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Art, Heather Watts, Stuff We Like

Heather Watts Tree of Life painting at the Art Gallery of Calgary

Heather Watts “Tree of Life” in Art Gallery of Calgary group show “Down The Rabbit Hole“

February 10, 2012 to April 7, 2012
The Art Gallery of Calgary

117 – 8 Avenue S.W.
Calgary, Alberta Canada T2P 1B4
24-hour Information Line: 403.770.1350
info@artgallerycalgary.org

The AGC presents its Winter 2012 exhibition, Down The Rabbit Hole. This contemporary group show features artists Eric Louie, Pilar Mehlis, Landon-Jon Ference and Heather Watts and probes the world of Pop Surrealism. For more information read their online catalogue.

“Tree of Life” details

February 12, 2012by Dionysus Records
Art, East Hollywood, La Luz de Jesus, Los Angeles area events, Los Feliz, Stuff We Like

Four person show with Bonni Reid and others opens 2/3

Matthew Bone Paradise Lost
Soey Milk Malus Sieversii
Bonni Reid Cartes De Visite
Christine Wu Shhh…

February 3 – February 26
Opening Reception: Friday, February 3rd, 8-11 pm

La Luz de Jesus Gallery
4633 Hollywood Blvd.
Los Angeles CA 90027
323-666-7667
www.laluzdejesus.com
info@laluzdejesus.com


 

Matthew Bone Paradise Lost

Raised on a diet of comic books, horror movies, and pornography, Matthew Bone injects a distinctive voice into his painting: pride, lust, vengeance, the lurid underbelly of humanity, and the allegories that illustrate the consequences of its revelation has long been the focus of Bone’s oil, acrylic and panel works. By utilizing the conventions of pop culture, and its willingness to embrace the artifice as the sincere, Bone is able to create a reinvisioned modern mythology.

“Come with me and join the Darkside.” the ventilated voice said as it’s owner’s gloved hand extended towards the hero. In my story, he accepted and a new world was opened up to him, breaching the inner sanctum of the old. Growing up a latchkey kid in the 80’s, my unattended viewing and reading habits slowly migrated towards the adult at far too early of an age. While I still had the rich, innocent  imaginary life of a boy who could defeat an alien invasion or help save the city from his archnemesis, the shadow of a different interior world was cast. In my newest body of work the icons and visual cliches of two seemingly disparate spheres collide (comics, Star Wars, toys vs. Hustler, Chic, Juggs) finally forming what has long brewed in my head into a tangible visual language for the first time” states Bone (who lives with his ol’ lady and menagerie of pets at the bottom of a wishing well in downtown Los Angeles) about “Paradise Lost.”

 


Soey Milk Malus Sieversii

Soey Milk depicts lone women in romance, she gifts the ladies with symbols of pleasure and agony.

Often enriched with subtle oddity or darkness, her delicate oil on paper works tell stories of tender and sensitive shared encounters. She is in love with lily specialists. “Malus Sieversii” is Milk’s very first feature exhibition, but her work has been featured in Blue Canvas Magazine, on the High Fructose Blog, and the artist herself has been the subject of much internet forum discussion. Her debut signals the start of a new era of classical painting, in a very contemporary package.

“I throw the apple at you, and if you are willing to love me, take it and share your girlhood with me; but if your thoughts are what I pray they are not, even then take it, and consider how short-lived is beauty.”
-Plato, Epigram VII  www.milkbomb.blogspot.com

 


Bonni Reid Cartes de Visite

Cartes de Visite
:  Noun, French. 1. Small photographs, traditionally mounted on card stock, for mailing and trading purposes. Used during the Victorian era. Having a professional career in creating Saturday morning cartoons, Bonni Reid wanted to break from this candy-coated world in order to depict another side of childhood, one that is much darker, haunting or just plain weird — to evoke a time before we child-proofed everything. By utilizing old photographs of family, friends and found images, this collection portrays the alter ego that resides in all of us — the real inner child which isn’t always what we as adults want it to be.

