Art Salon Brings Fine Art, Innovative Presentation to Larchmont
Larchmont Village is the main shopping district for the wealthy Hancock Park and Windsor Square districts south of Beverly Blvd. between La Brea and Western, featuring boutiques, restaurants, shops, including one the best beauty supply stores in L.A., as well as a celebrity-populated yoga studio. Now an art gallery has opened on the street, one…
Bomb It 2: World Wide Street Art Documentary
Graffiti and street art are exploding around the world, and in Bomb It 2, director Jon Reiss takes us to previous unexplored urban areas: Singapore, Bangkok, Jakarta, Hong Kong, Tel Aviv, Perth, Melbourne, Copenhagen, Chicago, Austin and the Palestinian refugee camps on the West Bank. Reiss shot Bomb It 2 himself using a ultra compact…
Hollywood: Utility Boxes Become Art
The other day I was driving up Bronson Avenue and saw two people painting a phone company utility box in vibrant reds and gold. (This is why I carry a camera in the car at all times.) Artists Novei Beige and Eliot Oxander were painting the AT&T phone utility box on Bronson’s east side, just…
Photos from La Luz de Jesus: José Rodolfo Loaiza Ontiveros, Laluzapalooze Juried Show Winner
In his latest series, “DisHollywood,” José Rodolfo Loaiza Ontiveros takes his social commentary to a new level, mixing beloved fairytale icons with characters from the world of cinema, celebrity and music to create a pop culture mash-up that enchants and provokes. Along with Ontiveros, this month La Luz de Jesus presents the Laluzapalooza juried show…
TKU: Lydiaemily, Andy Moses, Kazuki Takamatsu, Sage Vaughn, Zero + Publishing
We’re excited to be seeing even more art arriving for The Karma Underground’s “Oh Brother Where Art Thou” benefit this Thursday at Angel City Brewery. And we’re eager to be surprised that night by works from artists we’ve covered like Gary Baseman, Bill Barminski, Mear One and Allison Torneros, and to see what David…
LiB’s “Lightning in a Paintcan” Pulses with Artistic Enthusiasm
Every year I look forward to Lightning in a Paintcan. It is the live painting event that takes place during SoCal’s Lightning in a Bottle music festival. Extremely diverse and talented artists are scattered throughout the grounds of the festival, working steadily as competing DJ beats flow through the air. Festival goers are free to…
Tonight, Sunday, Jack Grisham, Bob Forrest Read, Sign at La Luz de Jesus
Punk rock has produced some pretty amazing scientists, professors, lawyers, and business people, all of whom have stayed true to their punk roots by continuing to embrace their artistic sides. Other punks have stayed in arts and music, and others have turned their (mis)adventures with sex, drug and rock n roll into the dedicated efforts…
TKU Preview: Ausgang, Boyd, Heller, Neutra, Veca
The artwork for The Karma Underground‘s “Oh Brother, Where Art Thou” benefit expresses a wide variety of styles and subject matter, from Anthony Ausgang’s Pop Narrative and Max Neutra’s Pop Surrealism to Matthew Heller’s line drawings and Brandon Boyd’s water colors and Mark Dean Veca’s strong graphics. These and works of over thirty other artists…
Photos: Robert Williams, Mr. Bitchin’ Premier Screening, Egyptian Theatre
Robert Williams, Mr Bitchin‘–the wild ride, the mind-expanding trip through the decades with artist Robert Williams–hit the shelves and screens on July 30, 2013 as a DVD and video-on-demand. To celebrate, the Egyptian Theatre held screening of the film. On the panel for the Q&A, filmmakers Mary Reese and Nancye Ferguson, Mat Gleason, Robert, and…
TKU Preview: Birdman, Ransom & Mitchell, Laura Schumate
On August 8, The Karma Underground presents “Oh Brother, Where Art Thou” at Angel City Brewery, This year’s beneficiary is Tibet House U.S., dedicated to preserving Tibet’s unique culture at a time when it is confronted with extinction on its own soil. By presenting Tibetan civilization and its profound wisdom, beauty, and special art of…
CARTWHEEL’s on Field Trip!
What a wonderful birthday present! CARTWHEEL is a year old and we’ve just gotten one of the best presents ever–one that will allow us to give back to our readers! We’re now part of Field Trip, a new app from Google that provides the insider information on the cool, hidden, hip and happening things in…