Get "Golden" with Serena Cole and Tahiti Pehrson at 111 Minna

San Francisco— 111 Minna Gallery is delighted to present GOLDEN: Recent works by Serena Cole and Tahiti Pehrson, a show featuring works by two emerging Bay Area talents. The Gallery will host an art opening Thursday, September 4th at 6pm. The art opening is FREE and open to the public.

The exhibition will be on view from September 4-27, 2008. 111 Minna Gallery is located at the corner of Minna and 2nd Streets in SOMA, San Francisco’s vibrant arts and nightlife district.

Sacred ( Serena Cole ) 30" x 22" media: watercolor, colored pencil and copper leaf SOLD

Empire ( Serena Cole ) 32" x 24" media: watercolor, colored pencil on paper available - $1500

Black Pearl ( Serena Cole ) 49" x 42" media: watercolor, colored pencil and dye SOLD

Ruby ( Serena Cole ) 50" x 42" media: watercolor, colored pencil and dye available

Sapphire ( Serena Cole ) 50" x 42" media: watercolor, colored pencil and dye available

Peridot ( Serena Cole ) 50" x 42" media: watercolor, colored pencil and dye SOLD

Malachite ( Serena Cole ) 50" x 42" media: watercolor, colored pencil and dye SOLD

How I Got My Body Back ( Tahiti Pehrson ) 37" x 37" Medium: archival paper available- 1700$

Onyx ( Serena Cole ) 50" x 42" media: watercolor, colored pencil and dye SOLD

Deconstructed ( Tahiti Pehrson ) 37" x 37" medium: archival paper SOLD

Neptunes Daughters ( Tahiti Pehrson ) 37" x 37" medium: archival paper available- 3000$

The Tormentors are Tormented by Their Tormentors ( Tahiti Pehrson ) 37" x 37" medium: archival paper

Entombment after Caravaggio ( Tahiti Pehrson ) 37" x 37" medium: archival paper available- $2500

Kaitlyn Undiscovered ( Tahiti Pehrson ) 37" x 37" medium: archival paper available- $1700

Closer to the Sun ( Tahiti Pehrson ) 37" x 37" medium: archival paper available- $1700

The Black Reign ( Serena Cole ) 42" x 32" media: watercolor, colored pencil and copper leaf on paper SOLD

Divide and Conquer ( Serena Cole ) 42" x 32" media: watercolor, colored pencil and copper leaf on paper available- $1400

FEATURED ARTISTS
Consisting of a provocative collection of new works.

Serena Cole
Creates beautifully haunting imagery incorporating the lost gazes of fashionistas frozen in a moment of
fantastical escapism. Within these portraits, the constructs of high art and fashion are re-examined in an
elaborate deception between a broad sense of idealized beauty synonymous with contemporary pop culture and a desire for the sublime. The work hypothesizes that the result of a life spent in the pursuance of vanity ultimately leads to isolation, sadness and alienation. Her investigation into various forms of conceptual and stylized beauty through colored pencil, gold leaf and watercolor prompt the viewer to be captivated by the eyes in each picture as if examining oneself in the mirror.

Tahiti Pehrson
Quietly obsesses over meticulous detail in the construction of his three dimensional paper structures. Originally enrolled at the San Francisco Art Institute for painting, Pehrson has painstakingly rendered his compositions and palettes to the bare skeletal remains. Graffiti, stencils and classical paining all maintain their influence on Tahiti’s work, but the resulting constructs are something entirely unique. This structure contains personal narrative quilted with romanticism, built on an insatiable desire to formulate a semblance of things. Pehrson, after a recent bout with yellow fever, has produced a body of work heavily laden with images from another consciousness, yet still addresses his appreciation of Californianism and all things he finds heartwarming.

Established in 1993 in downtown San Francisco 111 Minna Gallery is in the business of Art & Leisure. The gallery showcases a unique blend of local and international artists, world class DJ’s, live performance, and film screenings in an elegantly urban and ever-changing 4,000 square foot space. Gallery Hours: Tues-Sat, 12pm-5pm, Saturday, 1pm-5pm and viewing by appointment. 111 Minna Gallery is located at the corner of Minna and 2nd Street in downtown San Francisco. The Gallery offers a full bar and welcomes ages 21 and over. For more information go to www.111minnagallery.com 
 
Curator Contact: Gabe Scott, 415.974.1719 scott.gabe@gmail.com