Cryptik Movement Warhol Mural Unveiling
You’re invited to the unveiling of the Andy Warhol mural Saturday January 25 from 4pm to 7pm at the Box Depot. The mural, located on the Box Depot Building, is collaboration between Cryptik, photographer Karen Bystedt, and painter Nick Flatt, and is legally permitted under the new city mural ordinance. Please RSVP to info@brandedarts.com The…
CRYPTIC mural of ANDY WARHOL – unveiling reception in Hollywood
Come witness the unveiling of the new Andy Warhol mural- a collaboration between Cryptik Collective, Branded Arts, Karen Bystedt and Nick Flatt.
The Creep Presents Trash at Hyaena Gallery
Chris “The Creep” Densmore’s fourth solo show opened last weekend, Saturday, December 6, at Hyaena Gallery in Burbank. Inspired by pop artists such as Andy Warhol, The Creep’s candy-colored collection explores gender roles through 20th-century American iconography. Entitled “Trash,” each work incorporates tension between traditional feminine roles and reality. Threatened by women who enjoy their…
Kulture Kreator: An Interview with Craig Stecyk
I’m not going to lie, from the moment I was asked to interview Craig Stecyk about curating Kustom Kulture II, I started to freak the hell out. Oh, I put on a calm front—‘Sure. Yeah, I’ll do it.” But once I hung up the phone, I was seized by a mild neurotic meltdown. There is the…
Photos: “Get Art” Project Angel Food Benefit
Andy Warhol and his fabulous Factory of superstars set the theme for Project Angel Food‘s “Get Art” benefit Saturday night, June 1, 2013 at Siren Studios Orange. The art-centric fund raiser featured live painting, a photo booth with Andy wigs and eye glasses, performances, DJ Paul V., plus over 300 works of art from established and…
photo l.a. panel: Collectors Talk Collecting
The Collecting: A Critical Perspective; the Changing Market Roundtable, at photo l.a. was filled with useful information about collecting contemporary photography. The panelists provided insightful commentary on their own collections, questioned what makes a collection, and considered other relevant issues for the serious collector. Collectors on the panel were Keith Davis of Nelson-Atkins Museum; Gloria Katz…
Ike Turner Killed JFK: A Conversation with Hudson Marquez
Hudson Marquez is one of the most gifted raconteurs I’ve ever met. He has the kind of gift for gab that only comes from living a nomadic life peppered with thorny characters. His voice is loud but oddly soothing, with just the gentlest Louisiana lilt. Hudson has a salty tongue, and appears to have no…
Cretin Hop: Dee Dee Ramone at Subliminal Projects
It wasn’t supposed to be like this. This review was supposed to be a piece of cake for me. I mean, it’s freaking Dee Dee Ramone! A lot of music blares in my studio, but no other band gets more play than the Ramones, none. There are other bands that are more important to me (the Clash), bands…
Preview: Llyn Foulkes, Leigh Salgado, Vito LoRusso at Coagula Curatorial
As long as I’ve known Mat Gleason–from when he was organizing the Brewery’s original art shows and launching Coagula Magazine, and now with Coagula Curatorial–he still finds time to cast an astrological chart with the same fluidity he uses to toss out bon mots and cutting truths about the art scene; and he has…
Art Platform Raises the Art Bar at Barker Hangar
Say Los Angeles, and people think traffic and celebrities. This weekend screw Carmageddon with its closure of the 405 Freeway–Art Platform is here bringing in stars and ingenues of the art world. Some of the biggest, established names in art along with exciting newer artists, emerging artists, alternative artists, and up-and-comers are on exhibit at…