Bright and Shiny at Bergamot

It was one beautiful object after another yesterday at the Bergamot Station gallery complex in Santa Monica. Some shows were still being mounted, others are about to close. Here is a round-up of my favorites.

Frank Pictures Gallery - Camomile Hixon (through 3/27)

Test Pattern, 2012
acrylic, glitter, 24x36

Rosamund Felson - Tim Ebner (through 3/10)

Untitled Fish (fabric). 2011-2012
Sewn fabric, leather, fill, steel poles and bases

the fish bodies are sewn from fabrics

Craig Krull - Lita Albuquerque (closes 2/25)

287 Steps Installation, 2012

Wind Painting 01.05.12 3:33:10pm PST, 2012
Pigment on canvas
see more here

Gold Suits no. 1-3, 2011-2012
Gold leaf covered suits, pigment on canvases

the suits and raggedy bits of gold leaf
slowly wafted in the air currents

Latin American Masters - Olga de Amaral (through 4/14)

Resonancia III, 2009

detail
somehow she weaves pigment bits

Olga's work captivated me so much that I bought the catalog. ISBN 9780963939944

Then there's Beatrice Wood at SMMoA. The show has been running for months (last day is today, 2/25) - I had NO IDEA how amazing it is, especially her luster ware. "No photos allowed" so here's an image I pulled from the LA Times blog

Luster Plates and Goblets (3 settings from a set of 10) n.d.
Earthenware
New Mexico Museum of Art
source: LA Times