Lava Collective exhibition and hip hop event

On Thursday December 10th, LAVA Collective is programming a multimedia hip hop event at The Gramaphone on Commercial Street.

Edan The Dee-Jay is in town to promote his new record Echo Party, and he's marking the occasion with a 2 hour Dj set. Joining Edan will be legendary New York photographer Ricky Powell, who brings his 'World Famous Slideshow' to London for the first time. Jehst will be performing live, Kris Jones (Deep Medi, Soul Jazz) and the LAVA DJs will provide musical support.

The evening will commence at 8.30 pm with a screening of the Echo Party video, directed by Tom Fitzgerald. Early arrivals will be rewarded with T-shirts, art books, and CDs, courtesy of our lovely sponsors - Crooks & Castles, Evolving Styles, and Lewis Recordings.

LAVA Collective presents: Echo Party
Thursday, December 10th 2009
The Gramaphone, 60-62 Commercial Street, London, E1 6LT
8pm - 2am, £7 / £5 before 9pm

Yoko D'holbachie "Living in your Dreams" at London Miles

I recently curated the exhibition, "Living in Your Dreams" featuring a solo show of work by Yoko D'Holbachie.

Yoko is quickly becoming a London favorite for art collectors and art lovers, the response we received from her first solo show in the U.K was fantastic. Yoko's work is truly something special, her neon colors, her amazing immagination and her ablity to make images so beautiful, playful and cute while also being very grotesque and macbre amazes me.

The exhibition opened last week, Wednesday the 18th at the London Miles new location in Westbourne Studios. If you are around, I welcome you personally to come by and have a look at the show and all the hard work that went in to the prepration and instalation for this show. The exhibition is on display until December 5th. 2009

If your not familiar with Yoko's work then its about time you start looking her up. Visit London Miles to view work from the exhibition, there are still a few pieces left for purchase so get your hands on some of these beautiful oil paintings, framed in the most elobrate and decorative frames. All pieces are signed by Yoko on the back.

Or visit Yoko D'holbachie's website to see her collection of stunning oil and digital works.

(above image: Stray Sheep, Oil on wood, 15 x 15 inches framed, £810.00)

Tim Burton at MOMA

This is seriously a brilliant video of Tim Burton just speaking freely about his process of creation and a introduction for his solo exhibition at MOMA this fall.
The exhibition is on show from November 22, 2009–April 26, 2010.



Taking inspiration from popular culture, Tim Burton (American, b. 1958) has reinvented Hollywood genre filmmaking as an expression of personal vision, garnering for himself an international audience of fans and influencing a generation of young artists working in film, video, and graphics. This exhibition explores the full range of his creative work, tracing the current of his visual imagination from early childhood drawings through his mature work in film. It brings together over seven hundred examples of rarely or never-before-seen drawings, paintings, photographs, moving image works, concept art, storyboards, puppets, maquettes, costumes, and cinematic ephemera from such films as Edward Scissorhands, The Nightmare Before Christmas, Batman, Mars Attacks!, Ed Wood, and Beetlejuice, and from unrealized and little-known personal projects that reveal his talent as an artist, illustrator, photographer, and writer working in the spirit of Pop Surrealism. The gallery exhibition is accompanied by a complete retrospective of Burton’s theatrical features and shorts, as well as a lavishly illustrated publication.

Visit MOMA for more information.

David Choe - An introduction by Walrus TV

Chris Mars at Billy Shire Fine Arts! - Culver City, CA

Artist Chris Mars Takes Museum Exhibition to Billy Shire Fine Arts, Los Angeles

Minneapolis-based artist Chris Mars brings his exhibition “In Preparation of Barrier Transcendence” to renown Culver City gallery Billy Shire Fine Arts this December, presenting the sole commercial offering of work from the show which debuts at The Longview Museum of Fine Arts (Texas) in September before traveling on to The Phipps Center for the Arts (Hudson, Wisconsin) in February 2010 and Mesa Contemporary Arts (Arizona) for an extended run commencing in March.

Billy Shire Fine Arts, kingpin of the so-called “Low Brow” and “Pop Surrealism” movements, will display some twenty-five recent oil paintings by Mars, as well as a selection of his most recent films including the surrealist meditation “This is No. 14” and the animated tale “Flowers for Jupiter”. In addition, Mars will be presenting for sale his first limited edition multiple, a series of exhibition posters celebrating each of the three public venues for “In Preparation of Barrier Transcendence”.

More information HERE!

New Prints by Jose Parla at Elms Lesters- London

Elms Lesters is proud to announce the publishing of a series of three exclusive limited edition prints by José Parlá.

The series is published by Elms Lesters Painting Rooms and printed at the renowned Mat Sant Studios in London, combining the highest quality giclee process with over-layering of Parla’s trademark, free-flowing calligraphic markings using multiple hand printed silk-screens, capturing the very essence of his original paintings.

