INFERNO Gallery

Envostic Show at The Roll-Up

admin — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 05:36:53 +0000

There was concurrent event at The Roll-Up next door to INFERNO the evening of the Vulcan Group Show.

Envostic: An examination of Video Construction. Video Exhibition held at the Roll-Up bike space in Oakland at Vulcan studios. Friday May 11th 2010. Artworks Include: Subject to Search, Gary-Paul Barbosa Prince 2006; Composition in 3rds & 5ths, Ren Dodge 2010; The Goat, Sam Barnett 2009; Urban Daze, Sabina Fowler 2010;A Study in Video Space, Yong Han & Carole Okolowicz 2010; A Day in the east Bay, Levitate Media 2010; Bikework, Laura Garzon Chica 2010.

Vulcan Group Show

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Vulcan Studios Group Show and OPEN STUDIOS

admin — Wed, 07 Apr 2010 20:35:01 +0000

Vulcan Studios Group Show May 6- June 19th

ARTISTS RECEPTION EVENT : June 11, 2010 7-9pm

The gallery will be open both weekends of East Bay Open Studios June 5-6 and 12-13 from 11am to 6pm
There will also be other studios in the Vulcan Studios opening their doors to the public.

A collection of current artists who all reside in the infamous Vulcan Studios in East Oakland. paintings, sculpture, ceramics and more!

Helena Bianca
Charles Bird
Lorely Bunoan
Ross Clark
Rebecca Cotton
Ren Dodge
Ezra Li Eismont
Donna Fenstermaker
Marco Leavitt
Yahroe Hill
Susannah Israel
Gabriel Penfield
Gary-Paul Prince
Barbara Rogers
Charity Romero
Forest Stearns
Cameron Thompson

(Artwork Above: COmpressed Art by Ren Dodge and Illustrations for Childrens book by Forest Stearns)

The Vulcan Studios is East Oakland’s first Live Work Artists Project started in 1980. Since that time it has housed Painters, Sculptors, Ceramicists, Musicians, Actors, Filmmakers, dancers and circus performers who have left their imprint on the bay area arts scene.

Opening Reception: Learning To Fly – Charity Romero

admin — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 08:00:11 +0000

Opening Reception: Friday Nov. 20th 2009 – 7pm to 9pm

Artwork up through February 20th, 2010

Romero has taken her sculpture to a new level. Her show in 2008 contained pieces that were made over a period of more than a year. Although the work contained a consistent thread and vitality her latest work has gone beyond last year’s show.

Learning to Fly is comprised of work made in the last three months. Romero immersed herself in her studio and forbade all things except the engagement of art making. This past year she suffered through the rush of emotions from the multiple deaths of friends and upheaval in her personal life. This work is clearly a direct connection with the swell of emotions and sentiments she has been experiencing. Her relationship with clay and found images, that she incorporates in her work, has taken a quantum leap to a new level.

She chose to go beyond individual pieces and created sculpture as installation. Each work stands on its own in addition to being a critical piece of the world she has created in the gallery.

Brilliantly executed!

Fernando Botero: The Abu Ghraib Series @ Berkeley Art Museum

admin — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 07:46:50 +0000

Unless you were in a coma when the Abu Graib story broke you most likely have seen images of Colombian artist Fernando Botero’s Abu Graib painting series. Botero is a fine art icon. His work of plump figures is recognized the world over by savvy art afficionados and equally recognized by the laymen. However as much as mainstream society would recognize his paintings of unusually portly people they more than likely would not be able to attach his name to the work. Most who do know his work would never have thought in a million years that he would be making paintings of torture that push a political pressure point in American society. Botero has risen to approach topics that many artist of his caliber would not touch. It is not often that you have the opportunity to see a master make the same artistic challenges of that of the youth. Many galleries refused to show his work and the Berkeley show is the first venue to show them in their entirety. This is a rare moment don’t miss your chance. Below is a conversation with Botero at Berkeley.