Depth of Surface
February 27th - March 25th, 2010
SFSU Fine Arts Gallery
SFSU Fine Arts Gallery
San Francisco, CA
Artists: Julie Chang, Victor De La Rosa, Jennifer Ferre, Dustin Fosnot, Taraneh Hemami, Andrea Higgins, Ernest Jolly, Mung Lar Lam, Katie Lewis, Victoria May, Ali Naschke-Messing, Francesca Pastine, Anthony Ryan, Jeremy Chase Sanders, Lisa Solomon, Jina Valentine.
"The four hanging scrolls sweeping dramatically from the gallery’s ceiling to the floor are from Julie Chang’s series Design for the Well-Lived Life. The work, in Chang’s words, “is rooted in an investigation around cultural identity, highlighted by the ways in which patterns serve as powerful and ubiquitous markers of class—as symbols of arriving and belonging.” Combining imagery from disparate sources, such as ethnic gift cards, t-shirts, and wrapping paper, Chang navigates through a complex space of cultural and social values and anxieties. Traditional Chinese textile design, European wallpaper patterns, and elements of contemporary graphic design are juxtaposed with visual icons drawn from her experience of growing up in Orange County. Chang blends the cultural identities of these materials, seeking to create a dialogue around their use and meaning in relation to issues of race, gender, class, and the commodification of culture."
- Tracy Parker
Curators: Fine Arts Gallery, Victor De La Rosa.
"This new exhibition features 16 noted Northern California contemporaries who don’t necessarily label themselves as fiber artists. Provocative pattern-based works incorporating graphic design, multimedia, printmaking, sculpture and installation come to the Art Department, where textiles courses are in high demand at a time when other California colleges have eliminated programs."
- SFSU College of Creative Arts
"This new exhibition features 16 noted Northern California contemporaries who don’t necessarily label themselves as fiber artists. Provocative pattern-based works incorporating graphic design, multimedia, printmaking, sculpture and installation come to the Art Department, where textiles courses are in high demand at a time when other California colleges have eliminated programs."
- SFSU College of Creative Arts
"The four hanging scrolls sweeping dramatically from the gallery’s ceiling to the floor are from Julie Chang’s series Design for the Well-Lived Life. The work, in Chang’s words, “is rooted in an investigation around cultural identity, highlighted by the ways in which patterns serve as powerful and ubiquitous markers of class—as symbols of arriving and belonging.” Combining imagery from disparate sources, such as ethnic gift cards, t-shirts, and wrapping paper, Chang navigates through a complex space of cultural and social values and anxieties. Traditional Chinese textile design, European wallpaper patterns, and elements of contemporary graphic design are juxtaposed with visual icons drawn from her experience of growing up in Orange County. Chang blends the cultural identities of these materials, seeking to create a dialogue around their use and meaning in relation to issues of race, gender, class, and the commodification of culture."
- Tracy Parker
