<b> <i>Hélène Binet – Looking at Historic Architecture</i></b><br /><br /><i>"The light and shadow of the observatory in Jaipur is telling us the time, the seasons, predicting the monsoon but also positioning the human being in relation to very big dimension. <b>The light and the shadow as a tool to understand the world.</b> In the Couvent Sainte-Marie de la Tourette, light and shadow are the path to the liturgies and the only ornament in the cell of the father. They are collected in a little box, maybe a place to catch dreams.” </i><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuxZwfx8uJ1p6LovJiubHl3RCUZx2XvpyL6XMTGYbdX0TaCmRjzPg_x1V5yRDTnJLQ9L1a5r5yxa8g7csxqt3SoYk73CaiKf8NHRUnyTy_-UuKQZPpOlnDiaEM9Q_1QmeQVanBAN7ee5X1/s1600/Binet+Corbusier+Couvent+Ste+Marie.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuxZwfx8uJ1p6LovJiubHl3RCUZx2XvpyL6XMTGYbdX0TaCmRjzPg_x1V5yRDTnJLQ9L1a5r5yxa8g7csxqt3SoYk73CaiKf8NHRUnyTy_-UuKQZPpOlnDiaEM9Q_1QmeQVanBAN7ee5X1/s1600/Binet+Corbusier+Couvent+Ste+Marie.jpg" /> </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><b><i>Hélène Binet – Looking at Historic Architecture</i></b><br /><br /><i>September 5 till November 6, 2014 </i><br /><br /><i><a href="http://ammann-gallery.com/">Gallery Gabrielle Ammann </a>will present a solo exhibition of selected works of the internationally renowned photographer Hélène Binet. Acclaimed for her depictions of contemporary architecture, Hélène Binet is equally intrigued in historical structures and has photographed important buildings from all over the world. The astronomical observatory Jantar Mantar in Jaipur, India is remarkable not only for its historic and scientific importance but also because it was influential to Le Corbusier and his later work. Built between 1724 and 1734 by Maharaja Jai Singh II, each structure at Jantar Mantar is an architectural astronomical instrument. The site is a surreal mélange of edifices designed in accordance with astronomical aspects using shadow and light for measurement. <span style="font-size: large;"><b>Binet’s photographs capture the dreamlike quality of the structures as well as highlights the significant use of shadow and light in order to develop the architectural landscape of the site. </b></span></i><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsnKY7aL5D_X9LQng4zqmTcV2hhZiSYfYvqBMmXfcmiTmJ1okVaU4D2qA7yG2Kqd4eKLoMMLpEwX6g0XfAHL2iFc3VfTZ8WNCeFU2-ocZlObb1Jg2s4f7as0a2-YbFyISELywcPAqqE0cL/s1600/Binet+Couvent+Sainte-Marie+de+la+Tourette+by+Le+Corbusier+Eveux+France.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsnKY7aL5D_X9LQng4zqmTcV2hhZiSYfYvqBMmXfcmiTmJ1okVaU4D2qA7yG2Kqd4eKLoMMLpEwX6g0XfAHL2iFc3VfTZ8WNCeFU2-ocZlObb1Jg2s4f7as0a2-YbFyISELywcPAqqE0cL/s1600/Binet+Couvent+Sainte-Marie+de+la+Tourette+by+Le+Corbusier+Eveux+France.jpg" /></a></div><br /><br /><i><br /></i><i><br /></i><i>As Binet recounts from her visit: <span style="font-size: large;"><b>“The light and shadow of the observatory in Jaipur is telling us the time, the seasons, predicting the monsoon but also positioning the human being in relation to very big dimension. </b></span>The light and the shadow as a tool to understand the world. In the Couvent Sainte-Marie de la Tourette, light and shadow are the path to the liturgies and the only ornament in the cell of the father. <span style="font-size: large;"><b>They are collected in a little box, maybe a place to catch dreams.”