Photos: Bobby Furst, Rat Fink Opening at La Luz
Acclaimed Joshua Tree artist Bobby Furst and fans of Rat Fink filled La Luz de Jesus on Friday Jun 7 for the opening of a doubled barreled pair of shows packing a whallop. Furst’s assemblage–shown for the first time outside of his desert studio and curated by Billy Shire–displayed his passion and social conscience.
Meanwhile, artists influenced by Big Daddy Ed Roth were given identical resin model kits of the artist’s iconic Rat Fink and told to go to town and customize the Kustom Kulture hero. The customized critters resonate with the finest in Low Brow and Pop Surrealist expressions.
Both shows are up through June 30, 2013.
Bobby Furst, “Don’t Push Me;” Group Show, “Rat Fink’s Revenge”
La Luz de Jesus Gallery
4633 Hollywood Blvd.
Los Angeles, 90027
Open Monday-Thursday, 11am-7pm; Friday-Saturday, 11am-9pm; Sundays, noon-6pm
Photos: Cindy Schwarzstein/CARTWHEEL
Furst explains how the art piece works–hint: it involves the rubber nipples. Go ahead, tweak them!
Mobil Man
Piece of Mind
Prop 187
SMCDAA
The Offering
War, collaboration with Bret Philpot
Greg “Coop” Cooper, Pinstriped Fink
Craig Fraser, Kulture Fink
M & K Custom Signs (Makoto Kobayashi), Untitled
Jack “The Italian” Giachino, Self-Portrait Rat Fink
Glenn Barr, Idol Worship
Ron English, SuperFink
The Pizz, Untitled
Natalia Fabia, Pimp Daddy Fink
Chet Zar, Spider Fink
Voltaire, Bat Fink
Anthony Ausgang and his Mrs. R.F.
Front: Billy Shire, Shirley Perl, Howie Pyro. Back: Jonathan Shaw, Lee Joseph, Jennifer Jelenski, Chad Schoonover
Click Mort, center, opens his show July 5 at La Luz de Jesus
Cacaphony Society’s Jon Alloway. Tales of the San Francisco Cacaphony Society signing is June 22 at La Luz.
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tom in joshua tree
June 12, 2013excellent and blessings!