Reid lives in the West End of Vancouver, British Columbia. Her work has appeared in various galleries throughout North America. Aside from brewing her own visual concoctions, she is an illustrator, graphic designer and an animation colour designer. www.bonnireid.com


Christine Wu Shhh…

Christine Wu‘s “Shhh…” is an exploration on the power of things left unsaid… Wu is a certified practitioner of the arts and general awesome maker. Stylistically, her oil and panel work is multi-layered with  creepy and sexual undertones. She often depicts people in flux and captures the vulnerability of growing up. She is rather fond of making a ruckus. www.misschristinewu.com

February 2, 2012by Dionysus Records
Art, Benefit, Events, Pirate, Psychedelic, Stuff We Like

2/4: Cacophony Society Pranksters Take Over Santa Ana!

Art Cars – The Art of Bleeding – Fancy Space People
Doggie Diners – a Drunken Marionette?

These are just SOME of the MANY things in store on February 4

 

The Cacophony Society Zone Exibition
“You May Already be a Member”
“Into The Zone: The Story of the Cacophony Society” Film Preview
and Block Party
at
The Yost Theater and Grand Central Art Center, Santa Ana, CA
February 4, 2012 – 3:00 pm – 10:00 pm – full schedule below
 

Art Car
Artcars

www.artcarfest.com – www.artcaragency.com  and their artists including ArtCar Fest co-founder and famed filmmaker Harrod Blank will be appearing at the event – here’s some of the artcars that will be on display: Click to see Amanda Jensen’s La Locura Cura. Click to see Scott Alan’s Spaced Bug. VainVan & CandyHome by Emily Duffy, photo also by Emily Duff, taken at the Enchanted Forest in Salem, OR. June, 2011, all rights reserved

Doggie Diners

Doggie Diner HeadsJohn Law will be driving to Santa Ana with two buses full of people with the Doggie Diners in tow. These iconic monolithic whimsical objects are the SF Cacophony official mascots. They are one of John’s contributions to the world of Chaos, Cacophony and Dark Saturnalia. Click here to see a preview from the cross country documentary “Head Trip.” Click here to read an article about John’s Doggie Diners in the SF Gate

Bieno Svengali, a safe and sane family first performer (like legal fireworks) will perform his intoxicated marionette. Check out his court ordered letters from kids.

Art of Bleeding

The Art Of Bleeding

Created by Reverend Al of the Los Angeles Cacophony Society, The Art of Bleeding produces ego-destabilizing programs on safety and medical education out of an actual ambulance. This time the lovely latex clad nurses will be joined by Chuckles Klown and other cartoon characters in  an demonstration of needle safety for both live and video presentation. Often staged from an actual ambulance, our performances utilize a perturbing mix of cartoonish costumes, puppets, vintage educational films, animation, and thinly veiled medical fetishism to create a sort of “paramedical funhouse.” Find out more at  www.artofbleeding.com

Asscar

On his way to Santa Ana, Charles Linvill parked his Asscar (that would be a car decorated with dog asses) overnight in front of the Motel 6 in Redding. The next morning, Asscar was completely covered in the motels finest linen due to numerous complaints. The maid delegation that met Charles at the car said they would pray for him. Charles reported improved gas mileage after their meeting.


The Fancy Space People

Fancy Space PeopleCan a ridiculously attired Los Angeles Glitter rock space cult, channeling cryptic messages from Fancy Space really save the Earth and usher in a new Golden Age? The Fancy Space People began when the unlikely duo of Germs drummer Don Bolles and quirky solo chanteuse No-Ra Keyes started receiving communications from invisible entities claiming to be from “Fancy Space,” asking them to present their leaders’ (presumably) benevolent messages to the people of Earth, secreted within neo-classic rock tunes. Told that they were chosen not so much for any musical talent they might possess, but more because they would fit into the elaborate space outfits, Don and Nora, neither of whom had much going on at the time, readily agreed. Their songs range from moody Mellotron space hymns to Glitter Rock stompers, Snow Pop to Psychedelic Prog Epics, 60s Girl Group to 70s Krautrock, and remind one of T Rex, Bowie, Abba, Sparks, and even Amon Duul II. Fancy Space People video

Into The Zone MovieSCHEDULE:
Film

 “Into the Zone: The Story of the Cacophony Society“
Benefit Preview Screening at
The Yost Theate

