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Luminaire Saturday, March 2nd 6:00 pm - 10:00 pm none ----> Event Description <----------------------------------------------- 66balmy, an art gallery dedicated to supporting and celebrating contemporary art of all kinds, is pleased to announce the closing reception for Luminaire - showcasing the works of Gage Opdenbrouw, a Bay Area painter, and Xavier Damon, a French photographer. The closing reception is scheduled for Saturday, March 2, from 6 to 10 pm. Although their individual media and processes are very different, the paintings of Opdenbrouw, and the photographs of Damon share a deep affinity in their sumptuous use of light and color. Both artists approach recognizable imagery in an essentially abstract fashion, transforming our experience of seemingly everyday objects or places. Both artists consider emotions as an inner landscape, with an ambition to enrich our perceptions of our world and ourselves. Living in the Bay Area for the past two years, Xavier Damon hails originally from Paris. Damon's photography has its roots in the Polaroid or Kodamatic instant camera format, which he then enlarges. While preserving the format of the original Polaroid print, the final work is mounted on aluminum. Many of Damon's images have an inevitable quality that places them hovering solidly between dreams and reality. Recipient of the "Best Emerging Artist, Painting, 2001" award from San Francisco's Academy of Art College, Opdenbrouw's work parallels that of Damon in it's focus on our emotions and inner states and spaces, however, it does so in the form of recognizable landscapes. Painted from memory or from the imagination, Opdenbrouw's work evokes emotion through its seductive use of oil paint and rich color. Moving in a continuum with Turner at one end and Rothko at the other, Opdenbrouw's vision encompasses the serene and violent, the subtle and dramatic. The exhibit will be open for viewing from February 7 to March 4. The closing reception is scheduled for Saturday, March 2, from 6:00 to 10:00 p.m. The Gallery is open 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., Thursday through Monday. ----> Venue Info <------------------------------------------------------ 66balmy gallery 66 Balmy Alley (off 25th, between Treat and Harrison) San Francisco 415-648-1760 www.66balmy.com We are located in the Mission District, off of 25th Street, between Treat and Harrison. BART riders get off at the 24th St. Misson station, and walk down 24th (towards Folsom). Balmy Alley is the next street after Treat. ----> Additional Info <------------------------------------------------- [EMAIL PROTECTED] 415-648-1760 www.66balmy.com ----> The Squid List Admin <-------------------------------------------- The Squid List, a tentacle of Laughing Squid http://www.laughingsquid.org/squidlist/ To subscribe, unsubscribe or change your preferences: http://lists.laughingsquid.org/mailman/listinfo/squidlist/ Frequently Asked Questions & Submission Guidelines Squid List FAQ: http://www.laughingsquid.org/squidlist/faq.html ----> The Odeon Bar <--------------------------------------------------- Our little clubhouse in The Mission The Odeon Bar 3223 Mission Street @ Valencia, San Francisco http://www.odeonbar.com ----> Islais Creek Arts Group <----------------------------------------- Help save The Islais Creek Arts Group and stop the Illinois Street Bridge project: http://www.islaiscreek.org ----> Laughing Squid <-------------------------------------------------- Laughing Squid http://www.laughingsquid.org Underground art and culture from San Francisco and beyond! ----> Web Hosting <----------------------------------------------------- Laughing Squid Web Hosting http://www.laughingsquid.net Laughing Squid is an independently owned and operated web hosting service that specializes in web hosting for artists, individuals, non-profits and small organizations. We are here for those website owners and developers who often get lost in the faceless void of corporate web hosting. Copyright (c) 2002 Laughing Squid LLC. All rights reserved.
