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November 17, 2007 – January 13, 2008 |
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Glass
Love: Contemporary Art and
Surf
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| No longer relegated to a few beach communities, surf culture has captivated international audiences, producing a significant body of scholarship and documentation about the sport, its history and genesis, and the philosophies of its participants. Glass
Love: Contemporary Art and Surf considers the attention turned to surfing by a new generation of contemporary visual artists. Just as clean, glassy waves allow surfers the perfect conditions to develop their own stylistic nuances, Glass Love takes a moment to consider how contemporary artists are utilizing surf imagery and its metaphors to develop their own stylistic impulses. Artists in this exhibition—Chris
Ballantyne, Amy Bird, Libby Black, Brian Calvin, Cassandra
C. Jones, Catherine Opie, Aaron Parazette, Bruno Peinado, and Joni
Sternbach—reference the sustained relationship of surfing and art to explore themes of individuality, mediation and Zen philosophy, and contemporary culture. |
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Amy Bird
Surfers #1, 2005
Oil on canvas,
36 x 18 in.
Courtesy Milo Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
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Joni Sternbach, Rich, 2007
Tintype,
8 x 10 in.
Courtesy Edward Cella Art + Architecture
Santa Barbara,
CA
Chris Ballantyne
Untitled, Tidal Bore, 2006
Acrylic on paper
16 x 12 in.
Courtesy the artist
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press release |
Graham Caldwell
Ejecta
about the BLOOM
PROJECTS series
Graham Caldwell is a conceptual artist that is advancing the studio glass movement from the complacently decorative toward the use of the material to investigate broader themes of systems, organizations and social issues. At CAF, Caldwell will occupy the Bloom Projects gallery space with a site-specific installation to engage audiences into more intriguing explorations of glass' potential for artistic expression.
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January 26 – February 9, 2008
Chocolate: 11th Annual Valentine's Day Exhibition and Benefit Auction.
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