San Francisco Surreal Artist John Waguespack Launches his Latest Exhibit REINCARNATION
SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. — John Waguespack, a unique San Francisco Surreal Artist, launches his latest exhibit “REINCARNATION” at District in San Francisco on Thursday April 12th. This exhibit ties history, pop culture, and surrealism into a colorful display of American iconography. “REINCARNATION” shows the affect of a former president’s “reincarnation” on the economy.
The largest piece, “1971,” measures 80 x 80 on 4 panels and weaves over 60 historical and political events, from the same year, into one large image. The exhibit comprises several oil, acrylic and mixed media on large canvases, all available for sale.
John Waguespack’s art emerged onto the San Francisco art scene with great fanfare in 2005. He works in several mediums including oil, acrylic, ink, multimedia and industrial design. “REINCARNATION” will be the second exhibit at District for John since their grand opening in February 2007. “I am very excited about the pieces that are a part of this collection, they are a reflection of my personal life experiences that I hope to share with others for their own interpretation and recollection,” said John Waguespack.
A meet the artist reception is being held at District from 6-8 PM on Thursday April 12th in San Francisco’s SOMA. The exhibit will continue to be on display through June, 2007. John will also be featured in upcoming events, shows and exhibitions in San Francisco, Los Angeles and New York throughout 2007.
About John Waguespack
Born and raised in Atlanta, John Waguespack has been painting and drawing since the age of 3. After attending Boston College as a finance major, he spent several years working for Wall Street. In an attempt to recapture his sanity, he attended the Portfolio Center in Atlanta and studied art direction and design. John moved to San Francisco in 1998 where he was an art director for several bay area ad agencies. In 2005 he quit the 9 to 5 to focus completely on painting.
“My work, like my mind, floats heavily between the abstract and the surreal. The struggle is often to make sense of the initial chaos created by abstraction and push elements into the surreal. The paintings essentially design themselves, shapes form, light plays and eventually a story begins to unfold. The subconscious often interjects historical and current events, religion, sarcasm and elements of popular culture.” (http://www.johnwaguespack.com)
About District
District is a neighborhood lounge for bottles and bites located in SOMA at 216 Townsend Street, (between 3rd and 4th). District, a wine lounge and small plates restaurant, offers guests an atmosphere to enjoy great wines paired with food while offering a meeting place for both epicures and oenophiles, alike. (http://www.districtsf.com)
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Waguespack has access to an inner world that most of us have closed the door to. There are many souls who have survived unthinkable horrors yet have come to believe that they are weak rather than strong, feel shame rather than pride. Authentic reality must provide an understanding that it is not that which has befallen someone by accident of situation or birth that defines the essence of the soul. Instead, we can be only be victorious, just as we can only be conquered, by the reality that we, ourselves, have created out of shredded memories. If we listen closely enough, the whispers of the past still lead to a door where entrance is granted simply through a belief in the power left behind and a need to live in the magic that was once our birthright.
His art expresses a early connection to the magic and wonder of a world that still exists if we choose to change our beliefs and to alter how we think. Deep inside of all of us are memories of how to reach this safe place of power and triumph. We all know how to do it, if we search for the early memories that we were convinced were merely fantasies.
We can find our way again, to a world where there are always ways to escape and often a way to win, even when evil stalks those believed to be without power or champions. A world where the weak triumph and evil is defeated over and over again.