Amare il Nido

LOVE NEST
27 marzo - 10 aprile 2009
REVEL scalo d'isola
via Thaon de Revel 3, Milano

inaugurazione e preview venerdì 27 marzo dalle 18.30
performance musicale “tribute to Mina” di Mini Manù

RIDESTATE CON NOI I VOSTRI INTORPIDITI SENSI

La Wannabee Gallery è lieta d’invitarvi all’inaugurazione della sua
nuova sede presso il Revel Scalo d’isola con una mostra interamente
dedicata agli aspetti più insoliti dell’Amore.

In un periodo in cui tutti sembrano essere in crisi, le persone, la
politica, i valori e le tasche, venite a scoprire la nostra
“artistica” visione di questo sentimento.

Allo sbocciare della stagione in cui i sensi si risvegliano, abbiamo
proposto ad un selezionato numero di artisti italiani ed
internazionali di rivelare i lati meno scontati dell’Amore.

a cura di Silvia Pettinicchio e Samir Chala
in collaborazione con Luciano Mancini



SCARICA IL COMUNICATO CON LA LISTA DEGLI ARTISTI

LOVE NEST: An Artistic Evolution

From the time of early man, the primal comfort of a loving home, retreat, or sanctuary removed from the harsh realities of life, has been one of the most noble features of the human condition. Pre-hominid primates lived in loving families and built homes for their support and comfort; they emulated the birds they watched building nests to contain the most precious objects of their love. Attempting to avoid the pressing cares of survival, ancient man created a place of utter protection and safety -- the essence of the love nest. In the Renaissance, the essence of love turned from safety and security to beauty, romance, drama and the poetry of high art. A love nest became the symbol of something sensuous, pleasurable, romantic and secret. The places where lovers escaped their cares and could capture a caress or kiss, was the hallmark of the love nests of old.

Modern day flower children of the ‘60s brought a new freedom to the concept of love and security. Where once a love nest was the sole province of two lovers alone, it was now expanded to include two, three, or as many as would fit into a household or even a commune. Love was a universal concept, and love was to be shared freely with all beings, creatures, and things. In this naïve and carefree era, a love nest became a welcoming place for all those who opened themselves to the experience of caring for others.

Today we have come full circle. Our primordial responses, our deepest instincts, keep us rooted to the notion of having a safe, protective place to become vulnerable to the special torments of our lovers. Only in the deep comfort of our special love nests are our true selves revealed, and the objects of our love – and the manner in which we manifest it – are exposed within the twisting nettles, leaves, and branches that bind us together in a conceptual nest of reciprocal lust, need, admiration, compassion, understanding and unconditional, explosive love.

By Samir Chala

Tania Alcala nominated for SD Art Prize, hosted by Noel-Baza Gallery

“One must not forget that the earth seen from an airplane is more splendid than the earth seen from an automobile… the earth seen from an airplane is something else. I saw there, on the earth, the mingling lines, coming and going, developing and destroying themselves. I saw the simple solutions… I saw the wandering lines… yes I saw the earth as no one has ever seen it, the earth has a splendor that it never has had.” This was written by the American writer, Gertrude Stein in the early nineteen hundreds. But still a century later the sentiment Ms. Stein writes about the wonder that a bird’s eye view can reveal is shared by Tania Alcala a commercial airline pilot and local San Diego painter. For Ms. Alaca, “painting is the ultimate act of freedom, since it allows contradiction, passion, intuition, risk and exhilaration to come into play.” Tania Alcala was born and raised in Mexico City, where she studied oil painting under Juan Hernandez.. She obtained a bachelor’s degree in Psychology from Ottawa University in Phoenix, AZ and a master’s degree in Transformative Arts from John F. Kennedy University in Berkeley, CA. The sense of the ethereal that Alcala discovered in the paintings of artists like Mark Rothko, is what inspired her to become a commercial pilot to seek the freedom that she craved. Alcala’s atmospheric pieces convey her deeply moving experiences from the skies along with her lifelong fascination with color. These abstract, expressionistic works of art have an inner complexity, compellingly and sensuously immersing the viewer in a uniquely personal way. www.taniaalcala.com

Tania Alcala is represented by Noel-Baza Gallery. The gallery is housing the New Contemporaries II section of The San Diego Art Prize exhibitions, which feature both establish and emerging artists working in the San Diego Region. New Contemporaries II focuses on the emerging artist category of the SD Art Prize. This year thirteen artists are included in an eclectic and interesting show at the Noel-Baza Gallery. www.noel-bazafineart.com

The San Diego Art Institute’s 50th International Award Exhibition

The San Diego Art Institute’s 50th International Award Exhibition will hold its opening reception March 20th, 2009 at 6pm. The San Diego Art Institute, Museum of the Living Artist is San Diego's primary resource for emerging and established regional, national and international artists. Since 1955 SDAI has produced the ''Annual'' International Exhibition, a juried show drawing interest from artists all over the world. A different internationally known juror is invited each year. This exhibition is juried electronically, and in person, making available international competition to regional artists. This year’s Julia Marciari-Alexander brings her expertise and vision to the jurying process. Marciari-Alexander is deputy director for curatorial affairs at the San Diego Museum of Art. She is responsible for existing curatorial programs at the San Diego Museum of Art and will direct the new publication program for the institution.

In this hallmark 50th International Award Exhibition two artists from KIN Agency for the Arts will be recognized. Both artists bring their strong personal sense of expression to SDAI’s International Exhibition but their individual styles share only a sharp contrast. Chris Trueman works through mix media collage creating surrealesque paintings reminiscent of Rauschenberg. Richard Sager’s oil paintings and sculptures contain cubist’s influences through his own organized, flat, monochromatic vision. Both artists share the need to express our modern culture through their work.

Chris Trueman – www.christrueman.com
Chris Trueman along with many great artists before him is inspired by the difference between sight and perception. The struggle for the artists always seems to be allowing their sight to become disassociated from memory and common objects. Trueman is “fascinated by the way people build narratives, interpret visual spaces and extract meaning from visual information.” He has consistently created moving and complex mixed-media work. “I mix images, texture and materials…to mimic the walls and streets of public spaces.” Just as our present society is clouded with information and responsibilities, Trueman works with personal, natural, commercial and social images and objects, each holding their own space on the canvas and each viewer’s mind, fighting to remain at the surface. His work carries a holistic congruence through collage and his skills as a painter, creating the illusion of atmosphere, light and depth.

Richard Sager – www.RichardSager.com
Richard Sager has studied art and music throughout his life, and has developed a keen appreciation for the forms of nature and the cultures of mankind. His background in design, drawing, and sculpture combined with a passion for human, social, cultural and economic issues and concerns drive his own unique style of artistic interpretation. Sager’s work is generally of a large scale, and includes oil paintings, neon works, and ceramic sculpture.

Both artists are sure to be a delight. The 50th International Exhibition Opening Reception will be on Friday, March 20, 2009 from 6 pm to 9 pm. Music will be provided by Peter Rutman Blues & Jazz Band. Please attend in cocktail attire or ethnic dress. Hors d'oeuvres will be served and there will be a no-host Bar. Call to reserve tickets. 619.236.0011. www.sandiego-art.org