Event Listing - Galleries
Thu Jul 17 - Sun Aug 3

Phillip Dvorak

Better than Beautiful: New Works


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Location
Date and Time
reaves gallery
235 Gough Street
San Francisco, CA 94102 map
cross street: @ Hickory
district: Hayes Valley

Thu Jul 17 (noon - 7pm)
Fri Jul 18 (6pm - 9pm) - opening reception
Sat Jul 19 (noon - 7pm)
Sun Jul 20 (noon - 5pm)
Thu Jul 24 (noon - 7pm)

Description
Reaves Gallery is pleased to present "Better than Beautiful," a solo exhibition of new works by Phillip Dvorak. The exhibition scheduled for July 11th - August 3rd marks Dvorak's first showing with the gallery.

"Better than Beautiful" explores the blurring of boundaries--between man, woman, beast, life and death--and the fantastic possibilities of transformation. This new body of abstract and figurative work expands on the ideas explored in Dvorak's previous collections "Earthquake Weather" and "The Bone Garden." Using strong sexual imagery, these drawings, etchings, and photomontages challenge viewers to consider their own notions of boundaries, desire, and perhaps the idea of beauty itself.

"Our goal is to break through and rethink some of the stereotypes, labels, and traditional definitions of beauty," explains Reaves. "The show encourages us to explore the gap between what we think we see and what's actually there--and allows the viewer the chance to reconcile that dissonance."