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Current Exhibition

The Out There is Right Here is an exhibition of new works by Ian Collings in conversation with historic works by JB Blunk, Gordon Onslow Ford, and John Anderson. Collings sourced stone locally while staying and working at the Blunk House, Blunk’s handbuilt home and studio in Inverness, California. In the 1950s and ’60s, Blunk was part of a constellation of artists surrounding British Surrealist painter Gordon Onslow Ford on his property, the Bishop Pine Preserve. Though working across stone, wood, ceramic, and painting, these artists coalesced around intuitive mark-making, Eastern philosophy, and a deep integration with the land of West Marin. Drawing on this ethos, Collings has created five functional stone works, two stone and wood sculptures, and is debuting seven sculptural wall-mounted wood works, alongside a selection of smaller stone objects. A selection of historic paintings by Blunk, Onslow Ford, and Anderson further grounds Collings’ new works in the material spirit of West Marin.

The Out There is Right Here: Ian Collings and the Bishop Pine Preserve

June 6–August 29

Opening reception: June 6, 3–5pm

The Blunk Estate consigns works by JB Blunk from private collectors around the world, in addition to select secondary-market works by artists from Blunk’s circle, and contemporary artists & designers who have shown at Blunk Space.

Blunk Space serves as a platform for contemporary and historical art and design influenced by JB Blunk’s practice. The gallery enables an ongoing exploration of creative legacy and influence by bringing contemporary practitioners into Blunk’s space and their work into conversation with his own, and with that of artists from his circle.