Piedmont Center for the Arts is pleased to present Articulations of Space, an exhibition of new works by Bay Area artists Jane Baker Bowyer and David Mohr. The exhibition presents abstract, largely monochromatic paintings and collages that question the notion of surface as two dimensional space. With varying densities of blacks and whites, textures disrupt the picture plane, upsetting the viewer’s equilibrium and connecting their body in space with the position of the painting in space.
Jane Baker Bowyer’s abstract paintings explore a wide variety of surfaces, media, and textures in an attempt to capture traces that communicate life’s meaning. Her method of constructing space on the canvas, then allowing for still intervals of listening, encourages
answers using any and all media: charcoal, gesso, inks, oils, acrylics, and graphite. Jane is a Mills College Professor Emerita (School of Education 1975-2011), and a Bay Area artist. Building on a life-long passion for painting, she has studied art at Mills for the
past four years with Professor Hung Liu, and more recently, with Professor Yulia Pinkusevich.
David Mohr uses paper, ink, charcoal and acrylic gel on canvas to create images that exist in between depth and flatness, bringing attention to the immediate surface while suggesting nuances in space and form. Embracing a process of trial and error, while welcoming removals, corrections and cover-ups into his work, he emphasizes the human qualities of desperation and transformation. David lives and works in Oakland, CA. Over the past few years, he has developed a studio practice focused on charcoal, oil and acrylic works on canvas. In 2015, Mohr has taught drawing at California State University,
Sacramento and Mills College.
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Jane Baker Bowyer’s abstract paintings explore a wide variety of surfaces, media, and textures in an attempt to capture traces that communicate life’s meaning. Her method of constructing space on the canvas, then allowing for still intervals of listening, encourages
answers using any and all media: charcoal, gesso, inks, oils, acrylics, and graphite. Jane is a Mills College Professor Emerita (School of Education 1975-2011), and a Bay Area artist. Building on a life-long passion for painting, she has studied art at Mills for the
past four years with Professor Hung Liu, and more recently, with Professor Yulia Pinkusevich.
David Mohr uses paper, ink, charcoal and acrylic gel on canvas to create images that exist in between depth and flatness, bringing attention to the immediate surface while suggesting nuances in space and form. Embracing a process of trial and error, while welcoming removals, corrections and cover-ups into his work, he emphasizes the human qualities of desperation and transformation. David lives and works in Oakland, CA. Over the past few years, he has developed a studio practice focused on charcoal, oil and acrylic works on canvas. In 2015, Mohr has taught drawing at California State University,
Sacramento and Mills College.
Piedmont Center for the Arts is pleased to present Articulations of Space, an exhibition of new works by Bay Area artists Jane Baker Bowyer and David Mohr. The exhibition presents abstract, largely monochromatic paintings and collages that question the notion of surface as two dimensional space. With varying densities of blacks and whites, textures disrupt the picture plane, upsetting the viewer’s equilibrium and connecting their body in space with the position of the painting in space.
Jane Baker Bowyer’s abstract paintings explore a wide variety of surfaces, media, and textures in an attempt to capture traces that communicate life’s meaning. Her method of constructing space on the canvas, then allowing for still intervals of listening, encourages
answers using any and all media: charcoal, gesso, inks, oils, acrylics, and graphite. Jane is a Mills College Professor Emerita (School of Education 1975-2011), and a Bay Area artist. Building on a life-long passion for painting, she has studied art at Mills for the
past four years with Professor Hung Liu, and more recently, with Professor Yulia Pinkusevich.
David Mohr uses paper, ink, charcoal and acrylic gel on canvas to create images that exist in between depth and flatness, bringing attention to the immediate surface while suggesting nuances in space and form. Embracing a process of trial and error, while welcoming removals, corrections and cover-ups into his work, he emphasizes the human qualities of desperation and transformation. David lives and works in Oakland, CA. Over the past few years, he has developed a studio practice focused on charcoal, oil and acrylic works on canvas. In 2015, Mohr has taught drawing at California State University,
Sacramento and Mills College.
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Jane Baker Bowyer’s abstract paintings explore a wide variety of surfaces, media, and textures in an attempt to capture traces that communicate life’s meaning. Her method of constructing space on the canvas, then allowing for still intervals of listening, encourages
answers using any and all media: charcoal, gesso, inks, oils, acrylics, and graphite. Jane is a Mills College Professor Emerita (School of Education 1975-2011), and a Bay Area artist. Building on a life-long passion for painting, she has studied art at Mills for the
past four years with Professor Hung Liu, and more recently, with Professor Yulia Pinkusevich.
David Mohr uses paper, ink, charcoal and acrylic gel on canvas to create images that exist in between depth and flatness, bringing attention to the immediate surface while suggesting nuances in space and form. Embracing a process of trial and error, while welcoming removals, corrections and cover-ups into his work, he emphasizes the human qualities of desperation and transformation. David lives and works in Oakland, CA. Over the past few years, he has developed a studio practice focused on charcoal, oil and acrylic works on canvas. In 2015, Mohr has taught drawing at California State University,
Sacramento and Mills College.
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