by Christina Waters | Jun 16, 2008 | Art, Home |
If there’s a legal thrill that comes close to great, live opera – I haven’t found it yet. And last Sunday’s opening matinee performance of Ariodante just proved it all over again.
Written seemingly to twist Baroque-era vocal chords into rococo pretzels, Handel’s 275-year-old masterpiece is your basic love, betrayal, revenge, death and happy ending opera seria, loaded with soprano parts written for men and sung by women in 18th century drag. Got that? Think of it this way: Handel was the toast of Europe when Ariodante debuted in 1735. It was created for the male (castrato) soprano superstar Giovanni Carestini — written by a German (Handel) living in London, set in Scotland and sung in Italian. Ben Franklin very likely saw this opera. Twice.
Sunday’s performance was by every benchmark a knock-out, bringing the San Francisco Opera House audience to its feet at least three times during the 3 hours of killer vocal pyrotechnics — imagine all those serious, white-haired opera buffs screaming, cheering and stomping their approval. Delicious. (more…)
by Christina Waters | Jun 4, 2008 | Art |
01SJ is North America’s newest and largest festival of digital arts featuring transformative and provocative new works from world-renowned artists and performers at the cross-section of contemporary art, technology, and culture.
This year’s blazing Zero One digital extravaganza features UCSC’s Digital Arts & New Media 2008 MFA Exhibition – Bureau of Disruptions — involving the work of 14 tech pioneers.
It opens today — noon to 10pm — at the Comerica Building – 333 W. Santa Clara Street in downtown San Jose.
by Christina Waters | May 26, 2008 | Art |
IRWIN Scholars 2008
MAY 28 – JUNE 14
Opening Reception: Wednesday, May 28 5-7PM; Awards: 6PM
Check out this year’s Irwin Scholarship exhibition at the UCSC Sesnon Gallery in Porter College, featuring twelve of UCSC’s most promising artists working in painting, photography, printmaking, sculpture, installation and electronic media.
This year’s Irwin recipients are: Misha Capecchi, Seth Charles, Julia Fredenburg, Levi Goldman, Andrew Herbig, Serena Mitnik-Miller, (more…)
by Christina Waters | May 23, 2008 | Art |
A roster of heavyweight — or at least wildly colorful and prolific — local artists will gather for your edification on the weekend of June 7-8, 11am-6pm at The Mill Gallery, 131 Front St., in Santa Cruz. It’s called Art for Art, and it benefits the Tannery Arts Center.
Art-lovers can check out bold contemporary artwork in a wide range of media from more than two dozen top practitioners. Choice appetizers and music will also accompany the visual feast, and artists will be donating 20% of all sales to the Tannery Arts Center. Art for Art group exhibition will be on view during June 6th “First Friday” art grazing tour – 5:30-9pm.
If you need more info contact the Art for Art website. See you there!
by Christina Waters | May 23, 2008 | Art |
Susana Arias
Karen Bailey
Fran Battendieri
Hildy Bernstein
Linda Christensen
Pilar Cox
Madeline de Joly
Susan Dorf
Sara Friedlander (she never sleeps)
Don Fritz (neither does he)
Shelby Graham
Jane Gregorius
Stephanie Heit
D. Hooker
r.r. Jones
Robert Larson (more…)
by Christina Waters | May 19, 2008 | Art |
UCSC Open Studio Art Sale!
Friday June 6 and Sat. June 7, from 10am to 6pm, up at the Baskin Visual Arts Studios – in print room G-101 at UCSC.
From UCSC printmaker Chia-Wei Chang comes this provocative woodblock image, “Hunger”, one of hundreds of lively and fresh artworks available. For details contact Moon Rinaldo or Bridget Henry.
831/459-8636. Email: moonr@ucsc.edu / bmary@ucsc.edu Web:http://arts.ucsc.edu/printsale
