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We did it. We've survived another winter, another annoying time change, and made it to yet another spring. In honor of the loveliest of all the seasons, Eleanor Harwood Gallery hosts artist Kirk Maxson, whose large "beautiful, delicate, and ethereal" installations are made of hundreds of individual pieces of metal he inserts into the gallery wall. The pieces, which hang independent from one another, are breezy — despite being constructed from nails, nickel, steel, and brass. There's a nice juxtaposition in Maxson's work; as owner and curator Eleanor Harwood points out, "While Maxson's work can feel very celebratory, he also works with much more complicated imagery, pointing to the fragility of life." Maxson illustrates this dark fragility using the soft shapes of leaves and butterflies, showcasing the beautiful simplicity of our natural surroundings. "All of the cut-out shapes he uses in his work are generated from these collections of accurate anatomy from the natural world," Harwood adds. Even if we can hardly complain about San Francisco's short and easy winter, we'll always take an excuse to celebrate spring.
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