SAVE THE DATE: “The Escape Artist,” a Solo Exhibition by Greg “Craola ” Simkins at KP Projects – Saturday May 19th
For his 7th solo show at KP Projects, LA-based artist Greg “Craola” Simkins addresses the notion of “what if?” and make-believe in his signature pop-surreal fashion in this solo exhibit entitled “The Escape Artist.” Intricate details are lushly created from his insanely creative imagination, luring the viewer into his fantasy world of odd animals in even…
Save the Date: Greg “Craola” Simkins – Book Signing at KP Projects – Sunday December 9th (2-4pm)
Greg ‘Craola” Simkins will be signing & personalizing his new book by ZERO+ Publishing, along with unveiling a special custom deluxe edition boxed set (only 15 available) on Sunday December 10th from 2-4pm at KP Projects. The event is free to the public, all ages are invited and no RSVP is necessary. Watch the video…
Cartwheel Art Tours & Obscura Society LA in South Central LA: Mural Tour with Steve Grody, Smile South Central & Paradox
Join Cartwheel Art Tours and Obscura Society LA, in South Central, Los Angels, where we are partnering for our first tour on our new monthly series with mural tour’s. For this month’s mural tour, we will be offering an immersive urban art exploration in contemporary street art and graffiti where we will learn about the 11 walls, 2 alleys and 9 roll…
Preview: Julien’s Auctions Street Art Auction: Banksy Murals and More
The annual Street Art Auction by Julien’s Auctions offers works produced by the most significant and collectible artists in the urban art movement and several controversial lots: Banksy murals excised from walls in Bethlehem and Detroit, the latter of which contains portions of paint showing clear fingerprints of the unidentified artist. Banksy’s Donkey Documents, created in in…
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…
TarFest: Craola, Axis Team Up on La Brea
A crowd gathered on La Brea Blvd between 1st and 2nd late Sunday afternoon to watch Axis and Craola participate in TarFest Art, a live painting event. We were lucky enough to catch Craola and Axis doing a team mural. More photos to come from the reception at Merry Karnowsi Gallery where participant Edward Walton Wilcox…
Collector Interview: Coachella Content Coordinator Jon Halperin
The secret to a good art collection? Form strong relationships with galleries. Have a good framer you can depend on. Buy at charity shows when you can. These pointers come from Jon Halperin, who has one of the most enviable pop art / street art collections of small-to-medium prints, original paintings and toys we’ve ever…
Interview: It’s All Done With Ransom & Mitchell’s Smoke and Mirrors
Ransom & Mitchell have taken their photographic and film-making know-how, along with their love of pop-surrealist art and classical painting, to an elevated level by combining narrative themes, an illustrative approach, cinematic lighting, theatrically design sets, and a whole lot of inspiration from the Italian and Dutch Master painters. The end-result is their first fine-art exhibition, Smoke and Mirrors, which opens at Varnish Fine Arts in San Francisco on Saturday, September 8.