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Featured Artist: Lyn Gaza
This month's artist is Lyn Gaza.
She is represented by The Canvas Gallery in San Francisco, CA.
The cover of January's issue is:
"Beyond Glass", 2003
c-print,16" x 20"
The issue art for January is:
"Back Screen", 2003
c-print, 11" x 24"
"Beyond Glass" Series
Lyn Gaza is a San Francisco based photographer and filmmaker. Her unusual images reside within the landscape of dreams, combining metaphoric symbols, mysterious figures, and pushed color. Her work has been exhibited in New York, Boston, and the San Francisco Bay Area. Nylon magazine, DJ Times, St. Martin's Press, Warner Brothers, and Blue Note Records have published her ephemeral photos. Gaza completed a 4-year course of study at The School of the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston. Her work is represented online at gazaphoto.com. Currently, her work can be seen at The Canvas Gallery in San Francisco.
From early projects using motion and projection, change is a theme that is present in all of her work. The blurry, undefined quality of the imagery illustrates the transitory state of the individual within the physical world. The instability exhibited by the subjects of these photos brings them closer to being manifestations of things that are felt but not seen.
Lyn's work expresses an appreciation for the relics found in the remains of an abandoned place. She seeks out the marks that people leave behind on the places they have inhabited and the things they have touched. Through her vision, these fragments are transformed from relics of the past into living expressions of the present as experienced through a vivid memory, a dream, or a magical spell.
The "Beyond Glass" series focuses on the metaphor of transparency as a means of blurring the relationship between the internal and external life of the individual. By placing a layer of diffusion between the viewer and the figure, an impression of seeing through what is usually on the surface is created. This device forms a new context for the body to be wrapped in, a method for seeing under the skin, exposing the psychological reality that is usually hidden from the outside world.
About the gallery:
The Canvas was inspired by a vision to offer accessibility to original, quality, and modestly priced art inside an independent café/bar setting. The Canvas not only makes art financially accessible, but also creates a space where everyone and anyone can feel comfortable experiencing and learning about art. The vision also aspires to help supply emerging and talented artists with a forum to exhibit their work. For more information on their art and live performances, please visit their site.
Maggie Hasbrouck
April 2004
Marco Almera
November 2003
Kojo Griffin
September 2003
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