Blog #8: Exhibition at the B. Sakata Garo Gallery by Jack Ogden

The entrance to the B. Sakato Garo Gallery


B. Sakata Garo Gallery: New Works Exhibition by Jack Ogden

923 20^th Street, Sacramento, CA. 95811
March 3^rd—April 3^rd –2015

            The discipline that the exhibition represents is sculpture in the form of assemblage from found, gathered and bought materials. The theme of Jack Ogden’s exhibition was mixed media abstract human figures and abstract alter like pieces. The majority of the work contains both wood and metal. Some of the sculptures even appeared to be painted. Although Ogden’s abstract alter like pieces are very unique, I found the abstract human figures to be the most interesting because each one seem to have its own personality. Visually they come to life and greet the viewer. Personally my favorite was a figurative piece with feminine qualities titled Joan. Another piece I really admired and enjoyed was a figurative sculpture titled Fernand (Brother Can You Spare a Dime?). The sculptures were of various sizes some were life sized, while others were smaller and displayed on peda-stools. Among both the sculptures and abstract alter like pieces I noticed that Ogden is very selective with the colors he incorporates into each piece. The colors Ogden used in this exhibition were mainly red, brown, yellow and blue.

Also the way the exhibition was set up was very visually attractive, there was plenty of space between each sculpture which allowed the audience to walk around the sculptures and see them from all angles. The Sakata Garo Gallery was the perfect location for this exhibition because it allowed the light to come in through the window and shine onto the sculptures. The red brick walls inside the Gallery really brought out the warm tones of the wood used in each piece.

One Ogden's abstract like alter pieces titled Tete a Tete

Another figurative piece titled Phillip

 

Me standing next to my favorite figurative piece titled Joan

Fernand (Brother Can You Spare a Dime?)