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George di Marco says his laminated plywood sculpture attempt to combine “the primitive features of landscape with shapes that are gentle and calm,” and that pretty well describes these seven mid-size works. A circular wall piece titled “Vento,” for instance, is like a mandala invaded by a nest of snakes. Most of Di Marco’s soft, organic forms are embellished with wormy tentacles of wood that wiggle and wave so as to underscore and enhance the rhythmic aspect of wood grain. Simple homages to mother nature, Di Marco’s work is lovingly crafted indeed, but unless you’re in a particularly Zen mood, it’s a bit short on content.

Also on view are abstract expressionist canvases by Roberta Eisenberg. Favoring a palette of blue, black, gray and white, Eisenberg seems to be going for the kind of atmospheric mysticism Turner was so good at. She works at a high emotional pitch in exploring her central theme--and it’s a big one--of man, as he shifts in and out of harmony with nature, both his own and the one that surrounds him. At this point Eisenberg doesn’t quite have the chops to handle the reins on the thundering horse she chooses to ride, and the idea at the heart of her work is often obscured by turbulent explosions of paint. (Space, 60 15 Santa Monica Blvd., to June 20).