Tour Coverage: Private Tour at Shrine’s “Haunted Shack Gardens” (10/30/17)
Here’s a peek into the absolutely incredible Haunted Shack Gardens by artist Brent Allen Spears (aka. Shrine) as seen during yesterday’s private tour with Cartwheel Art Tours. Shrine is the artist behind many of the installations at art & music festivals such as Coachella, Lightning in a Bottle and Burning Man just to name a…
Save the Date: “Space Angels” by Bunnie Reiss at Superchief Gallery – November 4th
“Space Angels”, a new body of work by Bunnie Reiss, who is known for her vibrant murals, has a new exhibition that will be opening at Superchief Gallery LA on Saturday November 4th. The exhibition will feature over two dozen new paintings, sculptural pieces, installations, quilts and more. This is her first solo exhibition in…
Cartwheel Art Tours & Obscura Society LA in Riverside: Road Trip to Tios Tacos, The Mission Inn and The Women of New Contemporary Art Murals & Exhibition
Join Cartwheel Art Tours and Obscura Society LA, on a road trip, where we will transport you on a bus from LA to Riverside and back for an immersive neighborhood art journey. It is on this excursion, where the following will occur: Discover: 30 artists – 3 special installations – 5 murals, around the arts complex of Brandstater Gallery…
Carlos Luna Studio Visit Part of Miami Art Tour with Cartwheel Art Tours and Art Ambassador Tours
Cuban-born Carlos Luna draws upon Cuba’s rich, often forgotten rural culture and popular wisdom to create his works which often feature images of folklore characters, roosters, horses and other animals, as well incorporating text. Luna, whose exhibition “Green Machine: The Art of Carlos Luna” was seen by thousands of visitors at Miami’s Frost Museum, will…
Preview: Haitian Vodou Flags at La Luz de Jesus
This is one of the most exciting exhibitions this season–part of a perfectly conceived La Luz de Jesus Eastery show full of bright colors, skulls, religion, death and resurrection–a rare chance to view (and purchase!) Haitian vodou flags by the late master Antoine Oleyant. Oleyant, who died in 1992, moved the traditional sequined fabrics from…
Meet Shrine On, the Artist Behind the Towering Coachella Installations
One of the literal high points of Coachella over the years has been the one-of-a-kind, mind-blowing complex, giant, towering installations built entirely out of trash and reclaimed items that loom over the weekend music festival. These dominating sky rises are assembled by artist Shrine On who has been building shine towers for Coachella and other…
CARTWHEEL Interview: Lyle Carbajal
Artist Lyle Carbajal moves around a lot, and was actually en route during this interview, headed to his native L.A. via Portland with plans for Spain and France in the near future. Excited about showing his works in the upcoming CARTWHEEL Street & Outsider Art Pop-Up Show, we asked him about travel, music, and painting.…
Motorcycle Club Cuts in Riverside
Like all good things wild and free, “Hell’s Union” was gone too soon. I got the tail end of the exhibition of vintage cuts – outlaw motorcycle club leather and denim vests from the 60s and 70s – at UC Riverside ARTSblock. The cuts are the collection of artist-rider Jeff Decker. As American folk art,…
Cartwheel’s First Event: Exchange Project Series 1
CARTWHEEL’s first curated show, “The Exchange Project: Series 1” took place on Saturday, May 12 at The Navarro Residence, a Highland Park house which contains the collection of curator Jessica Navarro. The space allows the viewer a unique experience and intimate setting for viewing the works and spending time with the artists.