Opening Thursday, June 4th : 6 - 9pm
open wed-sat : 4-8pm
To mark the arrival of summer and the beginning of a year long series of 2 person shows, Hatch Gallery is proud to present 'Becoming Non-Object' - an exhibition of new paintings, sculpture and video installation by bay area locals, Nathaniel Crane and Michael Deane.
'Becoming Non-Object' is an exhibition centered around the intentional shift of the object as the subject, to the object as the reference point for viewing the energy and influences around it that make up the context for its understanding. Blurring the boundaries of art and mysticism, these two artists reveal a myriad array of energies and the mysterious invisible influence of dark matter.
Nathaniel Crane, whose work is shown in New York, Philadelphia, Chicago and the bay area, is known primarily for his renditions of cars and buildings detailed with Victorian patterns of smoke and exhaust, an expression of his interest in the beauty of decay as an organic effect of societies existence. Nathaniel’s 2006 Yerba Buena Center show, with his collective known as Irresistible Small Creatures, marked a developmental turning point where he began to move out of his familiar graphic figurative style and began exploring more abstracted ideas of shape, color, energy and time in his paintings. Becoming Non-Object will exhibit over 20 of his never before seen paintings and animations that draw influence from his interest in astrophysics, color theory and chess.
Michael Deane follows a widely developed interdisciplinary process within his art making. Blurring the lines between sculpture, video, installation and painting - Michael takes, manipulates and reforms his materials and subjects into cohesive and lively entities that exist as both cause and effect towards his creative process. For his video work, Michael manipulates his footage on both an analog and digital level, 'finishing' them through a process of re-engineering the physical and time based elements while recording the process and including their development as an organic and time based purpose. Much like reading a book with the authors notes penciled in, Michael’s artwork exposes and describes itself, providing a multi-faceted experience when viewing his creations. Michael has shown extensively nationally, and has been the recipient of many awards including SFAC’s Construct 3 - installation award. Becoming Non-Object will exhibit a group of never before seen multi-media works greatly influenced by Michael’s interest in image capturing technology, analog video effects and 3D collage.
Hatch Gallery
492 23rd St
Oakland
CA
directions:
we are located off the corner of 23rd & telegraph in oakland, north of the 19th street bart on broadway. or a 10 minute drive from san francisco: after crossing the bay bridge follow the signs for 880 and take the very 1st exit, west grand. follow grand straight off the exit, take a left on telegraph until you get to 23rd.
