Light and Shadow - Group Show
Featured artist: Ulla Anobile
Show Runs: April 12 - May 6, 2014
Cactus Gallery, 3001 North Coolidge Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90039
Gallery hours: Saturday and Sunday 11a-5p and by appointment
Cactus Gallery is pleased to present Light and Shadow, featuring multimedia works by fourteen female artists. Our featured artist is Ulla Anobile. Light and Shadow examines the ideas of light and shadow in myth, nature and the mystery of the psyche.
Most of us like to declare ourselves children of love and light, and aim to eradicate our personal darkness. But for most, it is the darker, shadowy side of life where growth, germination and new beginnings originate.
Only by acquainting ourselves with our own darkness can we hope to become fully human. Only then may we stop pointing our fingers at, and reveling in, the darkness of others. Yet on the other hand, by not over-identifying with - or romanticizing - the shadowy realm, can we hope to learn to draw the line between ordinary human weakness and true evil. Join us for this exploration of both the literal use of lights and darks and also the metaphorical use.
Joining Ulla in this exploration are: Donna Abbate, Jaclyn Alderete, Lacey Bryant, Ashley Fisher, Rasa Jadzeviciene, Theresia Rosa Kleeman, Patricia Krebs, Mavis Leahy, Susan Malloy, Janet Olenik, Lena Sayadian, Kelly Thompson, and Jessica Ward.
About our featured artist: Ulla Anobile's paper mache/fiber work is inspired by such folk art forms as the mask, the doll, the totem and the altar. Her ideas come from dreams, mythology and folklore, as well as from childhood summers spent in the unspoiled Finnish countryside. Her work often emphasizes the spiritual aspect of nature. Birds and owls, both mythical and real, are among her favorite subjects.
Among her fiber work are dolls, wall hangings, ornaments and finger puppets. She embellishes her pieces with cross-stitching and other kinds of embroidery; skills learned in the traditional (no longer existent) school for girls she attended in her native Finland.
Her sculptural masks have been included in reviews of contemporary mask making at the Anchorage Museum of History and Art in Alaska, The Clymer Museum in Ellensburg WA, Pico Rivera Centre for the Arts, the City of Los Angeles World Airports Exhibition Program and Pierce College, CA. She was invited to make a one-of-a-kind ornament for the White House Blue Room 1999 holiday tree. She has participated in solo and group exhibitions in galleries and museums throughout the United States as well as in England and Finland. Ulla, a former journalist, was born in Helsinki, Finland. She has lived in Los Angeles since 1975.
Contact Sandra Mastroianni at semastroianni70@yahoo.com or at 323.801.8669 for purchase information.
The gallery is open to installment plans to help you grow your collection.
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| "Ascent" by artist Ulla Anobile - Paper mache, wood, acrylics, felt, embroidery floss, 14 1/2" x 16" x 2" - $150 - SOLD |
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| "A Kiss" by artist Ulla Anobile - Paper mache, acrylics, 10" x 11" x 1 1/2" - $300 - SOLD |
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| "Bird Mandala" by artist Ulla Anobile - Paper mache, acrylics, felt, embroidery floss, 15" x 15" x 3" - $275 |
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| "Descent" by artist Ulla Anobile - Paper mache, wood, acrylics, felt, embroidery floss, 12"x13" x 1 1/2" - $150 - SOLD |
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| "Dialogue" by artist Ulla Anobile - Paper mache, wood, acrylics, 10 1/2" x 4 1/2" x 3" - $250 - SOLD |
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| "Dying Into Life" by artist Ulla Anobile - Paper mache, wood, acrylics, felt, embroidery floss, 14" x 8 1/2" x 3" - $175 - SOLD |
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| "Moon Dance" by artist Ulla Anobile - Paper mache, acrylics, silk yarn, felt, vintage wooden beads, 9 1/2" x 10 1/2" x 2 1/2" (21 1/2" with beads) - $200 - SOLD |
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| "Sunbird" by artist Ulla Anobile - Paper mache, wood, acrylics, felt, embroidery floss, 13 1/2" x 11" x 3" - $175 - SOLD |
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| "Unio Mystica" by artist Ulla Anobile - Paper mache, acrylics, felt, embroidery floss, 8" x 7 1/4" x 3" - $150 |
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| "Wounded Healer" by artist Ulla Anobile - Paper mache, acrylics, 14" x 10" x 3" - $275 - SOLD |
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| "Hummingbird" by artist Ashley Fisher - Paper cut out under museum glass in an Antique frame, 7 1/2" x 12" - $400 |
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| "Sophia" by artist Ashley Fisher - Paper cutout in Antique frame, 12" x 18" - $600 |
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| "Delight" by artist Ashley Fisher, Paper cut out in vintage frame, 14"x17" - $350 |
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| "By the Fire/Junto Al Fuego" by artist Patricia Krebs - Pencil, pen & marker on paper, 9" x 12", unframed - $225 - SOLD |
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| "Freedom/Libertad" by artist Patricia Krebs - Pencil, pen & marker on paper, 9" x 12", unframed - $225 - SOLD |
