Lucien Shapiro - "Oculus"
Hashimoto Contemporary is pleased to present OCULUS, a solo exhibition by multi-disciplinary artist Lucien Shapiro. Returning for his second solo exhibition with the gallery, this latest body of work continues the artist’s exploration of transformation through laborious craft and meditative consumption of time to create ornate, ritualistic objects.
Humble materials such as bottle caps, broken automotive glass and discarded plastic are transmuted into totemic figures and portals through the artist’s intricate practice.
The sculptural objects created for OCULUS mix natural and cityscape materials obsessively collected from Shapiro’s travels ranging from Indonesian jungles to San Francisco streets. Organic crystals and wood forms interweave with “street diamonds” (broken auto glass), spikes and metal remnants to create armored vessels and abstract figures.
Shapiro’s work is imbued with a reliquary spirit, at once ancient and modern. Each piece is a fertile object oscillating between artifice and the natural, performing without the human gaze, unconstrained or concerned.
Please join us for OCULUS, opening August 3rd with an evening reception from 6pm - 9pm, the artist will be performing Become One with Ness at our sister gallery Spoke Art throughout the evening. The exhibition will be on view through August 24th. For more information, additional images, or exclusive content, please email us at sf@hashimotocontemporary.com
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Lucien Shapiro, Intention Portal, 2019
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Lucien Shapiro, Mouth Full of Love and Rooted in Protection Spirit Totem, 2019
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Lucien Shapiro, Golden Dawn, 2019
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Lucien Shapiro, Floating on a Pyramid Below a Golden Tipped Moon Spirit Totem, 2019
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Lucien Shapiro, A Straight Line has to Bend to Begin Spirit Totem, 2019
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Lucien Shapiro, Plerophoria Portal Object, 2019
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Lucien Shapiro, Balancing and Weighted on the Crystals and Chains We Stole from Ourselves, 2019
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Lucien Shapiro, Learning to Fly Spirit Totem, 2019
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Lucien Shapiro, Reformation from Rinsing After Scrying, 2019
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Lucien Shapiro, Left, 2019
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Lucien Shapiro, Right, 2019
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Lucien Shapiro, Two Rights and Two Lefts Make a 2 Shape Nest Healing and Bowing to Her Time Performance Mask, 2019
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Lucien Shapiro, Two Bodies Fused at a Belly of Birthed Intention Yet Whispered in Silence Angel Spirit Totem, 2019
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Lucien Shapiro, 99 Songs - Large, 2019
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Lucien Shapiro, 99 Songs - Medium, 2019
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Lucien Shapiro, 99 Songs - Small, 2019
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Lucien Shapiro, 99 Songs Golden Home, 2019
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Lucien Shapiro, Holding His Head as Close to Her Heart Without Bleeding Spirit Totem, 2019
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