| School may be out for summer, however a new exhibition — "All Angles"— is exhibiting in the Sanchez Art Center Main Gallery, showcasing the diverse talents and intellectual depth of eleven distinguished faculty members from the Skyline College Art Department.
All Angles, is a dynamic display featuring a wide range of media and genres, including innovative and creative works in painting, ceramics, sculptures, works on paper and photography. Free from a singular thematic premise, the exhibition celebrates the vision and skill of each artist, offering a rich tapestry of visual experiences that engage and inspire.
The Art Faculty members exhibiting in the show include: Aya Artola, Ash Asaro, Paul Bridenbaugh, Teresa Cunniff, Eileen David, Amir Esfahani, Bismillah Iqbal, Dianne Jones, Michael Ryan, Tiffany Schmierer, and Arthur Takayama. A group show in the Main Gallery is a rare exception to the art center's tradition of featuring either a solo or duo show of living artists in this space. Sanchez Art Center Artistic Director Jerry Ross Barrish notes about the invitation that, "The art faculty at Skyline College has been a great asset to Sanchez Art Center and our community over the years, serving as guest curators, promoting the art center and encouraging students to share their work by participating in the Art Guild of Pacifica exhibitions; this exhibition is a way of expressing our appreciation to these talented and generous artist educators."
About his work, Arthur Takayama shares, "The overt aesthetic premise of my work is in the Pictorialism tradition. Yet, the works present incomplete narratives; the lack of time, place and context attempt to bring the viewer to a perspective of intellectual and emotional open-endedness. The lack of conclusion is intentional in hopes of generating personal dialogues within the viewer about the process of determining: What do you understand about what you are viewing?"
Consumer culture serves as the point of department for most of the ideas and endeavors of Michael J. Ryan. In their piece, "Ruins and Spoils", the artist shares that they did not set out to have any design towards the aftermath of war or protest. But they did set out to establish a landscape of material and molds, spaces within spaces holding only light or shadow. Ryan comments on the piece, "The importance of what once occupied these forms and material now echoed through their absence."
Exploring past works, Dianne Jones sought to offer new ways of interpreting and perceiving her photographic work. Applying different cropping techniques reveal a renewed perspective, hidden narratives and highlighting that the past is not a fixed story but rather a dynamic and evolving mystery. "Through this re-examination, I let my intuition find meaning within the photographs that have influenced my artistic journey," states Jones.
Tiffany Schmierer's hand built pieces are intuitively assembled with a density of pattern, imagery and detail. Utilizing printmaking, marking and relief techniques to create richly detailed colorful structures out of mid-range fired ceramics, the theme that weaves through the series is the interconnections we have with each other and with our complex environment. Schmierer states, "Taking a moment to appreciate these inner and outer ties promotes much-needed empathy and caring for the complex invisible web that we link to and which shapes us."
Providing the community with the opportunity to hear from the artists about their work and processes, All Angles will conclude with an artists' talk on Sunday, Aug 11, beginning at 3:00 pm. The opening, talks, and gallery visits are free as part of the Center's focus on "Creating Community through Art".
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Sanchez Art Center is located at 1220 Linda Mar Blvd in Pacifica, about a mile east of Highway 1. Following opening night, the galleries are open Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, 1–5 pm, and by appointment, through Aug 11.
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