Urban Exploration: Field Trip Day Pasadena via Team Cartwheel Art

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Urban Exploration: Field Trip Day Pasadena via Team Cartwheel Art

Congregating in Old Pasadena’s Mercantile Alley, Team Cartwheel Art (initially only three members strong) set off to explore historical landmarks along the “Choose-Your-Own-Adventure”-style map provided by the organizers of Field Trip, on eof our strategic partners. The first stop designated by Team Cartwheel Art – Cindy Schwarzstein, Chuckles Risos and myself, was the Guinness Book…

Photos: The Karma Underground “Oh Brother, Where Art Thou”

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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…

TKU: Lydiaemily, Andy Moses, Kazuki Takamatsu, Sage Vaughn, Zero + Publishing

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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…

TKU Preview: Ausgang, Boyd, Heller, Neutra, Veca

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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…

TKU Preview: Birdman, Ransom & Mitchell, Laura Schumate

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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…

Save the Date: The Karma Underground Charity Art Auction August 8, 2013

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Save the Date: The Karma Underground Charity Art Auction August 8, 2013

  The Karma Underground–a dedicated group of art-centric Angelenos: artists, photographers, filmmakers, writers, and event producers–support the people of Tibet and their goal of remaining a unique and unified culture. Last year, TKU’s first ever art auction raised over $10,000 for Karmablast, a non-profit group dedicated to building schools and monasteries for the Tibetan people. …

HPM-Project.com’s Launch: CARTWHEEL and Castanier Throw Urban Art Party

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HPM-Project.com’s Launch: CARTWHEEL and Castanier Throw Urban Art Party

The HPM-Project.com launch party on at the Daily Dose in the downtown Los Angeles Arts District provided the opportunity for collectors to see a  new, limited edition collection of prints by  JonOne, Mist, RERO, Speedy Graphito,  Smash 137, Tilt, Risk, Chaz Bojorquez, and Alex Kizu, aka DEFER. Though HPM-Project.com (the new side-project of Fabien Castanier Gallery) is an…

Alex (DEFER) Kizu Talks Fabien Castanier’s HPM Project

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Alex (DEFER) Kizu Talks Fabien Castanier’s HPM Project

June 29 Fabien Castanier launches HPM-Project.com with a party in conjunction with CARTWHEEL at Daily Dose. Alex Kizu, aka DEFER is one of the artists–along with Chaz Bojorquez, JonOne, Mist, RERO, Risk, Smash 137, Speedy Graphito, and Tilt–-participating in Fabien’s latest venture: HPM stands for hand-painted multiple, where each piece is designed, hand-pulled, and individually…

Save the Date! June 29: Fabien Castanier/CARTWHEEL Launch Event for HPM Project

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Save the Date! June 29: Fabien Castanier/CARTWHEEL Launch Event for HPM Project

Fabien Castanier, in collaboration with CARTWHEEL, presents the Launch Event for HPM Project. Fabien Castanier announces the launch of HPM Project, a unique destination for hand-painted multiples from today’s most important and influential urban contemporary artists. To celebrate the launch of HPM-Project.com, Fabien Castanier has partnered with CARTWHEEL for a kick-off event, Saturday June 29,…

Behind the Scenes with The Karma Underground: Ransom & Mitchell “It Will Be Ours”

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Behind the Scenes with The Karma Underground: Ransom & Mitchell “It Will Be Ours”

Ransom & Mitchell are director-photographer Jason Mitchell and his partner both in business and in life, art director-photo illustrator, Stacey Ransom, who together run Purebred Studio, a San Francisco based film and sound stage which doubles as their art studio. Friends of CARTWHEEL, the couple spent time with Cindy during ArtPadSF, and are participating in…

Meet Ramsey Chahine, Featured Artist in CARTWHEEL Show, Opening April 18 in Downtown Los Angeles Arts District

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Meet Ramsey Chahine, Featured Artist in CARTWHEEL Show, Opening April 18 in Downtown Los Angeles Arts District

CARTWHEEL loves being in the Downtown Los Angeles Arts District, supporting the artists and businesses, so presenting a solo exhibition from  Ramsey Chahine  at #103 1820 Industrial Street was a natural match for us here at CARTWHEEL.  We’re good at pop-ups–CARTWHEEL was coming off their four day mini-art fair event in March; and  Cindy and…