Mystery Of The Mystery

January 19 - February 23, 2024

501 Third St. San Francisco, CA 94107

Gallery 16 is pleased to present The Mystery Of The Mystery, a new group exhibition by Rebeca Bollinger, Scott Hewicker, and Wayne Smith. These three artists have been involved in the Bay Area art and music communities over the past 30 years. Each having rich generative practices in a wide array of mediums, forms, and styles.

The exhibition takes its title from an early country song by Dolly Parton that advocates for faith in unknowingness over the worry of uncertainty. The Mystery Of The Mystery features new drawings, paintings, and sculptures that foreground the intuitive, perceptual, and material processes that influence each artist's relationship with the elusive ambiguity of meaning.

The title is also a loose directive for each artist’s individualistic approach to their work. Whether it be through mark and pattern making, layered material exploration, and/or following openly prescribed compositional systems, the artists nd a creative freedom through ponderous curiosity, observant attention, and generous allowance. The works in the show are the results of deep engagement: one that guides and highlights the hand of each artist as they navigate their own particular practice, but also one that reveals secretive conversations between them.

Contemplation becoming realization. Visit The Mystery of the Mystery Gallery page to see more art.