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Dan Caven At the Transview.

November 28, 2009

Found Object Romance

The Paintings of Dan Caven

Lucky Juju Pinball Art Gallery
December 4th to 30th , 2009
Opening Friday December 4th from 7-10 p.m.

Found Object Paintings by Dan Caven

Violet Face By Dan Caven

In sleeping bags at the cabin,
mattresses on top of two by four and plywood frames
customized with bright household paints,
flashlights and comic books
transporting us out of the woods to worlds of action and romance

We were encouraged to express ourselves with whatever materials we had on hand,
scrap lumber man,
GI Joe with life like hair shaved into the style of a mohawk,
original cartoons on the back of paper place mats

These are the roots from which this series of paintings are born.
Renditions of faces pulled from old comic book frames
painted with testors enamel paint
over objects found while out walking

Dan Caven is an artist living in the Bay Area.
Most recently involved with the neon department at the Crucible in West Oakland,
a non profit collaboration of Arts, Industry, and Community

Curator’s Notes:

It's no secret, I love comic books and recycling/reuse of materials into art so Dan's work is a pleasant foray into an area of extreme comfort for me. And pretty cool work it is! The whole genre of Romance comics was not on my top 10 list so I am interested to see some of what I missed. This is a great, fun show! Thank you Mr. Caven!

Furthermore;

It is with a heavy hand that I type this, officially ending an era. Sadly, with this final show, we are closing the Trans-View gallery that over 4 years has produced 60 monthly shows and introduced many new artists that never had a public forum. Because of our expansion and the realization of our dream, we will be moving the gallery into the front part of the Museum.
With every ending, there is a beginning, so I would like to also announce the opening of the Pacific Pinball Museum at 1510 Webster St. and the new Art Gallery that will continue the tradition of our monthly featured artist. With this change comes more days open along with special exhibitions and a chance to see and play the early games. We look forward to moving ahead and sharing our success.

Lucky Ju Ju
713 Santa Clara Ave Alameda, CA [Map]
Friday and Saturday: 6 p.m. to Midnight
Sunday: 4 p.m. to 8 p.m.

The Gallery

The Lucky Ju Ju Pinball Gallery is a unique underground arena for vintage pinball machines and a showcase for artists. We are in our seventh year and this is the 60th art show presented since the opening of the “Trans –View” gallery. This art show is free but we request you pay admission to the pinball arcadium where you can enjoy our amazing assortment of games all on freeplay. Since it is well hidden and many are not adept with map quest, here are directions: Come to Alameda via the Alameda Tube (Webster St/Oakland) and continue on Webster. After 4 signal lights, turn left onto Santa Clara. Take the first Left into the parking lot; we are in the door that opens into the lot. Although the Pinball Arcadium is open on Friday, Saturday & Sunday nights, the Gallery, in the foyer, is always viewable from 9am to 9pm daily. The Pacific Pinball Museum is a 501 c 3 non profit.