2/4/11, 4:00 – 5:30 pm
307 N Spurgeon St, Santa Ana, CA 92701
Click for Advance Tickets
Website: intothezonemovie.com
EXHIBITION
“The Cacophony Society Zone Show: You May Already be a Member”

February 4 – April 15
Reception: 2/4/11, 7:00 -10:00 pm
 Grand Central Art Center
125 North Broadway, Santa Ana, CA 92701
Cacophony Society Zone Show

Admission: FREE

2/4/2011 SCHEDULE:

3:00 Cocktail reception (Yost Theater)

4:00-5:30 Screening (Yost Theater)
5:30-TBD Q&A   (Yost Theater)
6.30-11:00 Block Party (Grand Central Art Center Plaza)
 7:00-10:00 Exhibition (Grand Central Art Center Main Gallery)
MUSEUM EXHIBITION HOURS:
Feb. 4 – April 15
Closed Mondays
Tuesdays – Sundays 11:00 am – 4:00 pm.
Extended hours: Friday & Saturday 11:00am – 7:00 pm.
(First Saturday of the month galleries are open until 10:00 pm)
For the most up-to-date holiday hours call 714-567-7233
VISUALS:
Film Trailer
Gallery of photos for web & print
January 27, 2012by Dionysus Records
Art, Dionysus Records, Events, San Francisco, Stuff We Like

Artist Arabella Proffer’s “Ephemeral Antidotes”

Co-founder of Elephant Stone Records and wife of scribe and former Dionysus Records / Orange Sky employee Ben Vendetta, Arabella Proffer creates figurative and surreal portraits of imaginary subjects using oil and linen or panel. Taking her art a step further she writes a bio about each of her charicters. Her “Ephemeral Antidotes” can be seen at San Francisco’s Articulated Gallery through the end of January.

Proffer’s current works explores “medical superstitions and practices of centuries past,” inspired by her battle with a rare and aggressive cancer. While being treated and going through surgery, Proffer wondered what it would have been like to have lived through the process during her favorite periods in art history.

“After having a section of my leg removed, I began researching medicine from the Middle Ages through the 18th century; this series was a good way for me to work out my anger and be even more thankful that what I’m going through is nothing compared to old remedies and techniques. My art and interests were in the way society lived in the past, but with emphasis on the defiant, glamorous, and eccentric — not daily strife. You could have been rich, important, or beautiful, but if sick, you would still receive brutal or worthless treatment” states Proffer.

Proffer’s bold, colorful and darkly themed art is inspired by punk rock, Elizabethan fashion, gothic divas, religious icons, and the decline of European aristocracy. Many of her paintings can be seen in her recently released book “The National Portrait Gallery of Kessa.”

Born in Ann Arbor, Michigan, Proffer earned her BFA from California Institute of the Arts and currently resides and works in Cleveland, Ohio.

View all “Ephemoral Antidotes” images and bios here

See the show at
Articulated Gallery
1681 Haight St
San Francisco, CA 94117
articulatedgallery.com
415-551-1036
info@lovedtodeath.net

images:
“Skin of the Fox Cures the Pox” 16×20 oil on linen.
“Sawed” 16×20 oil on linen.

January 21, 2012by Dionysus Records
Art, Dionysus mail-order cart, Film, Stuff We Like

Kenneth Anger and Brian Butler’s Technicolor Skull perform MOCA

Kenneth Anger and Brian Butler’s Technicolor Skull perform MOCA 11/19 for ICONS opening and release debut vinyl

 

 

Technicolor Skull performs their first West Coast appearance at the Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA) in Los Angeles on November 19, 2011, as part of the opening reception for Kenneth Anger: ICONS. This exhibition will showcase the films, books, and artwork of one of the most original and enigmatic filmmakers of post-war American cinema. This coincides with the release of Technicolor Skull’s self-titled recorded debut, a one-sided, bloodred 180 gram 12″ vinyl LP limited to 666 copies. The record will be avalible from the MOCA gift shop, technicolorskull.com and there will be a few copies avalible in the Dionysus Records shopping cart.

