Densities: Line Becoming Shape, Shape Becoming Object curated by respected art writer Peter Frank. Photojournal by Ginger Van Hook

Art Writer and Curator Peter Frank with Gallery Director  for Beacon Arts Renée Fox
attend the opening reception of
"Densities: Line Becoming Shape, Shape Becoming Object".
Photo by Ginger Van Hook ©2010

Time	"Densities" Open House Saturday 1:00pm Saturday, January 22 · 1:00pm - 6:00pm
Location	Beacon Arts Building 808 N. La Brea Avenue Inglewood, CA
Created By	Beacon Arts Building
More Info	Beacon Arts will hold an Open House for "Densities" on Saturday 1/22 on the Art LA artfair weekend from 1:00pm-6:00pm.

Beacon Arts continues its Critics-as-Curators series with
Densities: Line Becoming Shape, Shape Becoming Object
curated by respected art writer Peter Frank, that opened
Friday, December 10, 2010. The exhibition featured works in a
range of media by artists Philippa Blair, Ran Harari,
Tom Jenkins, Joel King, John White, and Jae Hwa Yoo,
all with a sensibility that favors visual complexity driven
by a profusion of active linear forms.
Densities runs from December 10, 2010 to January 30, 2011. 

Exhibition special events included an opening party on
Friday, December 10th  and an open house on
Saturday, January 22, from 1:00pm to 6:00pm
plus a closing event on Sunday, January 30, 2011from 11:00am 4:00pm,
which will include a catered brunch and a panel discussion. 

(image: work by Jae Hwa Yoo)

See images at: http://gallery.me.com/lynnhasty#100036

Renée Fox and Scott Lane of Beacon Arts Building and Art Writer Peter Frank
attend the opening reception for "Densities"
December 10th, 2010. Photo by Ginger Van Hook©2010

In the first of a series of exhibitions coming up in 2011, Gallery Director, Renée Fox has coordinated a list of prominent writers and critics to curate shows exhibiting the talents and artworks of local artists in the Los Angeles community. In this particular exhibit, Peter Frank explores "Densities: Line Becoming Shape, Shape Becoming Object". In an effort to follow the pencil or the brush as it goes from a sketch on the canvas to a painting on a wall, Frank has selected works that demonstrate the values of Densities. With every mark an artist makes, comes a defining of the character of the work. If you get an opportunity to examine the works in this exhibit (within the latest gallery to open in Inglewood on La Brea), you'll discover  these works reveal more than just the intricate marks made time after time to build up the canvases into elaborate abstractions and creative flights of fancy. These works depict the mood and tone of Los Angeles based artists. Defying the economic stresses and strains within the system, the artists selected reveal a playfulness and even a exuberant vibrancy to the color and the marks. With splashes of color and marks in the spirit of a new year, these paintings and drawings closed out the dismal aspects of 2010 and rang in the new year with fresh insights into economic renewal, new perspectives and enduring continuity of the art process. Come explore for yourself at the open house on
Saturday, Jan 22, 2011 from 1:00pm - 6:00pm!

Steven Bankhead and Kate Harding attend opening reception of "Densities"
at the Beacon Arts Building Gallery in Inglewood, California.
Photo By Ginger Van Hook©2010

Ken Ober (purple shirt) gives an art patron the tour of the Beacon Arts Building
for the opening reception of "Densities" curated by Peter Frank.
Photo by Ginger Van Hook©2010

Beacon Arts Building Exhibition "Densities: Line Becoming Shape, Shape Becoming Object"
curated by Art Writer Peter Frank. Photo By Ginger Van Hook©2010.

Beacon Arts Building Exhibition "Densities: Line Becoming Shape, Shape Becoming Object"
curated by Art Writer Peter Frank. Photo By Ginger Van Hook©2010.

Beacon Arts Building Exhibition "Densities: Line Becoming Shape, Shape Becoming Object"
curated by Art Writer Peter Frank. Photo By Ginger Van Hook©2010.

Beacon Arts Building Exhibition "Densities: Line Becoming Shape, Shape Becoming Object"
curated by Art Writer Peter Frank. Photo By Ginger Van Hook©2010.

Beacon Arts Building Exhibition "Densities: Line Becoming Shape, Shape Becoming Object"
curated by Art Writer Peter Frank. Photo By Ginger Van Hook©2010.

Beacon Arts Building Exhibition "Densities: Line Becoming Shape, Shape Becoming Object"
curated by Art Writer Peter Frank. Photo By Ginger Van Hook©2010.

Beacon Arts Building Exhibition "Densities: Line Becoming Shape, Shape Becoming Object"
curated by Art Writer Peter Frank. Photo By Ginger Van Hook©2010.

Beacon Arts Building Exhibition "Densities: Line Becoming Shape, Shape Becoming Object"
curated by Art Writer Peter Frank. Photo By Ginger Van Hook©2010.

Beacon Arts Building Exhibition "Densities: Line Becoming Shape, Shape Becoming Object"
curated by Art Writer Peter Frank. Photo By Ginger Van Hook©2010.

Beacon Arts Building Exhibition "Densities: Line Becoming Shape, Shape Becoming Object"
curated by Art Writer Peter Frank. Photo By Ginger Van Hook©2010.

Beacon Arts Building Exhibition "Densities: Line Becoming Shape, Shape Becoming Object"
curated by Art Writer Peter Frank. Photo By Ginger Van Hook©2010.

Beacon Arts Building Exhibition "Densities: Line Becoming Shape, Shape Becoming Object"
curated by Art Writer Peter Frank. Photo By Ginger Van Hook©2010.

Beacon Arts Building Exhibition "Densities: Line Becoming Shape, Shape Becoming Object"
curated by Art Writer Peter Frank. Photo By Ginger Van Hook©2010.

Beacon Arts Building Exhibition "Densities: Line Becoming Shape, Shape Becoming Object"
curated by Art Writer Peter Frank. Photo By Ginger Van Hook©2010.