“Psychological Landscapes” at FLOAT, Floatation Center – Art Gallery

“Psychological Landscapes”

 
Photography by Philip Ringler and Paintings by Cheryll May Macintyre
Opening Party Saturday October 12th 6 – 9pm
Show runs September 30th through November 16th
Bay Area artists Philip Ringler and Cheryll May Macintyre explore challenge and embrace our psychological landscapes.
FLOAT, Floatation Center – Art Gallery
1091 Calcot Place, Unit # 116 (located in a store front loft of the historic cotton mill studios)
Oakland, CA 94606

Philip Ringler Photography:
Artist’s Statement
I photograph ideas.
Philosophical/psychological landscapes of the human predicament.
Found. Constructed. Conceptual.
Suffering and redemption, confusion and clarity, existence and death, turmoil 
and healing, sorrow and joy.
Depth contrasts the superficial. Subterranean visions subvert consensus reality. 
Nothing is what it seems.
Paradox. Absurdity. Simulation. Authenticity. Life. Death.
Titles inform images, metaphor overrides logic, and ambiguity emerges.
Layers of symbols created though action/observation transcend ordinary assumptions.
Moments are not captured and memories are not preserved.
Ideas are presented.
http://www.philipringler.com/

Cheryll May Macintyre, Paintings:
”Storytelling without words; explore, express and liberate, my
heart. Art has deepened the appreciation I have for myself.
Creating space in my life to do what I love, this act makes me
feel worthy. For me, this act is love.

The artwork you see is a snippet of my life’s journey—the
journey from my head to my heart. As a psychiatric nurse
practitioner, I have been blessed to have individuals share
their failures, dreams, successes and tragedies. However
 harsh or joyful, the vulnerabilities of others are the
vulnerabilities of my own. These experiences have shown
me that no matter how different we are or scared we may be,
in our hearts we are connected. I want to be open with you so
you will be open with me, I want to share those intimate details. 

I dream of creating art that vibrates my inner being to yours; art
that inspires, uplifts, soothes, and art that create space for all that
 fills my soul and yours. This act of art, this art of love reminds me of how beautiful life is, mine and yours. Each piece is infused with energetic intention that sustains me on this journey. Share this journey with me.” - Cheryll May Macintyre
coloursoutsidelines.com

FLOAT
An urban art spa is the only floatation center & art gallery in the San Francisco Bay Area, floatation therapy is a unique and powerful tool that allows you to shut out the world, and drift into the deepest possible level of physical and mental relaxation. FLOAT offers new, public exhibits of local artists to stimulate and challenge your senses.
Celebrating our 7th year as an urban art spa, come for a float – stay for the art
FLOAT, Floatation Center – Art Gallery
1091 Calcot Place, Unit # 116 (located in a store front loft of the historic cotton mill studios)
Oakland, CA 94606

“Art & Taxes” F3 at the Cotton Mill in Jingletown, Oakland, CA

“Art & Taxes” F3 at the Cotton Mill
Community Art Event
http://www.f3oakland.com/

WHEN:Friday, April 19, 6 to 10 p.m.

WHERE:
Cotton Mill Studios
1091 Calcot Place
Oakland, CA 94606
www.f3oakland.com

COST:Free

The beautiful and historic live/work Cotton Mill Studios, located in the Jingletown Arts District in East Oakland, will be exhibiting artwork of resident and guest artists for its ninth F3 event, with the "Art &Taxes" theme. Artwork consists of various media, including painting, sculpture, photography, fashion, mixed media, jewelry, furniture, and more. Artists include Michael Clark, Trina Merry, Kimberly Wells, Alvaro Contreras, Mary Shisler, Simona Rackauskas,Bre Gipson, Rachel Visalda, Justin DeRosa and Styrous. Vendors in the Design Bazaar include Citizen Snap Designs,
CuriOhs Handmade Jewelry, Dawn Kathryn Diskowski, Diamond Dazed, Esoteric Brewery, Haej.Co, The Stroopie Gourmet, Rose La Mer, Nature as Muse, Tofufu, Give Fleece a Chance, Stonewyre, Serena Toxicat, and Protea. Meet the artists and enjoy live performances, unique artwork, and delicious food in this thriving arts community!
The Clock Tower Studio/Gallery is an exhibition venue on the fourth floor, created by multi-disciplinary artist Larissa. spatoochna.com

