Elizabeth Garouste

Elizabeth Garouste makes her debut on the West Coast with an exhibition that explores hellenistic
symbols, traditional fabrics from the United Kingdom and simple childhood pleasures to create a
uniquely Garoustian universe that is at once elegant, fantastic and fun. Ralph Pucci says,“Elizabeth’s
work is a breath of fresh air. So playful, but intelligent and sophisticated.”

⁣She excels at preserving decorative arts traditions while breaking with conventional aesthetics. The
mosaic of tiles on the Ali Table suggests inspiration drawn from antiquity, yet the piece is a paradigm
for the art of imperfection with the hand-of-the-artist evident in the non-linear patterns and
biomorphic base. ⁣Similarly, the hammered bronze body of the Zita Table Lamp is rooted in the
decorative arts tradition while the patterned lampshade recalls the 20th-century spirit of Matisse and
Calder. ⁣The opening of the exhibition is accompanied by specially-choreographed vignettes created
by Holly Rothschild.