"Figure It Out", A Group Show Exploring the Figure, March 2021

F I GU RE IT OU T A GROUP SHOW EXPLORING THE FIGURE

F I GURE IT OU T A GROUP SHOW EXPLORING THE FIGURE M ARCH 20 21

Curated by gallery director Patricia Rovzar, “Figure It Out” focuses on works that interpret & use the figure to convey a story or a message.

These selections communicate distinct narratives that intentionally challenge, or in some cases entertain the viewer. Throughout the ages, the human figure has appeared in art; from early cave drawings such as those found in Lascaux, to the digital images generated from computers. By referencing the figure, and using a figurative language to tell a story, the resulting imagery becomes its own narrative, and the paintings and sculpture in this exhibition focus on creating this type figurative language. These works care less about rendering the figure to exacting proportions or exacting realism and are more focused the shared fascination for storytelling.

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N ew B o o k A c r y lic o n p ane l, 20 x 20 i n. $ 4, 5 00 . 0 0

M A RK BE CK

Discovery of Am e r i c a Acryli c on panel, 24 x 18 i n . $5,000.00

Born in Las Cruces, New Mexico, Beck studied at the Portland School of Art in Maine. He now lives and works in Albuquerque, and loves to play his slide guitar. Beck’s paintings are inspired by the beautiful saturated colors and dramatic light of the Hudson River School of painters and also by the more sober visions of American life as presented by artists like Edward Hopper and Ben Shahn. Beauty is important to Beck, both in the materials he selects and in the methods he uses in applying the paint.

P ortrait of th e A rtist at Ho m e Oi l, acryli c on canv as, 40 x 32 i n. $ 14,000.00

America th e Beautif ul Oi l, acryli c on canv as, 4 0 x 32 i n. $ 14,000.00

C r ash L a nd i ng Oi l o n canvas, 60 x 62 i n. $ 37 , 00 0 . 0 0

P or t ra i t o f a Woman Oi l & acr ylic o n canv as, 36 x 28 i n. $ 12 , 00 0 .0 0

L o v ers B ro nz e, 5 5 x 1 8 x 15 i n. $ 36 ,0 0 0 . 0 0

J D HANSE N

S p ieg el im Spieg el Bronze, 24 x 18 i n. $ 13,800.00

JD Hansen received her BFA from the prestigious Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, CA. She has received numerous awards and her sculptures can be found in many private and corporate collections including the permanent collection of Seven Bridges Museum in Greenwich, CT. Hansen creates art that explores the juxtaposition of vulnerability and strength using the human and animal form.

Dressed to Go Out Oi l on canv as, 65.5 x 34 i n. $7,900.00

K AT HY JO N E S

B et w een Daw n & Dusk Oil o n canv as, 15 x 15 i n. $ 1 ,5 50.00

Influenced by her surroundings in California and the Bay Area Figurative painters, Jones creates a dialogue between her use of color, her application of paint, and her subjects.

The figures in her paintings have a quiet and hypnotic presence, while the palette and texture of her works pulsate and buzz with energy. Jones’ mostly female figures are often depicted in transition or moving from one place to another. She was educated at Stanford University, where she studied drawing and printmaking. After graduation, she spent time in Cairo, Egypt teaching art and science.

A lmost Th ere O i l wi th cold wax on pa n e l , 18 x 14 i n. $1,875.00

My Favorite Oi l wi th cold wax on pa ne l , 36 x 24 i n . $ 4,000.00

S i l ver Bracelets Oil on canv as, 36 x 24 i n. $ 4 , 0 00.00

Red Scarf Oil wi th cold wax on panel , 36 x 24 i n. $ 4 ,0 00.00

In a Perf ect World Photog raphy, oi l & re s i n wi t h t e xt o n pa ne l , 44 x 24 i n . $8,000.00

S H ER RY K ARV E R

P ro x i m i t y of Future Days Pho t o gr ap hy, oi l & resi n wi th tex t o n pa n e l , 30 x 48 i n. , di pt y c h $ 1 1 ,0 0 0 .0 0

Sherry Karver received her MFA from Tulane University, and her BA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Her work has been exhibited throughout the US and can be found in numerous private and corporate collections. Karver’s current series of photobased work originates from photographs she has taken on city streets and public spaces from around the world. Her work expands the parameters of traditional painting and photography by combining them with digital technology, narrative text and resin surface on wood panels.

