First Thursday Spotlight: Kin - Works on Paper by Dana Harel
It's that time of the month again when the art kids come out in force to drink free wine and hit up as many gallery openings as they can before 9. We here at SFist, in the interest of being service-y and because we know the options can be overwhelming, want to spotlight a show every now and again by an up-and-coming artist so that First Thursday wanderers have a little direction to their evening. Tonight: Kin, a show of works on paper by Dana Harel at the Frey Norris Gallery (456 Geary).
Dana Harel works primarily in pencil and watercolor and creates haunting images of metamorphosis and biological ambiguity. In one piece (above), Circus ranivorus, two hands become dappled wings. In another, below, a woman suspends herself on leg braces made of chair legs facing the edge of a cliff. In another, a human arm and hand appear, snake-like, swallowing a rabbit. The jpg's below don't compare to seeing the live thing, so check them out.
Israeli-born and raised, Harel is a CCA grad with a background in architecture. She lives in the Bay Area with her husband and two children.
The opening of Harel's show, which runs through May 3, is tonight from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m., Frey Norris Gallery, 456 Geary Street.
