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Frank Saliani
Abstractions and Associations
thru August 1, 2008

Colored Cast Porcelain
PRESS RELEASE

NEXT:

STEVE HANSEN
“Mythologies: Propaganda and Commerce”
Opens Friday, September 5, 2008
Reception 5 to 9 p.m.

Ceramist Steve Hansen’s artistic renaissance continues. Grounding his works in a trompe l’oeil version of Americana, his stoneware commentaries on the intersections of high and low art, commerce, and pop culture have struck a chord with critics and collectors alike.

This exhibition features works from his popular Gods of Commerce series, re-combinations of mythological icons which have been appropriated by marketers in their attempts to sell various products. Added to this, his new Propaganda series has widened the net - from products to ideology and the ‘permeable nature of truth’ –continuing the theme but focusing on the selling of “truth” rather than products. While the connection to Pop Art in this new work remains strong, Hansen has revisited the consumerist vs. capitalist argument and enlarged it to bring into focus the irony of polemic truths living side-by-side on the same object.

About Steve Hansen

AVAILABLE WORKS

Furniture by Andrew Muggleton
as featured in LUXE Magazine and Architectural Digest

Chandeliers by Ed Pennebaker

Function + Art: the best in functional & decorative contemporary objects, furniture and sculpture. We showcase the best emerging talent alongside your favorite artists working in wood, clay, fiber, metal and glass. Unparalleled access to a variety of work at a wide range of price points - from thoughtful gifts and decorative touches to large-scale public commissions; for first-time buyers to seasoned collectors.

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