FLOAT Gallery, located in the Cotton Mill building, will be open from 6 to 9 p.m. as well. www.thefloatcenter.com

Other venues include the Fourth Floor Gallery and the Design Bazaar, featuring artwork of guest and resident artists. Many of the Cotton Mill Studios' resident artists will open their studios. The Champagne Bar and print sales provide additional places to view art, purchase items, and enjoy the community. Live performances will include an acoustic performance by Gina Glover, spoken word by Victoria Massie and Joy Sledge, positive rap from Kenneth Jelks, standup comedy by Mean Dave, as well as performances by Ryan Salet, Bear’s Belly and Mad Noise.

Food trucks will be on site. Fist of Flour pizza, fivetenburger artisan burgers and sandwiches and Boffo Cart’sItalian food will give attendees a delicious variety of vegetarian and meat-eater options.

Free BART shuttle transportation will be provided to and from the Fruitvale BART station to the Cotton Mill Studios from 6:00-10:30 p.m. Look for the F3 logo on three SUVs. Please use public transportation or park at the station, since street parking at 1091 Calcot is limited to residents and artists.


CONTACT:

Mike Taft, F3 President

301.642.5446

mike@f3oakland.com

F3 at the Cotton Mill website: www.f3oakland.com

Twitter: @f3oakland

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/f3cottonmill

For additional information:

Cotton Mill Studio’s available live/work lofts: www.cottonmillstudios.com

Protection, transcendence and closure-The art of Darwin Price, Christopher Ellingson & Christopher Kanyuski at Float

Protection, transcendence and closure
The art of Darwin Price, Christopher Ellingson & Christopher Kanyusik
Opening, and end of the world costume party 12.21.2012, from 6pm to 9pm 
Please dress as your favorite end of the word character! 
DJ Champagne will be spinning music to the art work!
Free psychic readings by Virginia! 
This is a free event 

FLOAT is located in a store front loft of the historic Cotton Mill Studios at 1091 Calcot Place Unit #116,
Oakland Ca 94606. Open 7 days a week, 10 am to 10 pm by appointment. (510) 535-1702
http://www.thefloatcenter.com/

 Exquisite corpse drawings by the party goers, once complete we will auction them off to
 the highest bidder and all the proceeds to go to Glide Memorial Church! 

 Bubbling absinthe tea will be served along with other tasty libations... come enjoy a night of great art!

 Three Oakland Riviera artists lead us to the end of 2012, and show us that a new paradigm is nothing to
 fear. Show runs though December 29th. 

Christopher Ellingson, Paintings
For me, painting is devine and it can’t be described by anything but itself. Amidst the flashes of color,
turbulence, velocity, and stillness it teaches me new ways of experiencing the natural world. This is a
mystery worth investigating.  christopherellingson.com

Christopher Kanyusik, Sculptures
Art bears greater power and relevance through ambiguity.  It transcends commonality by remaining open,
provocative, and to a certain degree unclear and unfinished, rather than presenting a banal package complete
with an image and a corresponding narrative, leaving little or no room for viewer engagement. My work is a
product of and a participant in the historical tradition of sculptural art.  There exists within our collective, common artistic evolution a connection and camaraderie spanning past and present through our chosen subjects, and a tension between direct, reproductive modeling and abstract suggestion in our approach to the interpretations of the imagery we elect to use. The ambiguity I strive to employ in my work is actualized by a combination of elements from these two extremes.  On one side exists a literal depiction of an object, no more than a prop, involved in an explicit scenic narrative, an illustration with little or no conceptual provocation. On the opposite end of this spectrum is a kind of work so intent on being ambiguous that it looses any connection to any possibility or suggestion of conceptual tangibility, thus becoming unclear, encoded, and confusing, ultimately resulting in viewer disengagement, exclusion, and irrelevance.  The inclusion of ambiguity coupled with the implied or inherent content of recognizable forms allows my work to transcend the enclosed relationship between my self as the maker and it, as the object made.  An unspecified, ambiguous intent assists the accessibility of an artwork by engaging and including the viewer, recognizing their distinctly personal interpretation as an indispensable component in the manifestation of art.  chriskanyusik.com

