X Materia
DZINE Gallery
128 Utah St SF
Opening Fri 26 Oct, 6 – 9 PM

 

POND AT THE END OF THE ROAD (Cracked Ice)
Foil poly spandex, holographic vinyl on paper
49 x 14 inches

X Materia takes its name from the Latin, “Creatio ex Materia”, or creation out of matter, or material. The letter ‘X’ is unique in that it contains numerous contradictory definitions – the known and unknown – of location (“X marks the spot”) and as the unknown variable in algebraic equations, and so much more. The “X” for the purpose of this exhibition represents how each artist, through works of art in various media, addresses the numerous and often contradictory issues associated with material and place.