The Shadow Views The Work of Knox & Koh

Recently, The Shadow made a visit to Varnish Fine Art Gallery to view a new exhibit featuring the work of artists Michelle Knox and Eunkang Koh.

 

  

Top:  Sign introducing the artists at Varinish

Center:  Artist Michelle Knox at the reception

Bottom:  Artist Eunkang Koh at the reception

Both women bring a unique perspective to art and The Shadow enjoyed meeting both artists and discussing their work.

Michelle Knox uses glass sculptures to demonstrate who she is.  "My work and my working process attempts to find tranquility.  To reconnect myself with myself and to others."  Her work is stunning.

 

  

  

Works by Michelle Knox at Varnish

Michelle continues:  "I want to give an introspective moment to the viewer and create those moments for myself.  I want to participate in the way my world looks and how people react to objects and to each other."

Eunkang Koh work is very colorful and detailed.  Using specialized inks in her work Eunkang creates another world that she states "is not real but is an illusion that we perceive."

 

  

  

Works of Eunkang Koh at the reception

Koh continues:  "We believe that humans are the top of the hierarchy in our econological system.  We are trained to behave and pretend in a specific way to fit into mainstream society.  What many of us do not realize is that humans are just a kind of animal, have animal instincts.  We want to eat, excrete, protect ourselves, and at the same time attack others."

Both artists are very welcome additions to the Bay Area art scene.  And, as can be seen below, many patrons at Varnish were enjoying their work.

 

  

  

Scenes from the reception

The exhibit will be shown through August 9, 2008 at Varnish Fine Art Gallery, 77 Natoma Street (between 1st and 2nd Streets) in the SOMA area of San Francisco.  The Shadow should note here that since Varnish has a permanent beer/wine bar on the premises, no one under 21 will be allowed in the gallery at any time.

The Shadow with Varnish co-directors Kerri Stephens (left) and Jennifer Rogers at the reception

More pictures from the reception are available here.