Please join us for the opening of, From the Beast to the Blonde: New Works by Karen Thomas, on Sunday February 20, 2011 from 2-5pm at WE Artspace, in Oakland. From the Beast to the Blonde, explores a “nuveau-grotesque” style that hints at the fable stories told by your grandmother juxtaposed by the magazines that your father kept hidden. Her interest in mythology, femininty and the family tree are overtly exposed by her imagination. Her tendency towards exaggerating the mythological significance of hair questions the intelligence and sexuality of her subjects, continually questioning the duality of wo(man) and beast. By pushing the line between beauty and creature, her prints and drawings have the viewer questioning the reality of "true beauty".
From the Beast to the Blonde: New Works by Karen Thomas, will be on view from February 20-March 26, 2011. WE Artspace, located at 768 40th St. in Oakland, has regular gallery viewing hours on Fridays and Saturdays from 12pm-3pm and by appointment. To contact WE please send an email to info@weartspace.com.
Artists' Bio:
Based in San Francisco, Karen Thomas graduated from SFAI in 2008 with her MFA in printmaking. She has shown her work nationally, including in New York, LA and in the Bay Area. She is currently a resident artist at Root Divison, in San Francisco.
http://karencthomas.com/Home_Page.html
WE Artspace Bio:
In 2009, artist couple, Tina Dillman and Naaman Rosen, founded WE Artspace, to provide a space in Oakland that focuses on navigating culture through multiple genres of progressive art. Viewing hours are Friday and Saturday 12pm -3pm and by appointment. To schedule an appointment please contact info@weartspace.com. WE Artspace is located at 768 40th Street, Oakland, CA, 94609, on the corner of 40th and West Street, just two blocks west of the MacArthur Bart Station.
