TILT Talks Street Art, American Food and “All You Can Eat”
On an otherwise uneventful weekday, I walked into Fabien Castanier Gallery in Studio City and encountered a giant burger made of bubble graffiti letters. As I walked around the gallery taking in all the other giant foods – including a colorful, star-studded hot dog–the sound of skateboard wheels caught my attention. In came TILT,…
Preview: Gronk at Coagula Curatorial
Gronk’s work in the “Quad Shot: Renee A. Fox, Diane Gamboa, Germs and Gronk” show, opening at Coagula Curatorial this Saturday January 19, serves up an excellent blend of the artist’s vision and versatility in his unique low-brow high-brow way. Entering the gallery and seeing the brightly-colored floating Madonna is like turning a corner in…
Artist Interview: Scott O’Keefe on Mandalas, Joshua Tree and MRSA
Mandala artist Scott O’Keefe discusses art, spiritualism, Lightning in a Bottle, Joshua Tree and being stricken with MRSA
Bunnies, Music, and Paint: Max Neutra on His Journey and New Tongues
Back in January of last year, I walked into Crewest for their group show “Audio Canvas 3” and my eyes immediately fell on one explosively colorful wall that featured drooping boobs. Amidst the many breasts, a few small canvases depicted simple images like an ice cream cone, and a pair of lips, but the palette…
Interview: SHAG – A Supersonic Swinger Revisited!
CARTWHEEL takes look at the early days of SHAG along with an interview about his “Supersonic Swingers Revisited” tour, The SHAG Store, serigraphs, lunch boxes and more!
Paper Cuts: Interview with Leigh Salgado
The first time I saw a photo of Leigh Salgado‘s work, I wasn’t sure what I was seeing. When I first got to see her work in person, I couldn’t believe what I was seeing. She cuts, and burns, and folds, and paints largish paperscapes depicting vintage lace, lingerie, and flowers that cascade and fuse…
“Abandon All Hope”: Destroy all Design and Septerhed Join Forces at Lab Art
A few people sat inside the cafe, laptops open. A sign nearby reminded patrons they should take their calls outside. On one of the outdoor tables, a woman video-chatted with a friend and next to her sat two men laughing about the first time they met. Not everyone would recognize Septerhed and Destroy all Design sitting outside the cafe…
The CARTWHEEL Interview with Isabel Samaras
Look, I know you, dear CARTWHEEL reader, I know you. You’re wicked smart, probably very attractive, you have an unquenchable thirst for art, and you most certainly already know who Isabel Samaras is. Still, new art fanatics are born every day and for them a little background may be in order. So kids, Isabel…
Cryptik Brings his Movement to Book Form
While we are surrounded by familiar images and clear-cut messages in common visuals such as billboards, in the right parts of town images wait for us to dissect them. In the grittiest of settings, Cryptik places images of beautiful calligraphy and visually complex figures like Gandhi. The artist’s works compose the “Cryptik Movement,” an art…
Shark Toof Talks Art, New Book. Signs Book October 11 at La Luz de Jesus
As a form, street art proves oftentimes unpredictable and unexpected. You never know just what you might encounter when you round the corner of a street or drive down an alley. Among the many artists shaking us out of the boredom of our everyday lives is Shark Toof, whose signature shark emblazons city walls everywhere from…
Andrew Schoultz: Ready to Take Over Los Angeles
As you drive east down Washington Boulevard, right before you hit Fairfax you might notice something different: Where there used to be a blank, brick wall there is now a sprawling, carefully detailed mural. The mural transforms the whole wall into a battlefield of sorts, large horses seeming to charge outside its boundaries carrying billowing…