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May 17

“Transitions” by Chad Muska

“Transitions” By Chad Muska At New Image Art-

 

 New Image Art is pleased to announce “Transitions,” the first solo show from professional skateboarder, designer, and artist, Chad Muska. “Transitions” opens at New Image Art on Saturday 06/01/13.

 

 Chad Muska comes from a long tradition of professional skateboard artists (Mark Gonzales, Ed Templeton, Chris Johanson, Natas Kaupas, and Neil Blender, among others) who have devoted their lives, both on and off the board, to a journey of creativity and discovery. The title of Chad’s first show, “Transitions,” is a word that not only stems from the curved surfaces skateboarders ride on in pools, parks, and ramps, but it’s also a reference to the skateboard lifestyle which is defined by movement from place to place, and from one state of mind to the next.

 

 “The show represents a lot to me,” Chad said. “It’s about the struggles I’ve been going through in life and what’s next after being a pro skater, something that I’ve done my whole life. Transition is a universal idea that everyone can relate to whether you skate or not, but it’s strongly connected to the roots of skateboarding which is about bending the world to your will and making it ridable—a world without transition is a world that is dull and flat.”

 

 It’s almost as cliché as the “roller skates nailed to the bottom of a 2x4” story (which somehow manages to come up whenever someone who doesn’t skate tries to talk about skateboarding), but skateboarders do indeed see the world differently than non-skaters and they’re able to turn a mundane urban setting into a playground of epic proportions—a wheelchair access ramp can launch a skater into a flight, a simple red curb can offer hours of fun, and a 12-stair hand railing becomes one of the most famous skate spots in the world—the urban environment is, in short, the stage for the art of skateboarding. So it’s no wonder that the works in “Transitions” offer a similar dismantling and re-appropriation of the “concrete jungle.”

 

 Chad’s new style appears at first to be a huge departure from the graffiti and wheat paste art he’s been known for in skateboarding for years. These new minimal pieces are heavy and stark, constructed from steel, concrete, and other industrial materials, and contain elements that are redolent of Mark Rothko, Richard Serra, and Anselm Keifer. They’re serious, yet they retain a playfulness that speaks directly to the mind of a skateboarder—there’s a movement and a work-in-progress element throughout the show that echoes the spirit of skateboarding which has always been a lifestyle devoted to the journey, not the destination.

 

 “Skateboarders, look at metal and concrete already as objects of artistic expression,” Chad said. “It’s like a canvas. And now the mediums that I’m using are metal and concrete. It’s so funny, but that’s why I think I’m attracted to these materials: because I’ve spent my entire life looking at the concrete sidewalk that I’m riding down.”

 

 The opening reception for “Transitions” is at New Image Art on Saturday 06/01/13 and runs until 06/22/13

Chad Muska | 6/1/13 | 7pm-10pm | New Image Art

May 11

ArtPadSF Opening Night Benefiting SFMOMA SECA Art Award -

6:00 - 8:00 p.m. Opening Benefit Party - VIP Exclusive preview of all ArtPadSF exhibitors before doors open to the general public Open bar and tasty bites from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. hosted by Chambers eat + drink Poolside performance by synthpop and chillwave band Altars A special synchronized swimming performance in the Phoenix Hotel pool by the San Francisco Tsunami Swim Club, a gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, and straight-friendly masters-level swim team Bonus: complimentary three-day VIP pass to attend fair activities throughout the weekend! 8:00 - 10:00 p.m. Opening Benefit Party - General Exclusive preview of all ArtPadSF exhibitors before the doors open to the general public Music, drinks, and food specials throughout the night, including conceptual concessions from Thought for Food Outdoor video installation by Bay Area-based artist Andrew Benson, programmed by BAM/PFA curator Steve Seid From May 16 to 19, 2013 the third-annual ArtPadSF will transform the Phoenix Hotel into a visual arts destination, with over 40 hotel rooms taken over by galleries and curatorial projects. This year the boutique art fair, focused on emerging and contemporary art from the Bay Area and beyond, launches with an exclusive preview party benefiting the upcoming SECA Art Award exhibition. Since 1967, SFMOMA and its art interest group Society for the Encouragement of Contemporary Art (SECA) has honored more than 70 Bay Area artists with this biennial award. Don’t miss this unique opportunity to support SECA and explore ArtPadSF! Visit artpadsf.com for more information.

May 08

Openings: Neck Face -

Flash from the Past.

We love you Necky.

2 Person show Neck Face and Fuck This Life was held 9-11-2011

We are having another Neck Face Show this summer — Late August 2013

Stay Tuned!

May 07

May 01

Coming soon…

New Image Art is excited to announce our upcoming shows:

ArtPadSF (suite 43), May 16-19thfeaturing: Retna, Chris Cascio, Tofer Chin, Misha Hollenbach, Tauba Auerbach, Cleon Peterson and more!

