The Fox is Black, an art blog “that seeks to discover and share the most interesting parts of contemporary life and culture,” has a write-up on Ferris Plock‘s current show Just For One Day, and refers to our dear Plock as a creative genius. We, of course, agree! Just For One Day runs until October 29th at Shooting Gallery. Make sure to see it while you can and check out The Fox is Black here!
The wonderful world of Ferris Plock’s solo show ‘Just For One Day’ is on view at Shooting Gallery until October 29th. We hope you all can come check it out! For those that can’t, at least you can take a look at Gareth Gooch‘s great opening photos here.
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We have a sneak peek of the soon to be released issue of Hi Fructose magazine, Vol. 21, 2024, which includes Jenn Pappas’ in-depth article featuring artist, Mary Iverson. Below are images and commentary highlights from the article.
“Ruby Beach With Containers 2″
“So all the lines are actually useful and honest, I don’t ever put in a line just so it looks good.” – Mary Iverson
Shooting Gallery Presents:
…Sleep…
New Works by Aron Meynell
The Shooting Gallery is pleased to present “…Sleep…” an exhibition, done beside artist C3, by San Francisco-based artist, Aron Meynell. The exhibit is the artist’s first show with The Shooting Gallery, following a two-man show with Erik Otto at White Walls earlier this year. The opening reception for …Sleep…will be held at The Shooting Gallery on Saturday, November 12, 2024 from 7-11pm. The exhibit will be on display through December 3, 2024 and is free and open to the public.
With a peaceful poeticism, “…Sleep…” lays bare a world that exists without ornamentation or narrative. As if whisking us to a place removed from time, Meynell’s drawings capture a moment of perfect stillness. Many of the compositions focus on the delicate body of a bird, placed centrally in smooth foregrounds that give no hint of actual location. Removed from natural habitats, with graceful wings at off kilter angles, these figures’ vulnerability and beauty are magnified.
Working in greyscale, Meynell arranges his subjects carefully, with an impressive eye for small details. Meynell’s work is infused with a calm that is bordered by unease; it is like looking at the silver reflection of a placid lake, knowing that the slightest motion will break the surface. In “Sunk,” the profile of a man with eyes closed is given its eerie, dreamlike quality by the soft slope the subject’s forehead has taken inward, seemingly dissolved as naturally as a sandcastle too close to shore.
From the Artist:
“I became interested in the act of sleeping and death three or four years ago when I started to frequently sleep walk during the night, being in a state of unconsciousness but still able to act out thoughts or dreams. It’s been thought that in this state a person is to be able to connect with the spirit world since you’re neither asleep nor awake. You’re somewhere in the middle.
My work is often very quiet and isolating with lonely characters in post-apocalyptic surroundings. Abandoned buildings or quiet forests in the dead of a snow filled freezing winter. This new series of drawings has the environments removed completely to illustrate the subjects passing from life to the afterlife.”
Shooting Gallery Presents:
Before the Sun Dies, Part 1
“Tempest Horizon”
The Shooting Gallery is pleased to present Before the Sun Dies, Part 1 “Tempest Horizon,” an exhibition by San Francisco-based artist, C3. The exhibit is the artist’s second show with The Shooting Gallery, following a solo show at Gallery Three, and will include twenty pieces, with the majority being smaller 3×5” works along with a few larger 16×20” and 18×24” pieces. The opening reception for Before the Sun Dies, Part 1 “Tempest Horizon,” will be held at The Shooting Gallery on Saturday, November 12, 2024 from 7-11pm. The exhibit will be on display through December 3, 2024 and is free and open to the public.
Before the Sun Dies, Part 1 “Tempest Horizon” is a look into the darkly captivating world C3 has brought to life through his delicately detailed works. Acting as the first part in a trilogy, Before the Sun Dies builds upon the introduction C3’s previous shows In Search of New Land and 777 had introduced. Inspired by old Westerns and the Wizard of Oz, the show embodies a film sensibility, with many of the smaller pieces set up like stills one might see used to introduce the main characters in a movie. It’s a fitting design for a concept that will only completely unfold further in the future.
C3’s tightly executed graphite drawings capture the ghostly quality of antique portraits, with beautiful features and an elegant surface. Visages are captured with a sensitivity that highlights the fear and anxiety of looking out into a harsh and sometimes bleak world. Throughout the body of work we’re only allowed glimpses of the dusty interiors and open plains the people in these portraits inhabit, but even in these small patches there is the feeling of a lawless wilderness seeping in. The drawings, both modeled from life figures and old photographs, seem not of our time yet strangely familiar- almost recognizable; snapshots of a land alternatively soothed and torn by unknown forces, divided in ways we can’t quite guess.
From the Artist:
“With this trilogy I wanted to explore the world as it is thrown into a state of chaos. The first part is the beginning of a struggle between aristocratic cult leaders and a small group of anti-heroes. They all worship the sun and human sacrifice is a main part of their religion. I don’t want to get too specific on the meanings behind everything. That would take all the fun out of it for the viewer. My goal was to create a body of work that remains mysterious throughout. Yes there are two groups at war with one another, however when you see the work you’re not sure who is on who’s side. This is how it is with life as well, and the reason why I portray the characters this way.”
Just For One Day, Ferris Plock’s solo-show at Shooting Gallery, opened this Saturday to much excitement! Check out the whole show for yourself until October 29th, Tuesday- Saturday 12-7pm!
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Ferris Plock‘s solo show at Shooting Gallery ‘Just For One Day,’ opens tonight! Take a peek at some of the bright and colorful works, and then join us tonight from 7-11pm!
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