El Cerrito Art, 34th Annual Show and Sale

Floral Mandala by Barbara Rockhold

Previewed the local El Cerrito Art Association’s 34th Show before the opening reception tonight. A large show full of all different media, styles and eclectic emotions. Lots of traditional realist imagery, some very masterful, a sprinkling of satisfying non-traditional with a few Eclectix artists in the mix as well. Definitely worth a long walk thru and some are worthy of extended ponders. Favorite picks from the exhibit preview are below, just a few, there were so many. With the photography and the watercolors, getting pictures was mostly impossible due to the framed glass reflections, hence my picks are unfortunately edited… 

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If you live locally try to make it out, the exhibit is only 3 days long, ending October 3rd. Help support your local artists, most the art is for sale at really great  prices.

For more infoclick here.

LINK to the current Eclectix website – art news & exhibit listings

(This entry was  originally posted on 10/1/10 and transferred here –  as we are discontinuing our other blog site)

Ten Women Gallery in Venice, California

Patricia Anders

Last summer I had the chance while in LA to visit the Ten Women Gallery in Venice. Wonderful newbrow artist Patricia Anders, turned me onto it. She has been kind enough to contribute her beautiful paintings and art dolls to many Eclectix exhibits over the years and is a member of this artist co-op, along with many other very talented women. This venue is overflowing with eclectic arts and crafts, many different mediums and styles are jam packed into numerous little meandering rooms.

At the time, they had an altered Barbie exhibit up, aptly titled “Barbie Redux” . There have been a number of altered Barbie exhibits over the years, but I have to say this was one of the best I have seen, more professionally executed than others. There were Day of the Dead Barbies, goth Barbies, princess Barbies, mutated and depressed Barbies, goddess Barbies, vampire Barbies and even a bat girl Barbie. The whole idea is great – what else to do with all those cast off Barbies that have inspired such love/hate relationships over time? And Halloween being in the mix made it even better.

Patricia Anders

The gallery has the feel of a treasure hunt, around every corner is another wall or niche filled with wondrous goodies. Some folk art, doll art, fabric arts, fine art paintings, mounted prints, photography, glassworks, sculptures of every imaginable shape, jewelry, functional art and more adorn the walls. Even the bathroom had a huge altered mannequin sculpture watching you do your deed!

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If you are in the LA area, try to make a stop here, it is a fun and stimulating visit. Ten Women Venice, 1237 Abbot Kinney , Venice, CA 90291, 310-452-2256

Click here for a complete list of artists and events, and more pix.

Or their blog here.

 

LINK – For more of Patricia Anders’ lovely work.

 

(This entry was  originally posted on 12/16/09 and transferred here –  as we are discontinuing our other blog site)

WorldOne Festival Photos, 2008

Just One of the Great Bands Playing

Locals! Mark your calendar now for the  4th of July next year and head out to the annual, free World One Festival in El Cerrito, CA. Eclectic music, arts and crafts booths, performers wandering, games for kids, ethnic foods and drink! Very musical, mellow, art-full and happy time had by all…

Just One of the Great Bands Playing

All photos ©Eclectix, feel free to share with credit given….

(This entry was  originally posted on 7/19/08 and transferred here-  after discontinuing our other blog site)

Kahlo at SF MOMA – Contemporary?

So I went to see the Frida Kahlo exhibit at the Museum of Modern Art in S.F. It is worth seeing, even if you’ve seen a bunch of her exhibits already (as I had). There is a lot more to her than the self-portraits. I’ve pictured a few of my faves here. The exhibit was very crowded tho, in spite of the pre-arranged “appointment” times. I do wish the “contemporary” art museums would actually show contemporary art! Don’t get me wrong, I love Kahlo, Matisse, Calder & Joseph Cornell as much as the next gal – but are they really contemporary? These artists are exhibited everywhere in fine art museums. How about some really present day artists? Like Marrs, R.Williams, Ryden, Camille Garcia or Liz McGrath?

 

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contemporary, present-day(a): belonging to the present time; “contemporary leaders”

 

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contemporary, modern-day: characteristic of the present; “contemporary trends in design”; “the role of computers in modern-day medicine”

 

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contemporaneous, contemporary:  occurring in the same period of time; “a rise in interest rates is often contemporaneous with an increase in inflation”; “the composer Salieri was contemporary with Mozart”

(This entry was  originally posted on 7/14/08 and transferred here, after discontinuing our other blog site)