Brooklyn Gallery To Host Epic Exhibit Of Sandblasted Glass Pipe Art

April 1, 2010 - PRLog -- Easy Street Gallery proudly presents Repeater, the contemporary work of its most widely-known resident artist, Slinger. His work is highly influenced by Warhol and evokes connection through its conceptual depiction of popculture imagery. Slinger attempts to reclaim the space taken from us by mainstream media by deconstructing traditional forms with political and personal statements. “I just want to do something different and challenge how people think about art,” Slinger protests.

Pipe-making is a controversial medium, but Slinger’s vision is to express himself so glass pipe art can finally get its deserved recognition as fine art. “Slinger uses glass as the canvas for his works. The pipe is just one of the most popular,” comments Easy Street owner Ian Kerr. Patrons to this exhibit should expect to see his interpretation of recognizable popculture art imagery combined with his outspoken views of what art can be. These daring and bold statements will be seen in his well-known works such as Assault Girl and Dali Sidecar. Beginning with a free exhibit launch party on Saturday, April 10, at 7p.m., Repeater will be displayed until May 12, 2010.

Slinger grew up on Long Island and spent a lot of his time roaming around the streets of NYC. After majoring in film, he spent some time perfecting his glass blowing technique on the West Coast in both Seattle and Vancouver. Currently, Slinger resides in Philadelphia where he has a studio and is finishing his documentary, Degenerate Art, about the growing movement of the glass pipe subculture.

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Easy Street Gallery presents glass pipe-making in a new light in their hopes to transform perception of glass pipes as fine art. All artists represented at Easy Street Gallery work in the United States and are part of a small, yet growing group of talented individuals at the forefront of the movement. It is their aim to showcase these artists’ work in the arena of a fine art setting, and deservedly so, as the concept, skill and craftsmanship of each piece created is at the highest and most sophisticated level within the flameworked glass community. For more information, please visit http://easystreetbrooklyn.com, @easystbklyn on Twitter, fan page on Facebook or their location at 155 Grand Street, Williamsburg, Brooklyn, NY.