From Mind to Hand: Artists and Graphology
From Mind to Hand: Artists and Graphology
April 7 - May 20, 2007
What is graphology? Graphology is the analysis and interpretation of a person's character traits through handwriting. Triple Base Gallery has invited Los Angeles-based graphologist and musician Susanne Shapiro to interpret the handwriting of a varied group of contemporary artists: Jim Drain, John Dwyer, Erica Eyres, Tara Lisa Foley, Jona Frank, Bryson Gill, Sam Gordon, Frank Haines, Todd Hido, Xylor Jane, Oliver Halsman Rosenberg, Philippe Halsman, Tom Marioni, Ester Partegas, Jon Rubin, Kyle Mock, Myles Langlois, Scott Snibbe and Jeffrey Vallance. These original handwriting samples and Ms. Shapiro’s analyses will be placed on exhibit alongside images of the artists’ work so that the viewer can compare and contrast the artist's various modes of expression. A library of interpretive materials on graphology will also be available to the public for perusal.
Our goal is to look critically at the value placed on interpretation and to ask: how closely related is the artist’s personality, as read through graphology, to the work he or she creates? And how relevant is it for us to try to understand the artist and their work beyond what we read individually?
Typically, a critical analysis of an artist’s work is made by art historians, curators, and art critics. In many cases these individuals rely heavily on their own method of analysis intermixed with studies based in critical theory, psychology, and philosophy. As the field of art practice continues to deepen and intertwine itself to the various areas of study and critical thought, it will be interesting to see how another form of analysis, when introduced in relation to art, is perceived in a gallery exhibition.
Click here to view the artists's handwriting samples and partial analyses by Ms. Shapiro.
Click here to view installation shots of the exhibition.
IMAGES FROM THE OPENING
Related Event:
Dinner Lecture Series
Sunday, April 29th; 6:30-10pm
Featuring an interactive lecture by graphologist Susanne Shapiro in conjunction with upcoming exhibition "From Mind to Hand: Artists and Graphology."
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Opening Night on April 7th is a Rail action
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Rail is an independent alliance run by a group of cultural workers (visual artists, curators, among others) based in San Francisco. Rail was founded in Fall 2007 and looks forward at producing a number of exhibitions, artist presentations, discussions, film screenings, and performances. Additional to its own program Rail occasionally serves as a host for related external activities and projects.