The Lower Level at 30 Hotaling Place (half a block block north of the TransAmerica Pyramid and the Redwood Park) is for lease. The listing agent is Anne Lawrence at Alain Pinel Realtors:
Anne, in partnership with property manager Peter Scott , has "staged" the Lower Level to reflect its versatility and usefullness for a variety of commercial applications. With almost 6,000 wide-open square feet, gallary walls & lighting, and a central location surrounded by art and antique galleries and showrooms, the space has been used as a gym, a photography studio, an art school and most recently as an art gallery.
In November of 2010, with a budget of $300, three weeks time and no ilusions about his artistic skill, Peter quickly painted or assembled seven large works and brought in three other original works from his personal collection, including "a tratar" below, to the left of "Mirror".
"Tryptic4CP" sold to a local collector for $300 (bringing the show out of the red) and has been replaced with a triptych using the same colors in an different design when you can see on the broker's listing.
"Mirror" is a collage of black and white photographs of famous and not-famous people looking at them-selves in the mirror. The mirror was salvaged from the old Cyprus Club around the corner on Jackson St.
"1958" which features the Coast Guard Academy Quarterback from 1958 (the building owner who indulged Peter's little art show) and Ford Motor Company car colors from 1958 was sold to a local football
fan. "Pam" to the right is a work in progress. "Untitled" (to the left of "1958") looks deep into the eye of a Bichon Frise to reveal its adoring owner taking the photogrgaph.
"Great Balls of Fire" happened by accident when - desperate to finish the show - Peter found three red Christmas ornaments in a recycling bin. "Golden Quintych" is partially in view to the right.
In September, 2011 work on the new Black and White Gallery began. Works include "White" - a deep and penetrating view into whiteness. What does "white" mean? How does "whiteness" affect our daily lives?
Simillarly, the relationship between black and white is intimately explored in Peter's groundbreaking
triptych "untitled".
"Mountain Road" (sold) explores the complex relationship between headlights and snow-covered mountains.
To se the space and the ever-changin show, please contact Peter at
(415) 292-3623 or Anne Lawrence at
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