Here are some views of the Derek Weisberg show opening at Rowan Morrison tonight. Check out the press release, looks like it's going to be a great show...
For “Olam Haba”
(Hebrew for “the world to come”), Oakland figurative ceramic artist
Derek Weisberg will transform the entire space of Rowan Morrison
gallery into a candle lit catacomb. The installation will include over
35 hand-sculpted pieces ranging from wall-mounted portrait busts to
standing full figures in the round. During the event the entire
exhibition will be illuminated only with the use of candles mounted
into the sculptures. The use of candlelight plays a key roll in the
transformation of the space as well as being a thematic element, a
symbolic metaphor for life.
Derek’s work is a tool to make sense of the world and life around him.
His works are emotional and psychological self-portraits that express
timeless human qualities and issues. This body of work addresses themes
of death and mortality. At it’s core the works reflect a humanist
ideology; searching for truth and universal morality based on the
commonality of the human condition.
Derek Weisberg’s recent exhibitions include a solo show at Young Blood
Gallery in Atlanta, and a solo show at Anno Domini in San Jose. He has
also exhibited works in Pittsburg, Los Angeles, San Francisco,
Baltimore, and Guadalajara, Mexico. He has work in the permanent
collection at the Oakland Museum of California.
