BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//ChamberMaster//Event Calendar 2.0//EN METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:P3D REFRESH-INTERVAL:P3D CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20230210T190000Z DTEND:20230211T003000Z X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE SUMMARY:Divine Chuckles - Paintings by Eduardo Smissen DESCRIPTION:The artist's social and political role is akin to the Medieval jester\, who between two jokes would tell the king four truths. Julio Cort zar\n\n \n\nPartners Gallery is showing the work of the late legendary Mendocino Coast artist Eduardo Smissen\, February 9 through March 6. Eduardo described his paintings as "my reflections of divine chuckles or the frustrated stutter. Mystery has always been a source for my work\, from the long shadows of film noir to the burning giraffes of surrealism."\n\n \n\nSmissen spent a year in Spain absorbing Salvador Dali's Catalan coast influences. His images can startle\, like a painting of a flaming suitcase falling into the ocean (Lost Luggage) or a large painting of very large flies (Fly Dynasty). Described as a fabulist\, he fits the definition of an imagination unfettered by the laws of logic. His friend Stephan Kessler referred to Eduardo as " an enthusiast and a joker whose conversational tone always had a slightly mischievous and ironic edge." He utilized gunpowder in his work as well as discarded objects and flea market finds\, giving them new meaning. "I use my life\, my vision on areas I feel should be looked at\, and pose questions I feel should be considered. My working method is fairly simple: Gathering\, Arranging and Execution."\n\n \n\nEduardo's widow Joelle Signorelli will join us at the Second Saturday opening February 11\, 5-7 pm. 45062 Ukiah St. Mendocino.\n\nGallery hours are Thursday through Monday 11 to 4:30. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
The artist&rsquo\;s social and political role is akin to the Medieval jester\, who between two jokes would tell the king four truths. &ndash\; Julio Cortá\;zar
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\n\nPartners Gallery is showing the work of the late legendary Mendocino Coast artist Eduardo Smissen\, February 9 through March 6. Eduardo described his paintings as&hellip\;&ldquo\;my reflections of divine chuckles or the frustrated stutter. Mystery has always been a source for my work\, from the long shadows of film noir to the burning giraffes of surrealism.&rdquo\;
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\n\nSmissen spent a year in Spain absorbing Salvador Dali&rsquo\;s Catalan coast influences. His images can startle\, like a painting of a flaming suitcase falling into the ocean (Lost Luggage) or a large painting of very large flies (Fly Dynasty). Described as a fabulist\, he fits the definition of an imagination unfettered by the laws of logic. His friend Stephan Kessler referred to Eduardo as &ldquo\;&hellip\;an enthusiast and a joker whose conversational tone always had a slightly mischievous and ironic edge.&rdquo\; He utilized gunpowder in his work as well as discarded objects and flea market finds\, giving them new meaning. &ldquo\;I use my life\, my vision on areas I feel should be looked at\, and pose questions I feel should be considered. My working method is fairly simple: Gathering\, Arranging and Execution.&rdquo\;
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\n\nEduardo&rsquo\;s widow Joelle Signorelli will join us at the Second Saturday opening February 11\, 5-7 pm. 45062 Ukiah St. Mendocino.
\n\nGallery hours are Thursday through Monday 11 to 4:30.
\n LOCATION:Partners Gallery 45062 Ukiah St Mendocino\, CA 95460 UID:e.2883.17219 SEQUENCE:3 DTSTAMP:20240329T091022Z URL:https://mendocinocoast.com/events/details/divine-chuckles-paintings-by-eduardo-smissen-02-10-2023-17219 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR