this one too...

Barry Beach vs. John K. Melvin, May 22nd 2009, 7-10pm, Temescal Arts Center, 511 48th @ Telegraph, Oakland, CA http://temescalcontemporary.org/index.html

more on this one soon....

and another one

The Ever Gold Gallery: First Thursday of MAY!!
“Everything for Nothing or Something”

Artist Stephanie Dodes’ most recent production is an experimental short film, “Everything for Nothing”. This group exhibition features many of the artists that contributed to the film’s production and design, and is itself inspired by this same collaborative nature of the film making process.

Featuring the work of:

Stephanie Dodes, Elinor Diamond, Cathy Fairbanks, Kevin Laccone, Brittany McCall, John K. Melvin, Chris Ritson, Izumi Yokoyama

Please join us to celebrate our fourth exhibition at the Ever Gold at 441 O'Farrell Street (b/w Taylor and Jones) opening reception May 7th from 6-9pm.


Hope to see you there!

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Lobot Gallery

For Immediate Release:

Z-axis

Exhibition dates: May 9th 2009 – June 7th 2009
Opening Reception: Saturday, May 9th, 7-10pm
Lobot Gallery, 1800 Campbell Street, Oakland CA 94607
www.lobotgallery.com

Featuring works by: ERCH, Dan Grayber, Ryan Jones, Steven M. King, Whitney Lynn, Marhsall Marice, Jsun Mccarty, John K. Melvin, Niki Shapiro, Renetta Sitoy, Emma Spertus, SEO Won-Tae, Matt Volla, Patrick Wilson.

Curators: Eric Araujo, Ross Campbell

A two-dimensional Cartesian coordinate system is defined by 2 axes perpendicular to each other at right angles forming a plane known as the XY plane, X=horizontal, Y=vertical. The Z-axis is added to provide the third dimension of measurement.

Z-axis is a group exhibition of interdisciplinary artists who explore the realm of architecture and confront the various aspects of our built environment. By exploiting the intersections between art and architecture artists accommodate new beliefs and perceptions of how to direct and re-direct the purposes of space. They create new processes and rituals to live and work through momentary renderings of material reality, and invent the possible reality, that profoundly shapes the buildings, cities, and homes that help us define what is real and tangible.
The artists in Z-axis compose new architectural references by assimilating the host space to translate their formal, social, and political meanings into their own art-architectural language. What is expressed is hidden in the grandeur, depth, scale and volumetric integration of their installations, sculptures, films and two-dimensional demonstrations.
Dan Grayber’s playful look at building machinery uses scaled spring-loaded mechanical models that rely on existing architecture for support. Matt Volla analyzes human walks that reflect spatial conditioning via a participatory postcard, while Steven M King’s sound installation explores the logistical underbelly of urban planning that defines the process of city making. Z-axis aims to present diverse and dynamic works that reflect disparate aspects of our built environment; this is framed within the large art space of Lobot gallery.

a friend posted this to me...pretty sweet stuff.

A recent piece

Had to take down today for another iteration at vernissage. More to come. Thanks for the memories Nick. Cheers.



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