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Making A Better Yesterday Today, Isabel Samaras Solo Art Exhibition

by Justin Page on November 1, 2012

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Cloud Nine by Isabel Samaras

Cloud Nine by Isabel Samaras

The Making A Better Yesterday Today solo art exhibition by California pop surrealist painter Isabel Samaras at Varnish Fine Art will feature her wonderful collection of artwork in two separate spaces labeled “Yesterday” and “Today.” The “Yesterday” space will display artwork from Isabel’s series of past greatest hits, publications and works never seen in San Francisco and “Today” will show off her new pop cultural mashup oil paintings and limited edition prints on wood. The show’s opening reception will be on Saturday, November 3, 2012 from 6 to 9 PM and run until Saturday, December 22, 2012 at Varnish Fine Art in San Francisco. All of the artwork featured in this post (plus more) is available to inquire about purchasing on the Varnish Fine Art website.

As stated by Isabel Samaras:

I want to do the visual equivalent of whispering in your ear.

About the solo art exhibit:

In her work, Isabel Samaras takes us on a tour through Art History populated with characters from Modern Mythology (20th century television characters and narratives.) Referencing timeless themes, Renaissance Art, Dutch genre painting, Persian Miniatures and Victorian Ethnographic photography, Samaras compresses space and time to create alternative narratives for the familiar characters we grew up watching on TV. Painting beloved and known characters from “I Dream of Jeannie,” “Gilligan’s Island” and “Planet of the Apes,” Samaras at times constructs classical tableaus, referencing the Renaissance masters’ use of people, places and stories from Classical Antiquity.

Song of Birth: The 3 Magi by Isabel Samaras

Song of Birth: The 3 Magi by Isabel Samaras

The Arrival of Hope by Isabel Samaras

The Arrival of Hope by Isabel Samaras

The Abduction of the Simian Women by Isabel Samaras

The Abduction of the Simian Women by Isabel Samaras

While the Cat's Away by Isabel Samaras

While the Cat’s Away by Isabel Samaras

Castaway (Mary Ann) by Isabel Samaras

Castaway (Mary Ann) by Isabel Samaras

Besame Mucho by Isabel Samaras

Besame Mucho by Isabel Samaras

Golden Silence by Isabel Samaras

Golden Silence by Isabel Samaras

images via Varnish Fine Art


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