David Burton – Matte Black Sculptures

David Burton is an American artist who creates incredible work in a variety of mediums. Specifically, his sculpture and installation work which feature recycled materials such as frames and toys are painted matte black and create a jaw dropping experience for the viewer.

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Brett Flanigan x Heather Day x Martina Merlini – “Ready, Set.” @ Athen B. Gallery

Opening this Saturday, April 9th, at Athen B. Gallery in Downtown Oakland “Ready, Set” a group exhibition by Oakland’s Brett Flanigan, San Francisco’s Heather Day and Italy’s Martina Merlini. More images and info after the jump!

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Maxwell Rushton – Buy In Bleed Out

English artist Maxwell Rushton (born August, 1989), graduated form Leeds College of Art in 2012, with a 1st Class Honours in Fine Art. Maxwell’s distinct and diverse artistic practice covers a broad spectrum of themes and a wide range of mediums. Through physically becoming a brand by painting 20 pints of his own blood into a logo in ‘Buy In Bleed Out,’ or spending a year in isolation constantly drawing a set of four marks repeatedly for ‘Drawn Out,’ Maxwell is quickly establishing himself in the art world.

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Gilbert1 – “Falling To Pieces” @ Punto618 Art Gallery

Punto618 Art Gallery is pleased to present a new solo exhibition entitled “Falling To Pieces” by French multidisciplinary artist Gilbert1. The show opens December 13th and runs until the 17th of January. More info and images after the jump!

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OverUnder – “My Sentiments Abstractly” @ Athen B Gallery

Oakland based Athen B. Gallery proudly presents “My Sentiments Abstractly” a solo exhibition by Reno based artist OverUnder. Opening reception is this Saturday, November 14th starting at 7pm. More information and images after the jump!

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Xuan Chen – Various Mixed Media Work

Xuan Chen is a fine artist currently working at the University of New Mexico and creates beautiful installation and mixed media work. Chen brilliantly creates mixed media and assemblage piece using various materials from threads and textiles to graphic short stories.

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Ryan De La Hoz – “The Matter of Time” @ 886 Geary

Ryan De La Hoz is currently showing alongside Kai & Sunny at the 886 Geary Gallery in San Francisco. De La Hoz examines the past and present at the same time and utilizes periods in history to excavate emotions such as apathy,fear,hope,joy, misery, etc. He uses a broad variety of media and objects in his attempts to analyze the current state of affairs.

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Nasa Funahara – Masking Tape Paintings

Japanese oil painting major Nasa Funahara from the Musashino Art University used layers of colorful masking tapes to create wonderfully detailed versions of famous paintings for a recent series of work. The series includes recreations of iconic paintings such as Van Gogh’s Sunflowers and Vermeer’s Girl with a Pearl Earring, among many others.

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Casey Cripe – Mixed Media

Casey Cripe was born 1984 and is an designer, explorer & artist. He currently lives in San Francisco, California and creates multi-layered scientifically oriented visual works that capture data in a way that is truly amazing. Cripe works in analog mixed media and in digital collage and explores human anatomy, ecosystems, cosmology, phylum trees, current maps and the solar system in his work.

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