newmark gallery san francisco

251 post street suite 412 san francisco ca 94108

Contact: Mark Wladika FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Tel. 415-392-3692

Email: art@newmarkgallery.com

"SAN FRANCISCO CITYSCAPES - CONTEMPORARY VISIONS OF OUR CITY”

Opens November 2^nd, 2006.

San Francisco, CA –August 31, 2006 - announcement - Newmark Gallery San Francisco presents "San Francisco Cityscapes" our third annual group exhibit of contemporary paintings by Bay Area artists. Featuring Anna Conti, Anthony Holdsworth, Beryl Landau and Toru Sugita the show opens November 2^nd and runs through December 23rd, 2006. There will be a public reception for the artists November 2^nd, 2006 from 6 pm to 9 pm.

“San Francisco Cityscapes” delves beneath glossy tourist images of San Francisco, continuing to be a show by and for the people who live in and love the city. Everyday images of the city are brought to life, inspiring residents and visitors to see San Francisco anew. The show encompasses several styles of painting with the common thread being the insider’s view of the city.

Anna Conti's paintings are deeply influenced by her connection to her San Francisco neighborhood and her interest in myth and symbolism. Her works are realistic and familiar reflections of the light, landscape, architecture and people of San Francisco. She often works in series, spending a year or more focusing on a particular concept.

Anthony Holdsworth’s seemingly “still” cityscapes are animated by an organic sense of internal combustion. There is a living, perhaps even fleshy, elasticity to Holdsworth’s skyscrapers and streets, with their adjacent clusters of trees and other landscaping. “He captures accurately the hammering intensity of afternoon sunlight … whose illusionism is so convincing, it almost makes you feel like checking the floor to see if any light spills over the bottom edge of the canvas.” Kenneth Baker, San Francisco Chronicle, June 12, 1987.

Beryl Landau, a New York native who has been a San Francisco painter for twenty years, calls her work "symbolic landscape". The acrylic paintings depict geographical places but evoke inner feelings. Each landscape draws the viewer into a particular space and mood. Landau's clear colors range from high contrasts to subtle gradations.

Toru Sugita’s work has captured the fleeting drama of afternoon light pouring over the City by the Bay since the late 1990’s. His skill and sensitivity acquired from printmaking, most notably the graphic arrangement of black and white, lends itself well to the lines and shapes of architectural elements in precise etchings, aquatints and oils on canvas.

Newmark Gallery San Francisco is located at 251 Post Street, Suite 412 in the Union Square area of San Francisco. We are committed to representing the highest quality contemporary Bay Area and International art. Gallery hours are Tuesday through Saturday 11 am - 6 pm. Please view our website at www.newmarkgallery.com for more information and upcoming events.

If you would like more information on this topic, or to interview Mark Wladika, the gallery director, please email art@newmarkgallery.com or call 415.392.3692.

newmark gallery san francisco

251 post street suite 412 san francisco ca 94108

“Glancing Light” – Anthony Holdsworth	“PG&E on Dolores” – Anna Conti
“Keep Clear” – Beryl Landau	“Untitled” – Toru Sugita