Upcoming Show
Unibrow: Bridging The Gap
New Works By Quinn Arneson & Alex Ziv
On View December 8, 2011 - January 13, 2012
Opening Reception: December 8, 2011 7-11PM
Gallery Heist is excited to announce the opening reception for UNIBROW: BRIDGING THE GAP New works by Quinn Arneson & Alex Ziv. An opening reception will be held on Thursday December 8, 2011 from 7-11pm. The exhibition is free and open to the public.
Bay Area artists Alex Ziv and Quinn Arneson share an infatuation with the signs and symbols surrounding subculture. Both artists address subculture with romanticism and humor, while transcending and recycling the boundaries of visual language. Unibrow is an exhibition bridging the void between low brow and high brow art, while exploring the spaces in between. Arneson and Ziv have developed an artistic practice articulated by remixing mass culture, while composing thoughtful juxtapositions of suggested dualities. Their use of autonomous totems from cyberspace to cartoons creates a combination of high and low cultural paradigms. Unibrow is the first two man show Alex Ziv and Quinn Arneson have participated in, marking their final years at the San Francisco Art Institute.
Quinn Arneson examines absurdity and the viewer's relationship within virtual perfection. He uses humor as a conversational medium, pushing the work to question identity and the changing role of of art in a contemporary world. The precise application of paint and flat color on white space is akin to the aesthetics of digital media; smooth, perfect and flawless. Formally this creates a paradoxical exchange between familiar and unnatural qualities combining craft with technological aesthetics .
In his recent work, Alex Ziv has been creating dynamic compositions using hot rod and motorcycle iconography. He utilizes classic techniques of formal drawing to discuss his personal relationship with old cars, motorcycles and the historical influence it has had on contemporary society. His passionate devotion to create work which embodies this subculture gives an opportunity for outsiders to participate in his world. Ziv paints generous and enthralling adaptions of cultural icons with vibrant color and precision.
The exhibition is open to the public and will be on view from December 8, 2011 - January 13, 2012. Gallery hours are as follow: Wednesday - Saturday 11:00am - 6:00pm. And by appointment. Gallery Heist is located at 679 Geary Street San Francisco CA 94102 For more information or to request a preview of the available work please contact the gallery at info@galleryheist.com