Darwin Price, Sculpture

My art creates religious syncretism. It’s my way of challenging widely held beliefs and creating
new, more personal mythologies. I aspire to a psychodrama populated by the imaginary friends from
every culture and creed throughout history, but not to make a point. Rather, to excavate deeper and
 discover newer meanings and purpose for my life. Constructing a personal philosophical framework
through art is to me more relevant than religion or any one symbol no matter how sacred. I'm attracted
to the idea of Buddha peacefully 'packing a heat,' homeless angels, or Jesus creeped out of his followers
 because they're a little too cloying and blissful. I take these saints and holy men and put them in their
 place, along with their pious symbolism, back into the muck and the mire. Consecrating them in the
human condition where they originated.  After all if we've got to live in it, they're not getting off so
easily." – Darwin Price                                                                                                           
Darwinprice.net

Occasional Gunshot Sounds ~ Paintings and Skate Decks by Yvette M. Buigues

The FLOAT Gallery is Proud to present…
Occasional gunshot sounds ~
Paintings and skate decks by Yvette M. Buigues
Opening Party Saturday September 15th, 6pm – 9pm
With live music by Laura Inserra
Show runs September 9th through October 28th, 2012
http://www.thefloatcenter.com/

Location-
FLOAT, Floatation Center – Art Gallery 1091 Calcot Place, Unit # 116 (located in a store front loft of the historic cotton mill studios) Oakland, CA 94606 (FYI- No gunshot sounds in this district of OaklandJ)


Paintings & original art skate decks by fine artist Yvette M. Buigues. From the streets of West Oakland, her work contains great whimsy, subtle observations and a dark sense of humor.















Yvette M. Buigues:
Paintings emerge from my intuition, dreams and sentiments; rarely do I know where a blank panel will take me.  Working with icons and discovering the full text of the story as I move through a painting, I often find I have been directed to a place that is real yet far away. And when finished, I have gained new insight and understanding in my surroundings.

Using acrylic paint, colored pencil and, sometimes, collage and found objects, I work in translucent and opaque layers creating many textures.  Paint brushes, dental tools, screw drivers, sticks, rocks, and palm sanders are some of the tools used.
Upon first glance, my images appear as silk-screens or stencils; a closer look reveals that each subject is an original, each icon unique.

Why skate decks?
“I needed a birthday gift for my husband, I grabbed his skateboard and the fun began!
I allow myself to get very playful with these, using characters that, up until now, have not made it out of my sketchbook along with those that are regular subjects in my paintings. A healthy mix of humor and darkness, these decks are an escape to a place where hurt is healing and “doom & gloom” is bright. I am currently working on finding a licensing representative to market and reproduce my designs. “
- Yvette M. Buigues heavyblackline.com

About the Music:
Laura Inserra is a vibrant and talented composer, multi-instrumentalist, teacher, performer and artistic director.  For the opening party she will be performing HANG. The sound of the Hang creates an ambiance, a sonic tapestry, an atmosphere that is spacious and easy to immerse oneself in. The sounds drift in and out of awareness, like the scent of nearby incense. www.laurainserra.com




FLOAT
An urban art spa is the only floatation center & art gallery in the San Francisco Bay Area, floatation therapy is a unique and powerful tool that allows you to shut out the world, and drift into the deepest possible level of physical and mental relaxation. FLOAT offers new, public exhibits of local artists to stimulate and challenge your senses.
Come for a Float – Stay for the Art

