Look west is a community-driven art gallery and the creative studio of artist travis weller.
look west celebrates creative culture through gallery exhibitions and events focused on bringing a diverse set of artists and perspectives to the west end of san rafael. Come check us peace
APRIL 25TH - MAY 30TH
LOOK WEST GALLERY AND TUNNEL RECORDS PRESENT: ANALOGUE AMALGAMATION, A GROUP SHOW EXPLORING THE ART STUDIO AS BOTH A WORKSPACE AND LISTENING ROOM, WHERE MUSIC OPERATES AS A QUIET BUT PERSISTENT FORCE IN STRUCTURING TIME, GUIDING MOVEMENT AND INFLUENCING DECISIONS. THE EXHIBITION BRINGS VISUAL ART AND MUSIC INTO DIALOGUE, TREATING SOUND AS AN ACTIVE PRESENCE THAT IS CARRIED INTO THE WORK ITSELF.
PARTICIPATING ARTISTS HAVE CONTRIBUTED ORIGINAL ARTWORKS FOR THE EXHIBITION TO BE GROUPED WITH A SECTION OF LPS, CURATED BY TUNNEL RECORDS, FROM ONE OF SIX MUSICAL GENRES: ROCK, REGGAE, SOUL, HIP-HOP, JAZZ, OR LATIN - AS LOOK WEST MORPHS INTO PART GALLERY, PART RECORD STORE, ALL ANALOG. EACH ARTWORK WILL REFLECT ONE OF THE AFOREMENTIONED GENRES OF MUSIC EITHER THROUGH PICTORIAL CONTENT OR SOUND ASSOCIATION.
WE HAVE AN EXXTRA SPECIAL OPENING NIGHT PLANNED WITH NIGHTFALL HIFI BRINGING OUT THE HOUSE PARTY SOUNDSYSTEM AND A STACKED BILL OF DJs TO FILL YOUR SOULS WITH THE JOY THAT RESONATES FROM LARGE SPEAKERS. DO NOT MISS OUT ON LIMITED EDITION ANALOGUE AMALGAMATION MERCH RELEASED OPENING NIGHT FROM COOL YOUR JETS AND LIL TUFFY ALONGSIDE A CURATED SELECTION OF LPs FROM TUNNEL RECORDS. WE’LL HAVE PLENTY TO DRINK FOR EVERYONE AND YOUR FRIENDS AND IF WE DON'T WE’LL GET MORE SO COME EARLY, STAY LATE AND CATCH A VIBE.
OPENING RECEPTION: SATURDAY, APRIL 25TH FROM 5-9PM
PARTICIPATING ARTISTS:
ADRIAN KAY WONG, ALEX MASSEY, ALICE WIESE, ANTHONY GRANT, ASHER MCSHANE, CHRIS VELTRI, CHRISTINE INNES, DANIEL LINT, DANYEL LATOUR, DAVE MULLER, DOM VILLEDA, DREW BENNETT, DREW JORSTAD, DREW TETZ, EMILY PROUD, ERIK MAXWELL, FERNANDA MARTÍNEZ, FERRIS PLOCK, GEORGE ROCHA, HEATHER HARDISON, JASON JÄGEL, JESSE SILVER, JOHN LINDSEY, KELLY INOUYE, KRISTIN TEXEIRA, LIL TUFFY, LINDSAY STRIPLING, MATT SHARKEY, MELISSA LAKEY, MIKE PERRY, MORGAN NIXON, NAT SWOPE, PEP PEPPER, RYAN BUBNIS, SAREE ROBINSON, SCHUYLER BEECROFT, TESS RUBINSTEIN, THOMAS CAMPBELL, TRAVIS WELLER, TUCKER NICHOLS, WYATT HERSEY, YONI ASEGA
LOOK WEST AND TUNNEL RECORDS PRESENT:
ANALOGUE AMALGAMATION
ANALOGUE AMALGAMATION A GROUP SHOW OF ORIGINAL WORKS EXPLORING THE ART STUDIO AS BOTH A WORKSPACE AND LISTENING ROOM, WHERE MUSIC OPERATES AS A QUIET BUT PERSISTENT FORCE IN STRUCTURING TIME, GUIDING MOVEMENT AND INFLUENCING DECISIONS.
A SONG OF ALL THE WAYS TO BLOOM
IN MY STUDIO PRACTICE, MUSIC FUNCTIONS AS A PORTAL. IT HELPS OPEN THE GATE, GUIDING ME FROM A LINEAR STATE INTO A MORE OPEN, MULTIFACETED PLACE. JAZZ IN PARTICULAR FEELS SO SPACIOUS. A DEEP BREATH THAT LEAVES ROOM FOR PROCESS, TENSION, BOREDOM, AND PLAY.
WHEN SKETCHING THIS PIECE, I WAS DRAWN TO THE IDEA OF A FLOWERING VINE AS SOMETHING THAT GROWS IN THE WAY THAT JAZZ MOVES: BRANCHING, BLOOMING, AND WILTING. A MEANDERING CONVERSATION BETWEEN LIFE AND PLACE. LIKE SO MUCH OF THE NATURAL WORLD, JAZZ UNWINDS ITSELF IN CYCLES. IT’S THIS UNDERLYING STRUCTURE, BUILDING AND EXPANDING THROUGH REPETITION, THAT PERMITS THE FLOURISHING OF IMPROVISATION. THE CREATIVITY THAT BLOOMS WITHIN CONSTRAINT.
I WANTED THE FORMAT OF THIS PIECE TO BE GROUNDED IN THAT SAME LOGIC. AN UNDERLYING STRUCTURE THAT GETS SHIFTED OR SUBVERTED, REVEALING NEW CONVERSATIONS BETWEEN HAND AND MATERIAL.
AN ARRANGEMENT OF PARTS. A BRANCHING PATH. A SONG OF ALL THE WAYS TO BLOOM.
- TESS RUBINSTEIN
