Save the Date: La Luz de Jesus 31st Anniversary Drawing Show – December 1st

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Save the Date: La Luz de Jesus 31st Anniversary Drawing Show – December 1st

  2017 marks La Luz de Jesus Galley 31st birthday, bringing Los Angeles 31 years of continuous, monthly exhibitions. This year-end show invitational event traces the history of Post-Pop in its birthplace. The gallery chose from the best illustrators featured in the 31-year history of La Luz de Jesus to create a new, original drawing for…

Laluzapalooza Preview: Mark Edward and his Magical Devices

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Laluzapalooza Preview: Mark Edward and his Magical Devices

Laluzapalooza is one of my favorite art shows of the year: Over a hundred artists from all over the world exhibiting so much amazing art, plus the opening is one of the best parties ever. While looking at–okay drooling over–all the art I don’t have room for in my house, a name leapt out, one…

“The Macabre Show” Opens at La Luz de Jesus

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“The Macabre Show” Opens at La Luz de Jesus

Awe-inspiring. Jaw-droppingly, soul-moving beautiful works of art. Friday night I was faint with appreciation for what is the strongest, most focused group shows La Luz de Jesus has offered this year. Each artist in “The Macabre Show” exhibited  coherent, cohesive, and unique visions that blended seamlessly, creating a powerful impact that left attendees uncharacteristically subdued…

Preview: October’s “The Macabre Show” at La Luz Highlights Grotesque Beauty

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Preview: October’s “The Macabre Show” at La Luz Highlights Grotesque Beauty

The word grotesque comes from the same Greek root as “grotto,” meaning a hidden place. It was in grottoes, either natural or man-made caves, on their sprawling estates where nobility would have artists create strange, fantasy-driven works of art to surprise, delight and disturb. By the 18th Century, the word’s usage, whether in English, French or…