</b></span></i><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6vk4FDrBUFRdxPLvwwExwhxj3u97gOEBKKfJkq_oNmRrvAu01woUczbWQCXDY4fWQVB1y-qyX1II84e5UMgUKfFRJ_lC4-HFITorUzLNMn8CNazrpdjEAkXYmGxSdLWw9wwZfkHM-3KKJ/s1600/Binet+Jantar+Mantar+Observatory+Jaipur+India+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6vk4FDrBUFRdxPLvwwExwhxj3u97gOEBKKfJkq_oNmRrvAu01woUczbWQCXDY4fWQVB1y-qyX1II84e5UMgUKfFRJ_lC4-HFITorUzLNMn8CNazrpdjEAkXYmGxSdLWw9wwZfkHM-3KKJ/s1600/Binet+Jantar+Mantar+Observatory+Jaipur+India+2.jpg" /></a></div><br /><br /><i>The inspiration of the simplicity of forms and the play of light and shadow at Jantar Mantar is evident in Le Corbusier’s work at Chandigarh and his sacral buildings. Considered masterpieces of modern architecture, Le Corbusier’s sacred structures are the Sanctuary of Notre-Dame-du-Haut at Ronchamp (1954), the Dominican Monastery of Sainte-Marie de la Tourette (1960) and the posthumously completed Church of Saint-Pierre in Firminy-Vert (2007). Light takes a key position in Le Corbusier´s buildings, it is also the central point in Binet´s graphically arranged compositions. She reveals the spirit of the spaces through light, shadow and texture. Her photographs evoke the sculptural quality of the spaces through the contrast between curved and straight surfaces and the interplay of light and shadow. </i><br /><br /><i><a href="http://ammann-gallery.com/">more info here.</a> </i><br /><br />

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<b>DISC Interiors : Sunset Idea House </b><br /><i>Opens August 1st- September 7, Manhattan Beach , CA </i><br /><br /><i><i>"Ceramics, paintings, textile weavings and custom furniture commissioned from L.A.-area makers and artisans give personality to the voluminous interior spaces."</i> </i><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMGqNPqcVvIZf8eIezFXPOoyFrDibLBtAGalTAPIgDLhU84oDryR-jyGFdywS7AnwieNAy757IAbCL1VQOGpaR6pBjcarOIOLLwy3ySUBurDQzdmHXS1QijyGcSM25a1i7XlUFh8rJLshV/s1600/158.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMGqNPqcVvIZf8eIezFXPOoyFrDibLBtAGalTAPIgDLhU84oDryR-jyGFdywS7AnwieNAy757IAbCL1VQOGpaR6pBjcarOIOLLwy3ySUBurDQzdmHXS1QijyGcSM25a1i7XlUFh8rJLshV/s1600/158.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>2014 Sunset Idea House Kitchen : blackened oak custom cabinetry, <b>Lawson Fenning</b> stools, <b>Forrest Lesch-Middelton</b> ceramic tiles for the backsplash, baskets from Garde, </i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>ceramics on open shelving by <b>Heather Rosenman</b></i></div><br /><br /><br /><i><a href="http://www.latimes.com/home/la-hm-sunset-idea-house-20140726-story.html"><b>Sunset Idea House featured in the LA Times today about the Sunset Idea House! </b></a></i><br /><br /><i>"David John and Krista Schrock, partners in Los Angeles-based DISC Interiors, brought an effortless, contemporary vibe to the interiors, <b>drawing inspiration from the nearby Pacific Ocean and California coastline.</b></i><br /><br /><i> "We wanted the interiors to feel modern and beach-driven but not in the typical Cape Cod motif of seashells or anchors," DISC said. The designers played up graphic contrasts with oversized black-and-white photography of ocean scenes and selected warm finishes such as natural linens, baskets and white oak flooring. <b>Ceramics, paintings, textile weavings and custom furniture commissioned from L.A.-area makers and artisans give personality to the voluminous interior spaces.</b></i><br /><i><br /></i><i>Manhattan Beach architect <b>Louie Tomaro of Tomaro Design Group </b>is the home's designer. Sunset selected <b>Mike Davis Custom Home</b>s, also based in Manhattan Beach, to build the project. <b>Masterpeace Gardens</b> of Redondo Beach designed the landscape with drought-tolerant plantings, a no-mow lawn, an edible garden, an outdoor kitchen and living room, and a swimming pool."</i><br /><br /><br /><i><a href="http://www.latimes.com/home/la-hm-sunset-idea-house-20140726-story.html">Read Full article here... </a></i><br /><br /><i><br /></i><i><br /></i><div style="text-align: center;"><i>------------</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br />

