FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Contact: Kathleen King 510.701.4620 for more info
Exhibition dates: December 1-31 2011
Artists’ Reception: Saturday December 10 from 4-6pm. Artists’ Talk at 5pm.
Oakland Art Murmur First Friday Opening: Friday December 2 from 6-9pm
Dave Meeker: Landscapes
Light plays an important role in the landscape and is at the core of a new series of light sculptures by Dave Meeker. The artist’s inspirations are the urban landscapes of Oakland historical landscapes as seen and recorded by others and interior landscapes – imagined landscapes with no physical presence past or present. The works continue Meeker’s exploration of the use of projected light and sculptural forms.
Image: Dave Meeker Fairyland 2011 light sculpture
The artist focuses on the horizon a line that marks the extent of our visual perception as both an end and a beginning. The end of what we see and the beginning of what we imagine. Through framing cropping and editing Meeker distills the colors and patterns of his visual and mental landscapes into a few thin slices. Each piece is the projection of a segment or segments of a landscape that inspired him.
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Interlocking Terrain
Curated by Charlie Milgrim
Mercury 20 is pleased to present "Interlocking Terrain" a group show of work by gallery artists curated by artist Charlie Milgrim. This show explores connections and juxtapositions between man-made and natural environments and their relationships to inner geographies.
Image: Mary Curtis Ratcliff Mountain and Sea/Keri Keri 2008 mixed media