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The Third Mind: An Art Show Featuring 5 Bay Area Collectives @ Big Umbrella Studios, San Francisco (THIS FRIDAY)

The theory of the Third Mind suggests that an unexpected and visionary ‘other mind’ emerges as a result of collaboration. In the spirit of collaboration  On Friday, May 10, from 7-11 pm, we invite you to contribute to the Third Mind. The show will also be previewed on Thursday, May 9, from 5-11pm, during the Divisadero Art Walk.

The collective included are: Arc Gallery & Studios, Big Umbrella Studios, Paint Pens in Purses, Rock Paper Scissors Collective, Three Point Nine Art Collective

The Paint Pens in Purses artists to include: Crystal Gonzalez, Shayna Why, Denise Laws, Lauren Napolitano, Kelly Rose Dancer,Angeline King, Ytaelena Lopez & Shayna Yasuhara

Big Umbrella Studios will also host a variety of collaborative activities and projects during the show. Individuals can creatively engage with others through Exquisite Corpse, a Surrealist parlor game favored by Andre Breton and Marcel Duchamp. 

Be sure to RSVP here. 

HAPPY VALENTINE’S DAY!!! Here are two cards from two of Paint Pens in Purses’ faaavorite artists, Tofusquirrel and Allison Bamcat. These were originally printed for the Boston Phoenix. You can actually print out the cards here and give them to someone. The third image, well…what’s Valentine’s Day without our most beloved one-man show, Morrissey, in the mix? 

Also if you are short on date, or gift ideas, AND you live in San Francisco, then we got you covered! Head down to D-Structure in Lower Haight for a chance to purchase artwork from our group show, “Ice Cream Girl”. Here you will find work by Allison Bamcat, Tofusquirrel and many others from the collective! Show closes Feb 28th. 

Paint Pens in Purses presents…animation artist, Agnieszka Woznicka

I recently visited a small independent movie theater in San Francisco to watch the 2012 Oscar Nominated Shorts. There were some interesting films but all of them seemed too heavily computer-based this year. I felt reminiscent of the warmth that stop-animation, claymation and hand-drawn cartoons offer.

The experience made me fondly think back on one of my favorite short film animators and professors at RISD, Agnieszka Woznicka. I first saw one of her eerie and beautiful films at the Institute of Contemporary Art in Boston and was immediately intrigued. Afterwards, I had reached out to her and was delighted when she agreed to let Paint Pens in Purses show her film, Birdy, at one of our art openings.

Her films have been screened in Poland, Great Brittain, Australia, Italy, Uruguay, Bulgaria, India and in the USA. It is amazing to see her films on the big screen but in the meantime, here is a link to two of her short films available online. Enjoy! http://vimeo.com/22008523

Bio: http://www.risd.edu/Film-Animation-Video/Agnieszka_Woznicka/

Article by: Shayna Yasuhara

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