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Reception Friday, February 3rd 6-10pm Free ----/ Event Description /----------------------------------------------- 'Along Came a Spider' new work by John Casey and Martha Sue Harris @ 33 GRAND, 33 Grand Avenue, Oakland, CA 94612 February 3 - February 26, 2006 Reception Friday, February 3rd 6-10pm Oakland, California, January 11, 2006 -- 33 GRAND is proud to present a spine-tingling new show by two of the Bay-area's premiere creature creators. Martha Sue Harris's current body of work furthers her exploration of mutant plant life, this time inspired by the real-life horror of a poisonous spider bite she endured while designing her installation. Harris' recent work frequently imagines plant-life that has evolved monstrous traits, resulting in playful landscapes of chimerical plants, mosses and microorganisms. In her current twist on natural history exhibits, she envisions the nighttime world of a spider-like, carnivorous plant through such diverse media as fabric sculpture, painting, animation, and sound. While the spectre of her eight-legged culprit looms large in the show, the emotional underpinnings of her work remain thoroughly human. John Casey is obsessed with fictitious human morphology, which he explores in his sculptures and ink drawings. Prompted by Martha Sue's arachnid-induced misadventure, Casey focuses his signature creature making on the world of the spider. Dedicating his work for this show to that creepy web-spinner, he uses its mystery and power as inspiration. Considering the many potential results of spider bites, Casey imagines a hybrid reaction resulting in beings of combined spider and human origin. Others are morphs of an evolutionary nature. Whether human or arachnid, each of them is a unique creation. http://www.33grand.com/html/upcoming_spider.htm Reception: Friday, February 3rd, 2006, 6-10pm, at 33 GRAND. The 33 GRAND Gallery is located at 33 Grand Avenue, at the corner of Broadway and Grand in downtown Oakland. Reception is free and open to the public. 33 GRAND is a working art studio and gallery dedicated to promoting emerging talents. For more information, check out: www.33grand.com ----/ Venue Info /------------------------------------------------------ 33 Grand Gallery 33 Grand Oakland www.33grand.com ----/ Additional Info /------------------------------------------------- [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.33grand.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 The Squid List is licensed under a Creative Commons License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.5/
