CHRIS DAUBERT INSTALLATION ELECTRIFIES

Precision of Ancient Temple Inspires Contemporary Art Form

ROSEVILLE, Calif., September 21, 2010—Roseville Arts’ Blue Line Gallery is pleased to present “Transfiguration: An Electronic Audio and Visual Installation” by Chris Daubert, opening on October 16th.

The electronic art installation will be open to the public October 16, 2010 - January 8, 2011, at the Blue Line Gallery and will be complemented by informative lectures by the Daubert on consecutive Thursdays, 7-9pm: October 28, “Shamanism in Architecture” and November 4, “Site-specific Installations.”

WHO: Roseville Arts Blue Line Gallery
WHAT: Transfiguration: An Electronic Audio and Visual Installation by Chris Daubert
WHEN: October 16, 2010 - January 8, 2011; Public Opening, October 16, 6:30-9:00 p.m.
Lectures: Oct. 28, 7-9pm, “Shamanism in Architecture; ” Nov. 4, 7-9pm, “Site-specific Installations”
WHERE: Blue Line Gallery, 405 Vernon Street, Suite 100, Roseville
WHY: To introduce the community to the contemporary installation art of Chris Daubert
COST: FREE exhibit admission. Lectures $5 students, seniors & members; $15 non-members

Daubert’s complex and meticulously constructed “Transfiguration” installation has been in the making for more than a year and includes more than 150 miles of wire. It features a series of electronic layouts that detect and reflect motion, sound and light reminiscent of the progression of energy in the ancient temple of Chalchihuites in northern Mexico, where the Sacramento City College professor was doing research in 2008.

“I was struck by the beauty and ingenuity of the construction of the temples,“ said Daubert, “and the architectural and cosmological precision by which they were designed.”

Just as light activity is captured through the intentional design in the ancient temple, Daubert directs energy through his installation in a series of electronic layouts, each triggering the next in a complex array of sound, light and movement. Finally, the energy is directed into the dark recesses of the gallery where the viewers are challenged to decipher what they see, much as the shamans of ancient times may have interpreted the play of light in the temple to direct the activities of the community for the upcoming solar year.

Members of the Northern California Dance Conservancy will contribute to the installation’s motion-detected rhythms through dance at the evening reception on October 16.

ABOUT CHRIS DAUBERT
Daubert held a high profile position in the Bay Area as founder and president of the Pro-Arts Gallery in Oakland before trading it in the late 1980’s for fresh opportunities in the Sacramento area, including more time to focus on his artwork. Dauber’s work has been featured in solo and group exhibitions in galleries throughout California and in the East, and hailed in widespread publications. He has taught at U.C. Davis, San Francisco Art Institute and California State University Sacramento and has served as visiting artist in Seattle and East coast universities. Currently Daubert teaches art at Sacramento City College, where he has amassed a notable collection of work by Sacramento artists Wayne Thibeaud, Fred Dalkey and Gregory Kondos in his capacity as curator for the Kondos Gallery. Concurrently with the “Transfiguration” installation at the Blue Line Gallery, Daubert is exhibiting a collection of paintings, also inspired by ancient Mexican temples, at the b. sakata garo gallery in Sacramento (October 5-30).

ALSO OPENING AT THE GALLERY ON OCTOBER 16th
• “Black & White” exhibit in the WestPark Member Gallery.
• “Mask Invitational: An Inch to a Foot” in the Eli and Edythe Broad Gallery.

ABOUT ROSEVILLE ARTS BLUE LINE GALLERY
Roseville Arts’ Blue Line Gallery is a non-profit (501c3) community center for the arts. Further information may be obtained on the website: www.rosevillearts.org or by calling (916) 783-4117.