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Recology San Francisco

September 23 - September 25, 2011

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503 Tunnel Avenue San Francisco, CA 94134
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San Francisco Dump Artist in Residence Exhibitions Kaiya Rainbolt "Upscale"
Friday, September 23, 5 - 9pm Saturday, September 24, 1 - 5pm Exhibition will be the culmination of four months of work by the artists who have scavenged materials from the dump to make art and promote recycling and reuse. Lauren DiCioccio: Who Can I Turn To (When Nobody Needs Me): Lauren DiCioccio makes meticulously crafted artworks that replicate everyday objects. She describes her subject matter as things that are “obsolescing,” such as newspapers or handwritten letters—forms increasingly abandoned in favor of more expedient and impersonal technological options. With a desire to memorialize these items, she has chosen the methodical and perhaps also obsolescing methods of sewing and embroidery, and has used scavenged fabrics and threads while at the dump. Abel Rodriguez: Out of Sight, Out of Mind: In large-scale collages and mixed-media sculpture, Abel Rodriguez explores exploding and imploding forms, progress and destruction, and how the perception of these conditions can be shaped by what is visible or hidden. Rodriguez, who received his MFA at Yale in painting and printmaking, is interested in the sculptural aspect of painting, describing his 2-D collages, which incorporate found photos, negative space from magazine advertisements, and drawings, as “skins” for his sculptural forms. Some sculptures are free-standing, while others maintain a relationship with the wall and their painterly lineage. Collages and sculptures are exhibited together as pairs, bound visually through perspective, line, and color. Kaiya Rainbolt: Upscale: During her residency, student artist Kaiya Rainbolt has brought together her skills as a sculptor and metalsmith to create sculptural works of oversized earrings, necklaces, and lockets. Using scavenged materials such as plastic light fixture panels for gemstones and toilet floats for pearls, Rainbolt has made works that are both surprising and beautiful. Rainbolt’s sculptures explore ideas about fine jewelry’s cultural role as a symbol of affluence, and put this in contrast with other less flashy definitions of accomplishment or happiness.
San Francisco Dump Artist in Residence Exhibitions Lauren DiCioccio "Who Can I Turn to (When Nobody Needs Me)"