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Varnish Fine Art

February 17 - March 29, 2009

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16 Jessie St., #C120 San Francisco, CA 94105
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Change of Strange "Neptuna and Squidmo" by Rob Reger
Change of Strange emerges from Emily the Strange creator Rob Reger On the heels of his ribbon-cutting for an Emily the Strange store in Athens Greece, Emily creator Rob Reger returns full-force to the fine art forum with Change of Strange at Varnish Fine Art. “The adventure in the exploration and ‘what will happen next’ excites me in the process of ‘making’ art,” says Reger. This process led inevitably to a solo show of intricately woven, colorful forms of paint on dynamically conceived canvases, leaping beyond the world of Emily. In the Change of Strange series of paintings, Rob Reger tips his hat to such influences as Escher’s play with interlocking characters, Rube Goldberg’s connections between items and the emerging story, Dali’s surreal forms, and artwork from the psychedelic ‘60’s. Reger paints with a touch of Maurice Sendak, creating new beasts and monsters with a whimsical tap-on-the-shoulder of the frightening. “This show is very much about character development, formal design (playful elegance), creatures that hide and appear only after staring at it for hours, and suggesting just enough to have the viewer start to see connections and creatures I didn’t literally see myself.”-Rob Reger. There is no such thing as upside-down in Change of Strange. Incorporating a patent-pending device designed for this show, the artwork is viewable 2-ways without removal from the wall. Created by Rob Reger over 15 years ago, Emily the Strange has become an international icon for individualism, female empowerment, and do-it-yourself style. She’s a witty, no-nonsense 13 year-old girl, inspiring people to follow their own path and become their own hero. ** Varnish is a 21+ only venue.