Go West: David Ellis & Kris Kuksi at Mark Moore Gallery
Without getting too confusing, Joshua Liner Gallery in New York has curated an exhibit of David Ellis’ and Kris Kuksi’s work at Mark Moore Gallery in Los Angeles for the month of July. Ok, now for the good stuff!!! I first saw the art of David Ellis about 6 years ago when he put together…
Public Works Opening at LALA Arts
No matter your opinion on the form, street art undoubtedly continues to shake up the art world. Plenty of gallery and museum shows have been paying close attention to street art’s forerunners and the impact of their art on everyone from unsuspecting passersby to established art critics. One of street art’s biggest supporters, Daniel Lahoda,…
Welcome to Disasterland
As I approached the gallery entrance last night, I was greeted by a young woman clad in a black leather Mickey Mouse bondage outfit. She handed me a show card and let me pass. My kind of party! Welcome to Disasterland. Enjoy the pixie dust. “Disasterland” is Jose Rodolfo Rodolfo Loaiza’s much anticipated solo…
Hennessy presents a Street Art Tour of Los Angeles guided by SABER
In celebration of their recent collector’s edition bottle featuring the artwork of Futura, Hennessy gave a selected group of journalists the opportunity to go on a Los Angeles street art tour guided by SABER. For those who don’t know, SABER is one of LA’s most well known graffiti artists, who came to fame with his 1997 piece in the…
Art is a MiXTAPE
Jessicka Addams (formerly of the underappreciated band Jack Off Jill) had an idea. What if she gathered together iconic giants of Pop Surrealism and asked them each to pick a song, then asked them to create art inspired by that song. It’s such a simple idea, yet so pre-loaded with emotional resonance.
Miniature Sculptures @ Pehrspace And The Madness Around Them
Pehrspace is an art and music venue that’s tucked away into the corner of a strip-mall on Glendale Blvd. Each month they host an art exhibit as well as scattered performances that range from singer-songwriter sessions to the most bizarre acts of the audio spectrum. However, the most consistent night is Monday when Sean Carnage…
ONCH MOVEMENT’S florescent pop-up shop @ Royal/T
The fashion and accessories brand, Onch Movement, set up a pop-up shop at Royal/T for the month of June. Their unique pieces like fried chicken necklaces and bacon bracelets were adorned by a flamboyant and fluorescent crowd at the opening reception – a majority of whom were gathered around a small case of baby chickens.…
Dirty Laundry at Thinkspace Gallery
A good piece of art will obviously show off the artist’s chops but a great one will communicate a vision that leaves an impression. On opening night of Thinkspace Gallery’s “Dirty Laundry” show this past Saturday, Adam Caldwell and Brett Amory’s differing aesthetic styles collided and left visitors’ minds reeling. What exactly does the…
The Garage at AR4T Gallery
The Garage at AR4T Gallery: Laguna Beach, Aug. 2-25, 2012 – Coming off the heels of a existential femininity show last month, the timing could not have been better to swing the pendulum the other way at AR4T Gallery and introduce a machismo-fueled, oily rag-devoted, ode to the realm of man: The Garage. Seattle artist…
A Prequel To Adam Roth’s mural At The US Open Of Surfing
Before Adam Roth painted his mural at the 2012 US Open of Surfing, he tested out some illustrations on awesome participants’ flesh at the 6th annual Billabong Design for Humanity event. It was a way of practicing the art of staying focused while having a crowd around him and the pressure of a time…
Ed Freeman: Crisp, Clean Photos of Ordinary Places
Ed Freeman, musician turned photographer, can make any ordinary thing like a Rally’s Hamburger stand or Gasoline Food Mart into a work of fine art. His crisp photo manipulations are impeccable, and even if you combed them centimeter by centimeter with a high-powered magnifying glass, I doubt you’d find any imperfections. In fact, the works…