Melissa Meyer in black and white is featured at Wiegand benefit
Steven Laird
Issue date: 1/31/08 Section: Entertainment
The Wiegand Gallery hosted a fundraising event and exhibit Jan. 27 featuring New York artist Melissa Meyer.
The benefit to support the Wiegand Gallery Exhibition Program also included an interview with Meyer by noted art critic and curator David Cohen.
Her exhibit, Melissa Meyer in Black & White - Works on Paper, 1984-1994, introduced the work of one of today's leading abstract painters to the Bay Area with a collection of drawings done mostly in charcoal or oil stick on paper.
"I chose to show Melissa's work for many reasons," said Gallery Director Robert Poplack.
"I chose her because she is a very good artist and is widely known in the art community."
Her works can be found in the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, Brooklyn Museum, Metropolitan Museum of Art and many other public collections.
"I also wanted to show a well-known artist to people who haven't seen her," said Poplack."It also brings national exposure to our gallery."
This exhibit is part of the gallery's mission to show and promote under-represented artists.
Meyer is known for her large-scale drawings that are charged with energy and experimentation. She recently completed a large colored mural in Japan.
"After working in watercolor and oil, in the end I would do something in black and white to check the tonality and activity of the forms to see if they had strength," said Meyer.
When asked what he likes most about this specific collection Poplack said it's the flow and movement of the drawings, their lyrical quality and sense of tone.
The exhibit runs until March 3. The gallery from noon-4 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday.
The benefit to support the Wiegand Gallery Exhibition Program also included an interview with Meyer by noted art critic and curator David Cohen.
Her exhibit, Melissa Meyer in Black & White - Works on Paper, 1984-1994, introduced the work of one of today's leading abstract painters to the Bay Area with a collection of drawings done mostly in charcoal or oil stick on paper.
"I chose to show Melissa's work for many reasons," said Gallery Director Robert Poplack.
"I chose her because she is a very good artist and is widely known in the art community."
Her works can be found in the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, Brooklyn Museum, Metropolitan Museum of Art and many other public collections.
"I also wanted to show a well-known artist to people who haven't seen her," said Poplack."It also brings national exposure to our gallery."
This exhibit is part of the gallery's mission to show and promote under-represented artists.
Meyer is known for her large-scale drawings that are charged with energy and experimentation. She recently completed a large colored mural in Japan.
"After working in watercolor and oil, in the end I would do something in black and white to check the tonality and activity of the forms to see if they had strength," said Meyer.
When asked what he likes most about this specific collection Poplack said it's the flow and movement of the drawings, their lyrical quality and sense of tone.
The exhibit runs until March 3. The gallery from noon-4 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday.
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