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Located in glass-walled lobby at
555 County Center building,
Redwood City, CA
Lobby hours: Mon-Fri, 9am to 5pm
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Original sculpture by San Mateo residents Ante (Tony) Buljan and Marion Finn
through April 30, 2010. |
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| Three sculptures in Black Walnut wood by Marion Finn. |
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Marble sculpture by
Ante (Tony) Buljan. |
| Three sculptures in Black Walnut wood by Marion Finn. |
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Ante Buljan is displaying medium-sized pieces in marble and bronze, although he is best known in San Mateo County for his 12-foot bronze and granite “The Guardian” which was commissioned by Redwood City for the entrance to its new police department complex.
Born in Croatia but a Californian since the age of 9, he has family and cultural ties on both continents. In 1995 he completed a baptismal font for the Croatian Catholic Mission Assumption of Mary church in San Jose that he carved from a two-ton block of fossilized limestone quarried off the Dalmatian coast.
Another limestone sculpture was commissioned for the entryway of the Croatian Embassy in Washington, D.C.
A graduate of UCLA (psychology), Buljan also studied at John F. Kennedy University in Orinda. For several years he maintained a working studio in the 1870 Art Center in Belmont.
A native San Franciscan, Marion Finn moved to the Peninsula in 1951. She began her art career at College of San Mateo 30 years ago, and has exhibited her work throughout the Bay Area. She uses mallet and chisels (and lots of sandpaper) to create her sculpture in fine hardwoods in her studio at the 1870 Art Center.
The four sculptures presented by Marion Finn were all carved in black walnut wood. Two, “Trinity” and “The Long and the Short of It”, are five feet tall. She also works in exotic woods (ebony and rosewood).
“Wood is a living matter that lives again through the creativity of the artist”, according to Finn. Her sculptural forms are based on both human and animal motifs, ranging from pure abstraction to representation.
The Rotunda Gallery exhibitions are curated by the Peninsula Sculptors’ Guild and sponsored by the County Arts Commission. For further information, please contact Ms. Finn (650-345-9540) or Mr. Buljan (650-888-4437), or the Peninsula Arts Council (650-591-2101). |
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Paul Rubas was born in 1954 in the Czech Republic. In 1968 his family left for Germany during the Russian invasion and in 1972 emigrated to New Jersey. He graduated from Rutgers University where he studied Russian and German literature.
After graduation he became interested in furniture making, teaching himself Japanese and Western joinery. Visiting countries in Europe, Central and South America brought him in contact with their arts and artists who impressed him with their ability to express their inner selves through their art, regardless of fame or financial reward. Recognition of the same need within himself has been the driving force behind his artistic expression. With his background in languages Rubas feels mere words are limiting; art is beyond their scope.
In this exhibit his mostly metal sculptures represent elements from a lost industrial age rearranged into a new expression. Among them are Bird of Paradise, Sumo, and Totem I.
North West has worked as a sculptor in stone and metal for many years, exhibiting his art throughout the Peninsula in competitions and in group shows. His art emphasizes use of abnormal textures, pockets, and surfaces of alabaster as well as avant garde subject matter. This exhibit of his work represents some of his more thought provoking pieces including The Second Bullet Theory and The Haunting, The Beauty and The Wound. He says that some have titled this art as “Shock Art”.
A member of the Peninsula Sculptors’ Guild, West works from his studio at the 1870 Art Center in Belmont.
The Rotunda is open weekdays from 9 to 5; the lobby and its sculptures are visible anytime from its glass exterior. The Rotunda Gallery is sponsored by the San Mateo Arts Commission and curated by the Peninsula Sculptors’ Guild. The Guild is accepting inquiries from San Mateo County sculptors for future shows in the Rotunda Gallery (Address above).
For further information contact Bob Wilkinson 347-8367, or Ruth Waters at 594-1577. |
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Located in Hall of Justice, lower level
400 County Center
Redwood City, CA 94063
Gallery hours: Mon-Fri, 8 am to 5 pm |
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"Transitions".
January 5, - February 28, 2010
Women's Caucus for the Art/Peninsula Chapter |
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The show in the C.G is called "Transitions".
15 members of the Women's Caucus for the Art/ Peninsula Chapter are showing their work from January 5, - February 28, 2010.
WCA was found 30 years ago in San Francisco, soon after , and before long there were thirty-plus Chapters across the country.
The Peninsula Chapter concentrates on providing exhibition opportunities for women artist, sharing resources, and educational networking.
If you would like to learn more about the WCA Peninsula meetings and it's members please go to
www.peninsulawca.blogspot.com. |
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Caldwell Gallery |
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County Government Center
400 County Center, Redwood City
Gallery Hours: Mon-Fri, 9am to 5pm
650-594-1577 |
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| January 2010 |
"Planet Earth"
Paintings by Serene Flax
Jan. 4 through Feb. 26.
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| Image: Coral Reef painting by Serene Flax |
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| Serene Flax explores the glories of nature in "Planet Earth", an exhibition of her paintings of mountains, deserts, ocean shores, and coral reefs. "Planet Earth" will occupy the Caldwell Gallery in the San Mateo County Government Center from Jan. 4 through Feb. 26.
Flax' career in art began more than 50 years ago in Chicago, followed by many years in Arizona and recent decades in the Bay Area.
Her drawings, watercolors, and acrylics have been shown throughout the country, winning many national awards.
Flax has been featured in American Artist Magazine, and received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the National Women's Caucus for Art in 2001.
Prof. Jose Arguelles (Princeton and U.C. Davis) wrote, "… the overall effect is one of genuine integrity. Smoldering brilliantly beneath the surfaces is the stuff of Chinese nature poets and Southwest Indian ceremonial chants… from the flax of her intuition may she continue to weave the richly colored inspiration that can only be described as serene!"
The Caldwell Gallery is sponsored by the County Arts Commission and curated by the Peninsula Arts Council. The gallery is located on the main floor of the County Government Center at 400 County Center in Redwood City. Gallery hours are Monday through Friday, 9 to 5.
For further information, please contact the Peninsula Arts Council (info@peninsulaartscouncil or 650-591-2101) |
CONTACT PERSON:
Ruth Waters, 650-594-1577
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