Syncopation

New Art Exhibit and Opening Reception at Blackhawk Gallery

The Alamo Danville Artists’ Society will host the opening of Blackhawk Gallery’s new Exhibit ‘Syncopation’. A Gala Reception will be held on Saturday April 29th from 5 to 7pm, with wine and Hors d’oeuvre. The exhibit will be on view seven days a week from April 28th through July 9th, 2017. The Reception and Exhibit are free and open to the public.

The ‘Syncopation’ exhibit features guest artist Lutz Hornischer and forty-four member artists. Lutz Hornischer will be showing his sculptures. Members’ artworks include paintings, drawings, sculptures, ceramics, photographs, and wearable art.

The exhibit is curated by Debby Koonce, Kerima Swain, Beverly Turner, and assistant curators Elena Doronkina and Andrea Markus.

Blackhawk Gallery is located at 3416 Blackhawk Plaza Circle in Danville, California, in the Blackhawk Plaza. Telephone: (925) 648-8023.

Gallery hours are: Monday–Saturday 10AM-8 PM and Sunday 11AM-6 PM.
Holiday hours are: May 29 Memorial Day 10AM-5PM and July 4 Independence Day 10AM-5PM.

Website: www.BlackhawkGallery.org
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AlamoDanvilleArtistsSociety

For more information, please contact Blackhawk Gallery Director Kerima Swain at swain.kerima@gmail.com

 

GUEST ARTIST

LUTZ HORNISCHER

SCULPTOR, ARTIST & DESIGNER

Lutz likes to work with reclaimed materials and his intention is to bring those often discarded materials back to life. He prefers old wood, mostly redwood.

Lutz started creating and building things as a child, but like many other early artists he was told to first get a “real job”. After receiving degrees in marketing and engineering, he worked for many years in entrepreneurial and product marketing roles for high-tech firms. Throughout his career in Silicon Valley, he was always drawn to studying and making art such as sculpting, fresco painting, drawing, wood working, and design. Finally, when he started his journey through midlife crisis, he did not buy a convertible or sports car, he actually sold his car, got an old Honda truck instead and started looking for wood and his true purpose in life.

 

ARTIST STATEMENT

My sculptures and wall art are inspired by nature, life and the uniqueness of the reclaimed wood I use.

I enjoy the specific challenge of working with reclaimed wood. Old wood has scratches, cracks, knots and other imperfections that are similar to real life. Every piece of wood is like a person, with its unique character, challenges and strengths. I yearn to give the wood a new life and I hope my sculptures and wall art inspire people to find a new awareness, purpose and joy in their own life.

Learn more about me and my work at www.lutzartdesign.com.

MEMBER ARTISTS

 Akio Aochi, Inge Behrens, Charles Blanton, Claudia Bossert, Loralee Chapleau, Don Cresswell, Barbara Davies, Elena Doronkina, Barb English, Herbert Estes, Kathy Flint, Linda Geniesse, Bobbi Garrop, David Gates, Lynn Glenn, Gene Gracey, Greg Gutbezahl, Shadi Kiaee, Maggie Kinstle,  Debby Koonce, Roseann Krane, Walter Krane, Paulette Lagana, Tom Lemmer, Jana Lowe, Andrea Markus, Claudette McDermott, Sevinc Mesbah, Elena Morris, Julia O’Reilly, Vicky Richardson, Dan Riley, Michael Rizza, Joanne Robinson, Ellen Schimmel, Pat Smith, Greg Starnes, Kerima Swain, Radha Syed, Beverly Turner, Ranjini Venkatachan, Jim Vlantis, Norma Webb, Charles White.

IMAGE GALLERY

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