SF.art
SanFranArtNews.com Oct/Nov 2012
In this issue: Photographers: Mary Kenez Jo Ellen Bourg
AlteredBarbie 2012
Plastography
at AlteredBarbie!
“Dolls for Obama” - Mary Kenez
“Plastography” • Gallery 530 • 530 Main Ave • Durango, CO • 303-442-7790
Summer 2012
“Plum Crazy” - Jo Ellen Bourg
“Beast Herder” - Mary Kenez
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Dear Readers, Welcome to the premier issue of SF.art, San Francicisco Art News! SF.art will focus on showcasing contemporary artists from the bay area. The second off-shoot of Telluride Art News, my hope is that this small regional publication grows to a national audience via Art News Group. Thru the technology of ISSUU we will instantly be an online publication as well as a short run local print magazine. Drop by Gallery 530 located at 530 Main Ave in beautiful downtown Durango, Colorado. Gallery 530 features local artists Manny Valenzuela, Jo Ellen Bourg and Mary Kenez
SF.art welcomes artists to submit art of all media types, to be considered for Gallery 530, in Durango and Kamruz Gallery, in Telluride. Submissions will be considered for D.art /T.art/SF.art magazine and for sanfranartnews.com, durangoartnews. com and tellurideartnews.com. The 10th Annual Altered Barbie Exhibition is here!! Shotwell 50 San Francisco CA Oct 24, 2012 thru Nov 18, 2012 Our House of Plasography Exhibit will have 30 images of “Colorado Barbie” and are we ever excited to be participating. See you at the opening reception and the artists reception! See page 11 for details.
SF.art explores Plastography in this issue. The New... “House of Plastography” - best of Plastography 2012 is available in softcover on our website and at gallery 530 and Kamruz Gallery . Plastography continues as an exceptional exhibit in Durango. Gallery 530, 530 Main Ave in Durango - open 7 days a week. Gallery530.com
Mary Kenez Editor
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Plastography.com
1....................... Letter from the Editor 3............. .Manny Valenzuela 5...................... Plastographer Jo Ellen Bourg 7...................... Plastographer Mary Kenez 9........House of Plastography 11.............AlteredBarbie 2012 13......House of Plastography 15............. Connie Townsend 17......House of Plastography 19................A Big Bike LOVE
“Hazmat Disaster” - Jo Ellen Bourg
“Bikin’ Betty Luna” - Mary Kenez
“Expose yourself to Plastography “ • Gallery 530 • 530 Main Ave • Durango, CO • 303-442-7790 Summer 2012
Manny Valenzuela Born and raised in Tucson, Arizona Hispanic Heritage Principal works are acrylic on canvas paintings, cast bronze and welded steel sculpture.
Manny is a dynamic, Contemporary Artist. His sculptures and paintings are inspired by his colorful heritage. “Many of my paintings are metaphors of personal relationships that convey a message using western influences. I love using my artwork to express that special bond between a parent and his/her kids. Bright colors and textures are mixed in a contemporary fashion creating a unique interpretation of the world around us. The combination of subject and technique brings character and flair to a room while still embracing a deeper meaning. Everyone has something to say I just prefer to communicate with metal or paint.” “I mainly work with western figures because of the poetic lifestyle they lead. It appears simple yet contains a complexity that goes beyond what seems obvious. I love creating paintings that stir emotion. It’s a great feeling to know you’ve touched someone’s heart or put a smile on their face. My style is minimalistic because of its ability to best convey the message with very little distraction. Some of the designs are derived from childhood memories and others represent my relationship with my own kids.” Pre-historic art, western icons, and personal life experiences influence the designs for his sculpture. A contemporary touch coupled with a southwestern flavor is evident in his artwork. His contemporary abstract pieces consist of visual metaphors, symbolizing both personal and global representations. Manny creates sculpture using welded steel and cast bronze. These mediums are selected for their permanency and value. He is involved in every step of the process to ensure the highest level of quality. His goal is to create artwork that provides enjoyment and a sound investment.
“Gaucho 5 Red”-Sculpture
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“Leader of the Band” - Manny Valenzuela
“Summer Breeze”
“Stetson” “Back in Black”
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Jo Ellen Bourg On plastography? It’s not for eveyone...but if it’s for you, you know it; you love it. What some have called “dark”, “pointless”, or “disturbing”- I call funny. Hence, the beauty of art. Actually, in all honesty, I did capture a few shots that may have given me slight nightmares.
“Hula She-Weed”
“Ovum Investigation”
“Plum Crazy”
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“The Bath House”
Plastography Jo Ellen Bourg
“Smokin’ Chix”
“Dino Latte”
“Peppermint Patty”
“5traw Head”
art imitating life.
