Tequila Bottles as Art

Those of you who are tequila fans might consider a trip to San Diego, California, before January 2.

That’s because a unique exhibit of “Tequila Bottles as Art” closes at the end of that day in the Warren Theater Gallery at the Mingei International Museum, 1439 El Prado (on the Plaza de Panama in Balboa Park), San Diego, California.

Grouped together by design, shape and label design, the bottles in the exhibition are made from ceramic and glass. Ceramic bottles celebrate important historical figures such as Pancho Villa and Junipero Serra, as well as California Missions, Pre-Columbian motifs and the Aztec calendar. Lithographic labels commemorate celebrated figures such as Frida Kahlo and film star Pedro Infante. Humorous bottles depict a soccer ball, worm and devils – El Diablo. Other bottles feature elaborate metalwork, painted ceramic in the azulejo style and internal sculptures in hand-blown glass.

They’re from the collection of El Agave, a Mexican nouvelle cuisine restaurant and tequileria in Old Town San Diego.

WHAT: Tequila Bottles as Art
WHEN: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesdays through Sundays through January 2, 2011
WHERE: Mingei International Museum
ADMISSION: $7 for adults.

(Photo courtesy of Mingei International Museum)