C-76 San Francisco CA 94124
View From the Studio #18 oil on canvas 60” x 72” $9350 2017 Katja Leibenath
Katja Leibenath
View From the Studio #5 oil on board 30” x 30” $2100 2017
Katja Leibenath
View From the Studio #7 oil on canvas 10” x 8” $415 2017
View From the Studio # oil on canvas 10” x 8” $415 2017
View From the Studio #10 oil on canvas 10” x 8” $415 2017
View From the Studio #9 oil on canvas 10” x 8” $415 2017
Katja Leibenath
View From the Studio #17 oil on board 10” x 20” $900 2017
Katja Leibenath
View From the Studio #14 oil on canvas 12” x 12” $750 2017
View From the Studio # 15 oil on canvas 12” x 12” $750 2017
View From the Studio #12 oil on canvas 9” x 12” $550 2017
View From the Studio #11 oil on canvas 9” x 12” $550 2017
Lucky Rapp
Metropolis This series of work speaks to the iconic images that define the great metropolitan cities of the world. From architecture and language, to cultural objects and colors, each piece is a memory of my past experiences and associations with these cities, and the recognizable imagery that uniquely identifies their global individuality.
website: http://luckyrapp.com/ email: lucky@luckyrapp.com
San Francisco Skyline mixed media 30” x 72” x 2.5” $9000 2017
ich liebe berlin mixed media 42” x 15” x 2.5” $3500 2017
Lucky Rapp
london is calling mixed media 42” x 15” x 2.5” $3500 2017
j'aime paris mixed media 42” x 15” x 2.5” $3500 2017
BERLIN mixed media 11” x 30” x 2.5” $3000 2017
PARIS mixed media 11” x 30” x 2.5” $3000 2017
LONDON mixed media 11” x 30” x 2.5” $3000 2017
Lucky Rapp
Ken Sloan
Urban This latest series reveals my Impression of our city centers. Clear blue skies mirrored on gleaming towers mingled with the exhaust stained patinas of towering concrete structures. The new and old. Futuristic crystalline high-rises contrast with the grey underbelly of the metropolis. Gesso, watercolor and acrylics are sandwiched between layers of epoxy resin on wood panels giving the pieces a sense of depth.
website: http://www.kensloanfineart.com/ email: events@kennethsloan.com
Stirations 1 resin on panel 36” x 36” $2900 2017
Urban 30 resin on panel 26” x 60” $3600 2017
Ken Sloan
Urban 31 resin on panel 26” x 60” $3600 2017
Urban 10
Urban 11
Urban 12
Urban 16
Urban 15
Urban 19
Urban 20
Urban 21 Urban Series resin on panel 12” x 36” $1250 2017
Ken Sloan
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