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Mercury 20 Gallery

August 1 - August 31, 2008

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475 25th Street Oakland, CA 94612
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Slipping (Into Something)
Opening Reception: Friday, August 1 from 6:00-9:00pm (in conjunction with First Friday/Oakland Art Murmur). In her latest body of work, Slipping (Into Something), East Bay abstract painter Kathleen King experiments with ideas of fluidity and containment. Developments to the artist's oeuvre include combining the punch of metallic and spray paint with the lush dimensionality of oils, and refining a process of taping off portions of the paintings and aggregating marks in an improvised manner. Form is created through accident, complex alternation, and asymmetrical patterning. Structure is built and rebuilt in successive layers, coming to rest on the painting's fractured surface. A color palette pushed to excess connects with the juxtaposition of hard edge and rhythmic brushstroke. Relying on process, personal experience and a gritty alchemy, King produces emotionally resonant paintings that continue to explore the possibilities and promises of abstraction in a contemporary milieu of multiplicity and risk. Kathleen King was born in Oakland, CA and has a BA in Art from UC Berkeley. Her work has been exhibited locally at Pro Arts, Hang Gallery, and 66 Balmy and is represented in numerous private collections. Mercury 20 also presents an ongoing group exhibition in its back gallery. The artwork changes monthly and features new work from the gallery artists. Mercury 20 Gallery is an artist-run gallery in the heart of downtown Oakland; part of the emerging arts district in the Broadway/Telegraph corridor. Gallery hours are Friday, 4:00pm - 7:00pm and Saturday, 12:00 noon - 3:00 pm, and by appointment.