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October 8 & 9 Saturday & SUnday 11:00am - 6:00pm FREE ----/ Event Description /----------------------------------------------- Open House & Open Studios at the RayKo Photo Center Artists Reception & Open House: Saturday & Sunday October 8 & 9, 2005 11:00-6:00 PM As part of San Francisco Open Studios 2005, sponsored by the nonprofit organization Artspan, the RayKo Photo Center will feature a group exhibition by artists: Johanna Case-Hofmeister, Mary Celojko, Randy Fisher, Karst Features, Mia Nakano, Michael Shindler, & Barry Umstead. This exhibition of work produced by the staff of the RayKo facility not only embodies the artistic spirit of the photo center, but also presents a diverse a sampling of artistic approaches and styles unique to the medium of photography. The landscape as subject is predominately featured in this exhibition and represents an range of approaches from formal and traditional landscape studies by artists Mary Celojko, Randy Fisher, Michael Shindler to color documentary photographs of the people and places of rural New York state and Vermont presented Johanna Case-Hofmeister. Artists Stuart Kogod, Michael Queen, Jack Soman, known collectively as Karst Features, present a selection dramatic photographs of cave interiors that emphasize the intricate and breathtaking geological formations, revealing a world unseen by most. Working in a more conceptual framework, artist Barry Umstead presents a series of humorous tableaus that mimic Mark Rothko compositions that are created from cookies, M&M candies, marshmallow Peeps and other junk food his series "The Rothko Cantos". Artists Randy Fisher and Mia Nakano push the boundaries of traditional photography by working with experimental processes such as gum bichromate and liquid emulsion is some of the images in this exhibition. Nakano also creates a series of complex visual abstractions which are outputted digitally onto canvas that further blur the definition between traditional photography and digital imaging. ----/ Venue Info /------------------------------------------------------ RayKo Photo Center 428 3rd St. San Francisco 415 495-3773 http://www.raykophoto.com Located on 428 St. Between Bryant & Harrison ----/ Additional Info /------------------------------------------------- [EMAIL PROTECTED] 415 495-3773 http://www.raykophoto.com ----/ The Squid List Admin /--------------------------------------------- The Squid List, a tentacle of Laughing Squid http://laughingsquid.org/squidlist/ subscribe, unsubscribe, change your email address or change your subscription options: http://lists.laughingsquid.org/mailman/listinfo/squidlist/ Frequently Asked Questions & Submission Guidelines Squid List FAQ: http://laughingsquid.org/squidlist/faq.html The Squid List Online Calendar: http://laughingsquid.org/squidlist/calendar/ The Squid List RSS Feed: http://feeds.feedburner.com/squidlist ----/ Laughing Squid /-------------------------------------------------- Laughing Squid http://laughingsquid.com underground art and culture from San Francisco and beyond Laughing Squid Web Hosting http://laughingsquid.net friendly, dependable and secure web hosting services for artists, individuals, bloggers, non-profits and small businesses Copyright (c) 2005 Laughing Squid. All rights reserved.
