loading image
We are saddened to learn about the passing of artist Jim Melchert (1930-2023), a central figure in the Bay Area art community. Melchert began his career teaching ceramics at Carthage College in the 1950s. Originally trained in fine art, Melchert enrolled in a summer class taught by ceramicist Peter Voulkos, leading Melchert to develop an interest in abstract expressionism. Melchert moved to the Bay Area in the late 1950s and began teaching first at UC Berkeley then the San Francisco Art Institute. In 1976, Melchert became the director of the visual arts program at the National Endowment for the Arts in Washington, D.C., the first artist to be appointed to the position. Then in 1981, he was named director of the American Academy in Rome, where he cultivated an interest in ceramic tiles. His piece "Riven/River," a fantastic example of his signature abstract expressionism style incorporated into ceramic tiles, is located the post-security connector between Harvey Milk Terminal 1 and Terminal 2. https://bit.ly/3IYl4mM
This image was posted on June 07, 2023.
Similar Instagram posts
Untitled (Large Variation) suggests movement and transformation through color, geometry, repetition, scale, and spatial illusion.
This image was posted on June 09, 2017.
#queerhistory #queerart #queerarthistory #lgbtpridemonth #lgbt #lgbtarthistory #publicart #airportart #amyellingson #mosaic #mural #queerartist #lgbtartist #pride2017 #happypridemonth
For four generations, women who live in the isolated, African-American hamlet of Gee's Bend, have been creating bold dynamic quilts.
This image was posted on February 03, 2020.
#sfac #publicart #blackhistorymonth #louisianabendolph #quilting #geesbend #quilt #ceramics #tiles #bhm
Like arrivals and departures, Riven/River’s two rectangular color fields complement each other.
This image was posted on October 07, 2015.
#airportart
In her series, “Heterotopia”, Brooklyn-based artist Karine Laval produces dreamlike images that challenge and transform our experience of the natural world.
This image was posted on May 20, 2019.
#photography #gardens #flowers #nature #landscapes #landscape #karinelaval
"Voyage" is a glass panel installation that depicts an imaginary panoramic space in continuous flux.
This image was posted on July 27, 2018.
#voyage #valbritton #glass #maps #plans #weather #weatherpatterns #flights #flightroutes #airportart #sfo #publicart #sfartscommission
“My work really is about a weathered history of our journey on this planet—the cycle of birth, life, death and regeneration.” – Leonardo Drew Using off-the-shelf materials and the occasional found object, Leonardo Drew (b.
This image was posted on February 28, 2023.
#publicart #leonardodrew #blackhistorymonth
Happy #EarthDay!
This image was posted on April 22, 2020.
#museumfromhome #ellenharvey #mosaic #publicart
Galvanized by an atmosphere of protest and possibility, pioneering artist, filmmaker, and blues musician Mike Henderson left Marshall, Missouri to attend the San Francisco Art Institute, where he received his MFA in 1970.
This image was posted on February 08, 2023.
#publicart #blackhistorymonth #mikehenderson