Exhibition Opening: De Young Museum

Titian (Tiziano Vecellio)

Portrait of Isabella d'Este, Marchioness of Mantua

ca. 1534-1536

Oil on canvas

This Saturday, October 29th, the exhibition Masters of Venice: Renaissance Painters of Passion and Power from the Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna opens at the 

De Young Museum in San Francisco. 

The Kunsthistorisches Museum or the "Museum of Art History" in Vienna is kindly loaning 50 pieces of art from renowned Venetian artists including Titian, Veronese, Tintoretto, Mantegna and more, who worked throughout the Renaissance.

This show is sure to be amazing, and runs through February 12, 2012. 

Artist Spotlight: Karl Roeseler

Between the Shelves

Big Turn Time

Janna's Bookshelf

Karl Roeseler is having an open studio this weekend and seeing these vibrant, topsy-turvey city-scapes in person should be a must-see on your weekend list! Karl's artist statement is far more enriching than anything I can write so please read it. I love learning how artists develop their style and what has influenced them over the years. 

Visit: 

South Beach Artists Studios
340 Bryant Street
Studio Number: Suite 320, Studio 8 

Noon Approach

The Cubical City: Early Visit

The Cubical City: The Alley 1                   The Cubical City: The Alley 2

all image credits to Karl Roeseler

Artist Spotlight: Deloris Thomas

Struggling

This weekend during SF Open Studios, Deloris Thomas' studio at 689 Bryant Street will be open for your viewing pleasure.
I love Thomas’ paintings because, as she describes them, they are expressionistic and have great movement and fluidity. There is a warm glow about the pieces with sweeping stokes of rich yellow, blue, green and red paint. 

The shadow-like figures pull the viewer in while retaining their anonymity as they walk, dance and are posed on the canvas. Her paintings remind me of looking out a rain covered window, or across the horizon at sunset, watching the world outside move through blurred vision.  

      

 

Untitled                                                                                                                                                    This Way or That Way

Thomas’ pieces are roughly a medium to medium large size, and I would think that multiples along a wall would add color and character to any room or hallway. I’m very intrigued by her influences and homage’s to Francisco Goya, Oaxaca and the Mayan 

people.

ps...here is a website I found which discusses more of Deloris's influences and work. 

Untitled

all image credits to Deloris Thomas

San Francisco Art Walk

 Urban Solutions is hosting their annual 2BlocksofArt art walk on Friday, October 14 from 4-8pm on 6th Street between Market and Howard Streets. More than 25 galleries will be open as well as bars, restaurants and cafe's along the block.


Galleries from last year's walk include:


1:AM
200 6th
496 Natoma
Anu
Club Six & Onsix Gallery
DA Arts
Luggage Store Gallery
Showdown
...and many more!

Artist Spotlight: Barbara Kleinhans

Deeded Green 1

Acrylic on Canvas

 

I really enjoyed viewing a piece by Barbara Kleinhans at ArtLaunch last Thursday. Her art is playful, thoughtful, homegrown and aesthetically pleasing. There are direct references to her childhood growing up in the Wisconsin countryside as she often references barns, expansive landscapes and snow-covered fields. 

Lake View 1

Acrylic on Canvas

 

Red Shed #2

Acrylic on Canvas

 

Freshly Plowed

Acrylic on Canvas

 Her minimal color palette works to a maximum effect through her use of painting knives which pushes the paint around on the canvas, building texture The opaque richness of the chosen colors (include the white and black) adds vibrancy and movement to these serene paintings. 

Barbara's studio is open October 8&9 (Week 2)
1240 Hayes Street #6

San Francisco, CA 94117

 

The Grove in the North Field

Acrylic on Canvas

Wandering

Acrylic on Canvas

all images copyrighted 
barbara kleinhans 2005-2010