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Friday, October 10, 2014

DAVE'S FANTASTIC OEUVRE / recent plus earlier work

+DAVID FOBES+
>our talented friend, artist, sdsu environ design alum.<
>silver ship alum. & now respected professor in the<
+("OF THE ELEMENT" EXHIBITION+
+GROSSMONT COLLEGE,  HYDE+
+ART GALLERY / UNTIL NOV 6)+
>sdsu art dept just revealed his recent work in the<
>art gallery of the grossmont college on oct 7th<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+"FANTASTIC"+
>as teilhard de chardin suggested is an appropriate<
>description of manifestations at the highest level<
>& my view is that dave's oeuvre well qualifies<
>(marianne and i were impressed / >go see it)< !
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+DAVE'S OEUVRE HAS REACHED+
+A VERY HIGH PLATEAU AND IT+
>(highest initial concept<
>matched by execution)<
+IS A PROFOUND EXPERIENCE+
+FOR ALL TO SEE & ABSORB+ !
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>tonight, i am showing a few of his earlier<
>cosmic conscious pieces but focusing on<
>the recent work he just revealed on oct 7<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 >this was dave's showing in the sdsu<
+(SDSU DOWNTOWN+
+GALLERY, /  2012)+
>faculty exhibition about 2 years ago<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 >the cosmic conscious expressions were<
+(THE COSMIC QUALITY+
+TOUCHED MY HEART)+
>the stars of the sdsu faculty exhibition<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>as you may remember when dave showed<
>this work i was so very pleased with the<
+(THIS PIECE WAS IN+
+THE SHOW FOYER)+
>cosmic conscious circular formats and<
>transcendental manifestation radiance<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>dave's inventivness & craftsmanship lighted<
>this concept of a quadruped segment piece<
+(DAVE'S INVENTIVENESS+
+AT ITS MOST RADIANT)+ !
>that can morph into four impressive tables<
>(the showing was @ s.d. mingei museum)<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

+"OF THE ELEMENT" EXHIBITION+
>(dave with steve gibson, anne mudge<
>marisol rendon and robert treat- '14)<
+GROSSMONT COLLEGE (to nov 6)+
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 >this huge transcendental piece was the star<
>of the "of the element" exhibition at the<
+("THIS SIDE OF CRAZY, 2014" /+
+PAPER on CANVAS, ACRYLIC)+
>grossmont college gallery and my own<
>star, marianne, offers some scale ref.<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 >i must confess i prefer the circular "cosmic"<
>format over the rectilinear but understand<
+("NEW WORLD MAP" (60" DIA) &+
+"CONSUMPTION SEDUCTION")+
>dave's space requirements of exhibition,<
>the larger pieces are >spectacular work<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 >as you can see from this apple i-phone 4<
>quality photo there is a radiant sheen in<
+("SWARM" 2014, 65" by 72"+
+>>/ PAPER ON CANVAS)+
>this very large & spectacular piece<
>that wants to be >cosmic circular< !
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 >am sorry the photo has a bright spot as<
>this piece is dave's most subtle, poetic<
+(MOON CYCLE, 2014   /  60"+
+by 48", PAPER on CANVAS)+
>expression in the entire exhibition<
>w/ references providing >cosmos<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 >dave showed six collaged pieces in the grossmont<
>college exhibition that possess an impressive rate<
+("THE MUSE & THE ABSTRACT+
+TRUTH" / PAPER ON BOARD)+
>of optical radiance & extraordinary degree of<
>crafting perfection only appreciated up close<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^



>close up examination of dave's radiant oeuvre<
>reveals his extraordinary quality of crafting<
+CONGRATS DAVE YOUR+
+WORK MATCHES YOUR+
+RADIANT PERSONA+ !!!
>that matches his ingenious cosmic vision<
>that made the show so very spectacular<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+ONE UNDERSTANDS WHY+
+HE IS HONORED AMONG+
+ALL WHO KNOW HIM+ !
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
eugene ray, mfa, architect
professor emeritus, sdsu

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