Alter Idem

Natasha Shawver

Ernie Shawver

 

 

Opening reception: Thursday, February 4th, 5-7pm

Artist's Reception: Saturday, February 13th, 2-4pm

 

Natasha Shawver (b. 1960)

Using natural organic earth pigments, Natasha Shawver constructs figurations that could be taken for pure abstraction. Her collage aesthetic integrates cells of solid color and texture, manifesting brut figures within loose geometries. The personalities are complex, while the technique is intuitive and almost whimsical.

 

Ernie Shawver (1936 – 2005)

Toothpicks, papier-mache and cardboard (fugitive materials) make up the obsessive architecture and fluid logic of this posthumous exhibition of Ernie Shawver's intricate structures.

 

In 1990, Natasha's father, Ernie, moved from Houston to the Bay area to live and work with Natasha.  In 2000 Ernie began to become less verbal.  Eventually his sculpture became a primary form of communicating, measuring time, and recording memory.  Natasha's work, during this time, moved towards abstraction and pure formal explorations.  Art became the primary communicative mode for daughter and father.