 

Technicolor Skull, a multimedia collaboration featuring Kenneth Anger on Theremin and Los Angeles artist Brian Butler on guitar and electronic instruments, will perform for the first time in Los Angeles at the exhibition opening on November 19. Technicolor Skull is a magick ritual of light and sound in the context of a live performance. The project premiered at Donaufestival in Austria, in April 2008, and has subsequently toured throughout Europe, performing at the National Museum of Art, Copenhagen, and the Serralves Museum, Portugal, and recently at the Hiro Ballroom, New York, for the Anthology Film Archives benefit.

Kenneth Anger “ICONS“

Nov. 13, 2011, through Feb. 27, 2012
Opening reception: Saturday, Nov. 19, 2011
Technicolor Skull will perform at 8 PM


Museum of Contemporary Art
250 South Grand Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90012
213/626-6222
www.moca.org 
Admission:
Free for MOCA Members and one guest
Additional guests and non-members: $25.00
INFO 621/621-1794 or
membership1@moca.org
November 19, 2011by Dionysus Records
Art, East Hollywood, La Luz de Jesus, Los Feliz, Shag

La Luz de Jesus 25th Anniversary Exhibit – Part Two

La Luz de Jesus 25, the milestone anniversary show and largest exhibition in the gallery’s history, launches its second half during the first weekend of November. The show runs through November 28. Following hard on the heels of October’s spectacular Part One, Part Two features more than 120 artists, including Shawn Barber, Gary Baseman, Tim Biskup, Al Farrow, Chris Mars, Elizabeth McGrath, Jason Mecier, Mark Mothersbaugh, Marion Peck, The Pizz, Mark Ryden, Shag, Peter Shire, Joe Sorren, Mark Todd and Eric White. For a full list of all artists showing in La Luz de Jesus 25 Part Two, click this link.

This exhibition is documented in the beautiful companion book, La Luz de Jesus 25: The Little Gallery That Could, featuring images of all the art in the show, a personal anecdote about Billy Shire and the gallery written by each artist, essays by gallery directors and a foreword by Shire. The book is much more than a simple record of this remarkable exhibition. Together, the images and essays present a history of La Luz de Jesus through the eyes of the artists whose careers are intertwined with Shire and his gallery.

November 4, 2011by Dionysus Records
Art, East Hollywood, Los Angeles area events, Photoblog, sculpture, Street Art, Stuff We Like

Beyond Eden ’11 Art Event draws 5000 – Slide Show and Recap

CLICK FOR BEYOND EDEN 2011 SLIDESHOW

 

Last weekend’s third annual “Beyond Eden Multi-Gallery Art Event” held at the historic Barnsdall Art Park / Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery in East Hollywood was vibrant and well-attended with an estimated 5000 people passing through the gallery between Saturday night and Sunday day – a fantastic turnout especially in the face of numerous competing art events and fairs during “Pacific Standard Time: Art in L.A. 1945-1980,”a multi-institutional initiative conceived by the Getty Foundation and Getty Research Institute. The success of Beyond Eden is further proof that the “New Contemporary Art Scene” (an umbrella term which encompasses Pop Surrealism, Street Art, Lowbrow, Outsider, Illustrative, Narrative and beyond )  is a force to be reckoned in the art world now, and for a long time to come.

The event, with its foundation planted firmly in California, the birthplace of the New Contemporary Art Scene, showcased the works of a half dozen Southern California galleries including C.A.V.E. Gallery, Copro Gallery, Gallery Nucleus, La Luz De Jesus Gallery (in celebration of their 25th Anniversary this year), Toy Art Gallery, and Thinkspace. Live painting demonstrations took place at the entrance and bar area of the gallery. This year’s featured events included exhibitions from Cannibal Flower (emerging LA based artists) and San Francisco’s Spoke Art (the LA stop of the traveling ‘Quentin vs. Coens’ exhibit) and a special showcase of Los Angeles street artists presented by Thinkspace and curated by local artist Euth. A screening of the ‘best of’ Sketch Theater, the online site designed to inspire creativity through time-lapsed, start-to-finish sketches from numerous artists ran continually in the gallery’s screening room. The event was topped off with a lively award ceremony, celebrating artist Anthony Ausgang on the 20th anniversary of his first solo show and his continued presence in the art world.  Previous Beyond Eden award ceremonies recognized the contributions and influences of La Luz de Jesus’ Billy Shire (2009) and artist Robert Williams (2010) with lifetime achievement awards.

