SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE REVIEW | http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/
San Francisco Chronicle art critic, Kenneth Baker, reviews "The Long Year."
Blum's companion pieces: Gary Edward Blum's work at Dolby Chadwick risks getting snarled in its own cleverness, but it presents viewers a healthy resistance. Healthy in the sense that, in a culture hooked on speed, it takes time to figure out and rewards inspection with a clear internal logic.
"Painting for Sylvia" (2010) http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/, a characteristic work in the series, consists of a small framed abstract "Study" that Blum has repainted - illustrated, really - as the kernel of a large unframed canvas.
In the painting, the "Study" appears to hang on a wall, but then you notice that the wall repeats, magnified, the composition of the "Study" itself.
In this toying with pictorial paradox, Blum may revisit territory explored by William Anastasi and Michael Snow - even by René Magritte (1898-1967) - decades ago, but a pervasive new postmodernist suspicion of representation has refreshed the exercise.
Kenneth Baker, San Francisco Chronicle
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San Francisco Chronicle art critic, Kenneth Baker, reviews "The Long Year."
Blum's companion pieces: Gary Edward Blum's work at Dolby Chadwick risks getting snarled in its own cleverness, but it presents viewers a healthy resistance. Healthy in the sense that, in a culture hooked on speed, it takes time to figure out and rewards inspection with a clear internal logic.
"Painting for Sylvia" (2010) http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/, a characteristic work in the series, consists of a small framed abstract "Study" that Blum has repainted - illustrated, really - as the kernel of a large unframed canvas.
In the painting, the "Study" appears to hang on a wall, but then you notice that the wall repeats, magnified, the composition of the "Study" itself.
In this toying with pictorial paradox, Blum may revisit territory explored by William Anastasi and Michael Snow - even by René Magritte (1898-1967) - decades ago, but a pervasive new postmodernist suspicion of representation has refreshed the exercise.
Kenneth Baker, San Francisco Chronicle
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THE CROCKER ART MUSEUM | www.newcrocker.org
The Crocker Art Museum has acquired its second piece, "The Long Year," http://garyedwardblum.com/artw for its permanent collection.
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The Crocker Art Museum has acquired its second piece, "The Long Year," http://garyedwardblum.com/artw for its permanent collection.
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THE LONG YEAR
new paintings
EXHIBITION DATE:
July 1 - August 28, 2010
RECEPTION FOR THE ARTIST:
Thursday, July 1, 5:30-7:30
LOCATION:
Dolby Chadwick Gallery
210 Post Street, Suite 205, San Francisco, CA 94108
GALLERY HOURS:
Tuesday - Friday, 10:00-6:00, Saturday, 11:00-5:00
For more information please visit:
www.dolbychadwickgallery.com
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new paintings
EXHIBITION DATE:
July 1 - August 28, 2010
RECEPTION FOR THE ARTIST:
Thursday, July 1, 5:30-7:30
LOCATION:
Dolby Chadwick Gallery
210 Post Street, Suite 205, San Francisco, CA 94108
GALLERY HOURS:
Tuesday - Friday, 10:00-6:00, Saturday, 11:00-5:00
For more information please visit:
www.dolbychadwickgallery.com
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THE ART OF PLAY
Group Show
ARTISTS:
Jeffrey Beauchamp, Chris Cosnowski, Marshall Crossman, Matt Duffin, Gary Edward Blum, Katina Huston, Holly Farrell, Kim Frohsin, Dan Jackson, Alex Kanevsky, Vanessa Marsh, Gary Ruddell, Ada Sadler, Rob Tarbell
EXHIBITION DATES:
December 3, 2009 - January 9, 2010
RECEPTION FOR THE ARTISTS:
Thursday, December 3, 5:30-7:30
LOCATION:
Dolby Chadwick Gallery
210 Post Street, Suite 205, San Francisco, CA 94108
GALLERY HOURS:
Tuesday - Friday, 10:00-6:00, Saturday, 11:00-5:00
People tend to forget that play is serious. -David Hockney
The creation of something new is not accomplished by the intellect but by the play instinct acting from inner necessity. The creative mind plays with the objects it loves. -Carl Jung
Dolby Chadwick Gallery is pleased to announce the upcoming group show, The Art of Play. This has been a challenging year for artists and the institutions and business that support them. Our hope is to add some levity to the end of 2009. We feel a great deal of gratitude to have survived thus far and look forward to celebrating the end of the year with this exhibition focused on play.
