Mygration, by TeaRoots, is showing at Joyce Gordon Gallery, open November 2017. This online exhibition accompanies the exhibition and includes additional artwork not being exhibited at Joyce Gordon Gallery. Click here to view the exhibition Janice Nakashima, Far from Home, installation size approx. 7x7x10 ft, mixed media For sales inquiries, please contact Joyce Gordon at [email protected]
Our ancestors defined our start in life by the choices they made. The ancestors also shaped the world we live in now. We are the ancestors of the future generations and our life choices will have a profound effect on those to come.
In Ancestors: Past and Present, the artists present works which honor the ancestors within their heritage or specific cherished family members who have passed to another realm. Please enjoy these offerings of art and be inspired to make your own offerings in these days to honor your ancestors and your beloved deceased. Whether your traditions include Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) or All Saint's Day, remember your ancestors and keep being your best unique self so that the world will always be a place worthy of your descendants. Artists: Hadi Aghaee, Ever Blanco, Joseph Castle, Sid Veloria, Elizabeth Jiménez Montelongo Please click each image to visit the artist's website.
Elizabeth Jiménez Montelongo, Tekolotl, acrylic and ink on wooden bowl, 10" height
This work represents the influence of our ancestors, symbolized by the owl, speaking to us from beyond. The figure holds a flowering heart: the goal of the earthly journey blossoming into physical reality. The images are modified from the ancient books of Anahuak, commonly known as the Codex Fejérváry-Mayer and Codex Borgia.
Elizabeth Jiménez Montelongo, Connected, acrylic and ink on canvas, 11x11"
This painting shows the connection between life in the present, past, and future as represented by the pregnant women, the skull, and the baby. The connection between their hearts references Frida Kahlo's work and represents the connection between all people, creatures, and beings in the universe.
Curated by Elizabeth Jiménez Montelongo
Welcome! The Exhibition Gallery is pleased to present: Venerable Nature
Every aspect of nature, whether "living" or not, takes a role in the existence of many other parts of nature. Everything is interconnected and therefore all of nature is valuable, worthy, and venerable. In Venerable Nature, artists demonstrate or encourage respect, admiration, and appreciation for nature. Some of the artwork focuses on nature's fragility or the effect of human intervention on landscapes. In contrast, other artworks reference the permanence of certain features of nature. Yet other works address nature's grandeur and the power of creation. Enjoy the variety of unique works ranging from photography, to painting, collage, to assemblage and take a moment to reflect on the importance of nature, all the living beings, and how we all interact with each other in profound ways. Artists: Rohini Y. Deshpande, Hadi Aghaee, Hugo Bastidas, Ann Beaver, Sarah Joy Cabana, Efren Ave, Gabriel Navar, Melina Ramirez, and Kree Arvanitas. Please click each image to visit the artist's website. Rohini Y. Deshpande, Witness, photography Sun stands as witness to the growing technology in the world. This photograph was taken in my ancestral village this year when I visited India. The landscape has changed a lot. Yet, the beauty of the sun as it rises is unmatched. I tried to capture the beauty amidst the power structures. Hadi Aghaee, Monterey Costal Scene, acrylic on canvas, 20X40" Almost all my paintings are to preserve the memory of all that remains around us before the forces of nature and/or humans alter them beyond recognition. In this painting, I share a glimpse of the Point Lobos Park I have visited many times in appreciation of the beauty of nature in our Monterey, CA coastal area. Sarah Joy Cabana, Alas del Tiempo, assemblage, 22'x27' Even as significant moments appear and disappear, the organic forces of our existence remain constant. The valley cradling San Jose has experienced drastic transition over the last fifty years, but the mountains and crevices of the valley are unchanged. I find the permanence of nature comforting in a world of jarring change. Melina Ramirez, Buddhalupe, mixed-media painting, 16"x20" The figure is not necessarily la virgen or the buddha: she is a woman embracing her divine power of the creation of life within her own body, a power embraced in many religions and cultures across the globe. This piece is in honor of all women for their potential to give new life.
Kree Arvanitas (RebelDog Studio), Endangered Mandala, acrylic mixed-media collage on birch panel, 16x16"
This is a meditation on losing nature. I made the botanical drawings separately, painted and then glued them inside the circles. I collaged on some fragments of medieval and ancient scientific manuscripts in the corners of the star shape.
Curated by Elizabeth Jiménez Montelongo
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