More information on The site¬!

London Police and Galo in New York

Fresh Geezers

Featuring The London Police and Galo
Save the Date Show Opens Thursday, December 10, 7-10pm

This December, Factory Fresh pulls out all the stops as we welcome The London Police and
Galo as they return to New York to celebrate more than a decade in the game.

Known for their iconic characters collectively these artist work have respectively graced streets
and galleries in 35 countries and have been feature in numerous publications throughout the
globe. The artists will be showcasing new canvas, featured films of the artist and installation
works created site specifically for Factory Fresh.

Show Runs till January 10, 2010.

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Factory Fresh is located at 1053 Flushing Avenue between Morgan and Knickerbocker, off the L train Morgan Stop

Hunt and Gather has been down!

Im sure all of you have noticed Hunt and Gather has taken a fall, and was off the map for a few months! It was a problem with our account and it was deactivated for awhile. Im truly sorry about this, but im happy to say WE ARE BACK, with much more exciting things in store for everyone coming this Winter and New year. With the release of Hunt and Gather, the art book out in January 2010 and launch event in international cities.

Please continue to come back, I promise to be back in full force. Thank you for your patience.

-Tina Ziegler

Sylvia Ji comes to London: September 3rd at Stolen Space

'Nectar' A Solo Show By Sylvia Ji

03.09.09 - 20.09.09

StolenSpace are proud to present ‘Nectar’, the premier UK solo show from Californian artist Sylvia Ji.

About the amazing female:

Sylvia Ji is a master of capturing the dark side of the beautiful and the sublime. Macabre ‘Day Of The Dead’ catrinas intermingle with exotic empresses, with a regal elegance. Ji’s imagery is a visual elixir of life and death, combining sacred symbolism with mystical glamour and opulence. Influenced by historical costumery, Ji incorporates Baroque detailing such as luxurious tapestries, ornamental feathers, and gold leafing into her work for a more elaborate and decorative effect.

Ji’s work encapsulates an alluring beauty that is both cutting edge and a nod to time-honored technique. Her paintings are symbolic reflections of herself, portraits of people she knows or nameless faces set in a landscape of fleeting and decaying beauty. Possessing an artistic voice as unique as the times we live in, Ji is at once contemplative, spiritual, enigmatic, and yet whimsically funny. Above all else, it is perhaps beauty that emerges as her defining characteristic, and her art reflects this: an extension of herself; a passionate appreciation of simple aesthetic pleasure fused with intimately complex subject matter.

For ‘Nectar’ which will be her first show in the U.K, Ji focuses on the sublime expressions of lust & love, expressed in a lighter colour palette mixed with gold leaf. Hauntingly beautiful images brimming with sexual provocation mix with a sense of consternation, hinting all is not well as it may initially appear.

As well as all new paintings on wood panel, this show will also see the release of a limited edition hand
pulled screen print by the artist.

*Courtesy of The Corey Helford Gallery*

More information HERE!

Dalek and Delta at Elms Lesters Gallery- London

Oh snap... Dalek & Delta exhibition






















28thAugust - 26 September 2009
Tuesday - Saturday 12 - 6pm, Thursdays 'til 8pm

This exhibition brings together two International painters of magnitude.

James Marshall, aka DALEK, who currently lives in Carolina, and Amsterdam based Boris Tellegen, aka DELTA, are both masters of their handling of colour and texture.

The exhibition opened last week and will be on display until 12th of September.

Make sure if your in London town, go by and check this out, and also the beautiful gallery of Elms Lesters.. it makes me weak in the knees to walk through that place. truly stunning!

More information HERE

Sweet Streets, Opens at Nucleus gallery

Gallery Nucleus is excited to be hosting “SWEET STREETS,” a fanciful exhibition that will take inspiration from the Japanese fashion subculture.

Rather than follow trends, the youth of Japan have blazed a fashion movement. By mixing old with the new while customizing and combining the homemade with designer labels, their looks result in the unexpected and avant-garde. Art-inspired fashions and fashion-inspired art is one of the most creative symbiotic relationships of our generation. Co-curated by CARO and sponsored by Hi-Fructose magazine, a talented roster of artists will contribute to this event in celebrating imagination and originality.

Event Features:

• Free exhibition music samplers to the first 100 attendees.
• Live painting by Yuki Miyazaki.
• Dress up to receive 15% off select store merchandise.
• Artist & 'Harajuku' models in attendance.
• Music from the streets of Tokyo.
• Free refreshments provided by Kirin Beer & Takara Sake USA Inc.
  
• Free snacks served.
• Admission is free.

Exhibition opens August 29th, 2009- From 7pm
Go by Nucleus for more information.

