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Micaëla Gallery

July 2 - August 1, 2008

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333 Hayes Street San Francisco, CA 94102
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COLD+HOT 2008
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.