Micaëla Gallery announces the opening of COLD+HOT 2008, a group exhibition featuring glass sculpture, on Tuesday, July 2 at 5 pm.

 

"COLD+HOT 2008" is an annual showcase of  the work of select national and international glass artists together in a single exhibition.  Featured artists, Mark Abildgaard, Ned Cantrell, Alessandro Casson, Grant Garmezy, Taliaferro Jones, Weston Lambert, Karen Nyholm, David Ruth, Thomas Scoon, and Sasha Zhitneva, collectively demonstrate the expansive versatility of glass as a sculpture medium in terms of material, color and form.

The exhibition title, "COLD+HOT 2008," derives from the distinct processes used by glass artists for millenia - sculpting its form, or cold-working it while cold (actually, at room temperature), very hard and brittle; and working hot glass, shaping it while molten, using blowing and/or kiln forming techniques at temperatures ranging from 1700 to over 3000 degrees.  Rich in visual pleasure, "COLD+HOT 2008" introduces the work of new artists to Micaëla Gallery, including Gary Clemenceau (digital media) and Lorraine Peltz (painting), who are not glass artists but whose work reminds us of the specially lyrical and timeless qualities of glass sculpture.

Glass, a mysterious substance, is found in nature as raw crystal and in grains of silica.  Mastery of its form and color is steeped in dramatic history spanning continents and politics over millennia - it is an extraordinarily difficult medium to sculpt and possess - yet, it delights in all its permutations and we marvel at its unique relationship with light.  Micaëla Gallery is proud to present this beautiful exhibition of sculpture and exceptionally talented artists work to you.

- Micaëla V. Van Zwoll, Director, June 2008

About Micaëla

Established in 1997, Micaëla Gallery represents fine art and sculpture. The gallery assembles several exhibitions annually, reviewing idea-based work, visual pleasure and artistic vision, as influenced by culture, emotion, intellect and the politics of life.   Micaëla Gallery is a passionate supporter of glass sculpture and has presented numerous solo and group glass exhibitions since 1997. Micaëla Gallery, a member of the Glass Art Society, has become an important American venue for collectors of glass sculpture, and in celebration of its 10th year anniversary, participated at SOFA Chicago 2007 and Art Now Fair, Miami 2007! Micaëla Gallery brought its newest avant-garde artists to Bridge New York 2008, and will again participate in SOFA Chicago 2008 and Bridge London 2008.

Micaëla is located at 333 Hayes Street, between Franklin and Gough Streets, in San Francisco.  For more information, please visit our website at micaela.com or write to Natalia Pudzisz at natalia@micaela.com.