Roaming the reception
The Pacific Art League was hopping last Friday during a reception for a number of exhibits. There were some nice slices of life among the chatting and glass-clinking:- Why does that man across the room look so familiar? He's in the painting "Feierabend (End of Day)" on the wall. The artist, his wife Masha Lobastov, beams at him. On the canvas, he's distinguished with a charcoal sweater, a volume of Chekhov. Masha jokes, "Because it takes so long for all the details, the models have to suffer."
- Young doctor Mike Wang, whose painting "Care Free" hangs nearby, talks with venerable photographer Fan Ho. Ho's pics of Hong Kong in the 1950s and '60s will soon have another exhibit. The two have hit it off like a house on fire, and it seems like decades of wisdom are being passed down.
- Leah Lubin, a new art teacher at the League, tells me about her class on photo collage. I can barely draw a straight line. I think I might like this art.
- Aldo Lira is another new teacher, from New York. He hands me a postcard, and I'm intrigued by his painting style. Sort of Old Masters meets fantasy, classically winsome women juxtaposed with odd glowing lights in the sky.
Pictured: Aldo Lira's 2004 oil on linen "Interstices II With Citation From Raphael"
posted by Rebecca at
4:13 PM
3 Comments:
Just saw your blog piece about PAL's reception last week. I now realized that Fan Ho and I were quite laud and could not but caught your attention. His photos (Hong Kong in the 50's) have special pull on me. Many of the old houses and relics featured in his photos are disappearing by the mimute, especially so in newly mordernized places in China. One gets a sense of loss when eniire block of neighborhood flattened for highrises.
Mike Wang
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mike wang, at 10:14 AM
Mike, you weren't loud -- you were both charming, and it was a pleasure to meet you. :)
I'm looking forward to seeing Fan Ho's exhibition. We certainly can feel that sense of loss in so many places in the world.
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Rebecca, at 10:52 AM
I think that one of the highlights of the show was Mike Wang's "Carefree Days." It is a show stopper. His color and paint handling are incredible!
If you get a chance, you might want to check out his work in the self portrait show at the Triton Art Museum in Santa Clara.
More of his work is on his site:
http://www.mwangmd.com
Regards,
Kenney Mencher
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Kenney Mencher, at 10:05 AM
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