Four of the six drawings by Iana Quesnell shown at Cannon Gallery
I am an aficionado of Iana Quesnell's work. I do not think I missed one of her shows since I first saw her work at the MCASD in La Jolla in 2007 (Cerca Series). I did not go to CECUT in Tijuana to see her installation with the penciled walls and the long white tablecloth, "Limited Difusos", but I saw the video at UCSD. Quesnell lives and works in Tijuana. She teaches Foundations and Form, a sculpture class in the undergraduate Visual Arts department at USD.
Her work shown at the Cannon Gallery, which consists in a series of 6 drawings (pencil on paper), stroke me as the most interesting work in the show, it is almost like her drawings were glowing.
I love Belt and Silva's work. But Belt's work feels cold when I see Quesnell's work close to his, although the way he uses the space is stunning and the details are exquisite. I could feel the strength of Silva's work, but could not dive into it. Quesnell's series is based on images taken of the burros painted as zebras one can see on Avenida Revolucion in Tijuana, with images of the gods and goddesses of the pre-colonial Mexico in the background. Iana is pictured in each image, sitting on a different burro, smiling and wearing each time a different sombrero. The photos I took are not good, I encourage you to go see the drawings to enjoy them!
"Bonita Lucy"
"Cisco Kid"
"Drunk Again"
"Sexy Girl, Monica"
"Oh Boy! Barney"
"Pancho Villa, Ruben"
For those who do not know about the touristic attraction Iana Quesnell is picturing in her drawings, here's an image:
Courtesy Felixe
"Moving Point: Contemporary Drawing in Southern California" August 30, November 1rst, 2009 Karen McGuire, Curator of Exhibitions Artists: Adam Belt Joseph Biel Tom Morgan Enjeong Noh Iana Quesnell William Riley Ernest Silva Pat Warner
William D. Cannon Art Gallery Carlsbad City Library Complex 1775 Dove Lane Carlsbad, CA 92011 (760) 602 2021
I met John Lidot, owner and publisher of the San Diego Art journal, on the occasion of "Meet the Press" an interesting talk which took place at Art Produce Gallery in North last Saturday. I did not know about this website, specialized in videos about the San Diego art scene.
From the SDAJ website: "Our mission: Build a visual journal into one of the fastest growing art scenes in this country. Build a foundation where communication between emerging artist and collector is enhanced. Build an incubation platform for emerging artists. Build a window with perspective for the savvy art collector.
In short we strive to build a place where art collectors can look closer into the making of San Diego's emerging artist and where artists can find access and insight to critical commentary and resources."
Publisher - John Lidot San Diego Art Journal contact john Lidot: john@sandiegoartjournal.com
Anna Stump, artist and curator (on the left), presents the Trade Show project during the opening, Isik University. Anna Stump, organizer and curator of "Trade Show/California-Turkey" sent photos from the opening night which was yesterday in Istanbul, at Isik University. Anna says it was a great success! I do not know exactly how many artists in total (from Turkey and from California) participated to the project, but it is a lot. It's nice to think that all the paintings made in California traveled to Turkey to be shown there and vice-versa.
At the Garage, in San Diego
Trade Show / California-Turkey was first on view atThe Garage in July 2009 The Garage 4141 Alabama Street #4 San Diego, CA Email: deepseal2@aol.com more info here about the show
Then the show traveled to L.A., at Edgar Varela Fine Arts in August 2009.
"Jenniches’ fascination for webcams (public cameras on the internet) began over a decade ago. Since then, this technology has evolved from tiny grainy pictures to high resolution imagery, and from rarity to ubiquity. Jenniches utilizes webcams in theatre and online performances, in realtime collaborative creation and photographic series. This practice culminates in the creation of monumental collages of webcam pictures, the main focus of her first solo exhibition." more info
"A Woman", 2005, acrylic on canvas, 54"x54" [150cm x 150cm]
A few months ago, I was contacted by Howard W. Lewis, who was interested in reproducing one of my paintings, "A Woman", on the cover of his book, "The Essence of Daedalus Rimes: The Journey Begins". He was truly enthusiastic about the painting. I read some excerpts of the book he sent to me, and I thought it was an interesting match.
Howard H. Lewis: "It's a science fiction thriller about alien abduction, memory transference, and the complexities that would develop if the minds of two individuals found themselves trapped in a single body. " More about the book here.
This is the first book of a trilogy and it is now available.
So it happened. Despite the difficulties of the times and the uncertainty in the economics: the very first "Beyond The Border Contemporary Art Fair" took place in San Diego in September 2009. Precisely at the Grand Del Mar, a luxury resort. The fact that it happened, is in itself very impressive, and for a first shot it was a good one.
There were 50 booths, including 8 booths dedicated to spotlight artists: Tomas Rivas, Michael Arata, Iana Quesnell, Hoon Kwak, Gale Fulton Ross, Jose Ricketts, Miguel Cordera and Sophie Matisse.
Kim McConnel, Brian Dick and May-Lynn Martinez represented the San Diego Art Prize in the SDVAN booth. You will find here what Patricia Frischer wrote about the art fair in her A + Art blog.
The interesting crossing of lines between the walls and the impossible-to-miss carpet! All in all, A LOT of paintings were presented!
"The Poetics of Genealogy": Iana Quesnell's project on the stage of the theatre inside the Grand Del mar, where the contemporary art fair took place. Unfortunately I missed Iana and her mom during the performance - Iana was drawing on a white paper on the table and her mom was sewing (the small table on the left with the lamp). I hope it was recorded!
Spotlight Exhibit: "The Bird Series Project" by Paint Night Group (30 artists)
