FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
For more information contact
David Szlasa, Programming Director
415-626-0453 x 101
dszlasa@zspace.org
Z SPACE ANNOUNCES
SIRENS BY OLIVER DiCICCO
JANUARY 7, 2010 – MARCH 27, 2011
OPENING RECEPTION: FRIDAY JANUARY 7, 6-9PM
Z SPACE, 450 FLORIDA STREET, SF 94110
by Oliver DiCicco
SAN FRANCISCO, CA—December 13, 2010—Z Space is excited to announce the next show in our gallery, Sirens, by San Francisco artist Oliver DiCicco. The motions and sounds of the ocean inspired DiCicco to create this large-scale kinetic sound sculpture.
ABOUT OLIVER DiCICCO:
Artist Statement
I love the sea. I’ve spent the past twenty years rowing the waters of San Francisco Bay, absorbing her ever shifting moods, Sirens was originally conceived as a piece that would sit in the bay and translate the restlessness of waves into music, a song of the sea if you will.
I’ve tried to capture that same feeling in an indoor setting. I wanted to evoke a sense of the sea, the ribs of ships, the motion of waves, the song of the whale, kelp swaying in the current, the infinite ebb and flow.
Biography
Oliver DiCicco is a sculptor, designer, fabricator and musician.
His sculptural work focuses primarily on musical instrument sculpture and kinetic sound sculpture. He designed and built the musical instruments for the Mobius Operandi ensemble. The ensemble formed in 1991, plays composed and improvised music and has performed in numerous concert, and multi-disciplinary theater productions. His large-scale kinetic sound sculptures have been used as interactive components in a number of theatrical productions.
His work as a designer and fabricator includes lighting and furniture design, as well as commercial and architectural projects. Specializing in custom one of a kind and limited edition pieces, he uses a wide range of materials to provide his clients with unique and finely crafted works.
ABOUT Z SPACE
Z Space is a hub for artists and audiences to revel in the creation, development, and production of outstanding new work. We commission, develop, and produce a full season of new works of theater, dance, music, and visual arts.
Z Space manages and operates a 13,000 sq/ft, 268 seat performing arts venue popularly known as Theater Artaud: home to more than 40 weeks of public multidisciplinary arts programming annually. We curate visual art, which rotates in our lobby gallery, artist in residency programs, and a Youth Arts literacy program in Bay Area schools.
Further information is available at www.zspace.org
FOR CALENDAR EDITORS
January 7, 2011 – March 27, 2011: Sirens by Oliver DiCicco
Opening Reception: Friday January 7, 2011, 6 – 9 pm
Gallery Hours: Tuesday – Friday, 1 – 5 pm
Free and open to the public
Z SPACE
450 Florida Street
San Francisco, CA 94110
For more information contact
David Szlasa, Programming Director
415-626-0453 x 101
dszlasa@zspace.org
