Art Attack Grand Opening Reception

Last Night's Grand Opening reception was a big hit. A lot of people passed by despite the down pouring rain. It was lively and dynamic. There were live music, refreshing drinks and great hors d'oeuvre. This Grand opening marked the gallery's first "soft opening" debut to the public, and it will flourish and constantly morph to show new and upcoming local artists. Below were pictures from the show.

Front Show Room Gallery

Inside Show Room Gallery

Art Attack SF

Come take part at a group show that I am participating in at Art Attack SF Art Gallery. The Grand Opening for the show will take place tomorrow Friday, November 16, from 6 - 9 pm. The gallery is located at:

2722A Hyde St. 

San Francisco, CA, 94109

(415) 548-0317 

http://artattacksf.com/ 

Current show at M Gallery and Design Studio

Views from inside and exterior of the Gallery.

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The More The Merrier

A Salon-Style Art Exhibition and Sale
In its third year running, this year's annual The More the Merrier Art Exhibition and Sale showcases the work of 48 bay area artists. Each artist is given a 4ft. wide section of wall space to exhibit as much work as possible, hanging art as high as 12ft. The show is intended to dazzle the eyes and stimulate sales, as most art is priced under $200.

Opening Art Reception Friday, Nov. 2 from 6-9pm with live music by David Lowe.

 

Upcoming Shows

Greetings Everyone,

You are cordially invited to few shows in the Bay Area that I am in. Stop by if you have time and see art works.



NEW SHOWS:

 

Chameleon Cafe  - "The Ugly, the Plain and Usual Suspect"

1299 Pacific Avenue
San Francisco, CA 94109

INFO: 415.351.0338

October 30, 2012-January 2013

Art Ark Gallery - "The More The Merrier" (Salon Style)

1035 S. 6th Street
San Jose, CA

INFO: info@artarkgallery.net

Art Reception:
November 2, 2012, 6 - 9 pm (First Friday)
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November 30, 2012

CONTINUING SHOWS:


M Art Gallery and Design Studio - "Convolution"


4343 3rd Street #B
San Francisco, CA

INFO: 408.341.9104
           www.zhibit.org/paolomejia

November 4, 2012, 12 - 6 pm



Barber Lounge - "Body and Spirit"


854 Folsom Street
San Francisco, CA

INFO: 415.934.0411
           www.barberlounge.com 

October - December 2012



Expressions Gallery - "Attraction to Abstraction"

2035 Ashby Ave.
Berkeley, California 94703

INFO: 510-644-4930
           expressionsgallery@msn.com

September 8, 2012 - November 9, 2012




English Center - (Selection of works)


66 Franklin Street, Suite #200
Jack London Square
Oakland, CA

INFO:  510.836.6700
            info@englishcenter.edu 

By Appointment

Open Studio at M Art Gallery and Design Studio

The Annual SF ArtSpan was an exciting event. It was a massive city-wide event that took place and still is taking place until the first weekend of November. The newly opened M Art Gallery and Design Studio experienced its first attempt to attract people and the community to attend its opening. Located primarily at an improving corridor of the Bayview district, the M Art Gallery and Design Studio will be sharing to the local community a diverse and contemporary feel of art. It will attempt to bring innovative and provocative cornucopia of Fine and Visual Art. The beginning experience for the gallery/studio will be slow but it will continue to create a community and followings. Although, the gallery/studio was located at the outskirts of downtown San Francisco, away from the mainstream of action, the attempt to get the community to attend will take time.

Here were some pictures of some of the art displayed in the gallery/studio.

Convolution 52

Convolution 9

Wood Structure

Cascade

Convolution body of works

(* See more art at www.zhibit.org/paolomejia )

SF Open Studio

ART Span San Francisco

Everyone is invited to this big event in San Francisco. I will be participating in this City wide "Open Studio" event. Come visit my gallery/studio at:

Paolo Mejia Art Gallery and Design Studio ("M" Gallery)

4343 3rd St. #B

San Francisco, Ca.

