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Offramp Gallery Newsletter
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April 2009
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Spring has sprung, and with the help of gallery preparator Lonny Sotelo, and resident goddaughter, Maya Brooks, Offramp's vegetable garden is planted. Maya and I suffered sun stroke from our efforts yesterday, whereas Lonny, who did all the heavy work with a pick axe, did not. If all goes well, you'll hear me bragging about my tomatoes in a couple of months . . . As always, you can contact me by clicking on the "Reply to the sender" link above or by e-mailing me directly at jane@offrampgallery.com. -- Jane Chafin, Director
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Announcing
Closing Reception for Marcucci/Sironi/Dallal
April 19, 2-5pm
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Offramp Gallery announces a closing reception for three solo exhibitions: Carlo Marcucci; Susan Sironi: Altered Books; and Joyce Dallal:Wave. The reception will be held on Sunday, April 19, from 2-5pm.
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Upcoming
Quinton Bemiller: Choice and Chance
May 10 - June 21, 2009
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Quinton Bemiller
The Aftermath, 2007
acrylic on canvas over panel
84" x 96"
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Offramp Gallery is pleased to announce Quinton Bemiller: Choice and Chance, a solo show of new paintings and works on paper, from May 10 - June 21, 2009. The opening reception will be Sunday, May 10, from 2-5pm.
Quinton's brightly colored paintings are both abstract and narrative, often suggesting surreal landscapes. He refers to them as fictional spaces, open to interpretation: "My engagement with the work parallels my life: issues of the moment fade away as more immediate situations develop; calculated decisions, intuition and randomness all play a part; the ending is like a quiet pause on the way to something else." The black and white works on paper evoke a similar but more haunted world of shadow and light.
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Upcoming
Megann Zwierlein
May 10 - June 21, 2009
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Megann Zwierlein
Circus, 2009 (orange and blue)
Oragami papers
4" x 10 1/4" diameter
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Offramp Gallery is pleased to announce Megann Zwierlein, a solo show of one-of-a-kind artists books, from May 10 - June 21, 2009. The opening reception will be Sunday, May 10, from 2-5pm.
In her artist's statement, Megann says, "My books reference various book forms, like accordion or carousel books but ultimately they are paper sculptures. They begin with a simple shape and material. Then, using repetition, the books grow and take on their final form."
Megann's colorful and playful books will be on display in the library.
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Closing April 19
Carlo Marcucci
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Carlo Marcucci
WHEATFIELDS LXIV (# 64), 2007
Udon noodles, squid ink spaghetti and porcini mushroom on wood
32" x 12" x 3.5"
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Offramp Gallery's solo exhibition of works by Los Angeles area artist, Carlo Marcucci will be on view through April 19, 2009. There will be a closing reception on Sunday, April 19, from 2-5pm.
Carlo's minimal, geometric, wall-mounted sculptures are crafted from wood and then then exquisitely skinned with everyday objects that you would not expect in a gallery setting. Dried pasta (spaghetti, udon noodles, mugwort soba and even Spaghettios!), staples, and mechanical pencil refills are among the objects that texture and color the works in a surprisingly beautiful way.
Many of the works in this show are from Marcucci's well-known Wheatfields series, of which he says: “With this body of work I use a common edible item, such as spaghetti, to challenge the viewer’s preconceived notions about food – by transforming its characteristics and its use.”
Click here to learn more about Carlo's work
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Closing April 19
Susan Sironi: Altered Books
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Susan Sironi
Puzzle, 2008
altered book
14" x 11" x 2" (with plexi box)
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Offramp Gallery's solo exhibition, Susan Sironi: Altered Books, will be on view through April 19, 2009. There will be a closing reception on Sunday, April 19, from 2-5pm.
Susan starts with ordinary books and transforms them by carefully cutting through the layers of images and text to create very personalized, one-of-a-kind artist's books. The resulting objects fascinate by their complexity, architecture and depth. The five altered books that comprise her "Flower Arrangement Books" series, all start from the same illustrated book on flower arranging. One becomes a three-dimensional pastel quilt, while another becomes a fantastical 3-D paper flower arrangement.
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Closing April 19
Joyce Dallal: Wave
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Installation snapshot of Joyce Dallal's Wave, backlit by the library windows.
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Offramp Gallery's solo exhibition, Joyce Dallal: Wave, will be on view through April 19, 2009. There will be a closing reception on Sunday, April 19, from 2-5pm.
Dramatically backlit by Offramp's library windows, this large paper sculpture seems to flow out of an overhead storage space down to the floor. Dallal says "[Wave] is printed with excerpts from newspaper articles about refugees fleeing the violence of the Iraq war, and is a play on commonly used journalistic terms regarding war such as 'wave of violence, wave of bombings, wave of refugees.'"
Click here for more information about Joyce's work
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Notes (& Gossip)
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Anita Bunn
Rumble, 2008
Ultrachrome print on panel
30" x 30"
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Congratulations are in order for Anita Bunn, who was chosen by the faculty of the Claremont Graduate University Art Department to be the first recipient of the Joe Sonneman Photography Prize in Fine Art Photography. Mounted prints of Anita's work (see image at right) are available in a range of sizes at Offramp. Please contact the gallery for more information.
Carlo Marcucci and Mark Steven Greenfield are among the artists featured in the upcoming exhibition, WEST SOUTHWEST: ABQ-LA Exchange, to be held at 516 Arts in Albuquerque and LA Artcore in Los Angeles. . . Speaking of LA Artcore, we were honored to have a visit from Executive Director, Lydia Takeshita, and several board members last week.
We also had a wonderful visit from Jane Stott and 45 members of the Pasadena Arts League, who were on a contemporary art tour of Pasadena. They also visited Project 210, HAUS, and the Armory Center for the Arts.
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Offramp Gallery • 1702 Lincoln Avenue • Pasadena, CA 91103 • 626-298-6931
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