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Andrea Schwartz Gallery

September 2 - October 3, 2009

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525 2nd Street San Francisco, CA 94107
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Female Head/Madonna Gugger Petter, Madonna #1, newspaper and mixed media, 79" x 63"
Opening Reception: Wednesday, September 2, 2009, 5:30 - 7:30 PM “In “Female Head/Madonna,” the female image is invariably cropped and, to a certain degree, liberated from any sacred connotation. Unlike a traditional icon, no specifically occult reference is intended.” -Gugger Petter Andrea Schwartz Gallery is pleased to announce a solo exhibition for Gugger Petter, with an opening reception held on Wednesday, September 2 from 5:30 – 7:30 pm. Danish artist Gugger Petter interweaves newspaper to create dynamic surfaces of “controlled chaos.” While Petter subtly highlights her surfaces with paint, the bright colors interspersed throughout the work are from the newspaper itself. As a young artist living in Italy and Mexico, Petter regularly encountered traditional Christian depictions of the Virgin Mary. Petter’s current body of work, Female Head/Madonna, expands on those influences and takes inspiration from Byzantine icons and mosaics. From a distance, the large-scale depictions are fluid and painterly, but upon closer inspection, the highly textural surfaces are revealed. Petter’s work has been widely exhibited in galleries and museums both in Europe and in America, and her list of private collectors, permanent collections and commissions is extensive. This is her third exhibition with Andrea Schwartz Gallery. Andrea Schwartz Gallery was established in 1982 and is located in the South of Market district of San Francisco. ASG exhibits contemporary work of emerging to mid-career artists from the Bay Area and across the country. ASG participates in Last Saturday, www.last-saturday.com and is a member of SFADA, www.sfada.com. Gallery Hours are Monday - Friday 9 - 5, Saturday 1 - 5. The gallery will be closed September 5-7, September 19, and September 28.