Press Release:
643 Project Space is pleased to present November Pages a body of collage works on paper by Los Angeles artist Jan Blair. Blair who operates under the non de plume j.b.beau, has been culling fragments of the New York Times since 2010 creating what she calls “Pages” in which, like an archeologist, she excavates the paper discovering the news within the news.
Blair has been excavating the news for over 20 years. She began with the LA Times but when their format changed, she started working with the NYT and now uses only the Sunday edition exclusively. To date she has created over 900 Pages which are all a part of on-going series, In the New York Times . . Who Knew? This exhibition represents 63 of those works: November 2016 and November 2017, and a group drawn only from the NYT Magazine, Sept. 2015 – April 2016.
With a longstanding background as a black and white film photographer – Blair has always been drawn to documentary style work – it’s no wonder her photo eye began to traverse the newspaper. Snippets, phrases, and images are re-contextualized, reimagined and re-arranged to give you a new look at current events. Each Sunday’s Pages can only be made from that week’s paper – there is no crossing over in Blair’s strict formatting.
Although the work depends on the news of the day, these works also have a timeless quality. Drawing from the traditions of collage artists and poets like Man Ray, Hannah Hoch, Wallace Berman, Barbara Kruger and William Burroughs, her work not only speaks to the viewer, it speaks to the reader in all of us. In this way, the work takes its place among literary traditions as well as alongside the contemporary visual practices of zines and blogs.
Please join Jan Blair on Friday, December 1, 5:00-8:00pm, for her opening reception at 643 Project Space.
Gallery hours are by appointment only. Please contact M Furmanski at mfurmanski@sbcglobal.net to arrange an appointment.
Marjorie Moskowitz, "Drivebye," 2017
Marjorie Moskowitz, "Sunset IV," 2017
“Drivebye”
Paintings by Marjorie Moskowitz
643 Project Space is pleased to exhibit the work of artist Marjorie Moskowitz in her solo exhibition, “Drivebye.” Ms. Moskowitz’ work is about the fleeting memory, of an observer, of places that will never be experienced again in the same way as they are seen in that precise moment. Ms. Moskowitz states that, “ from this point of view the painting can begin and evolve into something new with its own identity. These works are much less visually literal as they are sensual recollections.” Ms. Moskowitz started this body of paintings in 2015. She observed that they create a sometimes volatile experience that rise from a momentary, transient observation. Working with photographic images, which she quickly shot on location or while driving by, become the point of departure. Frequent travels across the country from California to the summer studio in Maine have offered the opportunity to witness varying landscape, diverse qualities of light, stirring and compelling skies, changing weather and color palettes.
Marjorie Moskowitz received her Masters of Fine Art from Washington University, St. Louis, MO, and has exhibited her work in numerous galleries and exhibitions across the United States. Please join us for a reception to celebrate the opening of Ms. Moskowitz’ exhibition on Friday, October 6, 6-9:00pm at 643 Project Space in Ventura.
Gallery hours are by appointment, so please call 805-907-5100, in order to schedule an appointment
643 Project Space, Ventura, CA www.643projectspace.com
Opening Reception: Friday, August 4, 6-9:00 pm
Come out and celebrate summer at 'The 'Ol Switcheroo - A Group Art show'. Over 30 artists from the Ventura and LA County Areas (and one Canadian) will be showing their very diverse array of artistic skills exploring role-reversals.
In 'The 'Ol Switcheroo' attendees should be prepared to upend the expected. The pieces in this show will switch the expected relationship between two or more things. Subjects can range from the trivial to the profound, from the provocative to the hilarious. Artwork might take the form of a print, comic, sculpture, painting, book, sketch or installation. Come and check out the show and see the work for yourself!
There will be Food, Live Music, Art & good company!
John Galan "Sabores de mi tierra"
“The Brush found my fingertips before I can remember anything else. Every time I paint, I am discovering a new part of me, an extension of myself which I can share with the world.” – John Galan
The collection of works displayed at 643 Project Space by John Galan, are from a body of work titled “Sabores de mi tierra (The flavors of my land),” which he feels depicts the past, present, and future. These paintings and plein-air work represent the lands and cultures that Galan has experienced over the past two years. Some depict the California landscape, while other paintings were created while traveling abroad in New York, Vermont, and Portugal, as an Artist in Residence. Galan writes, “the one true virtue I have learned from travelling to a new place is that natural beauty can be found wherever you go, but what makes a place more beautiful is its people and their ability to reflect that beauty outwards in all they do; from their culture, to their beliefs, and much more. It is simply what make us human.” The title of the show, “Sabores de mi tierra,” comes from his personal journey experiencing worldly beauty, cultural unity, and the intimate experience of connecting with the Land (Earth). Working with vibrant, high-chroma hues that are influenced by the artist’s Mexican heritage, Galan’s paintings depict personal memories and ideas, themes and motifs influenced by geographical location, seasonal changes, weather phenomena, personality and culture. John Galan resides in Ventura County, California.
Please join John Galan Friday, March 3, 6:30-9:30pm, for his opening reception at 643 Project Space.
Gallery hours are by appointment only. Please contact the artist @ (818) 808-8808 or email at johngalanart@gmail.com
JULIA PINKHAM
643 PROJECT SPACE
OPENING RECEPTION: FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 5-8:00PM
GALLERY HOURS: 12 - 3PM on Feb. 4, Feb. 11 and Feb. 18, otherwise contact Julia at julia.pinkham@ymail.com
“Ephemera OS"
Julia Pinkham's work are created "Ala Prima" on wide, heavyweight paper. She works with paper either rolled out on the floor or pinned onto the walls of her studio. She works with acrylic paints, pens and pencils, often using brushes attached to long handles in order to further free up the painting process. Although she regularly uses sketchbooks to review and sketch out ideas before she starts a new painting, she mostly relies on creating works deliberately done without a preconceived plan. Instead, she prefers to freely apply the paint and follow her instincts as she works. Julia says that, "the blank wallpaper base is wonderful in the way it immediately absorbs the paint and keeps the brush strokes fresh. I can't go back and fuss over the marks I make." Working with giant rolls of yards and yards of 54" paper, she can simply roll up her paintings as she goes along. Julia says that this process, "allows me to be in the moment and work without concern for results, or the temporary nature of paper however oversized it may be. Julia has been self-employed as an artist since 1979. Her work has been strongly influenced by her fascination with the natural world and organic forms. Her current series of gestural abstract paintings, done with mixed media and acrylic on both canvas and paper, reflect her ongoing interest in both the Surrealist's "automatic painting" and the Abstract Expressionist movements in American Art. Please join Julia Friday, February 3, 5-8:00pm, for her opening reception at 643 Project Space.
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