{"id":1615,"date":"2017-01-13T00:26:38","date_gmt":"2017-01-13T00:26:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lbpost.com\/articles\/life\/arts-culture\/january-artist-at-portfolio-brings-sci-fi-fantasy-landscapes-to-a-new-dimension\/"},"modified":"2017-01-13T00:26:38","modified_gmt":"2017-01-13T00:26:38","slug":"january-artist-at-portfolio-brings-sci-fi-fantasy-landscapes-to-a-new-dimension","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/hi-lo\/art\/january-artist-at-portfolio-brings-sci-fi-fantasy-landscapes-to-a-new-dimension","title":{"rendered":"January Artist at Portfolio Brings Sci-Fi Fantasy Landscapes to a New Dimension"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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Image courtesy of Sumako Sozdatel.<\/em><\/p>\n

Portfolio Coffeehouse\u2019s new January artist creates highly imaginative sci-fi fantasy landscapes that will leave your head swirling far before you\u2019ve ordered your morning cup of coffee.<\/p>\n

On display now through Friday, January 20, Rodney Sellar\u2019s work hangs above the queue, perhaps taking the yet-to-be-caffeinated individual into a different realm, if only for the mind-wandering moments spent waiting in line.<\/p>\n

\u201cRodney endeavors to create a visual world that is both new and yet familiar, as if from an ancient past that is yet to come,\u201d according to the exhibition announcement.<\/p>\n

Sellars\u2019 fantastical characters and the worlds they seemingly inhabit are exhibited throughout the hybrid coffee shop and exhibition venue. <\/p>\n

\u201cRodney Sellars\u2019 artwork creates an enchanting Sci-Fi world,\u201d said curator Sumako Sozdatel \u201cRodney\u2019s bold lines and bright colors, attracts viewers into the depths of this artist\u2019s imagination.\u201d<\/p>\n

Sellars\u2019 Art Nouveau-inspired sci-fi illustrations<\/a> have been shown in science fiction novels, including Shaturanga: The Story of Onus<\/em> by Brian Snelson.<\/p>\n

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The San Francisco Art Institute alumni also dabbles in singing, songwriting and guitar playing with the band The Year Zero, which uses his work for their album covers.<\/p>\n

You can meet the artist on Thursday, January 19 at 7:00PM, followed by an 8:30PM performance by The Year Zero.<\/p>\n

For more information, visit the Facebook event page here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Portfolio Coffeehouse is located at 2300 East 4th Street.<\/em><\/p>\n

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