Metaphor
Works on paper,
mixed media on
wood panels and sculptures
Rebecca Erbstoesser, Linda Southwell, Vicky Hanrahan & Maneli Jodat
January 31st – February 23rd,
2008
Opening Reception musical performance by Richard Bohn & Fredrick
Charlton
Linda
Southwell
Asphalt roads and freeways shaped my childhood. The concrete Los Angeles
River rarely had water in it. I remember, as a young girl, trying to
imagine what this place looked like before it was covered up. My work
is an expression of a yearning for connection to that earth.
Rebecca
Erbstoesser
My work addresses gender issues, popular culture and environmental concerns.
I construct paintings on paper that reveal stories, both fictional and
real, using templates and other drawing devices. The essential nature
of the paintings question contemporary attitudes towards humanity, culture
and the condition of our environment.
Vicky
Hanrahan
This body of work is comprised of small pieces of paper that have been
cut, stained and then taped together to create flawless forms. In emulation
of our extensively modular environment, the pieces of paper are trimmed
to similar shapes and sizes and placed together in a repetitive format.
Maneli
Jodat
My paintings are a documentation of personal and everyday life experiences
and observations. They represent a natural sanctuary for trust, self-confidence
and clarity. Like any life experience, they are reminiscent of good and
not so good moments convolved and transcribed in some distilled form
in layers of colors, recognizable imagery, mark making, and unreadable
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