First: by Janet Adams; Second: by Janice DeLoof
However, my absolute favorite in that gallery was:
Kathy Breaux
"Adobe"
Acrylic & Golden Leaf
What first element that drew me to this painting, are the colors, and the swirly-Van Gogh-like sky.
I've always been drawn to cool colors such as these. The whole painting gives me a sense of calmness or relaxation. The shade created by the building is rather inviting, even though like I said before, everything seems still and calm. However, if you look closely, you can see that the light inside the very last window to the right of the building is lit. I'm assuming that the title "Adobe", refers to the clay with with the building is made out of. Overall, this painting is rather soothing and pleasing to my eyes.
After having walked around 57 Underground my friend and I walked around the various streets of downtown Pomona, seeking more galleries or interesting places to see. At one point we stopped at a restaurant/bar place called Joey's BBQ Gallery. I think the gallery part of the title was a little misleading because there weren't that many art works to look at, and they were without a title or the artist's name. They just seemed to be hanging on the walls as decorative pieces just like in any restaurant/bar, however, the art pieces where nice, and the environment in general seemed lively. Moving along the streets of Pomona my friend and I went back down Main St. and nearby areas, while appreciating all the street art that we would encounter such as:
(We took more, but I really don't know where they are!)
As you can see, no title - no author, but quite awesome nonetheless.
Greg Lynn
Toy Furniture: Dog Shelf
After visiting this intriguing gallery, our final stop was the dA Center for the Arts.
This gallery was way bigger than the other ones we had visited. And there were definitely way more people in this one than in the other ones. It seemed like this was the "hot" gallery of Pomona (at least that night). There were a lot of interesting art works, and not only the labeled ones caught my attention, but also some that had no author or title such as:
We also took pictures of some of the exhibits that caught our attention:
(Top:Pending Title and Author)
By: Keving Stewart - Flood #1, Flood #2, Flood #3
This particular series of paintings of the "Flood", was one of the most interesting art works in the gallery. From what I read on the label next to it, this is an homage to Thomas Hat Benton's "Flood" series. The questions these paintings rise are some like: How will this small and fragile village recover? How will the farm look after the flood? And so on. I think it brings a sense of recovery from a tragic experience. Sure tragedies occur everywhere and are unexpected, but one must remember that they'll pass, and we must stand up again and rebuild whatever was lost or damaged. And I'm not talking about material things only, but rather intangible abstract things, such as our thoughts and the very elements that compose our particular lives.
This concludes my experience of the Art Walk in Pomona. Part of the assignment was to interview an artist about their art work, unfortunately, I had no luck with being able to talk to an artist. Either they were busy talking to someone else, or in the case of dA Gallery, there were so many people either listening to an all female band that was playing, or talking in small groups to one another, not to mention that I had no idea how to spot the artist itself. No one was close to a particular painting, to be able to tell. Nonetheless, I found the whole experience fascinating, and it gave me some richness for personal growth.
"Adobe"
Acrylic & Golden Leaf
What first element that drew me to this painting, are the colors, and the swirly-Van Gogh-like sky.
I've always been drawn to cool colors such as these. The whole painting gives me a sense of calmness or relaxation. The shade created by the building is rather inviting, even though like I said before, everything seems still and calm. However, if you look closely, you can see that the light inside the very last window to the right of the building is lit. I'm assuming that the title "Adobe", refers to the clay with with the building is made out of. Overall, this painting is rather soothing and pleasing to my eyes.
After having walked around 57 Underground my friend and I walked around the various streets of downtown Pomona, seeking more galleries or interesting places to see. At one point we stopped at a restaurant/bar place called Joey's BBQ Gallery. I think the gallery part of the title was a little misleading because there weren't that many art works to look at, and they were without a title or the artist's name. They just seemed to be hanging on the walls as decorative pieces just like in any restaurant/bar, however, the art pieces where nice, and the environment in general seemed lively. Moving along the streets of Pomona my friend and I went back down Main St. and nearby areas, while appreciating all the street art that we would encounter such as:
(We took more, but I really don't know where they are!)
As you can see, no title - no author, but quite awesome nonetheless.
We then came upon the Object Gallery. The gallery had a lot of what I thought were weird shaped art works, but it turns out they were made out of recycled kid toys or other objects. Here are some of the works we saw:
Greg Lynn
Toy Furniture: Dog Shelf
After visiting this intriguing gallery, our final stop was the dA Center for the Arts.
This gallery was way bigger than the other ones we had visited. And there were definitely way more people in this one than in the other ones. It seemed like this was the "hot" gallery of Pomona (at least that night). There were a lot of interesting art works, and not only the labeled ones caught my attention, but also some that had no author or title such as:
We also took pictures of some of the exhibits that caught our attention:
(Top:Pending Title and Author)
By: Keving Stewart - Flood #1, Flood #2, Flood #3
This particular series of paintings of the "Flood", was one of the most interesting art works in the gallery. From what I read on the label next to it, this is an homage to Thomas Hat Benton's "Flood" series. The questions these paintings rise are some like: How will this small and fragile village recover? How will the farm look after the flood? And so on. I think it brings a sense of recovery from a tragic experience. Sure tragedies occur everywhere and are unexpected, but one must remember that they'll pass, and we must stand up again and rebuild whatever was lost or damaged. And I'm not talking about material things only, but rather intangible abstract things, such as our thoughts and the very elements that compose our particular lives.
This concludes my experience of the Art Walk in Pomona. Part of the assignment was to interview an artist about their art work, unfortunately, I had no luck with being able to talk to an artist. Either they were busy talking to someone else, or in the case of dA Gallery, there were so many people either listening to an all female band that was playing, or talking in small groups to one another, not to mention that I had no idea how to spot the artist itself. No one was close to a particular painting, to be able to tell. Nonetheless, I found the whole experience fascinating, and it gave me some richness for personal growth.
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