I Art You 78/83 at (Sub)Urban Home

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I Art You 78/83 at (Sub)Urban Home

  What makes a work of art pop? Color, for one thing. When you walk into any gallery or museum the brightest thing in the room might catch your eye right away. And on Thursday night at (Sub)Urban Art, there were plenty of colors for visitors to feast their eyes on, thanks to I Art…

Public Works Opening at LALA Arts

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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

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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…

Art is a MiXTAPE

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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.

Dirty Laundry at Thinkspace Gallery

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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

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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…

Billabong Design for Humanity Art Auction

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Billabong Design for Humanity Art Auction

On July 25, 2012 the backlot of Paramount Pictures became a mini city au courant. It looked like New York City without the humidity and with more surfers…

Lovely Day Opening at Known Gallery

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Lovely Day Opening at Known Gallery

Patrick Martinez, a diverse young artist, is known for his lush colorful paintings and portraits set in the Los Angeles streets, his neon works that play on hip-hop themes, his sculptures and his limited-edition objects. For “Lovely Day,” he revisits the Los Angeles landscape. “It’s crazy to me that I wake up to beautiful days…

“Dude, Monsters!” Opening at Think Tank Gallery

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“Dude, Monsters!” Opening at Think Tank Gallery

The idea that even those who don’t have a defined place within society and the greater art world can find a home together within their unique worldviews. Society has long had a habit of dividing itself into smaller subcultures, and with zines, the internet, and alternative art spaces, these subcultures have had the opportunity to…

“Some Thing Else” Opening at Known Gallery

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“Some Thing Else” Opening at Known Gallery

On June 16th Aaron De La Cruz opened a solo exhibition at Known Gallery’s project room titled ” Some Thing Else.” His work retained his signature minimal touch utilizing black ink on an applied surface. De La Cruz expanded that aestithic to useable objects. Retaining his signature minimal touch of black ink on an applid…

Denim Canvas at The Standard Hotel

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Denim Canvas at The Standard Hotel

LA CANVAS took over The Standard with a unique night of partying for a good cause. Some of LA’s best street artists are coming out to paint on 8-ft cuts of premium denim. Then, !ITEM Denim will turn the artists’ creations into wearable art. After being exhibited at Project Las Vegas, the jeans will be…