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Mary Curtis Ratcliff | In The Backroom
Artist's Talk - M. Mark Bauer: THE, THE
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July 18, 2026 at Transmission Gallery Oakland in Oakland, CA
770 W Grand Ave Suite A, Oakland, CA 94612
Artist’s Talk
Saturday, July 18th, starting at 1 pm
Gallery Hours: Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays, 12 – 5 pm
Great to see in person, these paintings are not fast-read paintings. Check out a few details on our website, come in for the full experience. For a complete explanation, if that’s even possible, please join us Saturday, July 18th, to hear from M. Mark Bauer about his work, starting at 1 pm.
What the ?
What does it mean? Where DO we stand?
Mixed messages, absurd scenarios, improbable unrealities – M. Mark Bauer wades into dynamic narratives and an onslaught of incomprehensible untruths, pervasive and invasive, redirecting the course of events and outcome potentials at hand. Mesmerizing rhythmic patterns groove in undulating serenity as wildly complex scenarios unfold in the eight canvases on view. Hybrid creatures and colorful characters cavort in a surreal concoction that speaks to the consequences of our collective insanity on each other and the natural world while sly humor entertains with bursts of sudden recognition. The Artist observes as Eye-hook, Snake Tongue, Bo Peep and a Sheep and The Big Bad Wolf join in this precisely executed spectacle of chaos.
Date:
July 18, 2026
Time:
1:00 PM
2:00 PM
Event type:
Art and Culture
Transmission Gallery is a small contemporary art space on the second floor of a building along West Grand in Oakland, in the stretch of galleries tied into the Oakland Art Murmur scene. Visitors enter from street level and head up a flight of stairs to the gallery. The space is straightforward and focused on the work on the walls and in the showroom, with a mix of paintings, sculpture and mixed media that tends to lean toward figurative and concept driven pieces. more...