For more information please visit:
www.dolbychadwickgallery.com
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Group Show
ARTISTS:
Jeffrey Beauchamp, Chris Cosnowski, Marshall Crossman, Matt Duffin, Gary Edward Blum, Katina Huston, Holly Farrell, Kim Frohsin, Dan Jackson, Alex Kanevsky, Vanessa Marsh, Gary Ruddell, Ada Sadler, Rob Tarbell
EXHIBITION DATES:
December 3, 2009 - January 9, 2010
RECEPTION FOR THE ARTISTS:
Thursday, December 3, 5:30-7:30
LOCATION:
Dolby Chadwick Gallery
210 Post Street, Suite 205, San Francisco, CA 94108
GALLERY HOURS:
Tuesday - Friday, 10:00-6:00, Saturday, 11:00-5:00
People tend to forget that play is serious. -David Hockney
The creation of something new is not accomplished by the intellect but by the play instinct acting from inner necessity. The creative mind plays with the objects it loves. -Carl Jung
Dolby Chadwick Gallery is pleased to announce the upcoming group show, The Art of Play. This has been a challenging year for artists and the institutions and business that support them. Our hope is to add some levity to the end of 2009. We feel a great deal of gratitude to have survived thus far and look forward to celebrating the end of the year with this exhibition focused on play.
For more information please visit:
www.dolbychadwickgallery.com
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WHITE SHOW on the RADIO
Listen to Molly Barnes and Jim Morphesis discuss the White Show this Sunday, March 29th.
88.5 FM at 7:30 p.m. to 8 p.m..
You can also go to http://www.kcsn.org and listen to it live on your computer.
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Listen to Molly Barnes and Jim Morphesis discuss the White Show this Sunday, March 29th.
88.5 FM at 7:30 p.m. to 8 p.m..
You can also go to http://www.kcsn.org and listen to it live on your computer.
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STUDIO VISIT MAGAZINE
"Seco Street" was chosen for the Spring 2009 edition of STUDIO VISIT MAGAZINE.
www.studiovisitmagazine.com
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"Seco Street" was chosen for the Spring 2009 edition of STUDIO VISIT MAGAZINE.
www.studiovisitmagazine.com
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WHITE
Group Show
February 28 - April 11, 2009
RECEPTION: Saturday, February 28, 2009, 5 - 7PM
Ruth Bachofner Gallery
2525 Michigan Avenue, Suite G2
Santa Monica, CA 90404
www.ruthbachofnergallery.com
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Group Show
February 28 - April 11, 2009
RECEPTION: Saturday, February 28, 2009, 5 - 7PM
Ruth Bachofner Gallery
2525 Michigan Avenue, Suite G2
Santa Monica, CA 90404
www.ruthbachofnergallery.com
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GARY EDWARD BLUM
Quiet House
April 19 - May 31, 2008
RECEPTION: Saturday April 19, 5-7pm
Ruth Bachofner Gallery
2525 Michigan Avenue G2
Santa Monica, CA 90404
www.ruthbachofnergallery.com
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Quiet House
April 19 - May 31, 2008
RECEPTION: Saturday April 19, 5-7pm
Ruth Bachofner Gallery
2525 Michigan Avenue G2
Santa Monica, CA 90404
www.ruthbachofnergallery.com
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SOLAGE COMMISSION
July 2007
Oakland based artist Gary Edward Blum was chosen to produce 89 prints and one original painting for "Solage," the much anticipated Calistoga resort. Blum worked with Magnolia Editions of Berkeley to produce the prints, which included Mezzotint, Chincole and Relief.
http://www.solagecalistoga.com
www.magnoliaeditions.com
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July 2007
Oakland based artist Gary Edward Blum was chosen to produce 89 prints and one original painting for "Solage," the much anticipated Calistoga resort. Blum worked with Magnolia Editions of Berkeley to produce the prints, which included Mezzotint, Chincole and Relief.
http://www.solagecalistoga.com
www.magnoliaeditions.com
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