Upper West Restaurant presents “The Cosmic
Experience” featuring the art of Eva Montealegre on Sunday, June 26 from
4-7pm.
The Santa Monica restaurant features new art
from local artists every few months. As is the tradition, Upper West hosts an
artist reception and a meet and greet with each new artist. Curated by the
restaurant and the team at LAArtParty.com, talented artists are
selected for a solo exhibition and celebrated at Upper West.
The work of artist Eva Montealegre is set to be
featured on Sunday, June 26th with an opening reception taking place
from 4:00pm to 7:00pm.
Montealegre has shown in galleries across the
U.S. In
addition to being an artist, Eva is a crime novelist writing under the name,
Eva Batonne. Eva’s first novel is titled Resurrection
Diva, and has only garnered rave reviews including a blurb by Michael
Connelly. It’s available on Amazon and you can visit her crime fiction website
@ www.evabatonne.com for
more insights. Her next novel is due out late this summer. Eva has been known
to work in various forms of art, including writing, filmmaking, singing,
dancing and acting, too. She has taught mask and headpiece workshops that often
include original writing, music & performance as well as the
construction of powerful healing masks that maybe hung on the wall to decorate
a home or office.
Montealegre explains a bit about what she will
be showing…“I have several paintings from the Deep series: Deep One is the largest at 44” x 70”
and all of these are abstract and they have to do with our deeper selves and
the meanings that are sometimes elusive and yet so present. The idea is to
invite the viewer to imagine going deep into the ocean of their beings or even
to propel themselves deep into the outer space of their existence in a sort of
self-exploration. We are all in relationship with the cosmos even though we
don’t think about it much. Where does that experience begin? At the tip of our
nose.
Spirit Horse 36" x 48" mixed-media with oil on
canvas
Spirit Horse is about staying connected to
one's youthfulness and playfulness. It's about unbridled energy and
sensuality and personal power. It is a delightful expression of a joyful
oneness with life. All the gold symbols are very happy, sunny and healing
type symbols. Both Spirit Horse and Bear Spirit and many of my paintings
resonate with mankind's cave paintings which are all over the planet.
For additional information about Eva
Montealegre, visit her website at http://www.evamontealegre.com
Upper West is known for its incredible cuisine,
provided by Chef Nick Shipp who hails from Fort Worth, Texas. Adding his own
special flair, Shipp has been cooking since he was just fifteen and graduated
from the Culinary Institute of Dallas.
The opening reception for “The Cosmic
Experience” will take place on Sunday, June 26 from 4-7pm at Upper West
Restaurant located at 3321 Pico Blvd, Santa Monica, CA, (310)
586-1111; http://www.theupperwest.com
