Beyond Eden Sneak Peek!
Beyond Eden! Oh, what those words imply–the knowledge of good and evil, the struggle to make one’s mark in a harsh world, and the desire to return to a paradise lost. All of that is implicit in Beyond Eden, the two day art fair at the Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery at Barnsdall Park, October…
Beyond Eden: Multi-Gallery Show Celebrates New Contemporary Art
L.A.’s New Contemporary art scene–think Pop Surrealism, conceptual narrative, low brow, interpretive representational; you know, Los Angeles art!–gets its fourth showcasing in the historical, and very LA setting, Barnsdall Art Park in East Hollywood, Oct. 12 and 13, 2013. Beyond Eden, at the Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery at Barnsdall Art Park in East Hollywood, …
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…
Max Neutra: Reporting from Stroke Art Fair, Munich
When C.A.V.E. Gallery asked if I would be interested in painting at the Stroke Art Fair in Munich , of course I said yes without missing a beat. Not to worry about how much it will cost, where I will stay, etc. I’ll figure all that out later. Bottom line is I’ve been wanting to…
Lightning in a Bottle: Interactive Art & Music Festival
If you use summertime as an excuse to act / feel / dance like a kid again, good news: tickets are on sale now for Lightning in a Bottle, the popular outdoor music and arts festival and our choice for frolicking among installations and waterfalls in the summer heat. The five-day event will take place…
Nom Kinnear King, Alec Huxley and Jason Hernandez at C.A.V.E
Nom Kinnear King’s dreamy girls join Alec Huxley’s dark figurative works and the space-age, science-based religo-surrealism of Jason Hernandez at C.A.V.E.
Max Neutra and Amanda Marie Craft Intriguing Worlds
Saturday night proved a super busy one for Los Angeles’ art scene but I still looked forward to one show the most–Max Neutra and Amanda Marie. C.A.V.E. Gallery pulsed with the energy of laughing art lovers and the sounds created by a nearby DJ as artists Neutra and Marie premiered their respective shows “New Tongues…
Bunnies, Music, and Paint: Max Neutra on His Journey and New Tongues
Back in January of last year, I walked into Crewest for their group show “Audio Canvas 3” and my eyes immediately fell on one explosively colorful wall that featured drooping boobs. Amidst the many breasts, a few small canvases depicted simple images like an ice cream cone, and a pair of lips, but the palette…
Shark Toof Talks Art, New Book. Signs Book October 11 at La Luz de Jesus
As a form, street art proves oftentimes unpredictable and unexpected. You never know just what you might encounter when you round the corner of a street or drive down an alley. Among the many artists shaking us out of the boredom of our everyday lives is Shark Toof, whose signature shark emblazons city walls everywhere from…