Enigma
Artist Mixer, Friday June 11th, 6-8:30 pm
Artsist Dave Meeker & J.B. Mackinnon will discuss thier work
in the presence of fine company and free labations.
Show Runs through June 12th, 2010
Artsist Dave Meeker & J.B. Mackinnon will discuss thier work
in the presence of fine company and free labations.
Show Runs through June 12th, 2010
“The surrealists believed that objects in the world possess a certain but unspecifiable intensity that had been dulled by everyday use and utility. They meant to reanimate this dormant intensity, to bring their minds once again into close contact with the matter that made up their world. Andre Brenton’s maxim “Beautiful as the chance encounter of a sewing machine and an umbrella on an operating table” is an expression of the belief that simply placing objects in unexpected context reinvigorates their mysterious qualities.” – Jonathan Lethem
About the Artists:
James Barnes MacKinnon – 2D
Born in Chicago in 1950, J. B. as most people know him, is mostly a self-taught artist, but his work is neither primitive nor innocent. Predominantly a painter for most of his life he has studied many disciplines including photography, drawing, printing, and computer graphics. Often populated with aliens, gargoyles, and crash test dummies, his art is an exploration of the parts of humanity we have a hard time looking at or seeing. His latest work, a series of 3’ square canvases he calls “Bumps” is a study of interruptions, in our lives, our dreams, our culture. Using the metaphor of a road disrupted by speed bumps, each piece looks at an event or time in our history, or a possible future, and lets us explore the effect on us, and how we proceed. jb-mackinnon.com
Dave Meeker – 3D
I created my first kinetic piece over thirty years ago from scraps of wood, a fan and recycled paper products that my father brought home from his job as an envelope salesman. My art uses air to inflate, deflate and otherwise make move recycled materials. I suppose the deeper meaning here is that I’m breathing new life into objects that otherwise would have “died”—destined for a landfill, the burial ground of our culture’s castoffs. My pieces bring new life to these dead objects. Davemeekerart.com
“With all my work I’m not trying to change the world, just you. If I can wake you up to the delight that surrounds us, I’ve done my job”. Dave Meeker
About the music:
Richard Wright (aka dj fflood, a 1st generation Jamaican born in New York City and loving living in OAKLAND) is a dj, producer, student, community organizer, and writer. As a dj he has been musically transporting crowds with his intuitive, driving, and eclectic style for 25 years. From the sound clashes of Kingston, to the warehouses of New York City, the clubs of Europe, to the art houses of San Francisco, and the lounges and lofts of Oakland, his exceptional sense of selection rand connection to the crowd has become his signature. http://www.myspace.com/fflood
About the Artists:
James Barnes MacKinnon – 2D
Born in Chicago in 1950, J. B. as most people know him, is mostly a self-taught artist, but his work is neither primitive nor innocent. Predominantly a painter for most of his life he has studied many disciplines including photography, drawing, printing, and computer graphics. Often populated with aliens, gargoyles, and crash test dummies, his art is an exploration of the parts of humanity we have a hard time looking at or seeing. His latest work, a series of 3’ square canvases he calls “Bumps” is a study of interruptions, in our lives, our dreams, our culture. Using the metaphor of a road disrupted by speed bumps, each piece looks at an event or time in our history, or a possible future, and lets us explore the effect on us, and how we proceed. jb-mackinnon.com
Dave Meeker – 3D
I created my first kinetic piece over thirty years ago from scraps of wood, a fan and recycled paper products that my father brought home from his job as an envelope salesman. My art uses air to inflate, deflate and otherwise make move recycled materials. I suppose the deeper meaning here is that I’m breathing new life into objects that otherwise would have “died”—destined for a landfill, the burial ground of our culture’s castoffs. My pieces bring new life to these dead objects. Davemeekerart.com
“With all my work I’m not trying to change the world, just you. If I can wake you up to the delight that surrounds us, I’ve done my job”. Dave Meeker
About the music:
Richard Wright (aka dj fflood, a 1st generation Jamaican born in New York City and loving living in OAKLAND) is a dj, producer, student, community organizer, and writer. As a dj he has been musically transporting crowds with his intuitive, driving, and eclectic style for 25 years. From the sound clashes of Kingston, to the warehouses of New York City, the clubs of Europe, to the art houses of San Francisco, and the lounges and lofts of Oakland, his exceptional sense of selection rand connection to the crowd has become his signature. http://www.myspace.com/fflood
