Seen: Attaboy – “A Touch of Evil”

For his ‘A Touch of Evil’ solo opening this past Saturday (6.13), Artist/Hi-Fructose Co-Founder Attaboy filled POVevolving with an eye-bulging amount of art that seamlessly combines fantastic and futuristic imagery.  We’re glad we caught the opening, albeit at the end of our gallery crawl when most of the crowd had already come and gone.

Perhaps the first thing one notices when entering the gallery are the  large number of enamel on clear acrylic panel pieces.  Done with intricate stencils, these pieces are impressive as they  offer an unusual, floating display of his signature mix of motley and alternatively beautiful characters.  Though we’ve seen Attaboy show these types of pieces before, the large array of panels on display  for this show really amplifies the effect. Strength in numbers, without a doubt.

While all of Attaboy’s work is quite detailed, his colored pencil works on paper are shall we say ‘hyper-detailed’.  If you’ve always admired meticulous and intricate line work, these deserve a closer look.

While his paintings and drawings are immediately recognizable, Attaboy has long created 3D representations of his work in small-run, hand-done resin figures, as well as production vinyl and plush toys.  Several 3D offerings were on tap for A Touch of Evil including his new Goobery designer plush (complete with string-activated sound box) which were ready for the plucking in a Goobery Patch installation in the rear of the gallery.

The show also marked the public debut of Attaboy’s Winged Shmee resin in unpainted prototype form.  Set for a run of eight individually hand-painted pieces, the well-designed figure gives 3D form to the more serene aspects of his art whereas previous resin editions have featured untamed, slightly feral, and definitely unusual characters.

Finally — sculpted in hyper detail by J. Shea, the Brine Queen installation featuring 5 of Attaboy’s creatures independently suspended above the show floor is probably the strongest sculptural translation of his art to-date.  From the large queen to the complimentary pieces, this one-of-a-kind installation drew plenty of looks and attention from show goers.

For the full preview and price list, be sure to check out the gallery’s official A Touch of Evil  show page which runs through July 8th, 2009.

POVevolving Gallery
939 Chung King Road
Los Angeles, CA 90012