Call to Artists: METRO SILVER LINE STATIONS Deadline Sept 3
Street artists! Muralists! Painters! Here’s an opportunity to do public art, be seen by thousands of people daily, and get paid for it! Deadline for proposal delivery is September 3 (keep in mind Monday September 2 is a holiday) Here are the details: Metro is seeking five artists for Silver Line stations. The Los Angeles…
B.B. Bastidas: That New Blue Magic in DTLA Murals
B.B. Bastidas—whose deep blue artworks striped with infinite dashes recall the night sky, seen through a shaman’s eyes, the kisses of the stars raining hard upon his body–has been busy painting murals in the Downtown Los Angeles Arts District on Garey Street at 3rd, as thes photos. He’s also finishing art work for his opening…
Photos, Interviews: Mural Painting on La Brea via Merry Karnowsky Gallery
Over the weekend of August 17 and 18th the fabulous Merry Karnowsky Gallery, in partnership with TarFest 2013 hosted a rousing street art event that brought fine art and street art together in a bold new way. Gallery artists hit the streets alongside tried and true graffiti artists to share their craft by creating unique…
Kustom Kulture II: All Star Legends Art Panel Saturday August 24
Grab your black books and cameras for Kustom Kulture II closing reception and panel this Saturday August 24 at the Huntington Beach Art Center. Holy flash, legendary tattooist and fine artist Don Ed Hardy, the man who revived and revolutionized personal customization with his tattoo skills will be on the panel! Years ago I had…
Fred 62: Art in a 24-hour Diner
People sip cherry cokes 24 hours a day under the sherbet-orange awnings at Fred 62, whether Vermont Avenue’s passing traffic is at 9am rush hour intensity or 3am’s streetlights and occasional revving motorcycle. Inside this neighborhood institution, which has been serving Los Feliz as Fred62 since 1997 (before that it was George’s Coffee Shop), the…
TarFest: Craola, Axis Team Up on La Brea
A crowd gathered on La Brea Blvd between 1st and 2nd late Sunday afternoon to watch Axis and Craola participate in TarFest Art, a live painting event. We were lucky enough to catch Craola and Axis doing a team mural. More photos to come from the reception at Merry Karnowsi Gallery where participant Edward Walton Wilcox…
Preview: Gail Potocki on “Fragmented Alice” at Century Guild
Gail Potocki is an award-winning Symbolist painter who combines the techniques of the Old Masters with 21st Century themes. With subjects ranging from the extinction of species to circus freaks, Potocki creating dramatic, evocative works in elaborate frames she makes herself, the draw the viewer into worlds of danger of beauty. Her new series “Fragmented…
Street Art: Plastic Jesus Pranks Best Buy
The tag on an item at Best Buy reads: Useless Plasticbox 1.2″ for $99.99. Another gadget you don’t really need. Will not work once you get it home. New model out in 4 weeks. Battery life is too short to be of use. If you are dumb enough to buy it you deserve all you…
Photos: Kenny Scharf Mural for Branded Arts
Kenny Scharf returns to Southern California–the New York-based artist was born in Hollywood–to paint a mural on Davis Tires 5931 W Washington Blvd. in Culver City for Branded Arts!
Photos: Dark Beach Curated by Innocnts at New Image
Dark Beach, curated by Innocnts for New Image Art Gallery, took visitors into the gritty underbelly of the Southern California surf scene. But despite the dark themes of lost loves, lost lives, pollution, destruction, and “locals only,” attendees were in good spirits, fueled by the music from Cal Arts alumnae Stupid Man Suits, the camaraderie…
Theft Alert! Lab Art’s Desire Obtain Cherish Mural Vandalized, Stolen
A custom mural by Desire Obtain Cherish was stolen from Lab Art‘s back wall on Friday, August 9th. A security cameras captured a bearded hipster driving a black or dark gray or dark blue compact car who pulled in the alley behind Lab Art at 5:50pm, snapped photos of the DOC mural, then tore it…