John Kurtyka Calaveras In Love Digital Print magnet, 4″ x 6″ $7.…
Monthly Archives: October 2014
Stories By Michael Foley
KALEID Gallery presents a new feature exhibition for the month of October by Michael Foley Artist Reception: Friday October 3rd, 7–11pm part of the South FIRST FRIDAYS Art Walk Stories is a collection of new works by Michael Foley. Depicting various aspects of daily life told from our world and beyond. Michael Foley is a self-taught bay area freelance artist who creates deceptively layered pieces of work. Hidden underneath the saturated colors and cartoon-like imagery you find mature works looking deeply into the human condition. These works often have a sardonic tinge to them, questioning various aspects of our society and challenging these norms while attempting to create work that appears light-hearted on first viewing. Since 2013, Michael’s work has been going through changes in regard to of subject matter and technique. Peeling away the humor and showing a style he withheld for too long, becoming much more introspective.…
FLux and FLow by Jeffrey Hemming
FLow and FLux solo exhibition by Jeffrey Andrade Hemming There is a balance I find in the act of painting, an elusive consistency that is both intriguing and complex. My process is responsive and while my paintings have a start and end point, the discovery of these points is always varied. I am influenced by a world in constant change. The condition of impermanence has a great effect on my work. These recent paintings are inspired by the transient chaos of change, the ability to adapt, and the fleeting need for balance. Jeff is an maximalist painter from the Bay Area. His paintings delve into a flux of chaos, harmony, technology, abundance, and waste all at once. The concepts behind his work come from our everyday associations with things being constructed and neglected including physical elements like buildings and landscapes to the more enigmatic such as cultural traditions, memory,…