Opening Friday, June 6, 2008.
A second reception will be held July 4, 2008.
Myths and Dreams features recent work by Calixto Robles, Alexandra Blum, and Ana Hurk.
Myths and Dreams. The exhibition is a show of three artists working with imagery inspired from memories, images, fables and myths that bridges concerns of the modern world and that of the traditions of ancient Meso-America.
Calixto Robles, an artist from Oaxaca, Mexico who has been living in San Francisco California since 1983. He will be showing for the first time a series of frescos made between 2001 and 2003. Calixto worked under the direction of Master Jose M. Galindo Calixto will be also exhibit several oil paintings and grana cochinilla works on paper. This ancient technique was used by the Mayas, Aztec, Zapotecs and Mixtecs to color their sacred codices, murals, and clothes. Recent exhibits include a residency and “Chicano Visions at the De Young Museum in San Francisco.
There will also be a video by Oakland born Artist Ana Hurka Robles who presently lives and works in New York City. Anna received her BFA in Film from New York University and actively exhibits her work.
Alexandra (Ali) Blum grew up in Ithaca and Brooklyn, NY and moved to San Francisco in1995. She holds an MFA in Printmaking from Washington University in St. Louis and a BFA in Painting from Cornell University. She works in printmaking, painting, and mixed media. Recent exhibits include “Four Artists” at Ligne Roset, “The Day of the Dead” at the Legion of Honor, “The Eye of the Storm” at Markham Vineyards, and “Chicano Visions” at the De Young Museum. She has held artist residencies at the de Young Art Center in San Francisco and the Lower East Side Printshop in New York.
The opening reception will be held from 7pm-10pm in conjunction with Oakland Art Murmur First Fridays (www.oaklandartmurmur.com).
The exhibit will run until July 25, 2008.