Interview: Art Publicists Draw Attention to Clients
The Miami Art Fairs and the the upcoming Los Angeles Art Show make it clear that there are a lot of artists, emerging and established, vying for wall space be it in your museums or your home. In Los Angeles, there are gallery shows opening every weekend, and thousands of artists hoping to hang their…
Laurie Lipton Book Signing at La Luz de Jesus
Laurie Lipton’s drawings are clever and irreverent while dwelling on themes of extinction and death. Her influences–including the Flemish and Dutch Masters, Durer, and Dian Arbus–come through loud and clear. Lipton will be signing her book this Saturday, November 23, 2013 from 7pm to 10pm.
PreviewThe Drawings of Laurie Lipton: What Lies Between the Black and White
Laurie Lipton drawings reveal her influences and inspirations: Religious paintings from the Flemish school, Durer, Van Eyck, Goya combine with Diane Arbus and the effects of watching black white TV shows as a child living in a color-filled world. She explains: Black and white is the color of ancient photographs and old TV shows… it…
Designer Con 2013 Setup and Preview Photos
I dropped by Friday afternoon and snapped some photos of a few vendor setups, some of the marvelous plush and plastics along with The Sucklord and pals getting ready for what promises to be the best Suckathon yet including the “Gorilla Nut Grab” of which I’m not going to explain to you here
Van Saro and Danni Shinya Luo at La Luz de Jesus Gallery
On October 4, 2013, La Luz de Jesus Gallery opens two exhibitions: “What a Wonderful World” features artist Van Saro’s translations of street life; and “Vanitas 13,” featuring the feminine watercolor works of Danni Shinya Luo. The opening reception for both shows is from 8 to 11pm, and both exhibitions will be on view through…
Nathan Ota Signs “Nathan Ota: Ikiru” Friday at La Luz de Jesus
Nathan Ota’s adept, surreal artwork takes viewers into a perilous nether world, off-color and off-kilter. And with Nathan Ota: Ikiru, the full overview of the artist’s work, readers can explore the artist’s beginnings as street artist, through illustration, fine art and coming full circle to his collaboration with RISK. He’ll be at La Luz de…
Art Walk: Pilates & Arts Echo Park
Located close to downtown LA, Echo Park has experienced a hipster and pseudo-hipster influx over the past few years, along with a new development of townhouses on Echo Park Blvd., but it still retains its funky vibe. Echo Park Blvd., the main street of this enclave, is lined with small shops, cafes, and service businesses…
Photos from La Luz de Jesus: José Rodolfo Loaiza Ontiveros, Laluzapalooze Juried Show Winner
In his latest series, “DisHollywood,” José Rodolfo Loaiza Ontiveros takes his social commentary to a new level, mixing beloved fairytale icons with characters from the world of cinema, celebrity and music to create a pop culture mash-up that enchants and provokes. Along with Ontiveros, this month La Luz de Jesus presents the Laluzapalooza juried show…
Tonight, Sunday, Jack Grisham, Bob Forrest Read, Sign at La Luz de Jesus
Punk rock has produced some pretty amazing scientists, professors, lawyers, and business people, all of whom have stayed true to their punk roots by continuing to embrace their artistic sides. Other punks have stayed in arts and music, and others have turned their (mis)adventures with sex, drug and rock n roll into the dedicated efforts…
Reading: Anthony Ausgang “The Pawnee Republican” plus John Tottenham and Shana Nys Dambrot
Anthony Ausgang can paint, that’s for sure, and he’s a genius with fine line work and colors. On July 20, Ausgang steps away from the easel, unlocks his unconscious, and opens his spam folder to read from The Pawnee Republican, the follow up to last year’s The Adventures of Puss Twitter. For five years Ausgang…
California Punk Rock Photo Pop-Up, Booksigning June 28-30 at La Luz de Jesus
Punk rock has had lasting grip on Los Angeles where the musical and cultural phenomenon developed from a freeways-based melting pot. The passion for punk has continued for forty years! The GoGo’s, X, Social Distortion, Mike Watt are still big draws, and smaller bands from LA punk’s early days still play and draw fans–as well…