The event was coordinated by Thinkspace and Sour Harvest‘s Andrew Hosner with Lee of Lee Joseph Publicity for the Visual Arts and Dionysus Records. Plans are in store for the Fourth Annual Beyond Eden, in 2012, stay tuned!

Enjoy the slide show (link above) of Beyond Eden 2011 shot by Sam Graham.

October 7, 2011by Dionysus Records
Art, East Hollywood, Events, Free Event, Los Angeles area events, Los Feliz, sculpture, Stuff We Like

October 7 and 8, La Luz de Jesus Gallery Turns 25 – Part One!

In just two more weeks La Luz de Jesus Gallery opens the biggest exhibition in their history. In fact it’s so big that it’s going to take them two months to showcase it all. This is LA LUZ DE JESUS 25.

On the weekends of October 7th and November 4th, La Luz de Jesus Gallery will be celebrating their twenty-fifth year of groundbreaking exhibitions with a show including almost everyone who’s ever been featured here. Billy Shire has masterminded and organized a monumental group show featuring over 250 artists, each of whom have contributed one new piece and a written anecdote about their experience with the gallery. This is La Luz de Jesus Gallery’s first survey, featuring three generations of the most important artists working today. There will also be a book –a companion to the show, chronicling the rich legacy of La Luz de Jesus and the movements it helped launch.
The exhibition roster for Part One is below
A full index for both exhibitions can be found here.

La Luz de Jesus 25 Part 1
Opening October 7 & 8
Friday & Saturday, 8–11 pm

La Luz de Jesus Gallery
4633 Hollywood Blvd.
Los Angeles CA 90027
323-666-7667
www.laluzdejesus.com
info@laluzdejesus.com

Jennybird Alcantara
Marco Almera
David Anderle
Rick Araluce
Robert Armstrong
Axel
Roberto Baldazzini
Paul Barnes
Glenn Barr
Lou Beach
Vicki Berndt
Cathie Bleck
Jon Bok
Walter Bortolossi
Frijol Boy
Scott G. Brooks
Calef Brown
Ken Brown
Mark Bryan
Robert Burden
Kalynn Campbell
Christian Clayton
Rob Clayton
Joe Coleman
R.S. Connett
Dave Cooper
Lisa Crafts
Bryan Cunningham
Jason D’Aquino
DAST
Glen C. Davies
Alfredo de Batuc
John de Fazio
Gerald de Jesus
Alex de Leon
Georganne Deen
Marc Dennis
Daniel Martin Díaz
Sam Doyle
Myron Conan Dyal
Brice Eichelberger
Bruce Eichelberger
P-Jay Fidler
Matt Fink
Tony Fitzpatrick
Mary Fleener
Alan Forbes
Don Fritz
Gregg Gibbs
Mark Gleason
Paul Glynn
Ralfka Gonzalez
Josh Gosfield
Bruce Gossett
Phillip Graffham
Matt Groening
Tamara Guion
Don Ed Hardy
Scott Harrison
Ric Heitzman
Al Honig
Jason Houchen
Norma Jones
Damara Kaminecki
Christine Karas-Gough
Dean Karr
Norbert H. Kox
Frank Kozik
Krystine Kryttre
Stacy Lande
Jon Langford
Craig LaRotonda
Laura Levine
Laurie Lipton
Alpha Lubicz
Sam Lubicz
Snow Mack
Jason Maloney
ManWoman
Hudson Marquez
Lyn Mayer
Matjames Metson
Sergio Mora
Victor Moscoso
Stanley Mouse
Clare O’Callaghan
Manuel Ocampo
Mu Pan
Gary Panter
Brad “Tiki Shark” Parker
Robert Pasternak
Lisa Petrucci
Gail Potocki
Matthew Price
Moritz R*
Brent Riley
Chris Roberts-Antieau
Francisco Rodriguez Maruca
Spain Rodriguez
Jonathon Rosen
Isabel Samaras
Corey Sandelius
David Sandlin
Kim Scott
Anna Sea
Daniel “DX” Segura
Jonathan Shaw
Jacqueline Shepard
Shrine
Aaron Smith
Owen Smith
Alyson Souza
Karl Stalnaker
Joanne Stephens
Stanislav Szukalski
Yoko Tanaka
Gary Taxali
Michael Teague
Pol Turgeon
Christopher Umana
Elizabeth Uyehara
Sarita Vendetta
Trici Venola
Nicola Verlato
Byron Werner
Robert Williams
Suzanne Williams
S. Clay Wilson
Martin Wittfooth
Dennis Worden
XNO
Trevor Young

