by Patricia Frischer
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| Brenda Andrews, director Fallbrook Art Center |
CAPTURING LIGHT - ART
& NATURE
The current and the 26th! annual glass
exhibition at Fallbrook Art Center adds a new dimension to the display of glass
by adding geodes which might just be our first fascination with transparent
sparkling objects. These are from the Fallbrook
Gem and Mineral Society Museum across the street from the art center
and are the "nature" part of Art & Nature. Of course, many of
these art works from artists in southern California are inspired by nature as well.
Brenda Andrews is the new executive director of the Fallbrook Art Center
who curated this exhibition. We all know things change with a new director and
that basically change is good. Some might go screaming and yelling into the new
direction, but I feel that Ms. Andrews is the perfect candidate to steer this
ship into a new era. Originally from New York, she has lived in Los Angeles and
studied at California Institute of the Arts. She has experience in the
corporate, non-profit, commercial, and academic areas which is so beneficial to
an art center and the combination is quite rare. For example, she has worked with
Qualcomm, SD Museum of Art, the New Children’s Museum and ARTS A Reason to
Survive and these are just a few of her local connections. I found her diplomatic and
charming and full of fresh ideas.
Although she will start with small changes, these are
evident in the new sitting cubes (Sit, Stay, Enjoy, Relax), in the new
positioning of the gallery shop, in the awareness of placing large works in the
window so at night they shine from a distance, and the use of the rear gallery
space for experimental and innovative art. There are hopeful future plans for
some of the exhibition to travel to other venues in the county which would be an excellent promotion for the local Fallbrook artists.
The range of work, as always, is considerable. From the conceptually complex light box by Michelle Kurtis Cole and the clean color pour works of Greg Gomoka and the elegant wings of Tom Marosz to the playful and pet-able creation of Davis and Kazumi
Svenson and the narrative chairs and
benches by James Stone, technique is often hidden but almost always labor intensive. Fallbrook
is a short drive, makes a great staycation, and the art center is a must stop. Catch this show until Oct 22.
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| Michelle Kurtis Cole |
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| Michelle Kurtis Cole |
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| Michelle Kurtis Cole, detail |
Quick gallery tour video
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| Sit, enjoy, relax, stay - sets the tone for the gallery |
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| Deanne Sabeck - dramatic reflection of light |
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| Susan Hirsch, with geode. Art work absorbs light during the day in order to glow at night. |
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| Debb Solan - fit for a fairy queen |
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| Carol Rogers wearing Debb Solan necklace |
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| Nic McGuire - glass and gold |
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| Tana Simmons - primary color and subject |
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| Roberto Beltrami, Murano, Italy visiting profession at Stone&Glass |
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| James Stone - chairs and benches using a proprietary of combining metal and glass. Many of the benches on display are made by his students. |
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| Greg Gomoka - poured layered glass slabs. |
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| Greg Gomoka - watch for a new exhibition next year of book art. |
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| David and Christopher Falossi - glass and onyx |
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| Jon Simpson - best toco ever! |
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| Patty Gray - simple and clean with frosted transparent glass inset. |
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| Jacob Barfield - fools your eye into thinking this is 3-D but it is a flat puzzle piece. |
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| Tom Marosz - elegant and perfectly crafted |
Experimental Neon Room
Davis and Kazumi Svenson - pet the lizard!
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| Davis and Kazumi Svenson |
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| Michael Hernandez |
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| Susan Hirsch from a workshop with Davis and Kazumi Svenson |
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| Wonderful diorama in the Fallbrook Gem and Mineral Society Museum when dinosaurs roamed the Fallbrook area |
Capturing Light
Sept 23 to Oct 22, 2023
The Janice Griffiths
Gallery Fallbrook Art Center
103 S. Main, Fallbrook, CA, 92028
760 728 1414 info@fallbrookartcenter.org
Not enough glass in Fallbrook for you? The Art Glass Guild will be hosting their 2023 Fall Patio Show and Sale on Sat/Sun October 14th and 15th from 10 am to 5 pm at Spanish
Village Art Center in Balboa Park. See juried glass that is blown, fused, torch, stained, cast, and etched. More
info: Helen Munroe
619-702-8006
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