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Oakland based curator Theo Konrad Auer and Fivepoints Arthouse present: “The Wandering Flood Moves Through Us." New paintings, drawings and installations by Chris Russell, James Seevers, and Michael Louis Young. Their work aims to further a dialogue about our place in the natural order. All three artists use landscape to figure out and communicate a personal ideology or outlook. A range of philosophic and spiritual approaches to a world ever in flux come to play in works that touch on the natural terrain we share, as well as each artists’ internal mental terrain.
James Seevers' work not only draws from a particularly personal space inspired as much by the environs of San Mateo country as they are by a deep interest in theoretical physics, philosophy and spirituality; his work also promotes a critical dialogue on the points where those inspirations intersect.
Although Chris Russell's landscapes exist at various degrees of abstraction, they reconcile personal experiences with borderline utopian and spiritual views, sometimes inspired by the work and writings of Buckminster Fuller. He takes cues from the appropriated imagery of New Age culture with a bit of ironic reservation, but mostly with the attempt to depict a genuine reverence for nature.
Michael Louis Young utilizes text wryly in much of his work with a narrative more in the vein of John Baldessari than Ed Ruscha, and crafts a sardonic world with as much specificity as ambiguity. Michael confronts the ironic reservation head on, burying his genuine sentiments in humorous insecurities and language and plays on the idea of the myth of the American frontiersman, seeking ultimate freedom in the rough outdoors, self-governing, and making a home for one’s self in the world.
We would like to invite you to join in the conversation not only for the opening, but also for an Artists’ talk to be scheduled during the run of the show. Minimal, atmospheric soundscapes will be provided by Ether Staircase at the opening, Fri. December 17th, which will run from 7pm till 11pm.
Fivepoints Arthouse is an artist-run alternative space in San Francisco. Fivepoints seeks to challenge traditional notions of what the creative space can be. By exhibiting significant, engaging and challenging works of art as well as conceptualizing and creating forward thinking design solutions, Fivepoints operates as a unique resource for creative impulses.
Fivepoints Arthouse claims an active role in shaping the future of the Transbay District and SOMA as well as all of San Francisco by promoting visibility, accessibility and by offering a true alternative model for interactions between the community and the creator.
