Offshore: a surf inspired exhibition at Susan Street Fine Art Gallery

OFFSHORE

JULY 17 through SEPTEMBER 14, 2008

Susan Street Fine Art Gallery is proud to present OFFSHORE, a surf related exhibition, featuring artists Amy Bird, Joshua Jensen-Nagle and Alex Weinstein. The exhibition will include fine art surfboards from various artists and the surf photography of Tom Blake, Ron Church, Jeff Divine and Don James. OFFSHORE runs July 17 through September 14, 2008. A portion of the proceeds to benefit the Surfrider Foundation San Diego Chapter. The opening reception will take place on Thursday, July 17, from 6-9 p.m., in conjunction with Cedros Gallery Night. For further inquiries, please contact the gallery at: www.susanstreetfineart.com / 858.793.4442. 415 S. Cedros Ave. Solana Beach, Ca. 92075

Artists from around the country are brought together in OFFSHORE, a group exhibition characterizing the development of surf-culture over the past seventy-five years.

Surf history is made timeless through the photographs of Tom Blake, Ron Church, Jeff Divine and Don James. These vintage silver gelatin, platinum and color prints preset moments in surf history. Encompassing the visual and conceptual aspects of surfing through photographs that range from the late 1930’s to present day.

Hobie-made surfboards bearing original works of fine art by Dianna Cohen, Wayne DeSelle, Salomon Emquies, Kymber Holt, Nicole Strasburg, and Jodi Zellen. Transforming a California icon, these exquisite and unique boards are a perfect example of how artwork centered on surfing has blossomed into a distinguished and credible art form.

Emulating an overexposed photograph, Amy Bird’s monochromatic paintings of surfers capture a distinctly Californian idyll. Bird’s unforgettable imagery leaves scattered along the coast, silhouettes of figures fixed within classical surfing scenarios. 

Known for his experimentation with techniques and materials, Joshua Jensen-Nagle’s painterly photographs reveal a coastal romanticisim. For his captivating beach settings, Jensen-Nagle employed a toy-camera and expired Polaroid film, which he then transferred onto panel and covered with a thick coat of hard, glossy resin.

Alex Weinstein’s atmospheric ocean paintings conger up tumultion, while remaining sublime. Like Turner, Weinstein abandons form and captures the movement of the waves through outlining light and color, allowing the viewer to swim into the pieces.