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      <p class="bigdouble">Cricket Engine is a former military infirmary, utilised 
        in the early part of this century. It is <a href="contact.htm">located</a>         in the 5th Avenue Marina, near Oakland's Jack London Square, among many 
        other&nbsp; historic buildings, now artist work sites.</p></td>
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      collective is made of five <a href="/artists.htm">artists</a>. We work individually 
      in our own studios as well as contributing to shows in the larger <a href="/gallery.htm">gallery 
      space</a>. Cricket Engine Gallery hosts a variety of <a href="/events.htm">shows 
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<p class="head1">CRICKET ENGINE PRESENTS</p><br>

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<p><strong><i>Beauty and Power: New Work by Misty Gamble</i><br>
July 11-20, 2008</strong></p>

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Opening Reception: July 11, 6-9 PM<br>
Closing: July 20, 3-6 PM</p>

<p>Gallery Hours: Sat. & Sun., July 12-13, 12–4 p.m.; Sat. July 19, 12-4 p.m. and by appointment.</p>

<p>   
Cricket Engine Gallery hosts a solo exhibition of new
work by Misty Gamble. Fresh off of a one-year
residency at Watershed Center for Ceramic Arts in
Maine, Misty exhibits ceramic sculptural figurative
work from the two series “Chanel” and “Big Hair”. This
solo show will engage the viewer by questioning his or
her own notion of beauty and power. What is considered
beautiful as one ages? How do woman empower
themselves? How do power and beauty relate? Her work
can be seen at www.mistygamble.com. Additional images
are available upon request. </p>
 
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Focusing on the eccentric and unique qualities of the
human figure, my ceramic work is derived from a
combination of fantasy and reality. Gesture, posture
and exaggeration of features play an important role in
my ability to create dynamic sculptures that capture a
moment in time. My work continues to be informed by my
interests in issues surrounding femininity and set
standards of normalcy, propriety and societal
expectation. In this new work, I challenge
conventional notions of beauty, aging and class.
“Chanel” is comprised of three life-size ceramic women
seated in chairs. These pastel colored, cosmetically
enhanced women sit and pose in Chanel suits with
large, elaborate coiffures. They live in a world where
the line between youth and old age is blurred. The
Chanel ladies are at once hideous and perfect. This
work is displayed off of the traditional pedestal and
meant for in-the-round viewing as an object existing
in the same type of space as the viewer's. The series,
“Big Hair”, is comprised of three sculptures. Torsos
in the form of mannequin bodies hold up heads with
enormous sculpted hairstyles. This series explores
beauty and power in womanhood. At the same time, the
mannequin body speaks of woman as object. I use a
uniform color palette as a formal device on the
textural surface of the figure and the modeled surface
of the clothing.</p>
 
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Misty Gamble’s work is inspired by the human figure
and its infinite capacity for communication. This
makes sense given that, as a child, Misty was immersed
in her father’s world of puppetry and the performing
arts. Traveling to many parts of the world as a young
girl and later as an adult has also made an indelible
impact on her life and work. In 1998, Misty was
invited to be the first American to perform in Iran
(since 1979) at the 7th International Puppet Festival
in Tehran. Misty is a recipient of a number of honors
including awards from the Martin Wong Foundation,
National Conference for the Education of Ceramic Arts
and the Ellice T. Johnston Foundation. Recently, she
received an artist grant from the Ruth Chenven
Foundation and was honored as a 2008 Ceramics Monthly
Emerging Artist. Misty just completed a one-year
Artist Residency at Watershed Center for the Ceramic
Arts, where she earned the Howard Kottler Fellowship.
Misty received her MFA in Ceramics from San Francisco
State University. Her work has been exhibited in San
Francisco, Santa Fe, Los Angeles, Portland (OR),
Worchester, Tacoma and New York. Over the last year,
Misty has had the opportunity to lecture at NYU,
Kansas City Art Institute, Maine College of Art and
Maryland Institute of Contemporary Art. </p>


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      <p class="clientdetail"><font color="#993300"><strong>Upcoming 2008</strong></font><font color="#000000"><br>
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Misty Gamble July 11-20<br>
Bay Area Now & Later July 25-Aug 3<br>
Shalene Valenzuela Aug 9-17<br>
Steven Kahn Aug 22-31<br>
Larnie & Bodil Fox September<br>
Michele Kern & Michael DeLeon October 4-19<br>
Jaime Lakatos November 14-23<br>
Namita Kapoor  November 28-Dec 7<br>

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