PO Box 7230
16904 Via de Santa Fe
Rancho Santa Fe, California 92067
T(858)756-8160 F(858)756-0137
16904 Via de Santa Fe
Rancho Santa Fe, California 92067
T(858)756-8160 F(858)756-0137
This Is Where The Rubber Meets The Road
The Petroleum Museum
1500 W Interstate 20
Midland, TX 79701
May 15 - August 31, 2007
May 15 - August 31, 2007
PETROLEUM MUSEUM IN MIDLAND, TEXAS
FEATURES ARTIST STEVE MALONEY'S
THIS IS WHERE THE RUBBER MEET THE ROAD SERIES
-- Wall-mounted, mixed media works celebrate the art of speed on the NASCAR circuit, May 15-August 31, 2007 --
"Green Flag" cocktail party and artist lectures to fuel the excitement,
June 14, 2007
April, 2007 (Midland, TX) - The Petroleum Museum in Midland, Texas is putting its pedal to the metal - and NASCAR racing metal on display - with a new solo exhibition by California artist Steve Maloney. The artful exhibit will highlight 22 of Maloney's wall-mounted, mixed-media This is Where the Rubber Meets the Road series, an exhilarating salute to racing created from actual NASCAR automobiles that roared to life on the track - and have the dents, scrapes and tire marks to show for it. The exhibition runs May 15 - August 31, 2007.
A special "Green Flag" event on June 14, 2007 will fuel the excitement surrounding the exhibition. A presentation and Q&A session by Maloney will be offered to the public free of charge as part of the Museum's Brown Bag Lunch series. In the evening, the artist will join members of the media as well as exhibit sponsors and Energy Circle members for an exclusive celebratory cocktail party and Q&A session hosted by The Petroleum Museum.
The This is Where the Rubber Meets the Road exhibition marks the west Texas debut for Maloney, who hails from Rancho Santa Fe, California. A lifelong race enthusiast and aficionado of Americana, Maloney created the "modern sculptural collages" as a vivid visual paean to NASCAR, which has 75 million fans and counting. With his innovative use of color, advertising logos and twisted car parts, Maloney intended the series to be appreciated by art connoisseurs as well as fans - the latter of whom can delight in spotting parts from their favorite racers; the former of whom will just be left breathless.
Works like Boogie Woogie No. 1 in strips of NASCAR metal and acrylic, High Octane created from a NASCAR fuel can and sheet metal, and the colossal Maloney 500 sculpture of NASCAR front ends with mixed media, which are practically racing at the viewers.
"Abstraction does not have to exclude reality," noted Maloney, who was a three-time driver in the Baja Mexican 1000. "My work in This is Where the Rubber Meets the Road combines them by using actual objects to convey visual images and slices of Americana. In this case, it's God Bless America, Hail the Checkered Flag, and hand me another can of Bud, please!"
With 40,000 square feet of exhibits and a single-minded focus on what drives America, the Petroleum Museum is an ideal environment for Maloney's eye-grabbing work. "We're very excited about welcoming Steve to West Texas and exhibiting his This is Where the Rubber Meets the Road series," said Kathy Shannon, Executive Director of the Permian Basin Petroleum Museum. "Such exhilarating work goes a long way toward revealing the intriguing diversity of the exhibitions the museum has to offer."
Museum goers - start your engines!
For more information about Steve Maloney's This is Where the Rubber Meets the Road exhibition, please contact Andrea Schnoor at 310.878.4812, or aschnoor@andreaschnoor.com.
Or visit http://www.petroleummuseum.org/ Marketing Director: Suzanne Dworsky, sdworsky@petroleummuseum.org, 432-683-4403
The Petroleum Museum is the oldest, largest and most integrated petroleum-related museum in the nation. In 2005, the Museum celebrated 30 years of pursuing its mission: to share the petroleum and energy story and its impact on our lives. Interactive exhibits cover all aspects of the petroleum industry, from the formation of oil, its exploration, geology, pipelining, marketing and refining to the economic and political impact of the industry. In 2004, the Museum opened the Transportation Wing, which includes the Chaparral Gallery. A privately funded educational institution, the Museum was conceived, designed and built to tell the story of the oil industry and the cultural history of the Permian Basin.