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<i>new work by <b>Brion Rosch</b></i><br /><br /><i>I know you had it hard </i><br /><i>I know you had it hard </i><br /><i>I know you had it hard and you wanted to tell me </i><br /><i>Oh I don't want to hear it " <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tGPFas5pjlw">(Electrelane)</a> </i><br /><br /><i>"<b>Brion Rosch’s creative process, which involves searching for, manipulating and layering found materials, is evocative of the archaeological process of digging for evidence of a lost culture.</b>  The people of the Nazca culture, who flourished from 100 BC to 600 AD on the southern coast of Peru, didn’t leave a historical record in the form of a written language."</i><br /><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbgC6F0fyN6P8Qw7DlypENMhtAqfWU5M0mn42uzYgjeb_94DtXNiQL73tsH-wfFdzQ5gzAvxK2a_RQCcJpIXJbMpvrtXC_DXEylQouMhXJy3ddZ4FMuiON1dAw5wecZeRcLKjAgPnFxKqY/s1600/DSC_3115-1000px_600.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbgC6F0fyN6P8Qw7DlypENMhtAqfWU5M0mn42uzYgjeb_94DtXNiQL73tsH-wfFdzQ5gzAvxK2a_RQCcJpIXJbMpvrtXC_DXEylQouMhXJy3ddZ4FMuiON1dAw5wecZeRcLKjAgPnFxKqY/s1600/DSC_3115-1000px_600.jpg" /></a></i></div><br /><br /><br /><i><br /></i><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFMQKRsVwBwyNA8_Kp5aWWK_oKzpUifHEfHC_FWU9dmMp7Ny_F1FBnjf9tp4x-KVjVJql90GrEgsgm9QVHhtMxz61-WtNPqwUDjFGIcWEc54GGZ_-vKAqia8yv6qxaqQxxLpE7bC6vyJoI/s1600/Peru_0082-1000_600.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFMQKRsVwBwyNA8_Kp5aWWK_oKzpUifHEfHC_FWU9dmMp7Ny_F1FBnjf9tp4x-KVjVJql90GrEgsgm9QVHhtMxz61-WtNPqwUDjFGIcWEc54GGZ_-vKAqia8yv6qxaqQxxLpE7bC6vyJoI/s1600/Peru_0082-1000_600.jpg" /></a></i></div><i></i><i> </i><i><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWHk165aH6cq8JfYQ9HXxCOh2H1yEZ9pr79xsz7W9hdjCw691CzE_ANdk5Y7LnBxIeXAeKPwkparRKGOYzH1a3kX30EAzWAMbRb-G-IxS0TwRrDrrx9eRqoiC9J9ZfPM8nimOy0W0ZTw0a/s1600/DSC_3095-1000px_600.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /></a></div></i><i><br /></i><i><a href="http://brionnudarosch.com/"><b>Brion Rosch</b></a> has become not only a friend (although we've never met...), but an artist I've come to deeply admire. I've watched Brion's work over the past 5 years take many turns, but each is an attempt to express the inexpressible, to make connections to something this is not present, or a thought that has yet to form. His gestures and language often border on the intentionally ridiculous, but always are bold and assured, and upon first glance, perhaps that is their sword. Over time, his work has revealed a quiet confidence, and a willingness for flirty comparison with other modernist artists grappling with form, color, gesture, connection, and the void. - David John<br /><br /><br /><b>BRION NUDA ROSCH: FORMS & OBJECTS JULY 18—AUGUST 30, 2014 </b></i><br /><br /><i><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://adamsandollman.com/"><b>Adams and Ollman </b></a><span style="font-size: small;">is</span></span> pleased to present <b>Forms & Objects</b>, an exhibition of new work by Brion Nuda Rosch on view with a selection of Pre-Columbian Peruvian ceramics.  