current projects.
The Traffic Between Heaven and Earth
New Work by Eva Bovenzi
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date. March 15 thru April 26
opening: Saturday, March 15, from 3 to 5​
Hierophant, 2024, acrylic on wood panel, 40 x 30 inches
Pastine Projects is pleased to present Eva Bovenzi's new series, "The Traffic Between Heaven and Earth." The exhibition consists of paintings on panel and collages made with acrylic paint on Yupo paper. This work was inspired by Bovenzi's artist’s residency at Arte Studio Ginestrelle in Assisi in 2022—-most especially by the frescoes of Giotto and Pietro Lorenzetti in the Basilica di San Francesco. The birthplace of Saint Francis, Assisi carries the weight of centuries of faith, and the basilica—its walls adorned by Giotto, Lorenzetti, Martini, and Cimabue murals—has long been a place where the spiritual intersects with the physical world. During her month-long residency, Bovenzi made a daily pilgrimage to the Basilica, absorbing the shifting light on color and form, the spiritual significance of the frescos and the profound narratives within them. With repeated viewings, her initial admiration for these works deepened, as she recognized the shared human impulses that have persisted throughout time. In “The Traffic Between Heaven and Earth,” Bovenzi explores her own intimate relationship with the painted form and sacred space, offering a personal meditation on the timeless dialogue between the sacred and the profane, where the ephemeral and the eternal converge.
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The Traffic Between Heaven and Earth #3, 2022, Collage; acrylic on Yupo paper mounted on toned Arches paper, 24 x 22 inches
Lumen, 2024, acrylic on wood panel, 20 x 16 inches
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Bovenzi received her MFA from CCA in Oakland, and is represented by Pastine Projects in San Francisco and Michael Warren Contemporary in Denver. She has exhibited widely in galleries, museums and non-profit spaces in the United States, and internationally. Her work has been shown and collected by institutions that include the Phoenix, Long Beach, Berkeley and Oakland Art Museums; the Achenbach Foundation of the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco; the Cuenca Museum of Art in Ecuador; the Biennale Internazionale in Florence, Italy; and the Assisi International Contemporary Art Exhibition 2022, in Assisi, Italy.
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Bovenzi was an NEA Fellow at the Pt. Reyes National Seashore in 2016, and has received artist residency grants from the Djerassi Foundation, the Ucross Foundation, the Lucid Art Foundation, and Oehme Graphics in the United States; Casa Manilva and Fundacion Valparaiso in Spain; and Arte Studio Ginestrelle in Assisi, Italy.
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Monument, 2022 Collage; acrylic on Yupo paper mounted on wood panel,12 x 9 inches
CONTINUING
From the Flat Files
Self Portraits by Leonard Rosenfeld
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Make an appointment today at pastineprojects@gmail.com to view the exhibition
We are pleased to exhibit Leonard Rosenfeld's self portraits from our Flat Files.
Leonard Rosenfeld’s work is a vivid chronicle of an era, as rich in its personal narrative as it is in its engagement with the world at large. Spanning the decades from the aftermath of World War II to the complexities the Iraq Wars, his art resonates with a sharp, restless intelligence. It is both witness and witness-keeper: where personal narrative and the sweeping currents of global events are fused into something wholly distinctive.
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He has had an illustrious career: the Martha Jackson Gallery, Ivan Karp’s OK Harris Gallery, the Brooklyn Museum. His art resides in both private collections and the public domain, including the New Britain Museum of American Art and the National September 11th Memorial & Museum. With Rosenfeld, art is never just about aesthetics; it is about being in the world—actively, unflinchingly, with all the ambivalence and passion of the times.
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Leonard Rosenfeld, Blue Jew in Sun Hat - 1/2 Imprisoned
1990, Black Crayon and Acrylic on Paper, 26 x 22 1/4
360 Langton Street. Suite 201 San Francisco CA. 94103 | appointments; pastineprojects@gmail.com
360 Langton Street. San Francisco CA 94103 | pastineprojects@gmail.com
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Gallery
Pastine Projects is a contemporary art gallery that champions established and mid-career artists, especially women, who have contributed to the culture of the Bay Area through a deep commitment to their studio practice. Throughout their careers, they have received numerous awards, and their achievements have been recognized in the press and other publications. We aspire to foster a greater awareness of their remarkable and timeless work.
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The gallery is open Saturday from 1 to 5 during exhibition or by appointment at all times: pastineprojects@gmail.com
360 Langton Street. Suite 201 San Francisco CA 94103.
Francesca Pastine. Owner
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address. 360 Langton Street. Suite 201
San Francisco. CA 94103
hours. by appointment pastineprojects@gmail.com