Double rainbows appear brighter than normal rainbows, not because there's more light, but because of the dark band between them. Appropriately, this "Alexander's band" is named after Alexander of Aphrodisias, a greek philosopher who denied the existence of an eternal soul and was therefore unpopular, and probably teased in school. At the Alternative Cafe on May 14th, we're going to celebrate the beautiful melancholia which has been the muse of artists for hundreds of years.
Jon Carling (joncarling.com), a bay-area artist and furniture maker, will be sharing his works of ink on new and old paper. From flying ice-cream cones to owl-monster slayings and squid v. submarine fights, his work looks like it was bound up in a horse buggy user's manual, and found under the floorboards of an abandoned saloon frequented by salty mariners.
Monterey native Chloe Wilson (chloebananawilson.blogspot.com) will be treating us to paintings of the recently departed, introspectively alive, and saintly vegetables.
Visiting us all the way from Austin, Texas, Kai Peter Martin (kaipetermartin.com) has sent us sketches in graphite on paper that tingle with action while at the same time he never regrets the empty spaces between people, objects, and each other. We have a few of his pieces right here, and we swear that we just saw one move.
Beer, Wine, and other refreshments will be available.
Guest DJ TnT
Jon Carling
Kai Peter Martin
Chloe Wilson
