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Creativity Explored is proud to present: FULL STOP!
March 16 – May 4, 2017 Reception: Thursday, March 16, 2017
Creativity Explored Gallery
3245 Sixteenth Street, San Francisco Gallery hours: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday, 10 AM – 3 PM;
Thursday 10 AM – 7 PM; Saturday and Sunday, 12 – 5 PM
Untitled (collaborative artwork) by Claus Groeger, Corine Raper, and Hung Kei Shiu © 2017 Creativity Explored Licensing,
LLC, mixed media, 23 x 24.5 inches
San Francisco, Thursday, February 8, 2016 - Creativity Explored, the premier
nonprofit visual art gallery and studio for artists with developmental disabilities, is
pleased to announce FULL STOP!, an exhibition of drawings and paintings by
Claus Groeger, Corine Raper, and Hung Kei Shiu. All three artists are, for the
most part, nonverbal, but use mark making as a mode of expression.
The artists’ respective methods may appear as an impulsive mark, but upon
closer examination they demonstrate a deep understanding of composition,
color, and movement. For example, Groeger’s lines often flow off the paper
functioning as an extension of his curiosity, while Raper keeps her gestural line
work within the boundaries of the page serving as a reflection of her
concentration. In contrast, Shiu delicately crafts dreamy colored fields of line
work into assembled patterns.
Curators and Visual Arts Instructors Amanda Eicher and Hannah Grace Lilly also
included collaborative line drawn and painted works (Untitled, 2016, mixed media
on paper, 16 x 20 inches) that Groeger, Raper, and Shiu created for this
exhibition. Lilly remarks, “there is something so quiet about the three artists, but
something so incredibly loud about their artwork.”
Claus Groeger (b. 1953) has been
making art as a studio artist at
Creativity Explored since 1999. After a
decade of making mixed media
constructions from found objects, the
artist recently settled into making
abstract paintings and drawings.
Groeger is constantly engrossed in art
making. His repetitive mark making is
central to his earlier tactile process,
and acts as a therapeutic outlet. This is exemplified in works like, Untitled, 2011,
watercolor on paper, 11.5 x 13.5 inches.
Whether using pastel or paint,
Corine Raper’s (b.1992) work
captures the energy of her
gestural movements. Raper
approaches each blank piece
of paper with a focused
intensity. This is evident in
works like, Untitled, 2016,
Untitled by Claus Groeger © 2011 Creativity Explored Licensing, LLC, watercolor on paper, 11.5 x 13.5 inches
Untitled by Corine Raper © 2014 Creativity Explored Licensing, LLC, mixed media on paper, 16 x 20 inches
mixed media on paper, 16 x 20 inches, where Raper furiously draws in a
concentrated circular motion. Playing with composition and density of color,
Raper's abstract drawings have a chaotic intensity that is reflective of her art
making process.
Hung Kei Shiu (b. 1962) is known for
his tiny marks that are often a small-
hatched line segment, miniscule
circle, or a short block of color. Being
a nonverbal Chinese immigrant, Shiu
learned to communicate on his own
creative terms in the Creativity
Explored studio. He created a
singular artistic language through
mark making drawings, some of
which appear over fields of color. In works like, Untitled, 2016, acrylic and marker
on paper, 22 x 30 inches, Shiu transforms his fine line work motifs into a visual
harmonic symphony. Shiu has exhibited in Outside In: The Art of Inclusion,
Crawford Art Gallery, Cork, Ireland in 2013 and : / - Mark : / - Mark : / - Mark : / -,
Baer Ridgeway Exhibitions, San Francisco, CA, in 2011.
FULL STOP! boldly shows how wonderfully diverse self-expression can be,
particularly among some lesser-known Creativity Explored studio artists who don’t communicate using traditional spoken language.
About Creativity Explored
Creativity Explored is a dynamic nonprofit art center and gallery where artists
with developmental disabilities have been creating, exhibiting and selling their art
for over 33 years. Located in the vibrant cultural and dining corridor that
transverses San Francisco’s Mission District, Creativity Explored provides a
supportive studio environment, including individualized instruction from mentoring
Untitled by Hung Kei Shiu © 2016 Creativity Explored Licensing, LLC, acrylic and marker on paper, 22 x 30 inches
artists, quality supplies, and professional opportunities to exhibit and sell their art,
the organization establishes these artists’ work as an emerging and increasingly
important contribution to the contemporary art world.
Founded by Florence and Elias Katz in 1983, Creativity Explored has expanded
to two locations: the main gallery and studio on 16th Street in San Francisco’s
Mission District, and a second studio in nearby Potrero Hill. Gallery programming
now includes five exhibitions per year, with more than 15,000 people visiting the
gallery and studio annually.
Over the years, the organization’s innovative and respected programs, structure
and culture have been recognized as a model worldwide in the field of art and
disability. In addition to the studios, exhibitions and gallery sales, Creativity
Explored has developed a licensing division, working with the likes of Google,
affordable modern furnishing company CB2, and fashion house COMMES de
GARÇONS; and providing art services for several properties, including BRIDGE
Housing (affordable housing), and Avalon Mission Bay (upscale apartment
community).
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