KALEID Gallery is proud to present: The Phenomenological Renaissance Jonathan Perea solo exhibition There’s an ongoing awakening in the collective. A phenomenological Renaissance that is happening around the world. We are becoming the creators of this orchestra, that binds every note to […]
KALEID Gallery is proud to present: “A Beautiful Fugate by Troublesome Creek”Jemal Diamond solo exhibition Artist’s reception: Friday, May 2nd 5pm–9pmFree entry; part of the First Fridays ArtWalk SJ“A Beautiful Fugate by Troublesome Creek” is the latest collection of paintings by Jemal Diamond, showcasing the interplay between his abstracted, segmented figures and landscapes that blend the organic with the technological. The figures exist in a state of tension – at once passive and reactive – amidst shifting natural and constructed environments. Drawing from the Spanish word “fugate,” meaning “to flee” or “escape,” the collection explores themes of movement, displacement, and the fragile balance between humanity and the worlds we navigate.As always with Jemal’s work, there are layers of contrasting and complementary shapes and lines. They are both mechanical and organic, masculine and feminine, abstract and representational. There lies embedded intentional dichotomies to create a playground of visual cues and possible…
KALEID Gallery is proud to present: RewiredJonathan Kermit solo exhibition Artist’s Reception: First Friday April 4th 5pm–9pm As a long time collector of urban flotsam, I have always been attracted to the cast offs, the leavings. For the past 15 years, bits of discarded, twisted, rusty wire have provided the basis of my work. These salvaged fragments have been stepped on, run over, rained on and buried. Using subtle manipulation, I intuitively, often without a preconceived plan, shape the wire into smooth organic forms. I incorporate a myriad of papers and imagery, along with metal objects and the occasional rusty hippo. This exhibit features mostly new work along with a handful of favorite older arrangements and several reworked pieces—I love recycling my own work. About the Artist:Jonathan Kermit is a self-taught, mixed media artist based in San Jose whose creative journey is deeply intertwinedwith the serendipitous discoveries of everyday life.…
KALEID Gallery is proud to present: Fragments: Intimate DetailsPaintings by Francisco RamirezPhotography by Robertino Ragazza Francisco RamirezMy work explores the fragmented thoughts of my childhood, particularly the disorienting and often unsettling experience of migration. For this duo exhibition with Robertino Ragazza, titled Fragments: Intimate Details” I delve into the details of my memory of a journey undertaken in the dark of night, a journey marked by both fear and the disorienting child’s perspective. The images I create are emotional landscapes built from the lingering uncertainty of that time.The sharp scent of gasoline, the rhythmic bounce of a truck bed on a rough road, the warmth radiating from a bus floor – these visceral fragments become the building blocks of my artistic expression. These experiences intertwine with the emotional weight of the unknown, The taste of a torta de jamon, the feeling of damp shoes on parched earth, the sepia glow…