Remnants #11 is included in this wonderful exhibition.
OCCCA, Orange County Center for Contemporary Art presents:

Revisiting Beauty, a group exhibition.

Exhibition Runs April 29 - May 29, 2010
Opening Reception May 1, 6-10 PM
Orange County Center for Contemporary Art
117 North Sycamore, Santa Ana, CA 92701
714.667.1517, www.occca.org

The meaning of beauty has been debated by philosophers since the time of the Greeks. Courted or scorned, distrusted, devalued, deconstructed, beauty promises pleasure while provoking awe, admiration and even fear. Beauty quickens the pulse. Beauty stirs the understanding, and is the enemy of complacency. Concepts alone can never replace it. Beauty’s provocations are no longer innocent. Exuberant, self-conscious and enigmatic, beauty will stage a stunning comeback at OCCCA.

This exhibition, juried by Peter Frank, shows off varying interpretations of beauty in our modern world.

OCCCA

California Visual Artists, juror Ed Schad, 2nd City Council Art Gallery and Performance Space, Long Beach, CA
Exhibition: January 9 – February 10, 2010
Opening: Saturday, January 16, 2010 from 7 – 9 p.m.

The 60 Foot Golden Rule was selected for inclusion in this exhibition.

This piece was made in response to the premise of the Super Santa Barbara show set forth by Warren Schultheis and by the proposed Measure B in the fall of 2009.

60 Foot Golden Rule, 2009
Imitation gold Leaf, wood, acrylic paint, and hinges
Dimensions Variable depending on installation (Stretched out it measures 60′ x 1-1/2″ x 3/4″)

This sculpture integrates the current building height limit measurement of 60 feet, which is being challenged for reduction by measure B, with an ethical standard of measurement the Golden Rule, commonly known as “do unto others as you would have done to you.”

Similar variations on this statement exist and their translations speak to the greater complexity of the issue by alluding to  neighbor, measure, and imposition.
“What you wish your neighbors to be to you, such be also to them.” – Sextus the Pythagorean
“Woe to those . . . who, when they have to receive by measure from men, exact full measure, but when they have to give by measure or weight to men, give less than due” - Muhammad
“ Never impose on others what you would not choose for yourself.” — Confucius, Analects XV.24 (tr. David Hinton)

These translations become interesting when we consider one of the major financial supporters of measure B is a Texas developer named Randall Van Wolfswinkel, who has benefitted from building housing developments in Texas.

The gold leafed reclaimed and distressed boards show a golden, yet weathered rule. It’s been used, it’s been abused, and yet is endures. It demonstrates work to compromise and work to maintain the golden rule as the “gold standard” of ethics. There is a less attractive red side that’s left exposed on the underneath and  is covered by the gold on the remaining three sides. The distressed nature of the wood reminds us of architecture and materials.

All quotes,  Ethic of reciprocity , Wikipedia, (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethic_of_reciprocity)

Kimberly Hahn’s work will be included in the Art Exhibit in Casa De la Guerra! 16 local artists and musicians tomorrow night 5-8PM in the beautiful courtyard of Casa de la Guerra. Great collaboration between the SBAC, SB County ArtsCommission, Downtown Organization of SB and SB Trust for …Historical Preservation. Thanks to Artist and SB Arts Collaborator, Joe LaCorte, for making it happen!

Please join me for the opening of the Super Santa Barbara Exhibition this Saturday at the Santa Barbara Contemporary Arts Forum.  Afterward, the exhibition moves to 121 Santa Barbara St. Room II, with different artists present each day.

SUPER SANTA BARBARA

What: Exhibition about the ‘Future of Santa Barbara’

“Partly inspired by Measure B (the building height measure), and in part by the work of Super Studio (a radical italian architecture firm), this quickly assembled exhibition seeks to encourage fresh perspectives, conversation & debate about the future of our community.  Twenty local artists have been asked to envision what Santa Barbara might be like in 50-100 years.”

See www.supersantabarbara.com for more information.

Participating Artists:

JAMES VAN ARSDALE · STEPHANIE DOTSON · R. NELSON PARRISH · JONNY TROYNA · JOHANNA REED · ETHAN TURPIN · WILLIAM MCVICAR · KATRINA TRAJANO · KIMBERLY HAHN · JASON SOBER · LAURA DEVENDORF  •  TRISTAN TYLER BLODGETT · STEVE SORIA · WARREN SCHULTHEIS · SAUL GRAY-HILDENBRAND •  HENRY RAMOS  · ZACK PAUL · MARK GOERNER · ROBERT HECKES

When/Where:

RECEPTION: Saturday, Oct 24th. 7-9pm @ CAF* (Contemporary Arts Forum) 653 Paseo Nuevo.
EXHIBITION: Oct 26th-Nov 3. at 121 Santa Barbara St, Room II.  Viewing hours every day: 10am-12pm & 5pm-7pm. Or by appointment.
*SUPER SANTA BARBARA is an independent exhibition organized by Warren Schultheis and not installed or organized under CAF’s curatorial programming and schedule.
For more information and online gallery, see www.supersantabarbara.com
or call Warren Schultheis (805.886.1627)

Flyer design by Warren Schultheis of The Graphic Vendor.

Join me for the opening,  Sat, Sep 26, 6:00 - 10:00 pm

Dates:
Sat, Sep 26, 2009 → Sat, Oct 24, 2009

David Shelton Gallery
20626 Stone Oak Pkwy, Suite 202
San Antonio, Texas 78258
210.481.5200

Artists

Judith Cottrell, Stephanie Dotson, Joey Fauerso, Servando Garcia, Saul Gray-Hildenbrand, Kimberly Hahn, Neil Kennedy, Diana Kersey, Wayne McCall, Michele Monseau, Ann-Michele Morales and Cruz Ortiz

Description

A Communion of Saints: Santa Barbara and San Antonio Artists examines the practices of artists living and working in two cities that share overlapping characteristics.  Curated by Miki Garcia, Executive Director of the Santa Barbara Contemporary Arts Forum, A Communion of Saints features 12 visual artists, pairing six from Santa Barbara with six from San Antonio.

Both Santa Barbara and San Antonio exist outside the traditional art market centers (such as New York, London, and Berlin), are influenced by Spanish and Mexican colonial culture, and have rich artistic and cultural traditions.  This show represents a wide variety of disciplines and artistic expressions–including photography, installation, performance, video, painting, ceramics, and printmaking–that convey the depth and breadth of artistic activities in these two American outposts.

Plastic Planet
September 26th – October 24th 2009
Opening Reception - Saturday, September 26th - 5-7pm

Plastic Planet is a group exhibition at the AFS Gallery that explores some of the uses and reuses, abuses and excesses of plastic in our environment through art.  It celebrates the beauty and versatility of the material while also acknowledging that it is all pervasive.  The proliferation of plastic on this planet has had a profound effect on us all – facilitating beneficial creations and causing massive pollution problems on land and at sea.  These artists in their diverse ways will no doubt inspire environmental exploration and creative transformation of this omnipresent material.

Artists: Alver, Phil Argent, Michael Blaha, Jane Callister, Dianna Cohen, Emily Emanual, Julia Ford, James Gilbert, Kimberly Hahn, Penny Mast McCall, Mary Price, Keith Puccinelli, Joan Tanner, Dug Uyesaka, James Van Arsdale, Jen Vanderpool

THANK YOU to MarBorg Industries for sponsoring this exhibition

RELATED LINKS
Www.plasticpollutioncoalition.com;   http://www.algalita.org/