Photos: The Karma Underground “Oh Brother, Where Art Thou”
On Thursday at Angel City Brewery, The Karma Underground wraps up their three-week long successful “Oh Brother Where Out Thou” benefit art auction, held at Angel City Brewery. Here’s a look at the opening night, which had heavy bidding for art works and books. Hope to see you at Angel City Brewery for the closing…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Lightning in a Bottle: Shrine On Creates Reclaimed Artisan Village, Festival Creators Talk Sustainability
Over July 11-15th, Lightning in a Bottle Music and Art Festival was held in Temecula, CA. And on the festival’s Saturday morning, right in the middle of the perfectly controlled chaos that is LIB, staffers held a really cool intimate meet and greet brunch that honestly rocked it. The Herbert Bail Orchestra, who played the…
Tim Youd Heats Up With Post Office Parking Lot Performance
Tim Youd is a bad ass. He’s sitting in the parking lot of the downtown Los Angeles Terminal Annex Post office with a manual typewriter set up on the bed of a pick up truck. It’s 93 degrees and the sun beats down on the pages of Charles Bukowski’s autobiographical novel Post Office-set during…
Kustom Kulture II Opening at Huntington Beach Art Center
The Kustom Kulture opening at the Huntington Beach Art Center was a super party with amazing art focused on the Southern California trifecta of cars, surf, and music. The show, organized by Copro Gallery’s Greg Escatlante curated by Southern California native, C.R. Stecyk whose life was portrayed in the 2001 award-winning documentary Dogtown and Z-Boys, and…
Lost: Needs Medication-An Exhibition of Lost Pet Flyers from the Collection of Don Bolles
Back in the late 1970s, the hip kids were scurrying around collecting fliers announcing the shows of LA’s new breed of punk bands. But one of the members of the very bands which was causing all the buzz was collecting fliers of a different sort. Don Bolles, famed as the drummer for the seminal punk…