Contintenal Arts and 11:11 Celebrate BeBop Records and Reseda Art
The Valley is a foreign place; they do things differently there. The Valley has seems so exotic me because of its retro-suburbia flatlands vibes. And wow, the boys were so cute when I was teenaged girl! Thai food and sushi got their SoCal start in the Valley, where now you you can find mini-malls with…
Hollywood: Utility Boxes Become Art
The other day I was driving up Bronson Avenue and saw two people painting a phone company utility box in vibrant reds and gold. (This is why I carry a camera in the car at all times.) Artists Novei Beige and Eliot Oxander were painting the AT&T phone utility box on Bronson’s east side, just…
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…
TKU: Lydiaemily, Andy Moses, Kazuki Takamatsu, Sage Vaughn, Zero + Publishing
We’re excited to be seeing even more art arriving for The Karma Underground’s “Oh Brother Where Art Thou” benefit this Thursday at Angel City Brewery. And we’re eager to be surprised that night by works from artists we’ve covered like Gary Baseman, Bill Barminski, Mear One and Allison Torneros, and to see what David…
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…
TKU Preview: Ausgang, Boyd, Heller, Neutra, Veca
The artwork for The Karma Underground‘s “Oh Brother, Where Art Thou” benefit expresses a wide variety of styles and subject matter, from Anthony Ausgang’s Pop Narrative and Max Neutra’s Pop Surrealism to Matthew Heller’s line drawings and Brandon Boyd’s water colors and Mark Dean Veca’s strong graphics. These and works of over thirty other artists…
TKU Preview: Birdman, Ransom & Mitchell, Laura Schumate
On August 8, The Karma Underground presents “Oh Brother, Where Art Thou” at Angel City Brewery, This year’s beneficiary is Tibet House U.S., dedicated to preserving Tibet’s unique culture at a time when it is confronted with extinction on its own soil. By presenting Tibetan civilization and its profound wisdom, beauty, and special art of…
Barminski Billboard for AIDS Healthcare Foundation Hits Hollywood
I drove past a new billboard on Santa Monica and Highland with artwork that has a familiar vibe to it. I held up traffic for a moment as cruised by, straining my eyes and bingo! BARMINSKI! Bill Barminski, who was featured in Jack Rutberg’s Letters From Los Angeles. Bill Barminski who recently showed at…
Robert Williams Mr. Bitchin’ Screening, Interview with Filmmakers, Special Offer!
Robert Williams is Mr Bitchin, pure and simple. He is a primogenitor, a force and source of Pop Surrealism, Low Brow and Kustom Kulture whose generosity to younger artists is matched only by his exacting attention to detail and his deep, abiding fascination with humans and the machines they create (and destroy). And now, after…
Save the Date: The Karma Underground Charity Art Auction August 8, 2013
The Karma Underground–a dedicated group of art-centric Angelenos: artists, photographers, filmmakers, writers, and event producers–support the people of Tibet and their goal of remaining a unique and unified culture. Last year, TKU’s first ever art auction raised over $10,000 for Karmablast, a non-profit group dedicated to building schools and monasteries for the Tibetan people. …
Sean Tully Discusses Dark Beach: Visions of SoCal’s Underbelly
Dark Beach, curated by Innocnts, opens on July 27th at New Image Art Gallery. The exhibition focuses on the underbelly of surf culture, the conflicting elements of fantasy and reality found in the surf culture and lifestyle. And because surfing is so intimately tied to Southern California, Dark Beach reveals the shadows of our lives…