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Artist Exhibitions:
Solo Exhibitions
Fall Art Salon - 1907 Market
Space
San Francisco, November 2005
Zonal Gallery
San Francisco, November 2002 -
August 2003
Open Studio
Open Studio, October 1998-2004
Artist "In Residence" - de
Young Museum
San Francisco, October 2000
Reverse collage exhibition and
demonstration.
My California Life - Northern
California Center for the ...
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Artist Galleries:
SFMOMA Artists Gallery
2007 - present
Fort Mason
San Francisco...
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Artist Statement for S Tofu
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My artwork has two focuses; mixed media collage and painting.
2011 marked the 10th Anniversary of my work with maps. I have always used old maps in my collages and incorporated map based ideas into my art. In January of 2001 I experimented with a collage using only maps. The success of the experiment and the resulting piece changed the direction of my work. Much of the map work takes its inspiration from other traditional art forms using repetitive patterns, in particular quilts and other textiles. In 2009 the patterns used in my collage work started to take on a more painterly appearance.
When I paint, my main focus is Western landscape. I spend a great deal of time visiting the desert seeking inspiration.
In 2011 I started The 2011 Project is a, large-scale piece where I created a map of the entire year. The year was mapped as I created a piece of art for each day of 2011. The completed pieces will be shown as an installation(s) in 2012.
The work is made up of 365 individual, mixed media pieces, each 4”x4” (10x10 cm) in size. Each piece was done as a reflection of an individual day. One piece of art was made each day of 2011.
The result is a single piece of work to be made up of 365 smaller pieces. The installation will be approximately 120” wide by 75” high. I will install the individual pieces, but the idea with the work is that there will be no single order in which they should be installed.
After the work has been installed and exhibited in 2012, the 365 individual pieces will be distributed. Mainly the pieces will be distributed to the individuals and groups that have supported the project. The small, individual pieces are not being gifted to supporters. Rather, the idea is to ask supporters to hold and act as curators of the pieces. At future date(s), at least 10 years later, an attempt will be made to have some of the pieces temporarily returned for further installations. I see the components as a kind of time capsule.
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