Sometimes you just have to get out of the office. Our Walnut Creek Lifestyle Group decided to take a little outing to the Bedford Gallery for its new exhibit (free to the public each first Tuesday of every month!), which preceded our meeting over beers at ØL around the corner.
The exhibit on display through the end of August is called “Flux” by artist Crystal Wagner.
The colorful art installation was built from chicken wire and disposable tablecloths and takes up almost all of the gallery space.
One of the most interesting things about the artist is that she does not pre-plan her installations; she looks at the space available and creates a twisting shape to fit it.
Wagner, according to the accompanying information at the exhibit, intentionally builds installations where the viewer is overshadowed by an enormous sculpture. She wants the viewer to be surrounded by bright colors and feel as if they are dwarfed by all the surrounding textures.
Her work is anchored in her
anxiety about the compromised state of the natural world but is designed to bring joy to her audience. The piece was really quite remarkable.
Check out the timelapse from the Bedford website below, as well as all the pictures my team took.
Also, keep an eye out for that ØL blog next Tuesday!
