FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Altered Space Gallery presents
THE MARTINI GLASS AS ART
Fifty North American artists fuse emotions and ideas into sculptural art inspired by the iconic martini glass shape.
Sponsored by Level vodka. Benefits CERF (Craft Emergency Relief Fund).
June 24 – July 24, 2006
Opening Reception: Saturday, June 24, 6-10pm
contemporary art+craft+design
1221 Abbot Kinney Blvd., Venice, CA 90291
Contact: Sand Brim
310-452-8121
E-mail, alteredspace@aol.com
The Martini Glass as Art
What does it mean to share spirits with others? For thousands of years, imbibing vessels have been central to ceremony and socializing. Sculptor Thomas Mann asked artists to interpret what the simple chalice-like martini glass shape evoked in each of them. The eclectic result was called The Martini Show, which premiered in Mann’s New Orleans gallery as a benefit for CERF (Craft Emergency Relief Fund), an organization providing aid to artist victims of disasters such as Katrina.
For the Venice show, artist Boris Bally of Providence, RI used a “38 Special” from a gun amnesty program to create his “One Easy Shot” glass that speaks out against the “plague of misused handguns” in our country. San Diego metalsmith Lisa Slovis Mandel married her signature flowing forms to the geometrical martini shape to create a marriage in which curve embraces line. Other works incorporate glass, wood, precious and non-precious metals along with various found objects, feathers, and even carpet scraps. Alive with visual and tactile innovation -- and enhanced by Level vodka martinis -- this show should not be missed.
Contributing Artists
Aaron Kramer,Venice, CA
Barbara Minor, New Orleans, LA
Betsy Meyers-Green, Mandeville, LA
Boris Bally, Providence, RI
Cathy Cooper-Stratton, New Orleans, LA
Charles Lewton-Brain, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Chris Hentz, Baton Rouge, LA
Christine Simpson, Chicago, IL
Dave Newman, Prescott, AZ
Donald Stuart, Midhurst, Ontario, Canada
Doug Zaruba, Sabillasville, MD
Elyn Rubin Blake, Huntingdon Valley, PA
Eric Silva, Whittier, CA
Ginger Kelly, Mandeville, LA
Gurpran Rau, Santa Monica, CA
Gwen Mayer Samuels, Santa Monica, CA
Jaclyn Davidson, Middlebury, VT
Janet Torelli, Chicago, Ill
Julia Yerkov, New Orleans, LA
Kathy Bransfield, Los Angeles, CA
Kem Alexander, Chattanooga, TN
Kenn Kushner, Fayetville, NY
Kiwon Wang, New York, NY
Kristen Alexandra Milano, Boston, MA
Kristin Diener, Albuquerque, NM
Kristin Holub, Chicago, IL
Leslie Perrino, Racine, WI
Linda Kaye-Moses, Pittsfield, MA
Lisa Slovis Mandel, San Diego, CA
Marcia MacDonald, Eugene, OR
Margot Manning, New Orleans, LA
Mary Kanda, Alcade, NM
Mike Holmes, San Francisco, CA
Mike Malis, Venice, CA
Molly McNamara, New Orleans, LA
Page Moran, Buckingham, VA
Peggy Eng, St. Louis, MO
Robert Kaylor, Boise, ID
Rone Prinz, Woodland Hills, CA
ROY, Pittsburgh, PA
Christine Simpson, Chicago, IL
Sarah Mann, Whitefish Bay, WI
Steve Fleitz, Venice, CA
Steve Kline, New Orleans, LA
Tami & Charles Kegley, Boerne, TX
Terri Logan, Richmond, IN
Thomas Mann, New Orleans, LA
Valerie Mitchell, Los Angeles, CA
Vitrice McMurry, New Orleans, LA