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| "Full Speed Ahead/A Todo Vapor" by artist Patricia Krebs - Pencil, pen & marker on paper, 9" x 12", unframed - $225 - SOLD |
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| "It's Not an Easy Way/No Es Una Manera Facil" by artist Patricia Krebs - Pencil, pen & marker on paper, 9" x 12", unframed - $225 |
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| "Life/Vida" by artist Patricia Krebs - Pencil, pen & marker on paper, 9" x 12", unframed - $225 - SOLD |
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| "Scribbles/Garabatos" by artist Patricia Krebs - Pencil, pen & marker on paper, 9" x 12", unframed - $225 - SOLD |
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| "The Road/El Camino" by artist Patricia Krebs - Pencil, pen & marker on paper, 9" x 12", unframed - $225 - SOLD |
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| "How Many More Levels?/Cuantos Niveles Mas?" by artist Patricia Krebs - Pencil, pen & marker on paper, 9" x 12", unframed - $225 - SOLD |
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| "A Tiny Flame/Una Pequeña Llama" by artist Patricia Krebs - Pencil, pen & marker on paper, 9" x 12", unframed - $225 - SOLD |
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| "Where Did You Come From?/De Donde Saliste?" by artist Patricia Krebs - Pencil, pen & marker on paper, 9" x 12", unframed - $225 |
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| "From Where We Came" by artist Jaclyn Alderete - Oil on panel, 11.5” x 27.5” - $700 |
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| "Votive of the Asphodel" by artist Jaclyn Alderete - Oil on panel, 18"x 24" - $850 |
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| "Neptune" by artist Janet Olenik - Gouache on panel - 18 pieces total ranging from 4" x 4" to 8" x 24" - $1000 - SOLD |
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| Detail of "Neptune" by artist Janet Olenik - Gouache on panel - 5 of the 18 pieces - $1000 - SOLD |
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| "Rodent Inside Him" by artist Donna Abbate - Mixed Media, Book Page, Colored Pencil, Thread on Braille Paper, 9” x 12” - $300 |
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| "The Flesh Eating Birds" by artist Donna Abbate - Mixed Media, Book Page, Colored Pencil, Thread on Braille Paper, 9” x 12” - $300 |
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| "We on Earth" by artist Donna Abbate - Mixed Media, Book Page, Colored Pencil, Thread on Braille Paper, 9” x 12” - $300 |
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| "Refulgent Obscurity" by artist Jessica Ward - Graphite on paper, 11x14" - $700 - SOLD |
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| "Journey's End" by artist Mavis Leahy - Vintage linen and Antique Fabrics, 19" x 25" - $400 - SOLD |
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| "Flawed" by artist Mavis Leahy - Vintage mannequin, antique & vintage fabrics, whitetail deer horns - $800 |
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| "Couple" by artist Rasa Jadzeviciene - Mixed media on canvas, 10” x 10” - $150 |
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| "Red Room" by artist Rasa Jadzeviciene - Mixed media on canvas, 10” x 10” - $150 |
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| "Woman on the Couch" by artist Rasa Jadzeviciene - Mixed media on canvas, 10” x 10” - $150 |
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| "Tibetan Shaman" by artist Rasa Jadzeviciene - Mixed media hand sculpted doll - $195 |
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| "Insides Out" by artist Lacey Bryant - Oil on canvas, 12” x 24” - $350 - SOLD |
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| "Little Light" by artist Lacey Bryant - oil on panel, 16" x 20" - $450 |
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| "Penumbra" by artist Lacey Bryant - Oil on canvas, 12” x 24” - $350 |
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| "That Bite" by artist Lacey Bryant - Oil on cigar box, 8” x 7” x 2” - $150 - SOLD |
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| "They Will Follow" by artist Lacey Bryant Oil on canvas, 12” x 24” - $350 - SOLD |
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| "Withdrawal" by artist Lacey Bryant - Oil on canvas, 9” x 12” - $100 - SOLD |
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| "Buck" by artist Lena Sayadian, Acrylics on wood, 6” x 6” - $140 |
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"Llama" by artist Lena Sayadian, Acrylics on wood, 6” x 6” - $140
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| Untitled (Forest of Shadows, Artemis #1) by artist Theresia Rosa Kleeman, Acrylic on Tapestry Fabric, 20” x 20” x 1.5” - $350 |
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Untitled (Patch of Light in the Forest of Shadows #1) by artist Theresia Rosa Kleeman, Glass and Acrylic on Tapestry Fabric, 9” x 9” x 2.5” - $150
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Untitled (Blue Weft + Titanium White) by artist Theresia Rosa Kleeman,
Rayon, acrylic and oil paint on wood panel, 9 3/4" x 9 3/4" - $200 |
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