#alfarrow

Mutual admiration… @deyoungmuseum with #alfarrow and @masami.teraoka admiring each other’s work, filming with @barbarellaf and @saltandsugarproductions and visiting with two wonderful curators #emmaacker and #laurenpalomar #famsf #americankabukioishiiwa #thespineandtoothofsantoguerro @cclarkgallery (at de Young Museum) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cc4bYyJrvG8/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

From one day to the next… art installer #drewgrasso is hard at work with his crew and ours @cclarkgallery to take down the exhibit of @wxzhang25 and prepare the shows of Al Farrow, Masami Teraoka, and Zeina Barakeh. Many thanks to #alfarrow and his sons #davidfarrow and #ericfarrow for added assistance and to #aileenmangan for working on a Monday. The exhibits of work by @masamiteraoka #alfarrow and @zeina.barakeh open Saturday, April 23, from 2-5 @cclarkgallery Please wear a mask and come to hear the artists’ remarks at 3:30. #willworkforartists #masamiteraoka #alfarrow #zeinabarakeh #sculpture #artfromweapons #artforpeace #socialjusticeart #painting #printmaking #video #politicalart #japaneseamericanartist #asianamericanartist #artaboutrussianaggressioninukraine #artaboutwar #swordstoplowshares #byzantine #triptychs #swanlake #lastswanlake #peaceforukraine #artfrommunitions #hawaiiartist #bayareaartist #contemporaryart (at Catharine Clark Gallery) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cci95kcp34M/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Many thanks to @deborahdbishop @wxzhang25 @tt_takemoto and #antonstuebner for a meaningful conversation today about art, observation, reflection, culture, and politics by artists Wanxin Zhang and TT Takemoto in conversation with Anton Stuebner and Deborah Bishop. We also appreciate the tremendous public turnout today, the reviews of the exhibition by @rennypritikin and @mfporges and the private and institutional acquisitions(soon to be announced). The edited recording of today’s conversation will be available in coming weeks. #happyholidayweekend See you next week for @masami.teraoka @zeina.barakeh and #alfarrow openings on Saturday, April 23, from 2-5pm. The artists will be present and will lead a walkthrough of the shows at 3:30pm @cclarkgallery #artchangeslives #contemporaryart #contemporarysculpture #videoart @cantorarts @asianartmuseum #ceramics #film #bayareaartists #asianamericanartists #artandsocialjustice #materiality #conceptualart (at Catharine Clark Gallery) https://www.instagram.com/p/Ccb6vx_FHnK/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

the.devil.is.in.the.detail. #sanfrancisco #usa #alfarrow (at Museum of Craft and Design) https://www.instagram.com/p/BubW9nbB9Tb/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=awo12qkbyg3b

I wanted to share some of the process that went into making this piece. First, the gun had to be taken completely apart. Some parts were extremely hard steel. To cut them, I called on the generosity of @carl.bass and @fieldmarshalltaggart for some water jet cutting. The remaining elements could be cut with a bandsaw or rotary tool (though some had to be annealed with a torch first). Then I visited the studio of the amazing #alfarrow for spent shell casings and legal advice (he’s been making astounding sculptures from guns for years). A little experimentation led to filling the shells with PC7 epoxy before using the split barrel as a jig to cut them in half on the bandsaw. Then all parts were meticulously ground and sanded smooth. Some were then TIG welded together. Their facing surfaces were coated with primer paint. Some internet research on anatomy models helped in the selection and mixing of colors, before all the pieces were then epoxied back in place. The only fabrication in this project was the faux spring elevator in the magazine, and the articulated stand. I wanted there to be an interactive element for the viewer to experience the object both as I found it, and the (hopefully) more thought provoking interior details.

Looking at the #architecture around #Tuscany I can’t help but be reminded of the work I did for Al Farrow in the Bay Area. Totally killed it. 😂😂😂😂 #artlife #artistresidency #alfarrow #contemporaryart #sculpture (at Pisa, Italy)

If you're in Seattle this show is well worth the visit. I'm biased I admit, as he's a good friend.

Congratulations Al! A well deserved review for a well deserved exhibiton!!!