October 20 + 21, 2012

10am - 8:00pm

Passage Art Gallery 651

This show was a group show held in one of Contra Costa County's Supervisor's building located in downtown Martinez. It represented the diversity of art and art styles developed by local Bay Area artists.

In this show I submitted in six (6) large painting pieces in the sizes of four feet and above. The medium I used to paint with was oil. These paintings were a small body of work from the series called 'Diffusion'. Diffusion series dealt with the idea of  automatic painting or gestalt. Gestalt deals with the idea of not utilizing the logical mind to create but to let a flow or automatic movement/thought take place. It takes practice to make this happen because automatic technique or gestalt is difficult to employ and it takes time to grasp.

Crossing the Unknown

(*These pieces were shown in the hallway area of the CCC Supervisor's building.)

Barber Lounge Art Reception

Body and Soul

The artist reception for the Body and Soul show was a tremendous success. A lot of people came to the show and enjoyed the visuals and a lot of free drinks. The show was held in a very luxurious scale style salon on a second floor in downtown San Francisco. The ambiance was dramatic, music was popping and the visuals was reminiscent of a New York-like scene. I thank the curator of the show and host/proprietors of the salon.

(*Below are the pieces selected for the show and some demographics.)

(*These pieces from the Moment Series were chosen to be in the show.)

(*These pictures of the attendees were the earlier demographics. More attendees came in later in the night.)

What's new at the M Gallery and Design Studio

Structures

These two installation sculptures were shown at the M Gallery and Design Studio. These pieces show dimension and handling of the materials with the integration of shadow play to enhance the overall visual effect of the installation.

Wooden Structure

Cascade

(*These pictures were taken outside the Gallery.)

New Art Show: Barber Lounge SF

Attraction to Abstraction

Expressions Gallery
2035 Ashby Ave.
Berkeley, California 94703
expressionsgallery@msn.com
510-644-4930

September 8, 2012 - November 9, 2012

 

(*All the pieces in the middle and top left and top right are pieces chosen by the gallery to be shown there.)

  

(*Check out the website for more information: www.expressionsgallery.org )

9 State of Being

This particular sculpture pieces were made of wires and were shown at M Gallery and Design Studio. The sculptures represented the allusion to the idea of the "void" and transformation, in a diametrical and (in)tangible way. The installation involved not just the sculpture but the space around them.The white spaces represented the void while the lines making the form/volume represented the state of transformation. The shadow was an additional element. The play of the shadow was not as prominent as it ought to and somewhat failed the objective. But if correct lighting was used and the shadows are more clear and crisp then it would be more dramatic. A higher wattage for lighting was an important element needed to create the shadows. Shadow play was an important integral factor in making this piece work. In future installations I will keep this in mind.

at M Gallery and Design Studio

    4343 3rd. St.
    San Francisco, Ca.

    August 20, 2012 - September 3, 2012

 

New Art Shows:

MOMENTS

at  Paolo C. Mejia Art Gallery and Design Studio (M Gallery and Design Studio)

     4343 3rd Street #B
     San Francisco, Ca.  94124

     July 23, 2012 - August 26, 2012 

(* Views from outside of the Art and Design Gallery.)

OBJECTIFY: San Jose 

at  Caffe Frascati

     315 South First St.
     San Jose, Ca.
     408-287-0400

     June 23, 2012 - August 31, 2012

(*Above were pictures from the ground floor of Caffe Frascati. )

(*These were pictures from the second floor of cafe Frascati. )

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Contra Costa Group Art Show

at   Crowne Plaza Hotel

      45 John Glenn Drive
      Concord, CA

      July 25, 2012 - September 2012 

Duality

at   550 Bryant
      550 Bryant St.
      San Francisco, CA 94107
      415.495.5595 ext 365

      April 2012 - September 13, 2012 (by appointment) 

Cut By A Whim

Hologram

Paolo Mejia Solo Show

at    The English Center

       66 Franklin St. Suite # 220
       Oakland, CA 94607

(510) 836-6700

       By appointment

Convolution 8

Convolution 7