From July 16 –
August 13, 2011, The Folk Tree presents the group exhibition Flights
of Fancy. The show features artists’ concepts about
flying, both real and imagined. The opening reception for the show is on Saturday, July 16, from 2 – 6 P.M., during which time artist/illustrator Patricia Krebs signs her new bilingual book Wings & Roots/Alas y Raices. Mankind, as a whole, has always had a fascination with flight. It represents freedom, makes reference to the immortal realm of gods, appears in our dream states, symbolizes consciousness and spirituality, is found in similes describing feelings of exhilaration, and provides students of the human mind with endless psychological connections to ponder. It’s just something people love to do (skydivers, hang gliders, cliff fliers) or fantasize about (yearnings to fly like a bird or childhood dreams to grow up to be an astronaut). The approximately forty artists invited to participate in the exhibition have come up with some interesting, witty, and magical responses to this art prompt, as in Pasadena native Walter Askin’s imaginative flying machine; Lisa Cook’s “La Vouivre”, inspired by an ancient legend involving a sorceress - a winged half woman, half serpent; Robyn Feeley’s top hatted, mustached and vested pigeon; Christine Jordan’s found object assemblage “Amelia”; or Anahit Vart’s celestial seascape. Thematically related jewelry is also featured, with designs by Diane Aguilar, Ruth Kaplan, Diane Nishimoto, Sonnie Owens, Rone Prinz, and Rossana. The Folk Tree is located at 217 South Fair Oaks Avenue, minutes walking distance from the Gold Line’s Del Mar station, and just south of Old Pasadena. Hours are: M-W, 11-6; Th-Sat, 10-6; Sun, 12-5. For more information contact Gail Mishkin at mishkinftc@aol.com or call (626) 793-4828. |
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