My Own Private Moon

"My Own Private Moon" explores the personal relationship of the artists to the moon, their connection to it, interpretation of and with this magical iconic wonder that is so distant and yet very much part of our world. Its gravitational push and pull manipulating emotional well-being, individually and collectively, and movements of oceans high and low tides are an ever present part of our physical and emotional environment. Songs, photos, movies, paintings, all address its wonder. Its images show up in folklore and varying beliefs. We attribute a face to the Moon, a consciousness, a being inside that controls-no wonder the Moon's phases have historically been linked with the word "lunatic". Astrologically, the Moon represents the inner nature of a person and its sign reveals a person's emotional and subconscious state. A few interesting facts about the Moon: - The Earth and the Moon revolve together, from Earth, we always see the same side of the Moon! - There is no "dark side" of the Moon. All parts of the Moon see sunlight equally. - Not all full Moons are the same size. - The Moon is not round! - In 1665 Earths' moon became known as Moon. The inspiration for the exhibition title ---came from the movie "My Own Private Idaho" where two best friends...embark on a journey of self discovery and find their relationship stumbling along the way." A journey of surprise and wonder...acceptance of self, others, and differences of human nature. On view are works by 21 Los Angeles based Artists: Roxene Rockwell, Dens Richardson, Ron Therrio, Ted Meyer, Stevie Love, Peggy Sivert Zask, Ada Pullini Brown, Dave Lovejoy, Bryan Ida, Wini Brewer, Susan Lizotte, Bibi Davidson, Jill Sykes, Scott Dienhart, Cathy Weiss, Sharon Suhovy, Ashley Bravin, Lena Moross, Francisco Alvarado, Barbara Nathanson, Karrie Ross