by Patricia Frischer
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| Kelly Witmer |
Another large group show loosely strung together by Chuck
Thomas and Jason Clay Lewis. Most of the work is simple and striking but it
seems more likely that primal is used to describe the basic instinct to create.
Kelly Witmer has combined kiln softened
glass with welded metal or ceramic to stunning affect where bulges and domes
seem squeezed and ready to burst out. Whether back lit or just reflective, they
all seem to glow. She says she is influenced by not just the natural shapes
around her, but interior spaces of her own home.
Kaori Fukuyama, a SD Art
Prize recipient in 2020, gives us an outstanding work of movement, color
and reflection as she continues her exploration of how hue and shapes can
manipulate a space.
John Brinton Hogan
challenges to look twice at his dark landscapes that are illuminated with
words. It turns out these words are cut out from the celebration grocery store
mylar balloons we now see at most check out counters. You can also find them cluttering various real
landscapes!
Coming around a corner to a wall of head sticking their
tongues out by Hannah Pierce, has to bring a smile to your face. All of
her ceramic and mixed media sculptures have a sense of humor, but more a
delight in the world around her. They are playful almost child-like narrative works
that fit fully into the Pop Surrealism movement.
Irén Tété is a self-declared oscillator.
This is reflected in her piece Gently booked ended by And and Not.
That is a stance that we can all relate to as the world turns around us.
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| Kelly Witmer |
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| Kaori Fukuyama |
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| Kaori Fukuyama, detail |
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| John Brinton Hogan |
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| John Brinton Hogan |
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| John Brinton Hogan |
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| Hannah Pierce |
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| Hannah Pierce |
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| Irén Tété |
Featured other artists including Eva Struble, Michael
Hernandez, Alexandra Carter, Jesse Ring, as well as artists from the
BEVERLY’S collective including Leah Dixon, Jack Henry, Maxx Wade, Tadashi
Adamson, Morgan Mandalay, Jesus Antonio, and Maddie Butler.
Primal Instincts at Techne Art Center
Nov 11 to March 22, 2025
Thurs., Fri., St. 1-6pm
1609 Ord Way, Oceanside, 92056
917.972.1752 chuckthomas@techneartcenter.com
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