DZINE Gallery – Pattern Language

DZINE Gallery
128 Utah Street
San Francisco, CA 94103

EXHIBITION
September 18, 2015 – March 18, 2016

DZINE Gallery’s second exhibition, curated by Philip Bewley, features the work of 15 women artists from the San Francisco Bay Area, Los Angeles and London employing a variety of media including paper cut process drawings, aquatints, hand blocked textiles, mixed media, painting, letterpress monotype, gilded glass, wool relief sculpture, photography, art couture
and video art.

The title of the exhibition, “Pattern Language,” is a term that has multiple definitions found in both design practice and in theoretical computer science. The artists in this exhibition incorporate and expand on these ideas in work that encompasses patterns found in nature and human behavior; with shape, media, text and even individual letters deconstructed to create
new patterns and meanings.

“Love patterns, hate repetition,” says artist Elvira M. Dayel, whose intricate and exacting panels, which she describes as “hand-cut paper process drawings,” are specially commissioned for this exhibition. “Commissioning new works from artists is an important part of our program,” shares DZINE curator Philip Bewley. “There are a number of artists in this exhibition who were already exploring original ideas in the incorporation of patterns and text in their work. The expansive spaces of the DZINE Gallery allow these artists to experiment and create new works that fulfill their own personal artistic vision.”