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Feb 17, 20080

CA Boom V

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CA Boom V will be held at Santa Monica Airport’s Barker Hangar in Southern California.

There will be over 120 participating exhibitors showcasing what’s next in how we live and how we work.
Specific CA Boom V areas include: prefab, fine furnishings, indoor outdoor living, fine furnishings, surfaces and finishes and modern parenting. Categories include: Building Accessories, Doors/Windows, Home Accessory, Tabletop & Gifts, Indoor/Outdoor Living, Int’l Design Brands, Lighting, Modern Kitchen and Bath, Modern Parenting, Modern Prefab, National/Regional Design Mfr, Rugs, Solar/Renewable Energy, Studio Furniture, Studio Art & Design Art, Surfaces, Finishes & Floor Covering, Dealers/Retailers

Approximately 10,000 design professionals, trade and lifestyle media, and design savvy consumers are expected to attend CA Boom V. If your down with design, get down to Santa Monica…

Nov 6, 20070

GOTTFRIED HELNWEIN - THE DISASTERS OF WAR

This show is just amazing. If you have the opportunity to be in SAN FRAN. stop by Modernism. Also check out Gottfried’s website…Its a really great site. Modernism’s website does not really show the magnitude of this show.

Modernism Gallery San Francisco
GOTTFRIED HELNWEIN - THE DISASTERS OF WAR
One Man Show

TEXT TAKEN FROM HELNWEIN’S WEBSITE:
In memory of Francisco de Goya
Francisco de Goya (1704-1828)
is one of the most important artists of the late 18and early 19centuries.
A painter, draughtsman, and printmaker, Goya served under three Spanish kings and was associated with several stylistic movements during his artistic career. Goya’s works reflect his conscious individuality in relation to a rapidly changing world, especially during Spain’s conflicts with France.
In October 1808, Goya was called to war-torn Saragossa early in the Peninsula War to paint Spain’s triumphant efforts over the invading French armies.
He recorded the death and destruction he observed there in numerous drawings and small paintings. From theses sketches, Goya created the 82 plates that compose his famous Disasters of War series.
The original plates were etched from red chalk preparatory drawings between 1910 and 1920 with an artist-printmaker’s concern for depicting imagery in chiaroscuro. Both the sketches and the grounded plates were rolled through a printing press to transfer the drawings. The remaining traces were worked on the plate with etcher’s needle, burin, lavis, and/or aquatint.
Each print is a distinct comment on his observations; the titles tell all.

Photos via GOTTFRIED HELNWEIN’s website

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