Downtown San Diego gets all arty
Gallery 5 + 5 and Pink Falcon Boutique opened over the weekend. The boutique/gallery combo says they’ll be downtown San Diego’s newest source of “sophisticated” urban art and clothing.
I didn’t make it to the opening, so I don’t know much about the place. Click below to read the press releases.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
March [20], 2007
San Diego Entrepreneur Christopher J. Martinez will bring art and fashion to the Gaslamp district with the opening of Gallery 5 + 5 and Pink Falcon Boutique.
Opening Gala April 21st, 2007, to benefit “The National Breast Cancer Foundation” (NBCF)
SAN DIEGO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–In an industry where business savvy is rare, Christopher J. Martinez carries ten years of entrepreneurial experience to the art world. Gallery 5 + 5, was born of a lifetime passion for the arts and nearly a decade devoted to enabling the creative world to network and develop. The excitement in the Gaslamp/East Village is mounting, as Martinez prepares to open the doors to Gallery 5 + 5 and Pink Falcon Boutique, with an unrivaled gala event, April 21, 2007.
In celebration of the grand opening of Gallery 5 + 5 and Pink Falcon Boutique, Martinez will host an Opening Gala, packed with entertainment and celebrities. The joint art gallery and fashion boutique will bring sophistication to the Gaslamp providing a cultural impact and a public service to the San Diego community. “I have been planning this opening for years, a true vision has now come to light. I also embrace the opportunity to give back, supporting causes in which I’m passionate,” said Christopher Martinez.
Together with Pink Falcon Boutique and Gallery 5 + 5, Martinez welcomes Kevin Hail, Chief Operating Officer of the National Breast Cancer Foundation (NBCF) on opening night. A portion of the opening event proceeds going to NBCF and 10% of all sales during the month will benefit the NBCF as well. Martinez’s sister, [Bernadette] fought her own battle with cancer and it is a cause that Martinez feels compelled to address.
Martinez relocated to San Diego over ten years ago, and has since continued to devote his work to making the opportunity for exposure available to talent worldwide. Gallery 5 + 5 will present art from local and international artists, showcasing a new main artist and emerging artist every month. Gallery 5 + 5 will lead a city oriented appeal within in the arts community, offering the novice to the avid patrons of the arts the opportunity to take part in a movement, evoking the peak of the SoHo art explosion in the 1980’s. Gallery 5 + 5 will constantly be discovering talent from around the world and at the same time bring to light new local talent, always maintaining a high standard of vision and creativity, motivating the community on a new level.
Diligent about the talent that many never see, Martinez’s keen eye led him to Gallery 5 + 5’s premiere artist, Chobo. Martinez discovered Gallery 5 + 5 Opening Artist Chobo’s, pronounced (hobo), born in Prague, Czechoslovakia, work in a small San Diego restaurant, prompting him to offer the Czech Republic native financial support for four months so that he could devote his entire attention to painting. Chobo created the twenty pieces that will be Gallery 5 + 5’s opening installation. Chobo’s, “The Hesky Exhibit” meaning “beautiful” in Czechoslovakian, is dedicated to the people of the Czech Republic. Exhibit: April 22 – May 31st, 2007
Christopher J. Martinez’s exposure to the arts began early on with his father’s successful Colorado Springs, Colorado art gallery. His formative years were rich in culture and opportunities to embrace music, art, and fashion. Martinez left his home town in Colorado for the vibrant cityscapes of Boston and New York when he was 18 years old. He formed a connection with his business partner Athena Toner in San Diego, California. Project 5 + 5, Inc (parent company) will open Pink Falcon Boutique and Gallery 5 + 5, located side by-side.
About Gallery 5 + 5
From its home inside a historical hotel building located at 544 6th Avenue, in the heart of San Diego’s Gaslamp district, an exciting new gallery to open, Gallery 5 + 5, brings you the unexpected in fine Contemporary Art and Design, showcasing and fostering new local talent alongside internationally established artists, Gallery 5 + 5 will be opening it’s doors April, 2007.
+Complimentary Champagne Sunday, 4.22.07 – 10am – 7pm:
544 6th Avenue
San Diego, California
92101
http://www.gallery5plus5.com
http://www.project5plus5.com
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
April 17, 2007
San Diego Gallery 5 + 5 Opening Artist “Chobo” Presents Hezky Exhibition
Opening Gala April 21st, 2007, to benefit “The National Breast Cancer Foundation” (NBCF)
SAN DIEGO–(BUSINESS WIRE) — “Chobo” the founder of a new style of painting, Imperfectionism, will be showing his latest work at Gallery 5+5. The “Hezky” (Hezky, meaning beautiful in Czechoslovakian) exhibit looks to highlight the undeniable shift in the style of his recent paintings. While he remains true to his basic principles shown in his early creations his recent work has changed in many subtle ways.
Chobo’s Imperfectionism of early 2000 was conceived out of radical acceptance of imperfection in the creative process. Instead of hiding the imperfections, they are embraced as inspirational stimuli and promoted to become an integral part of the ultimate outcome. This approach gives his work a remarkable depth and reveals several levels of appearance of its components exposing the secret to the process of artistic creation.
Recently, Chobo’s Imperfectionism appeared to have matured-after overcoming the grooving pains of its childhood. It appears as if several confluent factors have
contributed to the change. His work is calmer, quieter, and conveys a sense of content and harmony. This may be a reflection of Chobo’s mind set, as he appears more comfortable and less conflict ridden in his approach to painting, and perhaps, to his life as well.
He has also made a qualitative step forward in the conceptualization of his paintings. You can see this demonstrated by his increased level of selectivity and thoughtfulness in choosing the elements in his paintings to highlight and attract interest toward. He has also become a much better ‘ Gestaltist ‘ – his exploits into complex relations between the figure and the background have finally come to fruition.
He has found a fortunate formula between the two, time and time again, both spatially in composition and the use of color. He has progressed into successfully using less differentiated silhouettes on even less differentiated backgrounds. This gives the painting a hazy/dreamy, foggy/ lightness unseen before.
Finally, his early paintings were not made for you to like them; they were not meant to elicit pleasurable sensation. They simply demanded respect for his way of painting, his way of grasping objects, animals, and people – like it or not. I believe that his recent works conveys a little different message. He no longer expects to be misunderstood, mislabeled and second guessed. Consequently, he doesn’t need to adopt a provocative attitude towards the viewer any longer. A much desired result of this is that his recent work tends to build a much better bridge between his canvas and your eyes. As he got closer to himself he also got closer to you. All in all, clearly Chobo has again progressed in perfecting his Imperfectionism-if such a thing ever existed.
Written By: Karel Placek M.D. for Gallery 5 + 5
About Gallery 5 + 5
From its home inside a historical hotel building located at 544 6th Avenue, in the heart of San Diego’s Gaslamp district, an exciting new gallery to open, Gallery 5 + 5, brings you the unexpected in fine Contemporary Art and Design, showcasing and fostering new local talent alongside internationally established artists, Gallery 5 + 5 will be opening it’s doors April 21, 2007.
+Complimentary Champagne Sundays
544 6th Avenue
San Diego, California
92101
http://www.gallery5plus5.com
http://www.project5plus5.com
