FEB 1 – NOV 8 | Spellings of Gravitas
The works of art in “Jeff Alan West: Spellings of Gravitas” are inspired by and depart from the graphic forms of typography, calligraphy, and handwriting. The exhibit is made up of works that are abstractions of invented character forms and assembled into combinations of expressive languages we are not quite able to read, but speak nonetheless to our current personal, social, civil, cultural, and political contexts. The compositions refer to the contemporary structures and experiences of communication; our conversations, public pronouncements, blog posts, and tweets. His work in digital prints and painting is a product of a back and forth creative process using both traditional manual tools, such as pencil and brush, and digital image tools, like Illustrator and Photoshop. As in his design and illustration practice, working with both spontaneity and structure allows him to rapidly explore many variations and possibilities.
SEPT 19 – JAN 3 | Theodore Wores, Under the Californian Sun
Floral covered fields catch our view outside the window on the train into Silicon Valley. Parks and tree-lined streets still burst into bloom with springtime blossoms, and one can still glimpse the coastal dunes of the Bay by merely turning one’s back on the urban sprawl just over our shoulders. In this way we can still experience the beauty of our past, an experience enhanced even more by the paintings of Theodore Wores.
This exhibition features 23 paintings by Theodore Wores, from the City of Santa Clara’s collection, which the Triton Museum of Art maintains and preserves. Please join us for this enchanting look back at the spectacular natural vistas of California’s past.
OCT 24 – JAN 17 | Chun-Hui Yu, Poetic Sentiment, Chan Spirit
Chun-Hui’s paintings have been exhibited extensively in China, Taiwan, and now the U.S. She currently teaches Chinese Brush Painting and Calligraphy at San Jose City College.
SEPT 19 – JAN 17 | Pop, Funk, and Just Plain Fun!
Often associated with Pop Art, but not necessarily derived from it, is Funk Art, an American art movement that was a reaction against the non-objectivity of Abstract Expressionism. An anti-establishment movement, Funk Art brought figuration back as subject matter into painting, rather than limiting itself to the non-figurative, abstract forms that Abstract Expressionists such as Jackson Pollock and Mark Rothko were depicting. The movement's name was derived from the jazz musical term “funky,” meaning passionate, sensuous, and quirky.
Both of these traditions continue, as seen in the works of this exhibition from the Triton Museum’s Permanent Collection, by the artists
Roy De Forest, Kelly Detweiler, Don Fritz, Margaret Keane, Clay Vorhes, and
William Maul.
Current Exhibitions
FEB 26 - APR 25 | The Triton Museum of Art 2D Art Competition & Exhibition
Upcoming Exhibitions
2020 Exhibition
2019 Exhibition
2011 Exhibition
2010 Exhibition
2012 Exhibition
2013 Exhibition
2014 Exhibition
2015 Exhibition
2016 Exhibition
2017 Exhibition
2018 Exhibition