Hot Glass Cold Beer - Sold OUT
November 9, 5:30pm
Join us for an incredibly special Hot Glass Cold Beer with brothers Einar and Jamex De La Torre as featured glass artists!
They will join the team at Starworks Glass and performs an exciting glassblowing demonstration live in our Hot Shop. Stay after for live music in the cafe with Laura Jane Vincent. The House of Odell and Luella’s food truck will be on site all night!
De La Torre Brothers
Collaborating brothers, Einar and Jamex De La Torre, were born in Guadalajara, México, 1963, & 1960. In a sudden family move, the brothers moved to The United States in 1972, going from a traditional catholic school to a small California beach Town. They both attended California State University at Long Beach, Jamex got a BFA in Sculpture in 1983, while Einar decided against the utility of an art degree. Currently the brothers live and work on both sides of the border, The Guadalupe Valley in Baja California, México, and San Diego, California. The complexities of the immigrant experience and contradicting bicultural identities, as well as their current life and practice on both sides of border, inform their narrative and aesthetics.
The Brothers have been collaborating in earnest since the 1990’s. Over the years they have developed their signature style featuring mix media work with blown glass sculpture and installation art. Their pieces represent a multifaceted view of life that reflects a complex and humorous aesthetic that could be seen as multi-layered baroque. Their approach is additive, constantly combining material and meaning. Influences range from religious iconography to German expressionism while also paying homage to Mexican vernacular arts and pre-Columbian art. In the last 15 years they have been creating photomural installations and using Lenticular printing as a major part of their repertoire. They have won The USA Artists Fellowship award, The Louis Comfort Tiffany Award, The Joan Mitchell Foundation Award, and The San Diego Art Prize,. They have had 18 solo museum exhibitions, completed 8 major public art projects and have participated in 4 biennales.
TICKETS REQUIRED
Event admission is by ticketed reservation only. You can register by selecting Nov 9 from the calendar at the bottom of the page or by calling 910-428-9001. Cost of admission $5. Beer and wine can be purchased separately from the studio bar or in the Starworks Cafe. Large selection of glassware available for purchase through School House Gallery.
Cancellations must be made before noon the day of the event. 100% of the proceeds benefit Starworks.