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Plastography Mary Kenez
“Pentax Pauline”
“Cabbage Cowboy”
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“Zeiss Ikon”
Mary Kenez For me Plastography is the natural world combined with the unatural world... of plastic. I attempt to incorporate the living with the “dead” in most of my plastography. The art is also about movement and storytelling ... a rooster crowing, a ravenous dinosaur...an angry bear, all come to life in the world of plastography. Hopefully you will find a plastograph that inspires you... “A Life of Plastic is Fantastic!”
“There’s the Bridge”
“Frisky the Snowman”
“Valley Girls”
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“Head and no Shoulders”
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“Shadow Woman”
“House of Plastography” Exhibit
“Telluride Ski Rack”
“Damsels in Distress”
“50 Shades of Gay”
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10th Annual AlteredBarbie Exhibition • 50 Shotwell San Francisco, CA When:
10/24/2012 - 11/18/2012
Wednesday – Saturday 1-8, Sunday 1-5 11/26/2012 7:00 PM - Midnight Artist’s Reception: Meet the 30+artists who have resurrected and reinvented Ken and Barbie into Art. Live performance by Velocity Circus with living statues Barbie & ken, “Gypsy Punk Opera”~Japan Music: Cyclub + East Bay Brass Band, Butoh Rotten Body and Silent Scream: Hiroko Tamano with Earth child, Images: Eric Drooker, Come see the dolls made by ROADDAWGZ, Homeless Youth Creative Drop-in Center. Join the party and dress as your favorite Barbie or Ken & tell us your campaign. 11/10/2012 12:00 PM - 2:30 PM Make your own Altered Barbie Workshop evening with Artist Ruby Pearl: Think Barbie out of the Box! Alter and recycle your own Barbie and/or Ken by embellishing or building an environment. Co-Sponsored by SCRAP. To sign up for classes visit www. alteredbarbie.com. 11/7/2012 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM Poetry Night: Jennifer Hasegawa & David Pang of TeaRoots present: Four more years! Are we on the cusp of a groundbreaking moment, when a woman, perhaps an Altered Barbie, will make it into the highest office in this country?
11/16/2012 7:00 PM -11:00 PM Closing Artist Reception: Meet the 30+Artists: Fashion by Tuan Tran and live musical performance by the Ethel Merman Experience! The Broadway diva with the big voice and big hair returns to the Altered Barbie closing night party! With Eddie James on bass and Boom Boom Bow Wow on drums: a new sound, new songs and lots of new energy! Let’s party! Julie Andersen & ChatterBox International has been hosting the Altered Barbie show since 2002. ChatterBox is dedicated to creating multidimensional exhibitions bringing emerging and established artists of all ages and all cultural backgrounds together. Intersection for the Arts: AlteredBarbie’s NPO Incubator. Intersection for the Arts has activated space and time for people to come together to imagine new cultural experiments that aim to transform our world. (Www.theintersection.org) Shotwell 50 Inc: Promotes the exhibition and exchange of art as a common dialog between diverse artists to advance the understanding of cultural traditions, human welfare, and the impact on the environment. Shotwell 50 Inc offers creative space design. (www.shotwell50.com) Sponsors: Intersection for the Arts, Shotwell 50 Inc., SCRAP, ChatterBox Arts International, Donna Davis, Cole Hardware, TeaRoots Magazine, Mendels, Velocity Circus, Ruby Pearl’s Box, Jody Banks Films, Lagunitas Beer, Jennifer Hasegawa & David Pang of TeaRoots.
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Julie Andersen / ChatterBox Arts International / Altered Barbie : Exhibition Director* Curator*Arts Liaison (415) 240-2202
Three Artists exhibiting this year...
“After Whistler”- Diane Cassidy”
“Obama & Michelle on Top of the World” - Lavonne Sallee
“Love Scandal” - Abby Beck
10th Annual AlteredBarbie Exhibition • 50 Shotwell • San Francisco, CA
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Complete book of Plastography...House of Plastography 2012 available now! Online Gallery530.com and at Gallery 530 and Kamruz Gallery
“Natalia! and Pet”
“Dinographer”
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“Dandosaurus”
“Dino Dentist”
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Kamruz Gallery - welcomes Connie Townsend
“You Make My Heart Wag” 24 x 20 - oil “4 X 4 X 2” - 30 x 24 - oil
“Dog Heaven” 14” x 18” - Oil
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Connie Townsend
“Rovers 30 x 24”- oil
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“Ajax Cruiser” “Learn to Ski”
“Girls on Grill”
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“Good Hair Day
“Imogene”
“Pony Watcher”
“Harvest”
“Yellow Chix”
“Gum Doll Machine”
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“A Big Bike Love” Exhibit at Gallery 530 & Kamruz Gallery
Photography - Mary Kenez
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“House of Plastography” Exhibit
10th Annual AlteredBarbie Exhibition • 50 Shotwell San Francisco, CA