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Mercury 20 Gallery

September 30 - October 31, 2010

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475 25th Street Oakland, CA 94612
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Surface & Subtext Mary V. Marsh, linoleum block on newsprint, 2010
Opening Reception: Friday, October 1 from 6-9pm (in conjunction with Oakland Art Murmur) with musical performance by Oakland-based band ELECTROLEUM. Using vintage analog synthesizers, deer-caller, percussion, lap-bass, modded effects boxes, and loops from studio & field recordings, the sounds of mitre saws, creaky wooden bridges, chickens, shipping containers being unloaded at the docks, and fragments of casual conversation are woven into the musical textures created. Artists’ Talk: Saturday, Oct. 2, 2pm ... Mercury 20 Gallery is pleased to announce Surface & Subtext, a group show by gallery artists Jo Ann Biagini, Margaret Chavigny, Mary V. Marsh and Julianne Sterling. This survey of mixed media work explores ways in which the layering of image, abstraction and text creates nuanced records of experience. Jo Ann Biagini presents new work combining image transfer, drawing and collage that merges multi-layered images with refined surfaces. Built up with transparent layers then sanded to subtract and blend, these mixed media pieces reveal subtle relationships among juxtaposed elements. Using a visual vocabulary of interconnection — nerves, pathways, waves, sinews, currents, Margaret Chavigny’s multi-layered collage paintings uncover symmetries, reflections, shadows and depth, bringing attention to the unseen but powerful sensations of the body within. Looking for meaning in patterns of everyday life, artist Mary V. Marsh records moments and collects artifacts from her daily activities to explore issues of media, memory and persuasion. Marsh will show block prints on newspaper from her Everyday Readers series. Painter Julianne Sterling presents work in oil, mixed media collage and graphite on wood panel from Life, real and imagined. In this ongoing series the artist draws on images and fantasies from her daily life.
Surface & Subtext Jo Ann Biagini, Monkey, mixed media painting
Surface & Subtext Margaret Chavigny, mixed media painting
Surface & Subtext Julianne Sterling, Life, real and imagined, 2010, mixed media painting