October 5, 2011by Dionysus Records
Art, Events, Free Event, Fundraiser, La Luz de Jesus, Los Angeles area events, Los Feliz, Silver Lake, Street Art

Beyond Eden Multi Gallery Event this weekend in Los Angeles


BEYOND EDEN returns this Sat, October 1st!!! This is our 3rd year putting this beast together and we feel this is the best year yet and can’t wait for you all to share in the goodness.

Please join the Beyond Eden ‘group’ on Facebook:

Website now updated with all info

FULL EVENT DETAILS
BEYOND EDEN 2011
Opening Reception:
Sat, October 1st 6-11PM
with 8PM award presentation for Anthony Ausgang

ALSO ON VIEW on Sun, October 2nd from Noon-5PM

Gallery LineUp:
Thinkspace
La Luz De Jesus
Copro Gallery
Toy Art Gallery
Gallery Nucleus
C.A.V.E. Gallery

Special Exhibitions from:
Cannibal Flower (underground LA area artists / 11th Anniversary)
Spoke Art (‘Round III’ – the LA stop of the traveling ‘Quentin vs. Coens’ exhibit)
‘Creator / Spectator’ – a showcase of LA street artists curated by local street artist Euth and presented by Thinkspace

In the media room:
A special showcase video of the ‘best of’ Sketch Theater (popular online site showcasing artists creating works from scratch on camera that is filmed from above)

Live painting from:
John Park, Hans Haveron, Anthony Clarkson, Michael Pukac, Mimi Yoon and Steven P. Williams

Presented by:
Arrested Motion
Blik Wall Graphics
Color Ink Book
Daily Dujour
Hi-Fructose
Juxtapoz
Lee Joseph Publicity for the Visual Arts
Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery Associates (LAMAGA)
Sketch Theater
Sour Harvest
Warholian

Special Event Details

La Luz de Jesus Gallery’s 25, Mark Todd, and more!
La Luz de Jesus Gallery will be featuring a new museum work from Wayne Martin Belger as part of the upcoming two-part exhibition and book, “La Luz de Jesus 25“, a celebration of the gallery’s 25th anniversary milestone opening in October and November. Also featured is a much requested encore of Mark Todd’s  “Power Fury Fireworks Shack ” installation -a 3:4 scale shack built from scratch and filledmwith hand-painted firework sculptures constructed in Todd’s distinct style (Note: these are sculptures and are not live fireworks!), along with encore presentations from Mark Gleason, Lyle Motley and Van Saro. La Luz de Jesus will also be featuring a rare screen print poster from their first show, 25 years ago by Daniel “DX” Segura. New works from Kristopher Sapp and Alex Manukyan will offer a special preview of the 2012 calendar, with other surprises  in store that are sure to delight attendees of all ages.

“Creator / Spectator”
Presented by Thinkspace and curated by Euth

Thinkspace is pleased to present “Creator / Spectator,” an exhibition curated by local artist Euth, featuring some of the most exciting names currently gracing the streets of Los Angeles with their work. The artists chosen to participate represent the outside circle of underground art in Los Angeles. These are individuals exploring concepts deeply rooted in their own personal history and that are not looking to follow in the footsteps of those who came before them. Each artist was selected because their work is not simply about a name and a product, but more so about who he or she is as a individual – this is not a group working towards a common title or theme like “street art” but instead a group of individuals who have found common ground in a medium that promotes the individuality of each component explored.

