FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:Contact: Natalia Pudzisz (natalia@micaela.com)415.551.8118Micaela Gallery49 Geary Street, No. 234San Francisco, CA 94108 USA
March 1, 2009
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FORTUITOUS MOMENTS
GARY CLEMENCEAU | SCOTT KIERNAN | TOBIAS TOVERA
Opening March 3 | Reception March 5 | Exhibition through April 30
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SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA - 03.01.09 - (for immediate release) Mica�la Gallery is pleased to present, "Fortuitous Moments", featuring works by Gary
Clemenceau, Scott Kiernan and Tobias Tovera. These artists employ a
wide spectrum of artistic approaches, including painting,
photography, and video. Opening on Tuesday, March 3, the reception welcoming the artists will be held on Thursday, March 5, from 5 to 7.30 pm.
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 GARY CLEMENCEAU's work is a result of experimentation with complementary
metal-oxide-semiconductors and charged-coupled devices from old
digital cameras, wiring them together and running them through
powerful magnetic field. These abstract and expressionistic
photographs are explorations of the inner workings of his mind;
recreations of color fields he envisioned as a child while listening
to music.
With a BFA in Photography from San Diego State University, Gary Clemenceau resides in the San Francisco Bay Area. In addition to managing his art practice, a busy life with his wife and children, and a multi-professional career, he is a published author of books of prose and poetry, and a 14-year professional musician veteran with jazz and classical album credits. Concurrently, Clemenceau is an invited artist whose artwork is being featured during the New York Armory show, courtesy of Rupert Ravens Contemporary.
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 SCOTT KIERNAN utilizes photography, video and performance to examine memory and
consciousness. In his photographs, the artist uses himself and a
mirror, set against various sites in New York City to reference
fleeting moments in an ever changing urban landscape, moments that we
are part of but not necessarily self-conscious of, as we are
constantly consumed by our frenetic urban life. The video, an
extension of the photographs, references one's past. Wearing a
mirror backpack, the artist is walking away from us, and we are faced with
deciphering the warped images in his mirror, only having landscape as
a guide to our past.
Born and raised in the wilds of New York, Scott Kiernan is an avid follower of classical and modern philosophies. He earned his MFA at the San Francisco Art Institute in 2007, and has a growing number of curatorial projects to his name. His artwork has been featured at Art Now Fair Miami 2007, and at Bridge Art Fair NYC and Miami 2008.
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 TOBIAS TOVERA: Inspired
by energy and transmutation, Tobias Tovera's paintings are landscapes
of color and texture. He explores the fluidity of pigment and the
equilibrium between what he intends to create and what the material
demands. By surrendering the need to fully control his medium, Tovera allows elements of chance to mark his work, immersing himself
in the potentiality of the moment.
Tobias Tovera was born in Sacramento, California, of Filipino-German parents. Awarded a BFA from the California College of the Arts in 2001, his art practice includes installation, painting and video. Tovera's work was featured at Art Now Fair Miami 2007, and Bridge Art Fair Miami 2008.
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About Us:
Mica�la Gallery is located at 49 Geary Street, No. 234, San Francisco, CA. Gallery hours are Tuesday through Saturday, 10.30 to 5.30 pm, and by appointment. The closest BART|MUNI stop is the Montgomery Station. Public parking is available at the Sutter/Stockton Garage and the Union Square Garage.
Image credits (top image, left to right): Gary Clemenceau, Scott Kiernan, Tobias Tovera. All images are courtesy of the artists and Mica�la Gallery, and protected by all copyright/trademark laws everywhere. �1997-2009 mica�la and mica�la gallery are copyright/trademarks of mica�la gallery llc and protected by all copyright and trademark laws everywhere
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