Friday, March 14, 2008

Wall Space / Susan Burnstine Exhibition

Wall Space is presenting photographs by Susan Burnstine,
the exhibition continues through April 5th.

The exhibition, showcases Susan’s newest body of work, "Between" as well as her award winning series, "On Waking Dreams." Susan’s images compel us to look to the place where reality ends and dreams begin, where we look into ourselves to find who we are and who we want to be.

We're in an endless state of living and dying. This series explores the fleeting shadows of twilight time, the faint seconds between now and then that float just above reality. Just as in life, these images reveal that things are never as simple as black and white. What matters is what lies between.


Susan Burnstine
© Susan Burnstine, courtesy Wall Space, Seattle




Susan Burnstine
© Susan Burnstine, courtesy Wall Space, Seattle




Susan Burnstine
© Susan Burnstine, courtesy Wall Space, Seattle




Susan Burnstine
© Susan Burnstine, courtesy Wall Space, Seattle




Susan Burnstine
© Susan Burnstine, courtesy Wall Space, Seattle



Susan Burnstine is a professional photographer originally from Chicago and currently living in Los Angeles. Her love for photography began at the age of eight when her mother gave her a vintage camera to play with. She was instantly hooked. From the early age of 14 until graduating college, Susan worked as an assistant to one of the top portrait photographers in Chicago, Joel Schachtel.

Susan earned B&W Magazine's Excellence Award for the 2006 Portfolio Contest (Issue #44, August 2006), the Silver Award for B&W's 2008 Single Image Contest (Issue #56, February 2008), she's been nominated for The 2007 Aperture West Book Prize, and her portfolio was featured in Camera Arts (Issue 62, March/April 2008).


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Susan Burnstine
Introspection
March 4 - April 5, 2008


Wall Space
600 First Avenue, Suite 322
Seattle, WA 98104
206.330.9137


Winter Hours: Tuesday - Friday 11 - 5pm
and by appointment.


For additional information and images see gallery website.
Wall Space


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Monday, March 10, 2008

Alden Mason / Foster White Gallery


This month, Alden Mason is on display at Foster White Gallery in Pioneer Square. The is a large exhibition featuring new works as well as paintings done in the 90's.

Alden Mason is a prolific, contemporary Northwest Master. Born in Everett, Washington in 1919, Mason earned his MFA from the University of Washington in 1947. He taught painting at the University of Washington from 1949 to 1981. Throughout his career, Mason has used a variety of mediums from oil to acrylic. After becoming sensitive to the toxicity of his materials, he then moved to watercolor and oil stick. The exhibition will continue through March 1st.


Alden Mason
Low Tide, 2007
Mixed media on paper, 26" x 35"
© Alden Mason, courtesy Foster White Gallery




Alden Mason
Hand it Over, 2007
mixed media on paper, 26" x 35"
© Alden Mason, courtesy Foster White Gallery




Alden Mason
Going Home, 2007
Mixed media on paper, 26" x 35"
© Alden Mason, courtesy Foster White Gallery




Alden Mason
Two Ways to Heaven, 2007
Mixed media on paper, 26" x 35"
© Alden Mason, courtesy Foster White Gallery



Although the imagery and media used by Mason have gone through many changes over the years, his paintings always exhibit exuberance and inventiveness in form, color, and style. Mason draws inspiration from Arshile Gorky, Willem de Kooning, Joan Miro, Pablo Picasso, and the many different cultures he has encountered while traveling. He has exhibited with Foster/White Gallery since 2003.

Mason’s work can be found in the collections of the Henry Art Gallery, Seattle Art Museum, Tacoma Art Museum, Museum of Northwest Art, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, Portland Art Museum, Milwaukee Art Museum, and many private and corporate collections in the US.


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Alden Mason
March 6 - March 29, 2008
Hours: Tuesday - Saturday
10 - 6 pm, Sunday 12 - 5 pm


Foster White Gallery
220 Third Avenue South
Seattle, WA 98104
206.622.2833


For additional information and to view all of the artworks on display visit their website Foster White Gallery


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If you would like to see some of Alden Mason's paintings from
the early 1970's stop by the Greg Kucera Gallery, located next door to Foster White. They are currently exhibiting half a dozen or so painting in their back gallery.

Also, Regina Hackett's article in the Seattle P-I provides addition information on Alden Mason.


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