Shock and awe

A group show…
Opening Party Saturday September 27th, 6 to 9pm

Show runs September 11th, through November 8th 2014

Shock and awe (technically known as rapid art dominance) is a military doctrine based on the use of overwhelming creative power, dominant artistic awareness and maneuvers.  Showcasing spectacular displays of artistic power to paralyze the enemy’s perception of art and destroy their will to fight to remain boring.

An eclectic group of artists, most of whom reside at the Historic Cotton Mill Studios in Oakland.

Artists include:

Charles Boyd- Watercolor Artist

Cheryll May Macintyre- Painter

Craig Riedel – Photographer

Darcy Vasudev – Henna Artist

Hannah Woebkenberg - Abstract Artist

Ian G. Fabre - Interdisciplinary Artist

J. B. Mackinnon – Champion of creativity

Jeff Ritter   - Alchemist, Mad man & Industrial furniture designer

Lucciana Caselli - Visual Artist

Marty McCorkle – Painter

Sam Breach- Fine Art Photographer

Susan Tuttle - Fine Art Photographer

Thomas Lindahl Robinson – Photography

Wendy McDermott – Painter

Drunken Octopus

Stephanie Rigsby - Photography
Jeff Ritter - Industrial Furniture Design & Sculpture

Opening Party June 14th, 6 to 9pm

Show runs June 9th though July 19th 2014

Two multi-faceted local artists living and working in the San Francisco bay area. Their work embodies the daily life and remains of the industrial era. In rediscovering and redesigning the beauty of our surroundings they reclaim our past and what we know, and love about Northern California.

Stephanie Rigsby – Photography

Occasionally, the ephemeral, presents itself as visible. Surreal couplings of shapes, saturated layers of color, illuminated light and its refraction- all exist beyond a simple surface of what we register. Often, such aspects pass undetected. Transformations in lines or shadows may flicker into view for mere minutes. It is within these precise moments, Rigsby, endeavors to capture the life of her subjects. To capture these subjects in an organic state, her photography is not modified. This allows the images to reveal a duplicitous nature of their own accord. Perception has a natural tendency to rationalize that which contradicts a usual bias. By presenting unaffected subjects in their natural state, viewers may discern themselves, if the surreal has potential to coexist with reality. Primary themes in her work include architecture, industrial landscapes, performance art, haunted locations, and curiosa. More of her work can be viewed from her artblog: colorchrome.blogspot.com

Jeff Ritter - Alchemist, Mad Man & Industrial Furniture Designer

Jeff Ritter a self taught artist living in Oakland Ca. Ritter uses reclaimed steel along with different mediums creating functional industrial furniture, and sculpture. His work is available for special order.