Artists Tauna Coulson and Tempe Sikora guide you through their personal discovery and celebration of the beauty within the ordinary. Their artwork will be presented through collage, sculpture, photography, and infused with the DJ music of g Dub.
“Homage to the Ordinary” is a collection of work from two artists, and friends, whose approach to art attempts to capture the overlooked elements around us, transforming fragments into a delicate, bold, harmonious whole. Coulson and Sikora welcome you to explore their personal, elemental, and sometimes whimsical perceptions of life.
About the artists:
Tauna CoulsonA graphic designer by profession, Tauna Coulson is no stranger to visual intrigue. With her extensive knowledge of grid theory, visual hierarchies and composition, Coulson illuminates a sensitivity and feminine beauty unique to her art. Between a discernible fascination with color and line, and a 3-dimensional aspect of her work, one finds it hard to define as merely collage.
This exhibition, Coulson's first public show, has previously been enjoyed only by friends and family in her home. You're invited to view her many years of material and inspiration.
www.coulsondesign.com
Tempe Sikora
“I’ve always been drawn to nature, especially the variety and beauty in its minutiae. The drive behind my work is a desire to capture the fleeting moment or oft-overlooked element, so it can speak out directly and unfiltered to more souls than just my own.
Perhaps my inclination to focus on details and things closer-up comes from my natural near-sightedness? Even once my vision was corrected, I still found myself fascinated with isolating or zooming in sharply on an element, to highlight its peaceful or energetic essence. But in a few recent pieces I’ve intentionally countered that tendency by shooting out of focus, playing against detail.” - Tempe Sikora
Originally from Connecticut, Sikora has lived in San Francisco since 1996. Her passion for the natural world is currently leading her career towards ecological architecture and natural building.
www.rarestbloom.com
About the music:
DJ g Dub (Greg Weber) will be unleashing some of his own new tracks the night of the opening. His work is an eclectic blend of Latin, Afrobeat, Hip-Hop and Electronica dance music.
