Jim Osman

RG Elevation

2015

Voice-over stands for a voice that is not part of the narrative, a voice spoken by someone who appears elsewhere when an event happens. We know what we hear may not be a fact, what w...

Voice-over stands for a voice that is not part of the narrative, a voice spoken by someone who appears elsewhere when an event happens. We know what we hear may not be a fact, what w...

Abstract expressionist assemblage with found objects typical of an artist's studio floor by Bay Area artist Michael Pauker (American, b. 1957). Applied paint brushes, caps and tubes of paint, a few letters, putty knife, with splashes of color on wood. Unsigned. From the collection of the artist's work. Unframed. Image size: 11.25"H x 25.75"W Bay Area artist and art educator Michael Pauker was born in New York in 1957 and knew he wanted to be an artist from the age of 15. He earned a Bachelor’s in Fine Arts at SUNY Purchase in his native state of New York. In 1989 he went on to earn an M.F.A at Mills College in Oakland and was awarded the City of Oakland Artist Fellowship in Painting. He has been a Bay Area resident since 1988. His work has been exhibited widely across the U.S., as well as in Japan and Costa Rica, and is included in the collection of the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco. Exhibitions include: 2007 Contemporary Art Museum, San Jose, Costa Rica 2007 “The Ebay Art Project,” Works/San Jose, San Jose, CA 2003 “Found Imagery: The Art of Collage,” Fresno Art Museum,Fresno, CA 2003 “Cut, Copy, Paste,” De Saisset Museum, Santa Clara, CA 2003 “20th Annual Exhibition,” Berkeley Art Center, Berkeley, CA 2002 “40 by 40...

Processing Venice is a unique contemporary modern painting relief by renowned Polish-Dutch artist Eliza Kopec. This painting relief is a typical exampl...

African-American artist Nathan Lee's sculpture, 'Majesty,' is a testament to the human spirit and the ability to rise above the maelstrom that life sometimes presents. There are times when one is left to celebrate and recognize that never defeated spirit alone, without accolades from others. Self-love and self-respect are moral influences of this work. The mixed media standing sculpture stands...

African-American artist Nathan Lee's mixed-media sculpture, 'Phoenix,' explores the idea of resurrection and reinvention. The figure reaches for an unseen goal having been reborn fro...