ADC Contemporary Art Gallery
Factory Place Arts Complex
Arts District, Downtown Los Angeles
1330 Factory Place ,BUILDING i
Los Angeles, CA, USA 90013
Phone: 323-839-5786
Opening December 11th 2010 and running through January 10th 2011, ADC Contemporary Art Gallery in The Arts District together with is The Consulate General of Argentina is pleased to present “FACE to FACE on METAL”: a two- man exhibit.
JORGE ALBERTELLA - GERARDO HACER
The exhibition includes a collection of artworks from Albertella, including some of his first metal collage works and
Hacer’s sculptures that recalls his ongoing fascination with Origami.
An Opening Reception will be held on Saturday December 11th, 2010 from 6:30 to 10:00 pm.
RSVP for the Opening Reception at 323-839-5786 or email at adcgallery@gmail.com.
JORGE ALBERTELLA is a visual artist interested in the expansive nature of mixed media. He uses steel, wood, paint and other materials to create emblematic and geometric work.
Born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Mr. Albertella spent his early life studying painting and drawing. As a young man, he traveled to New York and then Los Angeles, where he received a PhD in Psychology from the University of Southern California. After maintaining a successful practice, he then pursued a career in theatre.
He also wrote eight published novels and several award-winning plays.
He became known for his eclectic career, rigorous work schedule and a constant pursuit and support of fine arts.
He never abandoned his original love for painting, exhibiting his work in Los Angeles while expanding his career
in other fields.
He currently shows his work in Los Angeles, and his paintings are exhibited throughout the United States and internationally. Additionally, his work is in the permanent collection at the Museum of Latin American Art in Long Beach, California.
GERARDO HACER is an artist whose work demonstrates an art that transcends life’s harsh reality and manifests as creative impulse. Born to teenage Mexican-American gang member parents, Hacer was taken by the state at birth and placed in a series of foster homes throughout his childhood. Lost in a lifestyle of violence, he escaped by creating a playful world that evolved from origami cranes.
Contemplation of his childhood fascination with origami shaped his trademark aesthetic: folded sculptures in bold, solid colors. Choosing metal as his medium, he enrolled at Los Angeles Trade Tech College [LATTC] and studied welding.
“In time, my escape escaped me. I became the lifestyle with one reach: death. In its grasp, I found Calder’s massive, red-orange, industrial, Los Angeles sculpture, “The Four Arches”. He and it gave me a new reach: life,” said Hacer. It was then he decided to be a product of his actions and not of volatile experiences. He decided to break away from the violent connotations of his birth name “Gomez-Martinez” by choosing for himself the name, “Hacer”, which means ‘to do’, in Spanish.
Shaped by the impermanence of his now-non-existent childhood, paper folding ¬¬¬ and graffiti murals, Hacer re-emerged in 2007 as a sculptor of permanent public art with his first installation, “Eagle”, on the LATTC campus.
