By Vanessa Carr
“Bloods & Crypts” (detail) by Kiersten Essenpreis
At the Johansson Projects gallery in Oakland, the natural and man-made, the real and the imagined collide in a group show that gallery owner Kimberly Johansson says is about consumption and sprouting growth.
“Moon Set” by Tadashi Moriyama
Gangs of children fight with swordfish in a snowy wood. The moon pours like effluent into an urban lake. Folded paper and Styrofoam pieces flock overhead. Bag-eyed girls spill fish from their mouths.
“Girls Make the World” by Alexis Amann
Opened March 20, “Propagations” features works by Tadashi Moriyama, Paul Hayes, Kiersten Essenpreis, Rebecca Whipple, and Alexis Amann.