cynthialstern
05-20-2007, 02:16 PM
If you like fabric art, I recommend this solo show
And even if you don't know much about or care for fabric art, you may find this show interesting/enjoyable.
I went to the opening of Lisa Randolph's "Transitions" show at Gallery 25 earlier this month. Although I spoke with Lisa briefly, I didn't ask her about her processes or her artistic "evolution/progression," so I'm making some assumptions here:
It seems to me that Lisa probably started off as a conventional quilter. She has several examples of the sorts of quilts that one might see in the Home Arts section at the County Fair on one end of the wall. As one follows the progression pf pieces, it seems that some experimentation/diversion from "classical" quilt-making begins with the top-stitching embroidery; and then the rectangular quilt format is abandoned in favor of organic shapes; and then the fabric itself comes to be treated as if it were almost like paint, with layering and fraying being used to add tone and depth to the pieces.
As a mixed-media artist, I found the show to be terrific, so I'm passing my impressions along in case you want to check it out. Gallery 25 is in the central hall of the second floor of the building at 32 West 25th Avenue in San Mateo. Unfortunately, it's only open during regular M-F "business hours," so if you have a "day job," it will be difficult to see the show, other than on your lunch hour (assuming that you work in the area).
The show will run through June 28.
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The Twin Pines Art Center in Belmont--where I work as a volunteer docent on most Sundays--has two interesting exhibits going on now. We're open Wednesday through Sunday afternoons until 4PM, and admission is free.
Eleanor Dickinson has a solo exhibition/retrospective in the main gallery, and there's an exhibit of some VERY EXCELLENT youth art work in the Belmont Arts Council's gallery. I should warn everyone that no one feels neutrally about Ms. Dickinson's work (IOW, one tends to either love it or hate it), and the some of the subject material is "suggested for mature audiences."
And even if you don't know much about or care for fabric art, you may find this show interesting/enjoyable.
I went to the opening of Lisa Randolph's "Transitions" show at Gallery 25 earlier this month. Although I spoke with Lisa briefly, I didn't ask her about her processes or her artistic "evolution/progression," so I'm making some assumptions here:
It seems to me that Lisa probably started off as a conventional quilter. She has several examples of the sorts of quilts that one might see in the Home Arts section at the County Fair on one end of the wall. As one follows the progression pf pieces, it seems that some experimentation/diversion from "classical" quilt-making begins with the top-stitching embroidery; and then the rectangular quilt format is abandoned in favor of organic shapes; and then the fabric itself comes to be treated as if it were almost like paint, with layering and fraying being used to add tone and depth to the pieces.
As a mixed-media artist, I found the show to be terrific, so I'm passing my impressions along in case you want to check it out. Gallery 25 is in the central hall of the second floor of the building at 32 West 25th Avenue in San Mateo. Unfortunately, it's only open during regular M-F "business hours," so if you have a "day job," it will be difficult to see the show, other than on your lunch hour (assuming that you work in the area).
The show will run through June 28.
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The Twin Pines Art Center in Belmont--where I work as a volunteer docent on most Sundays--has two interesting exhibits going on now. We're open Wednesday through Sunday afternoons until 4PM, and admission is free.
Eleanor Dickinson has a solo exhibition/retrospective in the main gallery, and there's an exhibit of some VERY EXCELLENT youth art work in the Belmont Arts Council's gallery. I should warn everyone that no one feels neutrally about Ms. Dickinson's work (IOW, one tends to either love it or hate it), and the some of the subject material is "suggested for mature audiences."