Karin Wikstrom "Cube, tube, oblong, etc."
When: Fridays, Saturdays. Continues through Aug. 11 2018
The starting point for this work originates in printed advertisements using technical drawings of lampshades and other common household items. The bare essential forms depicted are labeled as: tubes, bells, shallow drums, deep drums and so on. Oblique and unembellished, these images work as scaffolding for the visual language of Wikstrom's group of
paintings. The vocabulary allows her to adhere to the flatness of the surface and a type of perspective similar to that seen in Persian miniatures or Asian art. It invites concentration on color for it’s own sake and offers the opportunity to see
the paint pigment as substance rather then imagery. Through this use of color and material she finds herself processing and assimilating the industrial flavor of the neighborhood where she lives. Artist Reception 6/30 4pm
415-291-0966
