Advocartsy Presents “Art Brief: Iranian Contemporary Los Angeles” at Arena 1
Southern California is home to largest Iranian community outside of Iran, and this weekend the debut exhibition of ADVOCARTSY, “ArtBrief: Iranian Contemporary Los Angeles,” provides a concentrated opportunity to introduce local artists of Iranian heritage to the Iranian community of the region and to the art community of Los Angeles. Co-curated by ADVOCARTSY founder Roshi…
Imprints of Nature and Human Nature: Paintings and Photographs by Fatemeh Burnes at Mt. SAC
Fatemeh Burnes, in her solo show “Imprints of Nature and Human Nature,” at the Mt. SAC (Mt. San Antonio College) art gallery, gives us fine demonstrations of painting with imaginative pictures of cozy and fantastic forest glens, complete with writhing branches and twigs encouraging us toward a light that promises even more content…
CARTWHEEL Interview With Kirk Pederson of ZERO+ Publishing
Last year at photo l.a.–the longest running art fair west of New York City, which opens this year on January 17–CARTWHEEL founder Cindy Schwarzstein was turned onto fine arts/photography publisher ZERO+ Publishing through their book Everyday Heroes and Villains, a collection of portraits by photographers Tatiana Wills and Roman Cho which surveys some of the most…
“Material Manifestation” Closing Reception at L2Kontemporary
Material Manifestation at L2Kontemporary featured innovative works by five Los Angeles-based artists who speak with a diverse range of talents across various media. Lisa Bartleson‘s Sphere paintings hypnotized, while Jed Berk created post-modern assemblages with acrylic, balloons, pvc tubing, spray bottles with pump, tape, spray paint, valves, paper, and air. Joe Davidson created massive abstracts…