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Exhibitions
The Sea

Symbolic and Inward Response to this Vast Element
   
March 2 to 22, 2006
Artship Exhibition at SomArts Cultural Center
934 Brannan Street, San Francisco
     
        Betsie Miller-Kusz
Margaret Bertrand 
Nathan Bolton
Robert Dodge
Augusto Ferriols
Tom Franco
Leopoldine Hugo
Patricia K. Kelly
Regina Kirschner-Rosenzweig
Kheven Lee LaGrone           
Dennis Letbetter
Tatiana Lyskova
Diana Marto
Susan Matthews
Francois Miglio
Betsie Miller-Kusz
TheArthur Wright
Katie Wolf

The intention of the exhibition is to present works that responds to the sea deeply, paying homage to it, and in that way honoring the sea itself. It focuses on works that respond to the vastness of the sea, pieces that need no explanation, rather than works that are literal or farfetched.

The exhibition showcases artists whose work presents essential qualities for direct, non-verbal communication---pieces that do not need written explanations, but communicate the mystery, vastness and beauty of the human response to the sea.

Miniature mountains of tabletop Chinese Gardens, and raked sand in Zen Courtyards, both of which are fragments that bring us into touch with great primeval elements, are examples of the spirit of this exhibition.

Curated by Artship’s Artistic Director, Slobodan Dan Paich, the exhibition presents the work of Artship-affiliated artists, local and international.

          Betsie Miller-Kusz
             
           
           
           
     TheArthur Wright       TheArthur Wright
   
   
   
   
    Leopoldine Hugo     Leopoldine Hugo
               
Sweet water rivulets and creeks used to mingle with the salty waters of the San Francisco Bay creating waterways and fingers of land and shoreline. The Bay used to reach all the way to the SomArts Building which was a boat repair shop. Artship formerly was housed on a historic ship for four years. These connections to maritime uses of the SomArts Building and Artship will be acknowledged at the entrance to this exhibition dedicated to the Sea.
     Dennis Letbetter
     Dennis Letbetter
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