Jun 10 2023
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Aug 06 2023
Herbert Pföstl: Between Field and Firmament

Herbert Pföstl: Between Field and Firmament

Presented by Bolinas Museum at Bolinas Museum

Opening Reception / Art Talk
* Saturday, June 10, 3:00 pm talk, 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm reception
Exhibition Dates:
* June 10 – August 6

Curated by Elia Haworth

Herbert Pföstl’s recent paintings are studies of the liminal—within both place and time. These “landscapes” exist between field and firmament, at the edges of thresholds, in the visible traces of vanishing forms. Pföstl takes inspiration from the geologic, and his paintings often appear lithic, as if composed of stone. The surfaces are created through an accumulation of many coats of pigment, which the artist then carefully wears away through abrasion or erasure and builds up again in cycles.

These works function as reliquaries in which Pföstl fathoms lost or departing landscapes. In its Old English iteration, “fathom” meant to embrace or encircle with one’s arms. But these paintings depict what cannot be traditionally seen or held: silent hymns of layered time, relics of light, and tectonic shifts.

Admission Info

Free Admission

Phone: (415) 868-0330

Email: heather@bolinasmuseum.org

Additional time info:

Opening Reception / Art Talk: Saturday, June 10, 3:00 pm talk, 4:00 – 5:00 pm reception
Exhibition Dates: June 10 - August 6

Museum Hours:
Friday 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Saturday-Sunday 12:00 - 5:00 pm

Dates & Times

2023/06/10 - 2023/08/06

Location Info

Bolinas Museum

48 Wharf Road, Bolinas, CA 94924

Parking Info

On-street parking available only.