Deadline Approaching! Jarritos Flavor City Art Contest Call for Artists
Many, many artists have begun their careers creating ads, illustrations, and other marketing art. The Sistine Chapel? A huge commercial gig that cemented Michaelangelo’s place in history. The 3rd annual Jarritos Flavor City Art Contest offers artists a chance for some serious exposure. The winning piece will be published as a Jarritos advertisement in an…
CARTWHEEL Interview: Sticky Shaw and Lauren Buckingham Over on “Birds” at Artists Republic 4 Tomorrow Gallery
In the first show of the new year at Artists Republic 4 Tomorrow Gallery in Laguna Beach, artist Sticky Shaw curates a four-artist exhibition titled “Birds” with artwork by Shaw, Karlee Mackie, Lauren Buckingham Over, and Katherine Clarke Langlands. The Birds theme proves an interesting exploration in masculinity vs. femininity with this output of one…
MAS Attack: One Night, 90 Artists at LA Mart
Art lovers who wanted more than the heaping eyeful at the LA Art Show found a feast at MAS Attack, a one night show/party featuring 90 artists at the LA Mart downtown. It was a total attack of the Mutual Appreciation Society, packed with art lovers and artists.
Let There Be Light! David Normal Illuminates San Francisco
The image of a massive dog’s head staring down a hallway glows against the night darkness in one of the windows of the cathedral-like atrium of a former Cadillac dealership at the busy intersection of Van Ness and O’Farrell in downtown San Francisco. Flanked on either side by a pair of crippled women, one of…
Art in the Dancehall: Where Jamaican Art and Music Meet
Art is the darling offspring of Jamaican dancehall and sound system culture, in Art in the Dancehall, which opened Saturday night at Echo Park’s Subliminal Projects. An eager crowd overflowed down the block waiting to get in to the gallery for both the art and a live performance by musical guest, DJ Tom Chasteen from…
Printed Treasures at Printed Matter’s L. A. Art Book Fair at MOCA-Geffen
Art book lovers are gathering at the L. A. Art Book Fair, sponsored by Printed Matter, on now through Sunday, February 3, at MOCA-Geffen downtown. The book fair is open until 5 p.m. tomorrow, and most vendors accept cash and checks only. Who says the book is dead? A lively crowd is enjoying the love-in…
Artful Shoes at the LA Art Fairs
While all eyes were riveted on the walls at last week’s LA Art Show and Art Los Angeles Contemporary, there was something artful to be seen by glancing down at the floor between gazing at art. Here are just a few of the more artful pairs of shoes observed on spectators at the two fairs:…
Cuban Painting at the LA Art Show
Tucked into the Contemporary wing of the LA Art Show was a little treasure trove of Cuban art in the booth of Miami-based gallery Cernuda Arte. Characterized by a whimsical air and intensely vibrant palettes, this selection of paintings by Cuban artists reflects the myriad influences of the European, African, Chinese, and North American cultural…
CARTWHEEL Highlights from Art Los Angeles Contemporary Fair 2013
Bright colors, glitter, and kooky-creepy found object art were among the trends in contemporary art we observed at the Art Los Angeles Contemporary fair at Barker Hangar in Santa Monica Jan. 24-27, 2013. With an official fair theme exploring the relationship between French and L.A. art culture, the presence of Parisian galleries (Galerie Hussenot, Galerie…
Mural Discussion at LA Art Show Sheds Light on Public Art
The LA Art Show 2013 at the Los Angeles Convention Center was the first art fair I ever attended, so I felt a bit overwhelmed by all the art assailing my eyes from seemingly every corner! I found a few great gems and even spotted some familiar names–like graffiti artist TILT whom I recently…
LA Art Show: “The Joys of Collecting Art” Panel with Blake Byrne and the Einsteins
The fabulous art collections of Los Angelenos Blake Byrne and Clifford and Mandy Einstein were featured in the “Joys of Collecting Art” panel moderated by Bruce Helander at the L A Art Show (1/27). The Einsteins and Blake Byrne are deeply involved with MOCA and have donated substantial amounts of art to our city’s contemporary art…