Summer Group Exhibition - Baxter Chang Patri Fine Art Located in Hotel Nikko, San Francisco, California July 7 - September 5, 2005

Baxter Chang Patri Fine Art is pleased to announce a summer group exhibition featuring new work by gallery artists, which opens on July 7th, 2005 and will run through September 5th, 2005. Reception for the artists July 14th, 6PM.

San Francisco, CA (PRWEB) July 13, 2005 -- Baxter Chang Patri Fine Art is pleased to announce a summer group exhibition featuring new work by gallery artists, which opens on July 7th, 2005 and will run through September 5th, 2005.

The summer group exhibition will feature art glass, mixed media, sculpture and paintings by Wess Dahlberg, Elizabeth Hack, Jae Hahn, Robert Larson, Katherine Leighnor, Margaret Michel, Jeremy Morgan, Terrell Moore, Miguel Osuna, Kenton Parker, Giampaolo Seguso and Valentín Toledo. There will be a reception for the artists on July 14th from 5:30 until 8:30PM.

Gallery Artists
San Francisco based artist Judith Anderson has created works inspired by an interest and study of the Pacific Madrone Tree. She investigates the intersection of the organic and the scientific. They meet in an abstract forum in the search for harmony and life. Anderson observes and photographs details of the Natural world in various stages of growth and decay. Using these images as a departure point, multiple layers of oil color are poured on the canvas to create nebulous shapes of emerging form conjuring a sense of place that is both familiar yet suspended in time and space.

Elizabeth Hack presents the strong horizontal compositions of her Wave Series". Hack lays down color and texture onto paper with a transfixed awareness that captures every detail of the hand and brush. These excavations" leave no stroke, line or color unturned. The strong horizontal compositions of her Wave Series" give rise to a personal history of surface. As the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco Artist-In-Residence for February 2005, award winning California artist Elizabeth brings us that gentle and careful aesthetic that is especially dear to our local-turned-global world.

Robert Larsons work is an exploration of the urban landscape and the found object. Larson embarks on a meticulous search, sorting and reconfiguration of cigarette packages, matchbooks, disposable lighters, plastic juice caps....discarded materials which can be found in abundance on the streets and sidewalks of our cities. Exposed to the elements and the churning of the city, these objects individual journeys are etched into their surfaces over time. A collision of the man made material world and the forces of nature. The ephemeral works which result display the fading, abrasion and deterioration of the boxes and books into a rhythmic pattern.

Katherine Leighnor attributes sunlight as the inspiration for her new series, Roses, especially when it is reflected through nature. Its illumination or partial illumination is a beautiful metaphor for the way Source Energy reflects in each of us and collectively. Sometimes it is barely visible - mostly in the dark where only the smallest glimmer lights the way in a darkened space.

The bronze torsos created by Margaret Michel, are inspired by a variety of different sensibilities; they correspond to the suggestive nature of Japanese brushwork, forms appearing in the light and reflecting a body in movement. Balanced in a delicate equilibrium between positive and negative forms where the intimacy of the interior reflects the immensity of the abyss.

Terrell Moores process of creating, deconstructing and recreating is the cycle of nature portrayed in his work. The application of paint, layering it with paint thinner and water, spraying it and washing it off is repeated until the desired image appears. Often the image is a spiritual or cosmic symbol, planted or placed on a background of rich soil, clay, or sand. As the earth consists of layers so do Moores paintings" and the close observer will detect text scribbled into the paint. Poetry and primitive forms become fossilized" in the artistic process.

Painting in vivid colors, Jeremy Morgans work suggests limitless expanses of earth and sky. They are large canvasses amassing highly developed layers to reach the final goal of complete immersion. Born in Cambridge, Morgan studied at Oxford and the Royal Academy in London. In 1985, Morgan won the prestigious Harkness Fellowship and came to San Francisco to further his studies. Currently as Chair of the painting department at the San Francisco Art Institute, Morgan continues the work and development of his unique paintings.

Miguel Osuna re-presents familiar vistas and landscapes of California which provoke viewers to reevaluate, and in many ways rediscover their ideas, experiences (and for some nostalgic memories) of living in and visiting this golden" state.

Los Angeles based Kenton Parker gathers inspiration from popular culture and everyday life, producing a rich vocabulary of icons and motifs. He has maintained both a progressive edge and timeless style in all his work.

Giampaolo Seguso belongs to the Seguso dynasty that has been working on Murano glass for 600 years. Since the 15th century, the name of the Venetian island Murano has been virtually synonymous with the creation of the finest, most elegant glass art in the world.

Valentín Toledos whimsical mixed media designs are vibrant in color and painted on glass and stainless steel. A true Renaissance artist, Toledo has been exploring and expressing his creativity in a myriad of art forums. He has worked for important European magazines such as Vogue, Marie Claire, and Elle, among others. In 1988 he was awarded the LAUS prize for outstanding achievement in illustration for his work as an illustrator for the Barcelona Sunday supplement, La Vanguardia-Mujer. He worked in Madrid as an Art Director for ad agencies and magazines. He designed, and for several years acted as Art Director, for Paisajes -- magazine of the Spanish bullet train AVE.

About the Gallery
Located in the Hotel Nikko at 222 Mason Street, Baxter Chang Patri Fine Art specializes in contemporary painting, sculpture and photography, and provides art-consulting services for corporate and secondary markets. The gallery brings an international array of established contemporary artists works to the San Francisco art market. The gallery is co-owned by Holly Baxter and renowned San Francisco architect Piero Patri.

Baxter Chang Patri Fine Art
Monday to Saturday, 10am to 6pm and by appt.
Hotel Nikko 222 Mason Street
San Francisco, CA 94102
415.397-2000
info@baxterchangpatri.com
www.baxterchangpatri.com

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