Saturday, December 11th. FACE to FACE on METAL - Jorge Albertella - Gerardo Hacer

Save the Date, December 11th.: FACE to FACE on METAL by JORGE ALBERTELLA - HACER
Opening Reception Saturday, December 11th. at 6:00 pm. ADC Contemporary Art Gallery - Factory Place Arts Complex, Arts District, Downtown Los Angeles 1330 Factory Place. BUILDING i, Los Angeles CA 90013

Opening December 11th. 2010 and running through January 10th. 2011, ADC Contemporary Art Gallery at Factory Place Arts Complex in The Arts District together with is The Consulate General of Argentina is pleased to present "FACE to FACE on METAL": a two- man exhibit. JORGE ALBERTELLA - HACER. The exhibition includes a collection of artworks from Albertella, including some of his first metal collage works and Hacer's sculptures that recalls his ongoing fascination with Origami. An Opening Reception will be held on Saturday December 11th. 2010 from 6:30 to 10:00 pm. RSVP for the Opening Reception at 323-839-5786 or email at adcgallery@gmail.com.

An Opening Reception will be held on Saturday December 11th. 2010 from 6:30 to 10:00 pm. RSVP for the Opening Reception at 323-839-5786 or email at adcgallery@gmail.com. Performance by MARIA ENTRAIGUES at 7:30 pm.

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JORGE ALBERTELLA is a visual artist interested in the expansive nature of mixed media. He uses steel, wood, paint and other elements to create emblematic and geometrically-based work. Born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Mr. Albertella spent his early life studying painting and drawing. As a young man, he traveled to New York and then Los Angeles, where he received a PhD in Psychology from the University of Southern California. After maintaining a successful practice, he then pursued a career in theatre. He also wrote eight published novels and several award-winning plays. He became known for his eclectic career, rigorous work schedule and a constant pursuit and support of fine arts. However he never abandoned his original love of painting, exhibiting his work in Los Angeles while continuing his career in other fields. He currently shows his work in Los Angeles, and his paintings are also exhibited throughout the United States as well as internationally. His work is in the permanent collection at the Museum of Latin American Art in Long Beach, California

HACER [b. 1976] is a Los Angeles-based American sculptor who designs and builds monumental, bold, "origami-inspired" metal forms for public installation. Abandoned by teenage, Mexican-American gang member parents at birth; he grew up in a series of gang-affiliated foster homes. Custody to a lifestyle of violence and addiction, he learned to escape by folding origami animals. During adolescence his foldings gave way to a fascination with graffiti and the gang culture surrounding it. "In time, my escape escaped me. I became the lifestyle with one reach: death. In its grasp I found Calder's massive, red-orange, Los Angeles sculpture "The Four Arches". He/it gave me a new reach: life." Breaking from his birth name, "Gomez-Martinez", he choose the name "Hacer" which means TO DO in Spanish and, reuniting with the multi-folded artform he learned at age seven, emerged as a sculptor. With several public installations in the ground, Hacer's minimalist sculptures that predominantly use animal forms to comment on the devastation caused by societal ignorance and self-absorption, are fast -becoming emblematic. By reducing the form to its essence, he retains the dynamic angles, plains and shadows that attract him to the aesthetic while staying true to his Bauhaus "form follows function" approach to life and design.

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ADC Contemporary Art Gallery is now located in the heart of Downtown Los Angeles at the FACTORY PLACE ART COMPLEX in the Arts District. The Gallery established in 2005, is dedicated to the promotion of national and international contemporary artists, providing quality and original art for established and emerging collectors as well as a variety of International Art Exchanges, art residences and workshops programs for artists. Regular Hours: Tuesday to Friday from 10:30am to 6pm. Saturdays - 12:00 noon to 6:30pm.