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The Crucible Collection Benefit Art Auction

Artworks

The objects of Susan Kingsley beautifully mock our accepted conventions. Her work speaks to our individual and cultural selves, and play on our societies associations with the body, gender, and social relationships. Of her materials Kingsley states: "Metal is a fluid material. It is of the earth and in our bodies. It remains a substance of great beauty, mystery, and knowledge, offering endless possibilities for the postmodern alchemist."

Susan Kingsley Aloe Bracelet, bronze
$500 (starting bid)

Albert Paley first came to prominence as one of the leading craft jewelers in the United States, but it was his twin foundation of jewelry and metalwork that has forged his legendary career as a metalworker, blacksmith and monumental sculptor. During his thirty-year career, he has moved from jewelry to decorative arts to architectural adornment to sculpture, and is often identified as one of the artists responsible for breaking the boundaries between sculpture, design, and the crafts. Paley's work can be found in museums around the world including the British Museum, the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, the Columbus Museum of Art, the Smithsonian Institute, the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, and the White House.

Albert Paley Interlace
bronze and steel with powder coat
$9,000 (starting bid)

Beverly Pepper is an internationally renowned artist whose work is informed by the shapes and forces of the natural world. She has created sculptures in cast iron, bronze, steel, stainless steel, and stone ranging from small-scale intimate works to monumental installations. Pepper's brilliant and prolific career has spanned almost forty years and figured centrally in such watershed modern movements as Constructivism, Assemblage, and Minimalism. Her huge incisive sculptures in heavy materials like rusty iron or flashing steel and large environmental installations have made her one of the most prominent contemporary artists. Her work has been shown in numerous exhibitions across this country and Europe, including one-person shows at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Brooklyn Museum of Art, Ohio's Columbus Museum of Art, the Albright-Knox Art Gallery in Buffalo, and the San Francisco Museum of Art, and in museums, galleries, and public sites throughout Europe.

Beverly Pepper Crucible Presence, bronze
$35,000 (starting bid)

Randy Strong has created elegant and highly sought after works for over 25 years. Combining his eye for contemporary design with ancient techniques, Strong creates truly unique works of art. His work has been collected and displayed throughout the world in such places as The Louvre, The Osaka Museum of Art, The SFMOMA, The John D. Rockefeller Collection and the IBM Collection.

Randy Strong Bonsai, hand blown and fused glass
$2,000 (starting bid)

William Wareham received his MFA from UC Berkeley, his BFA from Philadelphia College of Art, and he also studied at the University of the Americas in Mexico City. He received an N.E.A. grant in 1974 and two Eisner Prizes for Sculpture while at U.C.B. His work is found in distinguished collections and museum throughout the United States including Runnymead Farm, University Art Museum in Berkeley, Claremont Hotel in Oakland, Meridian Hotel in San Francisco, Honolulu Academy of Art, San Francisco State University and many other private and public collections.

William Wareham Yellow Spheres-White Arcs, painted steel
$1,500 (starting bid)

The public is invited to preview The Crucible Collection in person at A New Leaf Gallery / Sculpturesite in Berkeley through April 2, 2004 (scuplturesite.com). Silent Auction bids will be accepted during previews, although bidders are encouraged to attend the reception to ensure success. For further information please contact Stephanie Everett at 510-525-7621 or email stephanie@sculpturesite.com

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