SAVE THE DATE: Belfast Painter Ted Pim’s First U.S. Exhibition, “Empire Lines,” Opens at The Salon at automatic sweat on Saturday, November 16
This weekend in the Culver City Arts District, The Salon at automatic sweat will celebrate the launch of Belfast artist Ted Pim’s solo show, “Empire Lines.” The Salon, established in 2013, is a passion project of John Papsidera, one of the most successful casting directors in the world, and producer Valoree Papsidera. The husband and…
Gregg Gibbs’ Paintings of Sensual Sandwiches Are Showing at Philippe The Original – Saturday, September 29
Longtime DTLA favorite Philippe The Original turns 110 years old on Monday, October 1, 2018. The celebration starts a few days earlier, when an art exhibition of Gregg Gibbs’ work called “Sandwiches & Carvers” opens on Saturday, September 29. The restaurant’s menu and staff inspired the paintings in the collection. A third-generation native Angeleno, Gibbs…
SAVE THE DATE and INTERVIEWS: Art Triple-header featuring Valerie Pobjoy, DW Marino & Scott Rohlfs at La Luz de Jesus – Friday January 5th!
La Luz de Jesus Gallery kicks off 2018 with three tremendous solo shows! All three artists were sent questions via email and we’re pleased to share their words with you. Valerie Pobjoy – ONANISM This exhibition showcases the broad talent of one of Los Angeles’ most exciting up-and-coming artists and gives us a unique perspective…
Dreamweaver: Interview with Vincent Cacciotti
My first encounter with the work of Vincent Cacciotti was fairly intense. Back in November of 2012, I walked into WWA Gallery and was immediately confronted with a row of masterful oil paintings that were at once dark, mysterious, psychological, sensual, and gripping. I was unfamiliar with the name, but I quickly filed it away…
Once There Were Parking Lots: Chloe Early – “Rainbow Ruins” at Corey Helford Gallery
The last studio album the Talking Heads ever made included a song called “Nothing But Flowers.” The protagonist of the song describes a post-industrial landscape in which Mother Earth, having reached the limit of her tolerance, has sprung full bloom in retaliation, blanketing our shopping malls and skyscrapers with trees, rivers, and daisies. The man…
“Ice Loves Rococo” – Van Arno at CHG Circa
Rock stars can have rare moments of honesty when it comes to explaining why they became musicians in the first place. “To get chicks” is a frequent refrain. Artists will be a bit more dodgy on the subject, tending to offer loftier motives than merely wanting to paint naked bodies. I think they’re hedging their bets. When…