Below is information about one of Patti Grabel’s newest creations. NYUndressed has published a few mentions of Patti Grabel’s work in the past. Here are their links: Upcoming Events of ArtistPatti Grabel, and Artiz Gallery.
Tonight is the official unveiling of one of her newest works, “Circle of Spoons”. It will up for a month so feel free to check it out if you are in the area. The installation will be at the Bloomingdale’s located at 1000 Third Avenue.
For the one-stop beauty destination, Grabel has created “Circle of Spoons”—an installation comprised of a trio of oversized perfume bottles—a sculptural take on Grabel’s painted-spoon photographs.
The central outsized bottle features one of Grabel’s signature prints as its background, accented with a chain of metal spoons that signify nourishing one’s family and community, as well as oneself. A second bottle has a top adorned in faux cherries, emblematic of life’s sweetness, and is inspired by Grabel’s sensual spoon-inspired work, Hot Lips. The third bottle is evocative of a goddess and is covered in shimmering spoons. Together, the trio are a vibrant expression of joie-de-vivre, self-confidence, and individuality.
About Patti Grabel
Patti Grabel is an artist, writer, and producer based in New York City and Water Mill, NY. As an artist, she works in a range of mediums including painting, drawing, photography, assemblage, and found-object sculpture to explore imagery that reveals narratives that are at once personal and universal, whimsical and poignant, intimate and public.
Her most recent compositions, photographed and printed on paper or glass, feature wooden spoons she has painted, hung to dry on a clothesline, and arranged to tell stories. The narrative threads embrace many themes including nourishment, family, sensuality, creative expression, spirituality, and the liberating and necessary act of taking chances in life.
In addition to their texture and sculptural quality, Patti uses spoons for their metaphorical richness. Everyday tools, they are also nurturing vessels giving and receiving in a single motion. Whether part of a set of heirloom silverware or a humble wooden spoon for stirring, they are used around the globe to make and deliver sustenance.
A selection of works from her Lick the Spoon series and a solo exhibition from her Causing a Stir series were shown at Chase Edwards Contemporary in Bridgehampton, NY, in September 2017 and July 2018, respectively. Most recently, her prints were featured in a monographic presentation at Artiz gallery in New York City. Patti was also one of seven artists invited to participate in a project for Bloomingdale’s flagship store in midtown in conjunction with the launch of a new denim department, where her one-of-a-kind denim jeans embellished with spoons, replicas of berries and vines, and embroidery were playfully on display. She returns to Bloomingdale’s this January with her perfume-bottle-inspired installation, “Circle of Spoons” for the store’s newly renovated Cosmetics department.
One of her pieces was included in benefit event supporting Michael Bolton Charities in 2017, and a print was selected for the Museum of Arts and Design’s 2018 MAD Ball and their 60th anniversary Diamond Jubilee Ball in 2017 for the silent auction benefitting the museum. A print was also selected by City Harvest for the silent auction at its BID 2018 benefit event. Patti donates a portion of the proceeds from sales of her prints to City Harvest, a nonprofit organization feeding hungry New Yorkers for over 35 years.