This exhibit looks to explore beyond the mentality that the medium is the message. This is about a path of life chosen by these artists that constitutes the very nature of who they are. Each artist involved in this show offers something unique to the city of Los Angeles, a personal message to which they are both creator and spectator.

Featuring works from:
Cat Cult, Corrina Corina, CRYPTIK, Duart JDI, Euth, Line Line Dot, NOMADE, Smog City

Sketch Theater Video Screenings
featuring the best episodes of Sketch Theater

Sketch Theatre is a popular online showplace where viewers can watch the process of professional artists creating original sketches via timelapse photography set to inspirational music. Sketch Theatre showcases artists who make their livings in the fields of Fine Art, Video Game Design, Motion Picture Visual Effects & Concept Art, Comic Book & Graphic Novel Illustration, Commercial Illustration & Advertising Art, Tattoos, Animation, and Fashion Design. As such it provides education and inspiration to aspiring artists of a diverse range of interests and skill levels.

The brilliant myriad of artists featured on Sketch Theatre strip down and expose raw sketches on camera, never failing to captivate and inspire.   Sketch Theatre combines visuals with music as all of their artists feel strongly about how music has shaped their lives and inspired their work.

sketchtheatre.com

“Quentin vs. Coen – Round III”
San Francisco’s Spoke Art is proud to present the third and final installment of the touring “Quentin vs. Coen” art show at Beyond Eden. Following their successful stops in New York City and San Francisco, they will be bringing the highly publicized show to the pop culture capital of the world, Los Angeles.

An art show tribute that pits the films of cult favorites Quentin Tarantino and the Coen Brother sagainst each other, “Quentin vs. Coen” is a battle royale (with cheese) of painting, sculpture, prints and collage. Featuring over 100 different artists from around the world, the show serves as a look at some of the most iconic and memorable scenes, characters and films from the highly heralded director’s oeuvres.

The Beyond Eden 2011 installment of “Quentin vs. Coen” will feature:
Max Dalton, Steven Foundling, Christopher Brewer, Robert Bowen, Dave Correia, Derek Gores, Irma Rivera, Peter Adamyan, Andrew Spear, Anville, Boxx, Dave Greco, David Choquette, Evanimal, Greg Gossel, Gustavo Ponce, Jason Vivona, Gwendolyn, Jeff Rassie, Jesse Riggle, Johannah O’Donnell, Kenyon Bajus, Lucas Gluesenkamp,, Killer Napkins, Rich Pellegrino, Morgan Blair, Roland Tamayo, Sam Wolfe, Connelly, Sandi Calistro, Steve Seeley, Tatiana Suarez, Tessa Morrison, Tom Haubrick, Ken Guardano, Zach Landrum

spoke-art.com

Special showcase of local underground talent from Cannibal Flower
Cannibal Flower is a once-a-month, portable venue that showcases art, music, dance, film, projections, magic and fashion shows. Started in the year 2000 by L.Croskey, Jean-Paul Garnier, Michele Waterman as a means for a group of friends to showcase their art and music without having to deal with the politics of the conventional gallery, Cannibal Flower believes that if there’s an artist that’s truly passionate and dedicated to what they do, they deserve a chance to be seen.Cannibal Flower aims to create artist unity and collaboration, hence the beauty and liveliness of their “venue” being portable. By working with other galleries and alternative spaces, they not only bring promotion to other locations but bring the arts to wider audience. Every Cannibal Flowershow is entirely different, bringing in all walks and groups of people young and old.

Cannibal Flower’s Beyond Eden installation will feature Sean Joyce, Lauren Haggis , Kelly Berg , William Zdan, Andrea Iakovidis, Mimi Yoon, Nate Seubert, Cody Lusby, Stephen Williams, Michael Christy, N.S. David, Norman Maxwell, Ariel Deandrea, Michael Pukac, Crystal Sylver, Nicole Bruckman, Rafael Delgado Jr., David Natale, Michael Ramstead, Carlos Ulloa, L. Croskey, Tony Venegas and Erik Siador

cannibalflower.com  

Live painting throughout the event!
John Park, Hans Haveron, Anthony Clarkson, Michael Pukac, Mimi Yoon and Steven P. Williams

