Winni Wintermeyer - Portrait Photographer

Kim Frohsin, Claire Pasquier, Winni Wintermeyer
January 12 - February 23, 2012
Opening reception: Saturday, January 14,
1:00 – 3:00 p.m.

Winni Wintermeyer

Winni Wintermeyer's photographic portraits range from the constructed to the emotional, some of them carefully crafted, others captured in a passing moment. At the core they all deal with the same question of what makes a portrait. Often he eliminates elements that we've become accustomed to in traditional portraiture, like faces, and provides the viewer with a starting point to create their own narrative. He experiments by adding and subtracting to the surroundings the subject is placed in to change the scope of information and adds mystery by juxtaposing environmental images. Stripped down to the close-up of a person's face he strives to tell a story about the dynamics between photographer and subject, a tension that can create fiction instead of produce a likeness.

Winni Wintermeyer
EL, 2011 (left)
Photography
56 x 44 inches
Edition 1/15
$2,200

Winni Wintermeyer
Mo, 2011 (right)
Photography
34 x 44 inches
Edition 1/15
$1,400

Winni Wintermeyer
Bus, Chicago, 1995
Photography
16 x 20 inches
Edition 1/11
$950

Winni Wintermeyer
Jon Moritsugu, 2003
Photography
16 x 16 inches
Edition 1/18
$800

Winni Wintermeyer
Sparkle, 2008
Photography
11 x 17 inches
Edition 1/18
$850

Winni Wintermeyer
Scarlett, 2011
Photography
30 x 40 inches
Edition 1/7
$1,400

For more information about Winni's work or to schedule an appointment with an art advisor, please contact us at 415-441-4777.  We look forward to seeing you!

Claire Pasquier - The Portrait Landscape Project

Kim Frohsin, Claire Pasquier, Winni Wintermeyer
January 12 - February 23, 2012
Opening reception: Saturday, January 14,
1:00 – 3:00 p.m.



Claire Pasquier; photo: courtesy of Suzanne Hutton



Portrait Landscape has been a yearlong project by artist Claire Pasquier, in which individuals were encouraged to connect with the artist via Facebook to have their portrait painted. In what can be read as a relational aesthetics piece, the artwork draws attention to the encounter – an opportunity often missed in our modern world, as Pasquier describes it:

“San Francisco is a small-big city, where people from all over the world seem to crisscross. The idea of this project came to me in Paris after I opened my workshop gallery. The window overlooked a tiny busy street. I watched all the people go by but never stop; it was like the halls in the metro. I felt the need to communicate with all these people and break the protective and indifferent walls that we build when we live in big cities.”

The portraits will be exhibited at the Artists Gallery along with the work station where Pasquier painted over 100 portraits. The portraits are also on Facebook: www.facebook.com/SFMOMAportrait.

Claire Pasquier, Compilation of 3 Portraits, 2011

Claire Pasquier, Compilation of 3 Portraits, 2011

Claire's gallery work space


For more information about Claire's work please check out her Facebook or Twitter links or contact the gallery at 415-441-4777.  We'll see you at the show!


 




Kim Frohsin - Portraits of the Iconic and the Mundane

Kim Frohsin, Claire Pasquier, Winni Wintermeyer
January 12 - February 23, 2012
Opening reception: Saturday, January 14,
1:00 – 3:00 p.m.

Kim in her studio

Portraits of the Iconic and the Mundane comprises Kim Frohsin’s most recent paintings, exploring instantly recognizable numbers, symbols, and commercial packaging for branded products. Typically numbers express quantity, but in these paintings they revert to forms abounding with layers of color, multiple linear elements, and purposeful splatters. The work expands on the artist’s thesis that the detritus of everyday life can be a source for telling portraiture.

Kim Frohsin
Portrait of Independence: #16, 2011
Mixed Media
22 x 22 inches
$6,200

Kim Frohsin
Portrait of #5: For Coco Chanel and Joe DiMaggio, 2011
Mixed Media and 24 kt. gold leaf
22 x 22 inches
$6,500

Kim Frohsin
Portrait of an Addiction, 2011
Mixed Media
22 x 22 inches
$5,800

Kim Frohsin
Portrait of Rescue, 2011
Mixed Media
22 x 22 inches
$5,600

For more information about Kim's work or to schedule an appointment with an art advisor, please contact us at 415-441-4777.  We look forward to seeing you!