Opening Night VIP Preview of ArtPadSF @Phoenix Hotel
May 16th 6-10pm
I crashed the opening night of ArtPadSF at the Phoenix hotel, a revamped 1960s motor lodge. That evening and for the next three following each room was taken over by a different gallery, creating an atmosphere that, like a hotel, is intimate and risqué. ArtPadSF is is provocative 21st century boutique art fair that focusing on emerging and contemporary art. I jumped right into the art, well the Drambuie Lounge first -but then I was all about the art. I have to admit that I don't often drink Drambuie, but it did start the evening off to be an extraordinary one.
Maria Jenson, Co-Founder (middle in photo)
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Artist: Cristobal Valecillos Princess and The Super Hero archival digital print on metallic |
Artist: Joshua Harker Till Death Do Us Part 3D printed polyamide, red |
Artst Cristobal Valecillos creates an art form that involves an innovative concept using raw cardboard and paper, born out of a desire to create art without generating waste. This led Cristobal to this idea to use everyday materials around us to craft something beautiful and give these elements a second chance to come alive -from pizza boxes to cereal boxes to shopping bags. Cristobal highlights another way of showing how we can express ourselves in extraordinary ways by using the most basic elements.
Joshua Harker is considered a pioneer & visionary in 3D printed art & sculpture, creating symbols like Till Death Do Us Part which depicts the bittersweet experience of love and loss as well as suggesting that love is what you make of it. The anchor & chain within it are intended to symbolize the security of steadfast loyalty in stormy seas & that which keeps you from becoming aimlessly adrift. The arrow is love's tool of capture & the weeping tear symbolizes the pain of loss. The suspended ring demonstrates the promise of commitment, while the skull is the symbol of the end of us all & the reminder of living in the present.
Taking it all in |
Artist: Sirron Norris Metathree oil paint, spray paint & acrylic on canvas |
Artist: Annie Vought Vought Experimental Hand Cut |
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