An award ceremony for Anthony Ausgang
2011 marks 20 years since Anthony Ausgang’s first solo show. In 1993 Ausgang was included in the Laguna Beach Art Museum’s seminal exhibit “Kustom Kulture” which investigated art influenced by gearhead car culture and in 1996 was featured in Juxtapoz Magazine. In 2003 Ausgang’s paintings could be seen in Morning Wood, a primer of Post Graf art; in 2004 his work graced the pages of contemporary art survey Pop Surrealism and in 2005 Weirdo Deluxe. Ausgang’s paintings have graced the covers of records released by Sympathy for the Record Industry, Bomp!, Sony UK, Columbia, Warner Japan and most recently Augang’s art appeard on MGMT’s 2010 release “Congtratulation” which went Gold in the US and Canada, and Platinum in Australia, Ireland and the UK. Ausgang will be presented with an appreciation of his work and longgevyt at Beyond Eden on Saturday Night at 8pm.

Beyond Eden Bar to benefit Latino Arts LA
Featured in the bar at this year’s will be beer from Davis microbrewers; Sudwerk’s Brewery. Their hand-crafted awarding winning Pilsner and seasonal Fest Marzen will be served in compostable glassware with proceeds donated to Latino Arts LA. Manning the Beyond Eden Bar will be famed local bar personality Ian Malcolm.  Known about town as Sir Ian Dangerous, Mr. Malcolm will be showcasing his amazing mixology skills with refreshing cocktails developed for the event  Join us  for this year’s no host bar as we celebrate the 3rd annual Beyond Eden

September 29, 2011by Dionysus Records
Art, East Hollywood, Free Event, La Luz de Jesus, Los Angeles area events, Los Feliz

Friday August 5 – legendary album cover artist Lou Beach at La Luz!

Lou Beach, Alpha Lubicz and Sam Lubicz
Gene Pool

Opening Reception: Friday, August 5, 8-11 pm, show runs August 5 – 28
Also showing: Jessicka Addams, Walt Hall, Derek Harrison,
Rodolfo Loaiza, Miso, Click Mort, Jasmine Worth

La Luz de Jesus Gallery
4633 Hollywood Blvd.
Los Angeles CA 90027
323-666-7667
www.laluzdejesus.com
info@laluzdejesus.com

Preview Lou’s pieces
Preview Alpha’s pieces

Lou Beach, Alpha Lubicz and Sam Lubicz are connected via DNA ( father, daughter, son), glue, scissors and X-acto blades and a love of cutting and pasting. They make collages of depth and beauty that chronicle their journeys through the subconscious, creating imagery that is strongly graphic and narrative, telling tales that alternate between the immediate and the mysterious, visionary speculations on pop culture, comics, death, sex and personal history.

Over the last 30 years Lou Beach’s work has been featured in major magazines as well as on countless record and cd packages, book covers and advertisements. A much-admired pop icon of Los Angeles’s wild era of illustration in the 1970s and 80s, Lou Beach has remained a vital force in today’s competitive world of popular art, creating imagery for clients as diverse as the Wall Street Journal, New York Times, The Utne Reader, The Paris Revue, MCA Records, Random House, McGraw-Hill and Houghton-Mifflin among others. A tour of this self-taught collagist’s mind reveals a delight in visual puns and a direct link to such greats of the medium as Hannah Hoch, George Heartfield, Max Ernst, Romare Beardon and Tadanori Yokoo as well as influences from popular culture. His collages have also landed on record covers for Weather Report [Grammy nomination],The Carpenters, The Neville Brothers, Dave Alvin, Dr. John, Ethel Merman and Blink 182.


Lou Beach was born in Gottingen, Germany in 1947, and his name is actually the phonetic pronounciation of his real last name, Lubicz. His Polish parents were unwilling guests of the Nazis–his father a prisoner-of-war, his mother a slave laborer. In the 1970s, he began his career as a record cover illustrator. In the 80s and 90s he was a beloved instructor at Art Center College of Design and Otis. He has recently collaborated on a short book of fiction with author J. Robert Lennon, and a book of his short stories will see publication through Houghton Mifflin Harcourt in December 2011.

 

For a much more detailed Lou Beach bio – click here
August 4, 2011by Dionysus Records
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