Contemplating Her Infinite Disguise, an exhibition of paintings and collaged mixed media by Masako Miki and Chris Russell, will continue through October 16 at Gallery Extraña

++ EXTENDED THROUGH OCTOBER 16

++ OPEN UNTIL 6:30 PM ON FIRST FRIDAY (Oct 2)


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
September 28, 2009 – Berkeley, CA

August 21- October 16, 2009
http://galleryextrana.blogspot.com/
2912 Telegraph Avenue (1 Block North of Ashby), Berkeley 94705

Contemplating Her Infinite Disguise is an exhibition of painting, drawing and mixed media works on paper by Masako Miki and Chris Russell, that explore our connections and incongruities with the natural world.

Chris Russell’s landscape paintings and drawings evoke the subtle and sublime forces present in the cycles of nature. Evoking a reverence for natural phenomena, Russell uses geometric shapes and a bright color palette to reflect on our perceptions, illusions and disconnections with our natural environment. Masako Miki’s compositions of carefully perched doe balancing on towers of colorfully wrapped boxes explore notions of synthesis, incongruity and assimilation. Manipulating spatial elements through the integration of collage and painting, Miki’s compositions suggest a whimsical narrative, tipped slightly on its side.

In Contemplating Her Infinite Disguise both Miki and Russell allude to a personal or collective equilibrium possible through reconciliation with the natural world. The show ha been extended through October 16. Gallery Extraña is located at 2912 Telegraph Avenue (1 block north of Ashby Avenue) in Berkeley.

For more info and artist bios, visit:

www.galleryextrana.blogspot.com
www.chrisrussellart.com
www.masakomiki.com