A n d When Ti m e Stood Still Ph ot o gr ap hy, o il & resi n wi th text on pa ne l , 24 x 40 i n . $7 , 50 0. 0 0

Int er n al Observation s Pho tog raphy, oi l & resi n wi t h t e xt o n pa ne l , 12 x 12 i n . $ 1 , 8 00.00

Sh if tin g Rh yth ms Photog raphy, oi l & re s i n wi t h t e xt o n pa ne l , 30 x 24 i n . $6,000.00

B eg in n in g of Tran sition s Photog raphy, oi l & resi n wi t h t e xt o n pa ne l , 30 x 24 i n . $ 6 ,000.00

H ere t o S t ay M ix ed m ed i a on canv as, 10 x 10 i n . $2,200.00

MA R I AN N E KO LB

Bro t hers & S isters M i x ed m ed ia on canv as, 16 x 20 i n. $3 , 5 0 0 . 0 0

Marianne Kolb’s work focuses on the human figure in a raw and emotive style. Her approach to painting is spontaneous, mixing color directly on the canvas, pushing paint around with her hands, welcoming the accidental, and letting the image emerge as it will.

Kolb was born in a small farming town in Switzerland and moved to the Berkley area in her mid-twenties, where she connected to the East Bay arts community. Largely self-taught, Kolb’s work is widely collected and her work has appeared in numerous publications.

Button s Mi xed medi a on can v a s , 10 x 10 i n. $2,200.00

Girl & Tw o Boys Mi xed medi a on can v a s , 10 x 10 i n. $2,200.00

Pink Glow M i x ed m ed ia on canv as, 10 x 10 i n. $ 2, 2 0 0 . 0 0

S he Wh o Wears th e Colo r, He W ho Se e s t he C o l o r A cr y li c on panel i n hand- m a de f r a m e , 47 x 37 i n . $ 8 , 500.00

BARBA RA JOH ANSE N N EWMA N

Th e Comin g Stor m o f Wo r ds Acryli c on panel , 40 x 30 i n . $7,500.00

Barbara Johansen Newman lives and works in Massachusetts, and studied puppet theater and puppet making in New York City. Eventually her fascination with the human form translated to fiber art and a long successful career in illustration. Johansen Newman sees portraiture as one part of a far more complex story. Her works explore the passage of time, weaving relics of the past into the design, texture and color of her paintings by playing with surfaces and combining unlikely materials.

Ho pe is th e Th in g with F e at he r s ( That Pe r c he s i n t he So ul ) A c r yli c on panel i n wood f r a m e wi t h e m be l l i s hm e nt s , 39 x 26 i n. $ 4 ,500.00

Gho st s S torm A c r ylic o n panel, 40 x 30 i n. $ 7 ,5 0 0 .0 0

C a t chi ng t he L ig h t Oi l o n canvas, 30 x 30 i n. $ 4, 1 00 . 0 0

SA N DY O ST RAU

P i er Reach Oil on canv as, 18 x 18 i n. $ 2,400.00

A resident of Northern California, Sandy Ostrau has always found the Coast to be an important inspiration to her work. Ostrau’s paintings invoke feelings of solitude or even loneliness in open-ended plot lines. Her figures are based on her own introspective moments and often appear connected but seem to be looking away from one another. At other times, figures seem to be waiting for someone to arrive or for an activity to begin.

Whatever the circumstances, there’s always an outcome awaiting discovery.

Wi ld fl o wers Ac r y lic o n p ane l, 60 x 48 i n. $1 2, 4 0 0 .0 0

A N NE SIE MS

S na ke Bite A c r yli c on panel, 48 x 48 i n. $ 9 ,2 00.00

Seattle artist, Anne Siems was born in Berlin, spent formative years in Buenos Aires, and later attended the University of the South in Tennessee. She completed her MFA at the Hochschule der Kunste in Berlin. Siems’ paintings aim for sincerity, intimacy and openness. Her works are stripped of irony or satire and are instead are focused on the knowledge that life is full of light and dark, sacred and profane, beauty and ugliness, life and death.

Her Ha nd s are Wild an d Dan g er o us I I Acr ylic o n panel, 60 x 48 i n. $1 2 , 4 0 0 . 0 0

Wolf Ru nner A c r y l ic o n p anel, 24 x 30 i n. $ 6 , 50 0 . 0 0

Green Ha i r Acr ylic o n panel, 30 x 24 i n. $6 , 5 0 0 . 0 0

P i nk Fu r Purse A c r ylic o n panel, 48 x 36 i n. $ 8 ,6 0 0 .0 0

B i rd Ri d e r Cer am ic, 22 x 16 x 10 i n. $ 4 ,2 0 0 .0 0

KE NSUKE YAMADA

Sweet Th in g s Cerami c, 22 x 17 x 14 i n . $4,200.00

Kensuke Yamada emigrated from Japan to attend college in America. To overcome the huge language barrier, he discovered early on that he could communicate most effectively through his sculptures. Yamada’s ceramic figures embody enchantment and he uses gestures, textures and patterns to relate simple, yet meaningful body language and facial expressions. His work begs us to think about a moment in time, rather than its passage.

D E TA I L : S an dy Ost rau Pi er R ea c h, Oil o n canv as, 18 x 18 i n.

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