Mike Glad
“Other Worlds”
We first wrote about Mike Glad’s photographs from his travels around the world back in May, 2009, when his work was exhibited at the Chartreuse Muse gallery in Modesto, California. Now Glad’s new “Other Worlds” collection is set to debut as a special exhibit at the prestigious 24th Annual San Francisco Tribal & Textile Arts Show at Fort Mason Center.
Part of the “Arte Du Monde SF” Cultural Arts Week, which opened with the San Francisco Arts of Pacific Asia Show (SFAPA) on February 5, the Tribal & Textile Arts Show is widely recognized as the finest gathering of tribal art in the world. Top collectors, dealers, and galleries all congregate in San Francisco over a single weekend to show and appreciate art from Central and South America, the Oceanic Islands, the Middle East, Africa, Polynesia, Indonesia, and little known tribes of Asia.
In the context of the Tribal Arts show, the joyously humanistic qualities of Glad’s photography will no doubt add a unique perspective to the textiles, furniture, jewelry, masks, religious items, and other fine art and artifacts on display. Glad’s images, gathered on his treks through Yemen, the wooden monasteries of Myanmar, and villages of Pakistan, are photographs of people living their everyday lives amid the stunning landscapes. The very openness and candor of his subjects are the very opposite of “exotic,” and connect with the viewer on a level that is truly universal.
Hanson Digital worked extensively with Glad to perfect the printing for his desaturated images, where selected colors subtly direct the viewer’s attention to specific details, or emphasize the general mood or atmosphere of the shot. Fine art Giclée prints of many of Glad’s images are available for sale through the artist’s Web site.
The opening night preview takes place on Thursday, February 11, from 6-9 pm. The preview night gala is a benefit event for the deYoung Museum’s Textiles, the Art of Africa, and Art of Oceania, and the Americas galleries; you can purchase tickets for 150 per person by calling 415-750-7656. The Tribal & Textile Arts Show officially opens to the public on Friday, February 12, at 11 am. Admission is $15 per person, which includes an illustrated full-color catalog. Friday and Saturday hours for the show are 11-7, on Sunday the show is open from 11-5. (See Mike Glad’s Special Exhibit page on the Arte Du Monde Web site here, and read an extensive article from the official show catalog, starting on page 18, here.)
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