FLOAT, Floatation Center – Art Gallery 1091 Calcot Place, Unit # 116 (located in a store front loft of the historic cotton mill studios) Oakland, CA 94606 (FYI- No gunshot sounds in this district of OaklandJ)

For more information  please contact: Allison Walton, 510.535.1702
 info@thefloatcenter.com , thefloatcenter.com

Hot Chicks and Homeless Peeps: The Art of Ange McLane

The FLOAT Gallery is Proud to present…
Hot Chicks and Homeless Peeps: The Art of Ange McLane

Opening party Friday 4/27/12, 6 to 9pm
Featuring the music of Tyler Jakes
http://www.tylerjakes.com/fr_home.cfm
Show runs 4/16, through 5/26/12
http://www.thefloatcenter.com/

FLOAT, Floatation Center – Art Gallery
1091 Calcot Place, Unit # 116
(located in a store front loft of the historic cotton mill studios)
Oakland, CA 94606

“Hot Chicks and Homeless Peeps,” takes risks with the borders of the acceptable and the risqué.

About Artist Ange McLane
Born in Mexico City to a Mexican mother and American father, Ange McLane grew up first below the border, and then above, in Texas—finally choosing to make her home in the Bay Area, in 2005. Her experience of the two cultures, and an early exposure to art-making, heavily influence her current photographic work.

                                    

Ange began carrying a camera with her daily at the age of 8, photographing her friends as well as her own installation art work, which was comprised at the time of doll nativity scenes and modeling clay cities.In college, Ange pursued Advertising at the Universidad de la Comunicacion in Mexico City, Art History at the University of St. Thomas in Houston, TX, and Fine Art Photography at the Glassell School of Art in Houston. More recently, she studied Digital Photo-Montage and Experimental Film at the San Francisco Art Institute.

“Hot Chicks and Homeless Peeps,” takes risks with the borders of the acceptable and the risqué. Her subjects are not overtly sexy, nor overtly subjugated. They are complicit with the act of being photographed. She captures each one’s subtle essence, inviting their revelations, whether in flesh made visible through lingerie, or in personal message exposed via cardboard and marker.

She says, “I am interested in the sensuality of the image, the bold colors, not just in a visual way, but in a contextual way. I enjoy when an image brings together a balance in light and dark and bold color.”

Of her series of street photographs, Ange describes, “Seven years ago, while I was studying at the Glassell School of Art, I frequently ventured into downtown Houston—this was pre-gentrification—with my camera. I was meeting people that were living on the streets, talking to them. I would buy them beer or cigarettes and we would talk about their lives. I started to carry cardboard and markers with me. And I would invite them to share their real message with the world. This was way before the time of Facebook and smart phones, way before anyone was carrying a camera and posting their thoughts with apps.”

Regarding the juxtaposition of the two groups of subjects, Ange’s work invites the viewer to question assumptions. She says, “With the homeless, I wanted to portray that beauty and that fight. And when it comes to the girls, it’s not 'slutty' — they’re just feminine.”

The collection of images in “Hot Chicks and Homeless People” bears witness to Ange’s natural affinity to bold colors, architectural composition, and edgy, thought-provoking themes.

                                                        

FLOAT
FLOAT, an urban art spa,  is the only floatation center and art gallery in the San Francisco Bay Area. Floatation therapy is a unique and powerful tool that allows you to shut out the world, and drift into the deepest possible level of physical and mental relaxation. FLOAT offers new, public exhibits of local artists to stimulate and challenge your senses.

Come for a Float – Stay for the Art

FLOAT, Floatation Center – Art Gallery 1091 Calcot Place, Unit # 116 (located in a store front loft of the historic cotton mill studios) Oakland, CA 94606
http://www.thefloatcenter.com/


For more information and high resolution images please contact: Allison Walton, 510-535-1702
info@thefloatcenter.com
http://www.thefloatcenter.com/