Insight IInsight I, an excert from book/catalog Insomnia (Awakening), written by me, published by Meridian PressWorks, 2004, for exhibition Insomnia (Awakening), at Pro Arts Gallery, 2004.
Date: 02/12/2004
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Insight IInsight I, an excert from book/catalog Insomnia (Awakening), written by me, published by Meridian PressWorks, 2004, for exhibition Insomnia (Awakening), at Pro Arts Gallery, 2004.
Date: 02/12/2004
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Artist's Compelling Work Depicts Ugly Aspect of Life, article by Monique Beeler on Insomnia exhibit for Oakland Tribune, Feb. 24
| show fullshow summaryYou'll want to turn away, but artist Chandra Garsson depicts an ugly aspect of life in such a compelling way, you'll look closer instead.
A doll draped in funereal black netting clutches a death-white skeleton. A tangle of twigs covers the closed...
You'll want to turn away, but artist Chandra Garsson depicts an ugly aspect of life in such a compelling way, you'll look closer instead.
A doll draped in funereal black netting clutches a death-white skeleton. A tangle of twigs covers the closed eyes and unsmiling face of a child. A set of shark-like jaws grow out of the limbless torso of a female figure. In "Insomnia [Awakening]: Works by Chandra Garsson," on view through March 27 at Pro Arts Gallery in Oakland, the artist explores the pain, terror and humiliation caused by child abuse of every kind, and sexual assault of women and children. In her work, Garsson seeks to confront violent crime, empower survivors and diminish the power of criminals.
Support for the exhibition comes from the Oakland City Council and the City of Oakland's Cultural Funding Program. An "Insomnia" catalog, including written accounts, is available in the gallery.
In conjunction with the exhibition, several 7 p.m. author appearances and poetry readings are scheduled. Ellen Bass, author of "The Courage to Heal," will speak Feb. 25 about the importance of creativity in the healing process.
Poetry readings will be held March 4, 11, 18, 22 and 25. A donation of $3 to $10 is requested at the door for literary programs.
Hours at Pro Arts Gallery, 461 Ninth St. in Oakland, are 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday. Admission is free. Call (510) 763-4361 or visit -- --
-Monique Beeler
Posted by Chandra Garson on Mon 26 Oct 2009 07:00:15 PM UTC
Chandra Garsson
| show fullshow summaryThe isolated head in space, or the laboratoy that is the artist's studio, through ongoing study that is art, the outer world or insight, eventually and almost in spite of itself is illuminated from within, or from an outside source; it hardly matters...
The isolated head in space, or the laboratoy that is the artist's studio, through ongoing study that is art, the outer world or insight, eventually and almost in spite of itself is illuminated from within, or from an outside source; it hardly matters which. The bone at the base of the neck functions as an unzipped look into the cavernous internal landscape, an opening into the Earth, or outer space.
Posted by Guest on Sun 27 Jul 2008 09:49:00 PM UTC