Rosch’s assemblages—made with materials that are humble in origin and slightly altered or transformed—are presented on pedestals where they defy easy categorization as paintings or sculptures, insignificant or monumental. These poetic, slight works works, united by a single color—a deep, earthy red-brown— and dominated by a simple shape—a rectangle, irregular and often missing a corner, are ambiguous in form and meaning, yet call to mind signposts that mark and highlight the ancient objects in the room.  </i><br /><br /><i><b>United by several themes, across time, place and intention, Rosch's contemporary works and the Pre-Columbian Peruvian pottery are found, fragmented, abstract, and guided by rule and ritual.</b> Rosch’s creative process, which involves searching for, manipulating and layering found materials, is evocative of the archaeological process of digging for evidence of a lost culture.  The people of the Nazca culture, who flourished from 100 BC to 600 AD on the southern coast of Peru, didn’t leave a historical record in the form of a written language. Their cups, vases, and effigy forms, while highly abstract, contain illustrations of anthropomorphic creatures and ritualistic trophy heads that provide us with insight into these ancient peoples. Similarly, a central shape—a paired down head or bust—pushes Rosch's works into the realm of figuration.  </i><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><i><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN5UUxEGBXO8GAEQ8Ik3gi2YWqXIJoG-WeU55m1TTCPjJSDJzlpCzLctpb4kCfV14XFSsTLui4ukEuoM9h6yscgjVri-GtJFS7Uwn-Hh3CyxJwmmvtkhRPczzNvkcWyMhisyi8Lf4MWkkX/s1600/DSC_3219-1000px_600.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN5UUxEGBXO8GAEQ8Ik3gi2YWqXIJoG-WeU55m1TTCPjJSDJzlpCzLctpb4kCfV14XFSsTLui4ukEuoM9h6yscgjVri-GtJFS7Uwn-Hh3CyxJwmmvtkhRPczzNvkcWyMhisyi8Lf4MWkkX/s1600/DSC_3219-1000px_600.jpg" /></a></i> <br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Brion Nuda Rosch Blank Form, 2014 acrylic, paper on found book page 11 x 9 inches</i></div><br /><br /><br />"Working within the context of Pre-Columbian Peruvian pottery, Rosch further expands his practice of constructing or reconstructing narrative and identity through objects. Together, they gesture towards a reconsideration of the historical material and our relationship to the object and its history.<br /><br /><b><i>How much can we know from what little we are given? </i></b><br /><b><i>What have we unearthed and how can we piece it together? </i></b><br /><b><i>What do we value and what do we hold sacred?"</i></b><br /><br /><br /><br /><i><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWHk165aH6cq8JfYQ9HXxCOh2H1yEZ9pr79xsz7W9hdjCw691CzE_ANdk5Y7LnBxIeXAeKPwkparRKGOYzH1a3kX30EAzWAMbRb-G-IxS0TwRrDrrx9eRqoiC9J9ZfPM8nimOy0W0ZTw0a/s1600/DSC_3095-1000px_600.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWHk165aH6cq8JfYQ9HXxCOh2H1yEZ9pr79xsz7W9hdjCw691CzE_ANdk5Y7LnBxIeXAeKPwkparRKGOYzH1a3kX30EAzWAMbRb-G-IxS0TwRrDrrx9eRqoiC9J9ZfPM8nimOy0W0ZTw0a/s1600/DSC_3095-1000px_600.jpg" /> </a></i><br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Brion Nuda Rosch This Form is Intentionally a Form to Potentially Represent a Portrait, 2014 acrylic, paper, artist frame, wood 19 x 15 3/4 x 2 1/2 inches </i></div><br /><br /><br /><i><b>Adams and Ollman</b> </i><br /><i>811 East Burnside #213 </i><br /><i>Portland, Oregon 503.724.0684  </i><br /><br /><i><br /></i><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><i>---------------------</i></div><br />

new work by Brion Rosch I know you had it hard  I know you had it hard  I know you had it hard and you wanted to tell me  Oh I don't wan...

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