Current

Summer in SOMA
August 2 - September 7, 2023
Suhas Bhujbal
David Buckingham
William Jaggers
Gugger Petter
Marissa Voytenko
Tim Yankosky

Andrea Schwartz Gallery is pleased to announce a group exhibition featuring artists Suhas Bhujbal, David Buckingham, William Jaggers, Gugger Petter, Marissa Voytenko, and Tim Yankosky.

“I capture the characters of people I see every day. I create expressive, rapid sketches of the people that I have encountered, developing these drawings into the final works of art.” – Suhas Bhujbal

Suhas Bhujbal enjoys the challenge of portraying different angles of the human form, as well as various ethnicities and body types. The figures in his work show the quick movements of bustling spaces while also displaying a great amount of character, heightened by his use of color. By applying both saturated tones and translucent hues, he is able to provide a glimpse into the different landscapes and communities that inspire him to create harmonious compositions out of chaos.

“I look for beautiful, battered metal, material that’s had a previous life and the scars to prove it.” – David Buckingham

David Buckingham searches for discarded and forgotten materials in abandoned factories, gritty industrial areas, and alleyways. After collecting scraps to repurpose, Buckingham shapes his findings into pop art influenced wall installations with a touch of irony and sarcasm. All punches of color are original as they are found, an homage to the material’s past life.

“The paintings become more complex and engaging as I use layering to develop the idea and content of the painting further.”– William Jaggers

William Jaggers’ work explores the balance between dissonance and harmony. Through texture, color, movement, and brushwork, Jaggers develops a central idea. Layers create complexity as his ideas evolve, leaving a narrative on the surface, and a hidden archaeological quality below.

“Holding a profound respect for this material, I have never regarded it as ‘recycled’ or ‘trash’.” – Gugger Petter

Gugger Petter has worked with newspaper for over twenty-five years. Her fascination with the material is multifaceted, from the text documenting our lives, to the challenges posed from the limited color palette. Petter enjoys the process of transformation with the material. Something that is normally thought of as fragile becomes tough through her manipulation, rolled tightly into tubes, woven, and sealed with varnish. Each finished work becomes a sort of diary to the artist, capturing a moment in time within its rolled pages.

“Grids and symbols communicate and order my thoughts and feelings. Within this framework, I make creative decisions that replicate balance, harmony, and stability.” – Marissa Voytenko

Marissa Voytenko is an abstract encaustic painter who prefers simplicity over the ornate for its timeless quality. Repeating lines and shapes create a rhythm in her work that reflect an organized internal experience. Encaustic allows her to be precise, but also takes on a wabi-sabi feel, creating texture and broken edges. Through encaustic, Voytenko relates the physical act of digging and scraping the wax to the mining of her inner thoughts, slowly making their way to the surface.

“Vintage measuring tapes and their cases have captured my attention and I enjoy the challenge of repurposing these old objects for a journey in which they were never intended for.” – Tim Yankosky

Tim Yankosky has always been drawn to the wear and patina of old and found objects, particularly vintage tape measures. Yankosky’s work creates a new environment for these materials, allowing them to live on in a new form. After shaping wood panels to his planned design, Yankosky meticulously places each section of tape measure on the panel and fastens them with vintage nails. The results of his labor are contemporary, metallic wall installations of giant punctuation marks, puzzle pieces and organic forms.