FLUSH
An Exhibit by Clark Sorensen
June 2-26 ,2006 - San Francisco, CA
location: Ruby's Clay Studio & Gallery 

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PRESS RELEASE:
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE             APRIL 28, 2006
- FLUSH -
New Urinal Sculptures
by San Francisco Artist, Clark Sorensen
June 2 – June 26, 2006
Opening Reception: Friday, June 2nd, 6-8pm

Ruby’s Clay Studio & Gallery
552-A Noe Street
San Francisco, CA. 94114
Hours: Monday - Saturday 10am-6pm

Contact:          
Ruby’s Clay Studio (415) 558-9819       
Clark Sorensen (415) 401-0383

Once again Clark Sorensen will be transforming Ruby’s Clay Studio Gallery into the most unusual bathroom display you are likely to ever see. There will be close to one dozen new Urinal Sculptures in the shapes of flowers and shells on display with several of them hooked up to water so they can be flushed (not used however).

Clark’s exotic urinals are both startlingly beautiful and a puzzling combination of functional bathroom fixture and whimsical sculpture. These large-scale flowers and shells, deftly crafted of high fire porcelain, create an ironic marriage of beauty and functionality. Each one is a unique shape and each uses water flow in a different way. Visitors will be invited to flush selected urinals and enjoy firsthand their magical use of water and shape.

Since his first solo show in San Francisco a year ago, Clark’s fantastic urinals have been featured in magazines and books throughout the world. His Red Hibiscus Urinal was awarded an honorable mention in the Visions In Clay National Art Exhibition held in September of 2005. In February of this year he was honored to be invited as a special exhibitor at the Kyung Hyang Housing Fair in Seoul, Korea where tens of thousands of people enjoyed his sculptures. If you didn’t catch his show last year you absolutely must see and experience his new pieces at Ruby’s Clay Studio June 2-26, 2006.

Ruby’s Clay Studio is located at 522-A Noe Street in the Castro between 18th and 19th streets. Ruby’s is a non-profit studio space for clay artists and has a gallery space where local artists display their work. The studio and gallery are open Monday - Saturday 10am – 6pm, (sometimes later if artists are working late). There is a manager on duty Mon. - Fri. 9:00 am to 1:00 pm, on Wed. 5:30 - 9:00 pm and on Sat. 12:30 pm - 4:30 pm. For more information please contact:

ARTIST STATEMENT

 “My current work reflects my interest in combining beauty with function as well as exploiting the discord between opposing elements in life and in art. The contradiction of taking an unsightly urinal and transforming it into a graceful flower or shell is a potent combination. Since most people think of a urinal as being ugly or dirty, it is the perfect object to beautify. These pieces also echo more classic conflicts between masculine and feminine, good and evil, soiled and chaste. Ideally these pieces would be fully functioning each time they are exhibited, their interactivity being another key element. By flushing or even urinating into my pieces one’s experience can hopefully be even more intimate and engaging.”
Clark Sorensen, September 2005