FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Casey Logan
I Believe in the Power of the Absurd

December 2nd – December 31st, 2006
OPENING RECEPTION: Saturday, December 2nd, 6pm-9pm

little tree gallery
3412 22nd St @ Guerrero
San Francisco, CA 94110
415.643.4929
www.littletreegallery.com
info@littletreegallery.com

little tree gallery is pleased to present the work of Casey Logan in his inspired solo show entitled I Believe in the Power of the Absurd. Featuring sculpture and photography, Mr. Logan’s work harkens the viewer back to science classes, the concepts being all at once familiar and perplexing. And like a prized teacher, Mr. Logan has the ability to enthuse and astonish.

Casey Logan makes seemingly benign objects mysterious, using conceptual twists. In a featured sound sculpture, Mr. Logan takes a world globe, cuts it in half, and fills each interior void with a speaker. The two earth-speakers emit ‘natural phenomenon sounds’ that fill the gallery. Mr. Logan has an affinity for the illogical, playing with gravitational laws and other ‘known’ scientific rules that intermingle with history, transportation, and mysticism. In this fantastical show, sailboats careen over the edge of a gallery overhang; sections of a B-2 Bomber dangle in the air, seemingly ripped apart mid-battle; and impossible waves meet in the center of the ocean. Each piece renders a dramatic flash of a troubled time.

Among Casey Logan’s numerous honors and accomplishments, he was a NASA fellowship recipient through the San Francisco Art Institute, where he also received his MFA in sculpture. Mr. Logan has had solo shows in Kansas City, MO; Amarillo, TX; and Arlington, TX. Mr. Logan’s work has been featured at various venues such as Rocket Gallery, London; Gen Arts Emerge, San Francisco; Root Division, San Francisco; and at the ad hoc De Young Art Project, San Francisco. He currently lives in Oakland.

For inquiries and questions regarding the show, please contact Forest Swartout or Brent Large by phone at (415) 643-4929 or by email at info@littletreegallery.com.