Eva Struble Bird of Passage oil on canvas 2024 |
IMPACT
It was in 1997, when the City's downtown became the home of the Oceanside Museum of Art. In the years which followed many changes came to a City which had been known as a military town featuring pizza parlors and girly shows. As the years passed, changes came as awareness that a new vibe of artistic aesthetics could enhance the economic benefits with a infusion of tourists who sought entertainment other than the beach scene. The impact of OMA was the catalyst which brought new development and opportunity to our City on the Hill. In the past 10 years the downtown has become a destination for international travelers and a regional gastronomical Jewell...
East O' has not been so fortunate until now. Sometimes one person can have the impact on an area or reputation of an area. We have had the great good fortune to have Charles Thomas's Techne Art Center located in the eastern part of our City. The impact of this gallery's concentric circles of influence has spread far and wide to the south, and to the far north.
The newest exhibition, “Primal Instincts” has offerings of artists from New York and our expanded regional areas of San Diego and Orange counties, and beyond. The open studio, in the gallery, of Charles Thomas beckons you to come in, and you realize the wondrous talents of his art, and his ability to bring together other artists and curate their works brilliantly and with a museum presence. As I gaze at his large canvasses, I am entranced with the movement and color of artistic brilliance...I can see his passion for the Sea in his works...
I was enchanted by another Artist, Hanna Pierce. Her ceramic sculptures are a statement of our world as women. I identified with so many of her works, and will go back again and again to see and ponder the ramifications of her world and mine. Small and so carefully constructed, I know the effort and mindful intensity of personal making for this hands on creative work. Time stops and you are one with the clay. Her story becomes the story of the work and by viewing, our story as women.
Hanna Pierce |
The Paintings of Eva Struble are a world of movement and a dance of shapes and mindful images. You are stopped in your tracks and gaze with the feeling of remembrance. We, today are impacted by so many devolving dilemmas of our environments, changing the way we live and remembering what it was like in our lives and our personal histories. Changes which impact our lives for the good, and recently for not.
Eva Struble |
Hope is the driver of artistic endeavor. We do what we do, and hope that our stories will help the world look upon what is good, and that we hope to make a difference in our human existence. This is the take away for this exhibition and the impact on your mind will reverberate again and again...in concentric circles...
Once again, Jack Henry's light filled sculptures are on view to make my heart longing to add to my own collection...
Jack Henry resin, steel, 14x4x6 |