Three Outside Events

During the semester I attended two exhibitions that were not part of the usual field trips with my 704 critique class. The third event I am posting about was a performance that I was part of at the beginning of the semester.

EVENT #1
This performance was a bit of a stretch for me. My friend Austin Willacy invited me to be the third artist in the set. It was great to start exploring the performance side of myself which later came out in my first two videos for the class. I presented my interactive houses and discussed ideas around what "home" means and what grounds us as we make a nest for ourselves. The houses are made out of old maps, interior lights, book pages and sticks. The audience is invited to participate by writing what "home" means to them on the inside walls of the houses.

Threesome: Artists for Social Change 

at the Subterranean Art House in Berkeley

http://subterraneanarthouse.org/

3 diverse artist/activists share their creativity and commitment to a better world. Graham Hackett is a poet, Laura VanDuren is a visual artist & Austin Willacyis a singer/songwriter.  

There will be 3 shorts sets from each person. 

This is Austin Willacy performing his set of music.

Graham Hackett performing his poetry slam.

I loved how this woman's dress looked with this house. Part of the fun for me is seeing my work grow legs!

EVENT #2

Leah Virsik and I went to see Leonard Drew's exhibition at Anthony Meier Fine Arts Gallery in San Francisco in September. Drew is a New York sculptor who makes elegant wall pieces with wood chips and branches. I was mesmerized by the forms and his attention to detail. 

The gallery is inside of the Meier's first floor mansion. We passed it multiple times trying to find a traditional gallery. 

All the pieces are titled with a number. This one was at least 8ft. wide.

Leah checking out the details.

EVENT #3

Here again Leah was my exhibition partner. This fall we went to see Tara Donovan at the Pace Gallery in Menlo Park,Ca. The monumental scale of Donovan's work is arresting. As you get closer to each piece you find out that they are often made of ordinary materials like straws, buttons, mylar or paper plates.

I think this one was made of glass tubes or straws.

This was the first piece you encounter when entering the gallery.It felt as if it dwarfed us like a giant dragon. The material is Mylar sheets.