Terrestrial Syndrome

I visited the opening for Terrestrial Syndrome at The Shooting Gallery in San Francisco the other weekend and was blown away. I loved the paintings by Kevin Taylor, his large scale oil on wood paintings were so well done. What I found most intriguing is how the creatures he portrayed were not animal, but not human - almost a combination of the two. The way the creatures interacted with one another reminded me of Hieronymus Bosch, one of my favorite painters from classical times.

The show also featured artist Eric Otto, who uses more recycled materials and found objects to portray images of destruction. I particularly liked this installation, the different sizes and shapes all clustered together with the use of geometric shapes and warm colors was extremely effective.