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Artist Statement:
Art
Is... Ha!
Gerhardt Isringhaus aka ISHA
as he is known and signs his
work, has been creating
prints, paintings and
photographs for the last 44
years. There have been many
influences in his artistic
career including the painters
Lorser Feitelson, William
Morehouse, Robert McChesney,
Bernard Zackheim, the sculptor
Mary Fuller, and photographer
Ernst Haas. From them he
learned that VISION is a
personal point of view that
emanates from inside and
outside the artist. "It's a
constant recording of
encounters with spirit and
matter. I surrender to
instinct and imagination when
I create. Creation is one big
surprise and I love the
surprises. My work is a diary
of those creative efforts and
encounters."
"Any genuine philosophy leads
to action and from action back
again to wonder, to enduring
fact of mystery."
Henry Miller (1891-1980)
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Artist Reviews:
What patrons have said of his
work:
"Oh Isha, it's so...so...
Ishaistic! Ms. A. Krantz,
Berkeley California.
"Clearly your work is a form
of...Ishaism." Mr. D.
Gottlieb, Los Angeles,
California.
"Isha, your work is naive like
a fox!" Mrs. M. Grunstein,
Mexico City, Mexico.
Mr Isringhaus, who ...
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Collections:
Estate of Bernard Zakheim,
Sebastopol, CA. USA
Estate of Andy Warhol, New
York, New York, USA
Estate of Ernst Haas, New
York, New York, USA
Christo/ Jeanne-Claude, New
York, New York, USA
St. Louis Community College,
St. Louis, MO.
Art Center College of Design,
Los Angeles, Ca USA
Sonoma ...
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Commissions:
Cinnabar Arts Corp, Petaluma,
CA USA
Pure Gold Oranges, Los
Angeles, CA USA
E. J. Gallo Winery, Modesto,
CA USA...
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Exhibitions for Gerhardt Isringhaus:
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1967--St. Louis Community College, St. Louis, MO; One Man Show, B/W Photography.
1968--Art Center College of Design, Los Angeles, CA; Group Show, Color Photography.
1969--Los Angeles Art Directors Guild, Los Angeles, CA; Group Show, “First Place” for Photo-Graphic Billboard.
1970-71--Frendz Newspaper, IT Newspaper, London, England; photos of rock and roll and hippie subculture published.
1972--Cinnabar Theater, Petaluma, CA, Artist in Residence,; set design, graphic design, oil and casein paintings.
1973--Korbel Winery, Guerneville, CA, Group Show; Oil Paintings.
Berkeley Art Museum, Berkeley, CA, Group Show; Oil Paintings.
1974--Cinnabar Theater, Petaluma, CA, One Man Show; Pastel Drawings.
1975--Nikon Gallery, New York, NY, Group Show; Color Photography.
Nana’s Gallery, Petaluma, CA, One Man Show; Woodcuts.
Small World Gallery, San Raphael, CA, Group Show; Watercolors.
1976--A Chez Nous, Cotati, CA, One Man Show; Oil Paintings.
Sears Roebuck, USA, “Isha’s Zoo” Woodcut designs on linen pillows.
1977--Living Color Gallery, Aspen, CO, One Man Show; Color Photography.
1978--Uptown Gallery, Sebastopol, CA, One Man Show; Color Photography.
1979--Phordable Photo Gallery, Cotati, CA, One Man show; Color Photography.
1980--Sonoma State Gallery, Rohnert Park, CA, Group Show; Serigraphs.
1981--Fort Mason Center, San Francisco, CA, Group Show; Paintings.
1982--Santa Rosa Junior College, Santa Rosa, CA, Group Show; Paintings.
1983--Cotati Cabaret, Cotati, CA, One Man Show; Paintings and Photographs. Voted "Art Show of the Year."
1983--Sonoma State Library, Rohnert Park, CA, Group Show; Metal Sculpture.
1985--Rohnert Park Cultural Center, Rohnert Park, CA, Group Show; Photography.
1987--Lincoln Arts Center, anta Rosa, CA, Group Show; Paintings.
1989--California Museum of Art, Luther Burbank Center for the Arts, santa rosa, CA, Group Show; Paintings.
1992--University of Southern California, Los Angeles, Ca, Group Show; Mixed Media.
1994--Cotati City Hall, Cotati, CA, One Man Show; Photography.
2003--Art on Paper Magazine, Britney Spaniel print featured.
2004--Images of America, Cotati. Photos featured in book.
2006--Gallery 27+, New York, NY. Group Show; "Strange Cities."
Color Photography.
2007--Second Place in the "Come Fly With Me" Frank Sinatra video contest.
2008--Riverside Gallery, Asheville, NC. Group Show.
2010--Applebox, Petaluma, CA. One Man Show "Lovely Ladies."
2010--Applebox, Petaluma, CA. One Man Show "Exalted Earth,"
2012-- Maurer Gallery, Cabo San Lucas, BCS. Group Show.
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