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FACE VALUE: Artist Chris Lattanzio's "Faces" Light Up San Francisco
| Source: Eileen Koch & Company
LOS ANGELES, CA--(Marketwire - November 8, 2007) - Roger Kornberg, George F. Smoot and Stephen
Chu have one more thing in common. Aside from being Nobel Science
recipients, they were the subject of Chris Lattanzio's artwork masterpiece.
Lattanzio, known for his intimate, spirited and subtle three dimensional
line sculptures (of depth and shadow basked in white) continues on his
light provoking journey with his latest creation, "Nobel Portraits for a
Noble Building" -- featuring the faces of all female Nobel Prize recipients
of the USA and Nobel winning scientists from the Bay Area (Stanford, UC
Berkeley and UCSF).
Commissioned to accentuate the life (& light) of the beautiful and immense
halls of the Wareham Development's Emeryville Station East (5885 Hollis
Ave. in downtown Emeryville), the laboratory building now boasts a
veritable gallery vibe, housing Lattanzio's life affirming line sculptures
that honor the Nobel recipients.
Chris' signature 3-D white-on-white line portraits are an extension of the
artist's own minimalist perspective and exemplify an economy of material.
Capturing the subject in his viewfinder, he reduces the image to simple
lines, sketching in ink, and then applying the image to surfaces or planes
carved and assembled on a flat base. Ultimately, the depths of the lines
inform the exchange of shadow and light. The art works are finally painted
white to enhance this light play -- a perfect backdrop for Emory Station
East.
Lattanzio -- honored to be the artist chosen to depict these extraordinary
people whose work is so intrinsically infused with intelligence, mystery,
hope and deep compassion -- seems like a natural choice, sharing a similar
sensibility in his own work. These themes, so integral in the spirit of his
work, and instinctual is his ability to manifest essences, Chris has
decided to embark on a new cross country project: Ten Faces for each of the
major cities across the United States, beginning with Los Angeles. Face
THEM Facts!
For more information on Chris Lattanzio, please visit
www.chrislattanzio.com or please contact Eileen Koch @ Eileen Koch &
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