The Shadow Views Visual Aid

For those of you who may have thought that The Shadow has left, fear not -- he has returned from a much needed vacation. The Shadow is back in full swing again

Our journey through the art world, took us first to San Francisco City Hall and the offices of San Francisco Supervisor Ross Mirkarimi for his monthly "Third Fridays" art reception. The featured artist this month is Anders Barth in an exhibition put on by Visual Aid (more on them in a moment) entitled "Present Dangers."

One of the works by Anders Barth at the reception

The artist describes the exhibit best in her own words:

The series Present Dangers examines the violence which can occur in daily life. It may happen suddenly in the best of neighborhoods to the best of people. It may happen in the most tranquil of landscapes. The possibility of violence is inescapable

Another work from the reception

Detail of the above work

Visual Aid, the sponsoring organization for this exhibit, is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to helps produce, present, and preserve the work of professional artists whose careers arechallenged because of a life-threatening illness. Visual Aid servesprofessional artists from the nine-county Bay Area, providing artists withdirect services including free art supplies and exhibition opportunities. For more information call 415-777-8242 or visit their website here.

This exhibit is available for viewing in the offices of Supervisor Ross Mirkarimi, Room 282 in San Francisco City Hall, during regular business hours through August 15, 2007.

You can view other pictures from the reception here.