Downtown…
In a fascinating survey of evidence for the claim ‘opposites attract,’ husband and wife artists Connie D.K. Lane and William Lane are strikingly polarized in their artistic voices, choice of medium and materials. Perhaps there is also a strain of lively competition in there, as they are prolific and present solid bodies of work.
Connie’s work is organic, often appearing to be something you could almost pluck from the earth, but of such character and involved manipulation, the sort of earthy thing that would made you stop the car and investigate in the first place. Tendrils, branches, fibers and pouches create structures that can only come from an artist deeply invested in the expression of the human-nature relationship. For a mature artist who is beginning her career recently, completing her MFA at CSU Long Beach in 2011, we have the opportunity to see where training and experience really introduce their own pragmatic momentum.
William Lane, born in Kalamazoo and long time resident of California, produces work that is by contrast Hard Edge, working with pure color and firm, succinct line, and the relationship of color placed adjacently by the artist into a composition. Directly calling to mind Josef Albers, he too pays homage to the square, but with the more liberal reins of color relationship of Frederick Hammersley or Frank Stella. William is no imitator, he has been teaching art and making this kind of work since the 60’s, and is a living witness, member and continuation of Hard Edge abstraction which was unveiled just as his own education as an artist was beginning. (Written by R. Seitz)
Conversation With the Artist Series at 2 p.m.
What: Opening reception
Where: LA Artcore Brewery Annex, 650 A South Avenue 21, LA, 90031
When: 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm
Phone: 323.276.9320
Website: http://www.laartcore.org/
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Also Downtown…
LA 
Artcore is pleased to announce an exhibit featuring Al Longo and Kathie Foley-Meyer whose distinct approaches in medium and content combine to produce an exhibit of visual contrasts that root into the nature of experience.
The multimedia installation of Los Angeles-based artist and concept designer Kathie Foley-Meyer centers around photographs and video she shot of ordinary African-American citizens participants in Los Angeles’ annual Martin Luther King Parade on the commencement of President Barack Obama’s election in 2008 and his reelection in 2012. Foley-Meyer’s project explores the conditions of representation of African-Americans in North-American culture often from a local perspective.
Conversation With The Artist Series at 4 p.m.
Where: LA Artcore Union Center for the Arts, 120 Judge John Aiso St. LA 90012
When: 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Phone: 323.276.9320
Website: http://www.laartcore.org/
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Enjoy an open house from 3-6pm (after party runs 6-9pm) at the home and gallery of Robby Gordon (2430 Vasanta Way, Hollywood Hills Ca 90068; 949 861-1709). The gallery is surrounded by a sculpture garden with work by Robby Gordon, Ed Hart, Luis Perez, Kyle Alexander and more. http://www.hollywoodsculpturegarden.com/
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Get out there kids and take in some art! See ya out there.
