A chopped-off wolf head that’s so intense that it continues to reflect on the wilderness, and a boat floating up to mars surrounded by houses on fishing line. These are two examples of the utterly majestic art show that’s coming to the Shooting Gallery in San Francisco. This show is sharp and yet dreary, heavenly and yet vintage junky (vintage junky stuff is good stuff!) Get your heart set on artists Kevin E Taylor and Erik Otto, cause they gonna set your heart on fire. With oil paints!

NOTE: No tripping balls allowed in the gallery without express permission.

This show has sketches on paper, mixed media on bookbacks, oil on canvas, screenprint on wood, and one giant installation that “serves as the cornerstone for the show.” Can’t wait! What you see below is a bit of info on each of the two artists in the show, information on when the show takes place, the address and such, then a full preview of what the show contains!

Erik Otto visually illustrates a beautiful dream battled by an undercurrent of destruction. His paintings take the viewer to a place where chaos meets peace and loose meets refinement. Otto intuitively creates his works with found objects and recycled materials, providing an inherent history. All elements in his paintings enhance the significance of the other, from the warm colors, to the geometric figures to bursts of brilliant paint. His work narrates an autobiographical story, depicting the struggle to connect the awakened state to the desires found within.

Kevin E. Taylor’s body of work is devoted to the mystery of nature. Branching out to incorporate a brighter color pallet, Taylor paints in serene earth tones with subtle deviations. The creatures he paints are neither human nor animal but rather a mutated combination, questioning concepts of human posture, genetics and mortality. His oil paintings on wood reveal a beautiful symbiotic relationship in a melancholic environment. This collection of works act as a metaphor for an impending future by visually referencing the uncertainty and insecurity felt in today’s world.

“Terrestrial Syndrome”
New Works By Erik Otto and Kevin E. Taylor
Opening Reception: September 12th, 2009 from 7pm till 11pm.
Show runs through: October 3rd, 2009 and is open to the public.

Bust a move on down!

The Shooting Gallery
839 Larkin Street
San Francisco, CA 94109
(P) 415 931 8035

This post is part of the World Famous Design Junkies unnatural nature category. Chop a wolf head!