 (left) "The Sooner We Will Find Their Money" Acrylic and Spray Paint on Canvas 75×59" (right) "If You Hate Me Live This Way, Don't Make Me Live This Way" Acrylic and Spray Paint on Canvas 6×10 ft The exhibition “Loving the Exiled” by the German duo artists, Hera and Akut, or Herakut, show images of society’s . . . → Read More: “Loving the Exiled” by Herakut at 941 Geary in San Francisco   "Centralized Division" (2012) Gouache on paper. 50 x 130 inches. As I lean in to examine the work of artist Emanuela Harris-Sintamarian, I hear the pounding of footsteps of characters from an action movie chasing one another through dark alleys, atop buildings, around bustling traffic. The high-speed maneuvering, car crashes and rapid change in point-of-view perspectives . . . → Read More: “Maximalism: Utopia” drawings by Emanuela Harris-Sintamarian at the Jack Fischer Gallery in San Francisco 
I love these hyper-expressive portraits by French painter Françoise Nielly. Filled with fluorescent colors and bold strokes, some faces appear gripped by anxiety, some are hiding secrets, some want to strike-out at the next person they see. Nielly lives and works near Montmartre in Paris and just finished her latest exhibition at the Villa del Arte in Barcelona. . . . → Read More: Portraits by Françoise Nielly 
I love how Adelaide, Australia-based artist Emma Uber uses pastels to create these wonderful portraits. In the hands of Uber, the colors from the pastel sticks appear to melt and blend on the . . . → Read More: Pastel portraits by Emma Uber 
I have mixed feelings about female superheroes. On the one hand, it’s great to see powerful women characters. On the other, I cringe at the over-the-top sexist costumes. Fetching to males, but troubling to females. “Heroine,” an exhibition of new paintings and works on paper by Deborah Oropallo, appropriates comic book iconography by taking images of women . . . → Read More: “Heroine” new paintings by Deborah Oropallo at the Stephen Wirtz Gallery in San Francisco  "Justified Unruly Shoe (Silver/Black)" Ink on Mulberry Paper 44×32" The amazing work of Amsterdam-based artist Niels Shoe Meulman (NSM) has arrived on the shores of San Francisco and now graces the walls of 941Geary is San Francisco. “Justified Scriptures” features the artist’s current discoveries in what he calls “Abstract Expressionism with a calligraphic origin.” Most pieces . . . → Read More: “Justified Scriptures” by Niels Shoe Meulman at 941Geary in San Francisco  "Mansion" oil on canvas, 12" x 12" "Palance" oil on canvas, 25" x 25" If you are longing to be inspired, or re-inspired, by painting, you must see Pang-Chieh Hsu’s exhibit at the Andrea Schwartz Gallery in San Francisco. In this show, Hsu paints hyper-realistic images of paper currency from his native country, Taiwan. As indirect sun . . . → Read More: Pang-Chieh Hsu paints old paper money at the Andrea Schwartz Gallery in San Francisco  Untitled (wadi) 2012 Ink and watercolor on hand-cut paper, 48 x 48 in Los Angeles based artist Sherin Guirguis has an exhibit, entitled Duwamah (or “rip current” in Arabic), now showing at the Frey Norris in San Francisco. Inspired by last year’s “Arab Spring” events, Guirguis’ work references the still evolving power struggle in the Middle . . . → Read More: “Duwamah” by Sherin Guirguis at the Frey Norris in San Francisco  "Beyond the Veil" acrylic on wood, 36in x 36in, 2011 During an online visit to the Painting Center in NYC, I discovered the wonderful paintings of Rebecca Rutstein, one of the artists featured in the current “Shifting Speeds” exhibition. According to Rutstein, she invents “landscapes of systems and forces without a sense of place, scale or . . . → Read More: “Zero Gravity” paintings by Rebecca Rutstein  "Wonder Club" Acrylic, Ink, and Spray Paint on Fine Canvas, 42x60in If these rainy days leave you feeling blue, Wonder Club at the White Walls Gallery in San Francisco will put the bounce back in your walk. Sickboy’s show consists of large canvases full of bright colors, playful as well as angstful antics, and dreamy fun. . . . → Read More: “Wonder Club” by Sickboy at White Walls Gallery in San Francisco |
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