L.A.C.E. Auction, May 21st

Chad Muska, May 25th

Luke Petetiller, June 22nd

Surf Show, July 27

Neck Face, August 24th

Space15Twenty, September 20^th

Apr 30

L A C E -

New Image Art is one of the curators for this event.

Thank you Skullphone, Chad Muska,Megan Whitmarsh and Tofer Chin for your generosity.

Apr 25

On going Group show, “Black & White” at New Image Art is characterized as a, “celebration of absence of color.” Collectively, yet with distinction, artists Tofer Chin, Misha Hollenbach and Brett Cody Rodgers represent works that explore on canvas the possibilities and restraints of black, white, and grayscale.  Graphic repetitions, female nudes and industrial hybrid landscapes, create a depth and profoundness that, dazzle and perform. This exploration of “Black & White” is done in a manner that is so enjoyable the presence of colors and hues are hardly missed. Although presented within a group survey, each artist is best left to be observed on their own – Tofer Chin, Misha Hollenbach and Brett Cody Rodgers prove that from limitations meaningful explorations can be sustained.

Misha Hollenbach, In My Hut VII, Archival Ink on Paper, Ed.1/2
41” x 51”, 2013.
Courtesy of the gallery

Within Hollenbach’s “Hut” series, several solitary female subjects are the grounding focus within each frame. Sitting, standing, laying and kneeling, the curvature of each woman is coupled with a glossy splatter of rich black ink. Gliding over the surface in a bulbous mass, the media intersects each subject’s body and face. One piece in particular, “In my Hut IX”, 2013, utilizes this technique in a jarringly deep advantage. Upon first look the viewer is confronted with the power of this woman’s stare, unlike the others within this series whose faces are masked by the ink, eyes and stance are as provocative and confrontational as the ink that conceals her womanly curves. The subject of “Hut IX”, seems to hold a gaze from beyond the frame, magnetic and unapologetic.

Brett Cody Rogers, Raze, 2010. Gelatin Silver print, aluminum frame. 19 1/8 x 15 7/16 in. Ed. 1 of 5 (2 AP).
Courtesy of the gallery

Hollenbach’s nudes give way to a presentation of what are seemingly industrial landscapes of Brett Cody Rodgers; each frame in fact are his Grandfathers’ sculptures, photographed and collaged. One instance is “Raze”, 2010, here the structure is a cross between an Egyptian obelisk, soaring dagger shaped slabs and a Neo Bauhaus structure. The object within Raze hovers above a mirror-like pond, reflecting ad-infinitum, its angles. This reflection within the pieces is only further manifested in the aluminum frame that encompasses it all. These abstract industrial landscapes segue impeccably into the graphic repetitions of Tofer Chin.

Tofer Chin, 17 Rays (black and white). Acrylic on canvas. 24″ x 36”. 2012.
Courtesy of the gallery

The work of Tofer Chin is often seen as captured glimpses into a psychedelic journey of ones self. Chin’s pieces within “Black & White” resonate with this characteristic i.e. “17 Rays (black and white)”, 2012, while simultaneously presenting a departure into the foray of monochromatic. “1 Peak (white)”, 2013, is a vast canvas that hovers over and around the viewer. Presented here is a collision of black and white and the full, unbridled tension that can occur amongst these opposite spectrum hues. Cutting vertically is the centerline of impact that holds the tension of the San Andreas Fault Line; two opposing oceans with their symbolic weight on the brink of collision. “1 Peak (white)” is a confident presentation of the full potential black and white can create.

Tofer Chin, 1 Peak (white). Acrylic on canvas. 60″ x 90″. 2013.
Courtesy of the gallery.

New Image Art’s “Black & White” delves into the dense terrain of the two most opposing colors in existence. The challenge is as much for the viewer as the artist: How does something so deceptively simple maintain intrigue? Quite easily in fact, this trifecta of artists proves that “absence of color,” can be a good thing.

For more information visit here.

-Contributed by Bianca Guillen

Full article can be viewed here: http://www.sfaqonline.com/2013/04/black-white-at-new-image-art-los-angeles/

Apr 19

Luke Pelletier coming to New Image Art this Summer -

We are excited to announce that Luke Pelletier will be curating a show this summer at New Image Art.

Featuring: John Malta, Michael Hsiung, Sean Morris, Mildred, Pacolli, Nathan Brown, Teddy Kelly, Luke Pelletier, Dillion Froelich, Ben Jensen, Eric McHenry, Miles Jackson, and Yarrow Slapz

the Show is being sponsored by Ambig.

Apr 05

Tosh saves the day!
Photo by Rosenberg

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