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.
“Heavenly Bodies” Beautiful Bones and Diadems of the Dead
Gloriously decorated with gold and gems, dressed in elaborate finery, in life these bones once supported purported saints and martyrs, and now in death show the historic veneration, an appreciation of miracles once worked, having reminded the faithful living of the spiritual treasures that awaited them upon death. These bones are more than beautiful expressions…
Miss Van and Alex Garcia at CoproGallery
The main thing that connects the work of Miss Van and Alex Garcia together are the wild amount of people who have their art permanently tattooed onto their bodies. For instance, I met one awesome artist/blogger at the opening reception to their exhibits at CoproGallery who drove all the way up from San Diego with her Miss Van accompanying her the entire…