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Brian Gross Fine Art

March 4 - May 2, 2010

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49 Geary Street 5th Floor San Francisco, CA 94108
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New Thoughts Stephen Sollins, New Thoughts, 2008; cast bronze with power cable; 3-3/4 × 5-1/2 × 3 inches with 10 foot cable; edition of 3
Reception: Thursday, March 4, 5:30-7:30pm Gallery talk by the artist: Saturday, March 6, 2pm New York artist, Stephen Sollins, opens a show of new work at Brian Gross Fine Art on Thursday, March 4, with a reception for the artist from 5:30-7:30pm. In his work, Sollins transforms mundane objects into works of art, exploring ideas of family, memory, communication and non-communication in our daily lives. The artist will be giving a gallery talk on Saturday, March 6, at 2pm. In his new work, Sollins appropriates and re-contextualizes images of everyday commodities, forcing the viewer to read into the objects and attribute them with new significance. In the sculpture New Thoughts, Sollins presents an electric pencil sharpener cast in bronze. Removed from its usual setting and translated into a traditional artistic medium, the pencil sharpener reflects on the creative process and the marks and traces we leave behind. In other sculptures, the artist fetishizes everyday yet ambiguous objects by embellishing them with gold leaf. Sollins’ collages feature images of utilitarian objects, such as office chairs and filing cabinets, affixed to either blueprint paper or foil; isolated within expansive metallic fields and rigid delineated spaces, the small images conjure feelings of loneliness and anonymity. Sollins’ use of precious materials and re-contextualization of everyday objects forces us to reconsider the mundane. His highly conceptual works are alternately stark and impersonal, and seductively beautiful, yet all evoke feelings that are profoundly human. Gallery hours: Tuesday - Friday 11-5:30pm; Saturday 11-5pm.