Underground Gallery • Upcoming
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The Sorrows © Eric Kelly
Santos The Chamber of Darkness © Eric Kelly
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Curiously Grim
digital collage and mixed media by Eric Kelly
September 14—October 6, 2018
Reception: September 14, 5pm–8pm
Victorian Photography Takes A Surreal Turn In San Rafael Art Installation
Drawing from his extensive collection of peculiar 19th century photography as well as classic public domain images, Eric Kelly uses digital processing to combine and transform antique images into surreal dreamscapes and assemblages. He constructs the artwork in layers of metal leaf, digital prints, found objects, and resin, mounted on wooden panels or antique printers trays. Some of his artworks use multiple layers of clear resin to float images and objects in three dimensional space, creating the illusion of being suspended in liquid.
The end result can be unsettling, with the viewer finding themselves face to face with the unflinching gaze of portrait sitters long since forgotten, but now revivified within a strange dream tableau. Described as “curiously grim” by SF Station, his art can also be darkly humorous – one print series transforms unintentionally absurd old photos into storybook illustrations, complete with florid Victorian-style captions.
Resembling a theater set more than the whitewashed space of a typical art gallery, the installation showcasing the art is designed by Rodney Griffin, for many years associated with the Edwardian Ball, and a founding member of Le Mysterium Art Collective. His whimsical lamps, often with antique cameras as the base, perform dual duty as gallery lighting and decor.
Eric Kelly studied art at California College of Arts and Crafts, and over the years explored lithography, paper making, traditional collage, drawing, graphic arts and commercial design. Although he now uses sophisticated digital imaging, his artwork remains rooted in tangible, meticulously assembled materials, and harkens back to an era when the boundaries between fine art, craft and decoration were less strongly drawn than today.
Instagram: @erickellyart
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Phone: 415.264.9809
Centro Cultural de Guatemala
traditional Guatemalan celebration clothing
October 12-November 3, 2018
Reception: October 12 • 5–8pm
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AWD Members Exhibition
November 9-December 22, 2018
Receptions: November 9 + December 14 • 5–8pm
This space is available monthly to artists for solo shows, small group shows, or installations.
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