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Roll Up Gallery / Public Works

January 14 - January 31, 2011

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161 Erie Street San Francisco, CA 94103
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Landscape and Self
Join Public Works Gallery for a very special evening of transformative art by Christopher Spurrell. With "musical collage" by DJ Oshan Anand. Opening Friday January 14th from 7-10pm Boldly expressive in its use of color, Spurrell’s abstracted photographs start from the idea, “We cannot heal the world until we heal ourselves.” His vibrantly transformed digital images explore the connections between the personal and the planet--between the ways we abuse ourselves and others, and the way we collectively abuse the planet. The underlying humanity of his source material expresses a deep reverence for “the Self,” while emphasizing the need to take personal responsibility for our actions. Highlighting the visual relationships between landscapes, maps, tissues, and organic matter, Spurrell makes a compelling argument for improving the state of the world we live in by first addressing the issues of lack of balance and healing within. Christopher Spurrell’s work has been exhibited at 79 Gallery, a.Muse Gallery, and Dogpatch Studios in San Francisco, as well as other galleries in Northern California. He has won major prizes for his photography including the 2009 Color Awards/Masters Cup for Architecture and the Jurors’ award for Photography at the 2007 California Fine Art competition. See more of Chris' images at: www.landscapeandself.christopherspurrell.com Oshan Anand has been rocking dance-floors, lulling chillrooms, and blessing sacred space with his unique musical collage skills for more than a decade. He integrates diverse musical styles with an emphasis on post-genre orchestrations and electronica influenced by dub and world music. Oshan has djed at many of San Francisco's largest nightclubs including 1015 Folsom, Mighty, DNA Lounge, and TempleSF. He has also performed numerous outdoor festivals, art openings, birthdays, Ecstatic Dance Oakland, and many underground dance parties. Mixing his love of tea with his love of music, he performs as a teajay which involves hosting tea ceremony while djing. Listen to some of Oshan's dj mixes at: www.soundcloud.com/oshananand Curator: Betty Bigas