For more information, please visit www.petroleummuseum.org
FEATURES ARTIST STEVE MALONEY'S
THIS IS WHERE THE RUBBER MEET THE ROAD SERIES
-- Wall-mounted, mixed media works celebrate the art of speed on the NASCAR circuit, May 15-August 31, 2007 --
"Green Flag" cocktail party and artist lectures to fuel the excitement,
June 14, 2007
April, 2007 (Midland, TX) - The Petroleum Museum in Midland, Texas is putting its pedal to the metal - and NASCAR racing metal on display - with a new solo exhibition by California artist Steve Maloney. The artful exhibit will highlight 22 of Maloney's wall-mounted, mixed-media This is Where the Rubber Meets the Road series, an exhilarating salute to racing created from actual NASCAR automobiles that roared to life on the track - and have the dents, scrapes and tire marks to show for it. The exhibition runs May 15 - August 31, 2007.
A special "Green Flag" event on June 14, 2007 will fuel the excitement surrounding the exhibition. A presentation and Q&A session by Maloney will be offered to the public free of charge as part of the Museum's Brown Bag Lunch series. In the evening, the artist will join members of the media as well as exhibit sponsors and Energy Circle members for an exclusive celebratory cocktail party and Q&A session hosted by The Petroleum Museum.
The This is Where the Rubber Meets the Road exhibition marks the west Texas debut for Maloney, who hails from Rancho Santa Fe, California. A lifelong race enthusiast and aficionado of Americana, Maloney created the "modern sculptural collages" as a vivid visual paean to NASCAR, which has 75 million fans and counting. With his innovative use of color, advertising logos and twisted car parts, Maloney intended the series to be appreciated by art connoisseurs as well as fans - the latter of whom can delight in spotting parts from their favorite racers; the former of whom will just be left breathless.
Works like Boogie Woogie No. 1 in strips of NASCAR metal and acrylic, High Octane created from a NASCAR fuel can and sheet metal, and the colossal Maloney 500 sculpture of NASCAR front ends with mixed media, which are practically racing at the viewers.
"Abstraction does not have to exclude reality," noted Maloney, who was a three-time driver in the Baja Mexican 1000. "My work in This is Where the Rubber Meets the Road combines them by using actual objects to convey visual images and slices of Americana. In this case, it's God Bless America, Hail the Checkered Flag, and hand me another can of Bud, please!"
With 40,000 square feet of exhibits and a single-minded focus on what drives America, the Petroleum Museum is an ideal environment for Maloney's eye-grabbing work. "We're very excited about welcoming Steve to West Texas and exhibiting his This is Where the Rubber Meets the Road series," said Kathy Shannon, Executive Director of the Permian Basin Petroleum Museum. "Such exhilarating work goes a long way toward revealing the intriguing diversity of the exhibitions the museum has to offer."
Museum goers - start your engines!
For more information about Steve Maloney's This is Where the Rubber Meets the Road exhibition, please contact Andrea Schnoor at 310.878.4812, or aschnoor@andreaschnoor.com.
Or visit http://www.petroleummuseum.org/ Marketing Director: Suzanne Dworsky, sdworsky@petroleummuseum.org, 432-683-4403
The Petroleum Museum is the oldest, largest and most integrated petroleum-related museum in the nation. In 2005, the Museum celebrated 30 years of pursuing its mission: to share the petroleum and energy story and its impact on our lives. Interactive exhibits cover all aspects of the petroleum industry, from the formation of oil, its exploration, geology, pipelining, marketing and refining to the economic and political impact of the industry. In 2004, the Museum opened the Transportation Wing, which includes the Chaparral Gallery. A privately funded educational institution, the Museum was conceived, designed and built to tell the story of the oil industry and the cultural history of the Permian Basin.
For more information, please visit www.petroleummuseum.org