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opening reception: Fri 11 Jul 08, 6-10 pm
Nicholas
Gallery, 23 E. Court St. Cincinnati, OH
Open through July 25 08
premise
A most mundane household object, the tea towel is used for drying
dishes and wiping up kitchen counters. Tea towels were originally used
to keep scones or a pot of tea warm, and were also used by the
mistress of the house to dry fine china. From these humble origins,
artists and designers now reinvent the tea towel, treating its surface
as a blank canvas, and sometimes ignoring function altogether. The tea
towel has become both collectible kitchen decor and affordable art.
This exhibit brings together diverse works by 25 artists and designers
from all over the world, using very different approaches to this
common object.
The humble tea towel is no longer merely relegated to the tasks of
the kitchen. Reinvented, its form offers a unique challenge and serves
as a new canvas for artists and designers. This show brings together
some of the most exciting contemporary talent worldwide, most
exhibiting in Cincinnati for the first time.
participants
The
Anticraft | Raellyn Hatter+Zabet Stewart | Lexington, KY, USA
Arian Armstrong
| Marblehead, MA, USA
Atelier LZC |
Montreuil, France
Sigrid Calon |
Tilburg, the Netherlands
Chris Corneal | Lansing, MI, USA
Cedric Cox | Cincinnati, OH, USA
Creative
Thursday | Marisa Haedike | Los Angeles, CA, USA
Fab Crew | Ben Long
| Indianapolis, IN, USA
Manifold Design | Karen Lemmert | Baltimore, MD, USA
Mikko Prints |
Michelle Kim | San Francisco, CA, USA
Phat Sheep |
Suzanne Shearer | Shetland Isles, Scotland, United Kingdom
Nicole
Pivirotto | Brooklyn, NY, USA
Lisa Price |
Grand Rapids, MI, USA
Push Me
Pull You Design | Eleanor Grosch | Philadelphia, PA, USA
AnnCharlotte
Tavolacci | Los Angeles, CA, USA
three sheets 2 the
wind | Jenny Sauer | Cincinnati, OH, USA
Twisted Twee
| Suzi Warren | London, United Kingdom
Unfolding
Terrain | Francheska Guerrero | Washington, DC, USA
Variegated Inc.
| Corbett Marshall+Jim Deskevich | Catskill, NY, USA
Very Studio |
London, United Kingdom
VisuaLingual |
Maya Drozdz | Cincinnati, OH, USA
gallery
Nicholas Gallery is a fresh art space that opened its doors 23 Feb
06 in downtown Cincinnati under the enthusiastic direction of Nicholas
Paddock. He brings a fun, exciting attitude to the area art scene.
Paddock focuses on working with inspiring artists who are passionate
about creating art that inspires. Shows change monthly and feature
local and regional artists. For this exhibit, Paddock has teamed up
with Maya Drozdz, partner in the all-media design studio
VisuaLingual.
contact
Questions? Comments? Email Maya or Nick at
teatowelshow@gmail.com, or
call the Nicholas Gallery at 513.621.0780.
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