Risk: New Gallery Opens in Santa Monica Saturday October 17
Graffiti legend Risk is opening his art gallery, Buckshot in partnership with with Kevin Zinger and Ivory Daniel from The Regime Management, and local entrepreneurs Howard and Bryan Spunt. Buckshot’s opening reception is this Saturday, October 17, form 6pm to 10pm. Internationally recognized for his graffiti, fine art, and illustrative work over the last thirty…
Save the Date: October 25 Branded Arts Benefit for Vista de Mar
WOW! A mega art show featuring some of the biggest names in today’s art world benefiting one of Los Angeles’ best organizations, Vista del Mar Child and Family Services (and members of my family have been helped through this wonderful organization). Vista Del Mar Child and Family Services’ mission is to provide comprehensive, family-centered social,…
Preview: “Steer Ahead” Group Show at Soze Gallery Opens April 18th
Check out some of the preview images for the “Steer Ahead” group show happening this Friday, April 18th, at Soze Gallery in the Downtown Los Angeles Arts District, benefiting CAMP2, a non-profit art camp for inner city kids in DTLA. The show features hand painted steer skulls by Aaron De La Cruz,…
Photos: CYRCLE. at Coachella
Art collective CYRCLE. created a special piece for Coachella Music and Arts Festival. The bottle’s artwork was sponsored by Absolut Vodka. Absolut was an early adopter of the art world, branding themselves as a supporter of the artists and arts events since 1986. From 1986 until 2004, Absolut Vodka maintained and developed a tradition of…
The Dreamscapes of DevNGosha
On a chilly Saturday night, the walls of Soze Gallery felt less like spaces for mere art and more like projections of strange dreams and fragmented nightmares. The same white walls stood there but getting lost in a piece by artistic duo DevNGosha meant virtually leaving the gallery and entering a completely different world.…
Block Party in Culver City: Branded Arts
Branded Arts in Culver City held a block part, a one night event of art and community enrichment, last month which celebrated street and local art. The event, held in a vacant car lot surrounded by beautiful murals by some most impressive and stand-out street and underground artists from around the world–like DABS & MYLA, HERAKUT, Anthony…
CYRCLE.’s “Organized Chaos!”
I’m afraid of bees. I don’t mean that lightly. I can’t hear their buzz or see them on TV or see a picture of them without my heart racing. So imagine my sudden shock as I hear the sound of bees buzzing right when I’m searching for the entrance to an art show. I find…
The Karma Underground Charity Art Show Raises Over 10K!
On September 21st 2012 the TKU held its first charity art auction, at ArtShare in Downtown Los Angeles. The event brought in over $10,000 for Karmablast, a non-profit group dedicated to building schools and monastaries for the Tibetan people. whose current project is a school for nomadic girls.
Upon entering the large, multi-room ArtShare venue, we were taken aback by the 10 foot by 8 foot Buddah alter by Paul Chatam and Loren Crawford. Across from the alter, Hit and Run did live screen-printing (the T-shirts sold out) and further up the stairs before the entrance was a friendly, well-stocked bar across from the event merchandise table.
The event install flow was perfect – including the area which displayed prints and photography. Over 1000 people passed through the doors throughout the warm and friendly event.
TKU’s first event featured live painting by Samir Arghandwall of 7th Letter and DJ sets by J. ROCC, TICK (Latch Brothers/Routines/Dragons), and Kiino Villand and Special Guests.
Event artists included Allison Torneros, Andrea Lahue, Angela Clayton, B+ (Mochilla), BD Miller, Birdman, Brenda Proudfoot, Casey Gray, Chuck P, Coop, Cyrcle, Daniel Jung, Dawn Wirth, Deedee Cheriel, Devin Liston, D Young V, E , Eddie Colla , Edition 100, Eric Pederson, Erwin Recinos, Esther Pearl Watson, Filthgrime, Gilbert Johnquest, Greg “Craola” Simkins,, Heather Hoxsey, Henry Rollins, Hugh Leeman, Jack Speciez, James Moreno, Jeffrey Vincent Parise, Jennifer Lafferty, John Carr, John Park, Kevin Rolly, Kiino Villand, Koffinz, Lantz Huston, Laura Shumate, Leba, Lydia Emily, Malleus, Margaret Leahy, Mark Todd, Michaela Devon Kary, Mike Maxwell, Miles Thompson, Paul Chatem, Rich DeSimone/Lucky Bunny, Risk, Sage Vaughn, SALTR, Samir ìEVOLî Arghandwall of Seventh Letter, Sean Cheetham, Sequoia Emmanuelle, Shaun Roberts, Shaunna Peterson, Shepard Fairey, Skyler Grey, Sophia Gasparian, Steven Ballinger, Tada Chae, Tara McPherson, Texas Tom Carr, Tim Kerr, Brendan Behan, Ruby Hurley, Medgar Evers, Tom Neely, Van Arno.
Many of the pieces were sold – those which were not will be available via on-line auction at http://www.thekarmaunderground.com. Stay tuned for more TKU benefit events!
“Usual Suspects” Opening at LAB Art
Destroy All Design, Jules Muck, Chad Muska, Septerhed, Gregory Siff, Lydia Emily, CYRCLE, Thank You X, Alec Monopoly, Desire Obtain Cherish, Mar, Louis XXX, DogByte, DD$, Army of One, Felix and KHNumber7. Theses are some of the Ususal Suspects showing new work at Lab Art Gallery’s One Year Anniversary Show. With many more works from…