Dragon76 Paints Live at London Miles Gallery- Covent Garden

Thursday the 27th of August at London Miles Gallery's Covent Garden Location
saw a seriously amazing 5 hour live painting session by Japanese artist Dragon76.
Dragon came over from Japan on short notice to collaborate with London Miles and Dutch Uncle
and create a large scale live painted piece. Crowds formed through out the evening to watch a true master at work. I stood in amazement, as he threw color on to the canvas, and mixed new colors with in seconds. This guy does not mess about, the piece was completed the following day and will move to London Miles Notting Hill gallery on Tuesday, and will be on display from the 2nd to the 10th of September. If you get a chance, go stop by and have a look at it in person. Its something special!
Parts of the piece are on sale, or if you got the budget, you can take home the whole masterpiece for about £11,000.

contact London Miles for more information.

The artwork of Luke Kopycinski

The wonders of Myspace, so when i was having one of my days where i search the internet for hours looking for some new talent and artists I think that have what it takes to make it Big in this ever so competitive world, I came across the work of Australian artist Luke Kopycinski, aka Koppa.

He does not mess around! This guy is a seriously talented painter and can really draw. The background of his paintings tend to be quite dark yet layered with color and an attention to highlights on in most cases, a female form.

Currently, Luke works as a concept artist for a games company in Melbourne, Australia. But this does not stop him to produce beautiful works of art in a short time. For the Candy Coated show we had at London Miles Gallery this month, Luke managed to produce a painting and ship it to London all in a like two weeks. That willingness to participate and the drive to get shit done, will make him go far, not to mention being an extremely talented artist.
Im excited to see how his career blossoms in the near future.

Visit him on Myspace, and spend some time looking through his portfolio!

San's solo show at Stolen Space Gallery- London

Its great to see San coming to the UK, when i was in Barcelona I had the great honor of meeting this awesome guy! His street art is seriously ridiculous and his studio work leaves me in awe. He has the best line work and his almost scary attention to every detail really makes his work unique and most of all recognizable.

So we can understand why Stolenspace has picked up this amazing Spanish artists and last night presented San’s premier U.K solo exhibition ‘Pygmalion’. Showcasing new work from the renowned Spanish street artist on canvas and paper as well as out door mural work. The show will also see the release of a limited edition hand pulled screen print by San.

About the show:
In Greek Mythology, Pygmalion was a legendary Cypriot sculptor who carved a woman out of ivory, in which he fell madly in love. For this show, Sans work comments on humans love for the things we create, particularly money and weapons, with often destructive consequences.
About San:
Born Daniel Munoz Rodriquez, San is an internationally recognized and commissioned illustrator, painter, and street artist. Born in a small Spanish village near the Portuguese border, San currently works and resides in Madrid. His artwork is influenced by magical realism, graffiti, and the culinary arts. In a recent interview in Juxtapoz Magazine, he remarked, “I think today my work is a mixture of classical drawing and contemporary art languages. Nowadays, nature is the basis of my work.” San has shown his fine art internationally, as well as his street art in cities across Europe.

Visit Stolen Space for more information here.

Johnny on Air- new work from Emilio Subira

New work from Emilio Subira
see more work from Emilio on his website
www.000sick.com

Some information on Emilio:

Pertaining to the art group “000SICK Estudio”, founded in 2000 with the artist and musician Rafael Jurado, resides and works in Seville (Spain).

Each human mind guards a back door in the deepst of its unfathomable mistery. All these doors open into the same dark and quiet back alley; previous to culture and even to ourselves, only self intuition sometimes gives us indications of its existence.

Emilio Subira´s work is focused on the intuitive translation of the multiplicity that characterizes the reality in plastical terms from the perspective of a viewer plunged into ostracism, working like a satirical and critical filter.

Emilio shows his work with London Miles Gallery in the U.K.

Beyond Eden Art Fair- a contemporary art fair just for us!

BEYOND EDEN ART FAIR

A multi-gallery event celebrating the new contemporary art scene in Los Angeles

www.beyondedenartfair.com

October 9 – 11, 2009

LA Municipal Art Gallery at Barnsdall Park

(Los Angeles, CA) The Beyond Eden Art Fair is a multi-gallery event celebrating the new contemporary art scene in Los Angeles. The public is invited to attend this special event and admission is free. A full listing of events, times, confirmed galleries and additional information will soon be available at www.beyondedenartfair.com.

Beyond Eden will showcase the works of over 15 galleries and will be held inside the beautiful confines of the historic Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery during the weekend of October 9th, 10th and 11th, with an opening night celebration planned for Saturday, October 10th. An exact schedule of events and full details will follow shortly. A partial list of confirmed galleries includes Billy Shire Fine Arts, Black Maria Gallery, Carmichael Gallery of Contemporary Art, Copro Gallery, DRKRM, Gallery 1988, La Luz De Jesus, Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery (LAMAG), LeBasse Projects, New Image Art, Nucleus Gallery, Subliminal Projects, Synchronicity Space and Thinkspace.

4800 Hollywood Blvd.,

Los Angeles, CA 90027

contact@beyondedenartfair.com