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Mark Warren Jacques I'm Here Now at Gallery Hijinks.

Mark Warren Jacques moved to SF over the summer and fell in love with the city. Like many of us, it's hard not to fall hard for this electric city. His solo show I'm Here Now is the result of his love. All the work in the show he created in his temporary Dog Patch studio. Each piece is so perfectly done. Mark's line worl always blows my mind.

I'll be giving away a print of his tomoroz, say stay tuned for that!

I meant to get these pics up last week, but things got a little crazy for me in a very good way. I'll expand more on that in the coming weeks, I think. ;) But in the meantime, let's look at Mark's gorgeous work. It was a great show and Gallery Hijinks had done did it again!

Mark letting us know where he's at.

I got a little freaky and animated the pics of Mark's sculpture so you can get a better idea of how it looked. It was pretty mesmerizing. You like it, right?

Sneak Peek: Jamie Vasta's Caravaggio Project.

Jamie Vasta shares with us images from her studio of her in progress body of work, the Caravaggio Project. Each of these paintings, rendered entirely in glitter, are Jamie's interpretation of a Caravaggio painting. Yes, you read that correctly, ENTIRELY in glitter. Through friends and strategic placement, Jamie is replicating the Baroque master's work in her own eye. This is just a small sampling of a larger group that will be on show next spring. Thanks Jamie for sharing them with us!

You can see a studio visit I did with Jamie last spring. Holy glitter!

The original, below, Judith Holofernes that inspired the above. All glitter, people!

Again, Jamie's rendition above and Carvaggio's Boy with the fruit basket (Giovane con canestra di frutta).

Just Because...Confetti System.

My Monday is dragging a bit as I sort through posts and images for you guys, so I thought I would share this stunner as a distraction. I fell in love with this piece by Confetti System as soon as I laid eyes on it. The mother of all dookey ropes. Thank you Faythe Levine.

Studio Visit: Meryl Pataky.

Contributror, Jillian Mackintosh takes us into the world of neon artist Meryl Pataky. I was really moved at how passionate Meryl is about her craft and process behind it. I think you will be as well. - meighan

I was recently invited to visit neon artist, Meryl Pataky, at her downtown studio. I watched in awe while she created new neon works for here upcoming solo exhibition Metaphysics at a.Muse Gallery opening November 11th 2010, from 6-9pm. Neon is the process of heating glass tubing to bend it. Each of the gasses used to illuminate Pataky’s work are elements of the noble gas family.  Housed in glass tubing, they breathe and flow under the influence of electricity. Since they simply exist and react because of their surroundings, they share a common metaphysical thread with humans and animals. By using neon, Pataky sheds a light on the commonalities of basic nature - a battle between resistance and growth. Check out some pictures shot by Shea Greene of Meryl's neon processes and get a sneak peek of her new works.

Pataky’s work, entirely in neon, is based on Plato’s writings on “the first principals of things,” or in other words, “What does it mean to be?” Balancing the two strands of Metaphysics: one which holds that what exists lies beyond experience and the other which holds that objects of experience constitute the only reality, the artist attempts to address the human condition.

Choosing to recognize origins of linguistics and its evolution, Metaphisics references and is influenced by the writings of Kurt Vonnegut Jr: “Literature is a unique combination of words by an artist that express emotions and reflect our reality in poignant ways. Sometimes, nobody can say it better. It is my opinion that this is especially true with Vonnegut and I mean to acknowledge his influence on my being.”-Pataky

The letters in the sculpture titled “Metaphisics” consists of different typographical characteristics such as ligatures (when two letters share the same stem or stroke) and historical characteristics such as the long "s" where they are appropriate. Patterns on thin tracing paper show wear with burns and markings reflecting the process and maximize the translucence of the neon behind it. In this extensive collection of neon sculptures the artist also uses materials such as with wood, found objects and even home furnishings.

Emily Glaubinger at Nooworks, part 2.

I stopped by Nooworks yesterday and got some great pics of Emily Glaubinger in action as she gets ready for her show that opens tomorrow night. She was crazy busy! In the window, on the wall and hanging her stuff! It was great to watch her in action. It was hard to not be inspired by her posi and happy energy as she got to it. The girl is a powerhouse...oh yeah and she makes jewelry! (I've posted before on her rad wood earrings.) At the moment that part of her renaissance is on hold...but if you are in SF her jewels will be along side her new work and her collaborative textiles with Nooworks at the boutique through Novemeber. Emily will be showing her latest work, digital drawings that took upwards of 20 hours to complete. They look so tough. The images are a psychedelic, color explosion of friends and self portraits.

Here are a bunch of pics I grabbed while I was there. Everything from her window and wall mural, to her jewels to her screenprinted goods she and Jen from Nooworks made together.

Here is my post on her sneak peek.