Despite
— or due to — the fact that we can’t even draw a stick figure, we
appreciate truly beautiful art when we see it. Which is exactly the
reason we love the new art-in-a-bottle series Essential Artists from 1800 Tequila.
In what’s become a kind of palette-meets-palate collaboration, the
company rounded up emerging artists whose work they considered modern
and innovative and commissioned them to create collectible,
limited-edition art for their 1800 Silver tequila bottles. The nine
artists hail from six cities in the United States and Mexico, and the
varied art they turned out reflects not only their diverse backgrounds
and personalities, but also the lack of restrictions placed on them
when designing their pieces. The only limitation was the dimensions of
the glass bottle; the rest was up to them. The result: nine bottles
that are starkly different yet aren’t stark in the least. In addition
to being printed on 1800 bottles of 1800 Silver tequila, each work of
art will be showcased on outdoor billboards, online, and on
customizable sneakers from Gourmet Kickz. Essential Artists bottles
($34.99) are available at Kappy’s Fine Wine & Spirits (10
Revere Beach Parkway, Medford, 781.395.8888). Some people have mantels
to showcase their art collections. Now some of us have bars.
