by Patricia Frischer
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| Carlos Castro Arias |
I cruised through La Jolla one Friday afternoon and was refreshed and stimulated by the variety of exhibitions on view.
Carlos Castro Arias: The Splinter in the Eye at the Athenaeum Music & Arts Library
Oddly enough, it was only looking at the photos that I took
of the show at the Athenaeum that I realized the deeper connection of the erected scaffolding
that holds the works of art and works their way into the actual images of Carlos Castro Arias. It
would be a mistake to disregard the relationship between the two while you are
viewing. I think that is why the title of the show, The Splinter in the Eye is
so meaningful. This quote from Luke 6. 41-46: Why do you notice the
splinter in your brother’s eye, but do not perceive the wooden beam in your
own?
You see a combination of images from the past and from
nature and from the present as Arias continues with his exploration of power
struggles both individual and collectively. Don’t miss the bird peacefully
perched between two works or the severed head of the missionary Junipero Serro
which was recently reported like many statues of famous men in dispute.
Please visit this show in the afternoon if you can see the full force of the reflected light from the traditional windows that gives an other worldly glow to the exhibition because of the transparent colors attached.
Please note: Carlos Castro Arias was a SD Art Prize recipient in 2022.
Carlos
Castro Arias: The Splinter in the Eye at the Athenaeum
Music & Arts Library
Showing until Jan 11, 2025
Tuesday–Saturday: 10 AM–5:30 PM
1008 Wall Street, La Jolla, CA 92037
858-454-5872 info@ljathenaeum.org
Carlos Castro Arias
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| Carlos Castro Arias |
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| Carlos Castro Arias |
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| Carlos Castro Arias |
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| Carlos Castro Arias |
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| Carlos Castro Arias |
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| Carlos Castro Arias |
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| Carlos Castro Arias, detail |
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| Carlos Castro Arias |
Carlos Castro Arias: The Splinter in the Eye at the Athenaeum Music & Arts Library
Showing until Jan 11, 2025
Tuesday–Saturday: 10 AM–5:30 PM
1008 Wall Street, La Jolla, CA 92037
858-454-5872 info@ljathenaeum.org
Olivia
Obrecht: Organic Ornament at Thumbprint
Gallery
If you have not discovered this tiny gallery tucked into the back of a set of shop off
of Kline Street, then make an effort to check it out. On First Fridays in La
Jolla, this space is known as the after party stop as it is open until 9 pm. They are
currently showing Japanese influenced designs by Olivia Obrecht. It is not surprise
that she is also a tattoo artist. Thumbprint shows contemporary
pop culture, nostalgia, urban art, and pop surrealism.
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| Olivia Obrecht |
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| Olivia Obrecht |
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| Olivia Obrecht |
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| Olivia Obrecht |
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| Olivia Obrecht |
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| Olivia Obrecht |
Olivia
Obrecht: Organic Ornament at Thumbprint
Gallery
Nov
1 – 30, 2024
Saturday and Sunday, Noon - 4pm and by appointment
920 Kline Street, La Jolla, CA 92037
858-354-6294 thumbprintgallery@gmail.com
Gail Roberts; Natural Selection at Quint
Gallery
This is an additional exhibition to the one Gail Roberts
has in 2021 called Color Field which we saw at the Oceanside Museum of Art and
covered in our Picked
RAW blog. But these glorious images
are composites of a variety of flowers. They are realistic but surrealistic at
the same time because each individual panel is a true flower. Because of her
vast research , the sum of the parts makes a greater whole.
Roberts says: “The paintings are not meant to be ominous, rather a reaffirmation of my continued sense of wonder in the unending variations in nature’s patterns, colors, and shapes. As time passes, I have an even greater sense of urgency in valuing every precious moment, knowing I am just a blip in Earth’s lifetime radar.”
Please note: Gail Robert was a SD Art Prize recipient in 2010
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| Gail Roberts |
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| Gail Roberts |
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| Gail Roberts |
Showing until Dec 7
Tuesday - Saturday 11am-5pm
7722 Girard Avenue, La Jolla, 92037
858.454.3409 info@quintgallery.com
Frank
Gillette: The Symbiotic Blues at Level of Service Not required
First, let us clear up the name of this relatively new
gallery space on Ivanhoe. LOS/NR stands for Level of Service Not Required which
is a medical insurance term. There are five levels, but this is the notation
when no service is required. Yes, it is three doctors that direct this space.
When you walk in the gallery space the lights are low and
there are three sets of three screen with changing images. You have to slow
down and even sit and then this experience can be a prescription for relaxation
and meditation. You see images of the ocean, stunning flowers, trees with
canopies of leaves and then you start to notice the mirrors. Mirrors are
reflecting the scenery but then, rocks are thrown that break the reflections
and you see shards and rain and images are over laid on other images. But there
is no flashing or strobing, so it is all revealed in a random but soothing
fashion.
Gillette with Ira Schneider is one of the first to produce
an art video back in 1968. The is the
world premiere of a 9-channel production. Photographed on Long Island and the
show is organized by David A. Ross, the former Director of the
Whitney Museum of American Art and the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art.
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| Frank Gillette |
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| Frank Gillette |
Frank
Gillette: The Symbiotic Blues at Level of Service Not required
Curated by David a. Ross former Director of the Whitney Museum of
American Art until
Dec 5, 2024
Hours: Tuesday - Saturday 12 - 4 pm
7910 Ivanhoe Ave, La Jolla, CA 92037
Rosson Crow, Murals of La Jolla
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