a few days ago, i got to see one of my pieces at a collector’s home. it was a fulfilling experience that i don’t get to do enough of. i really like having the chance to talk to my collectors in their homes, even if briefly. seeing my work hung in a collector’s home never gets old, especially if they have a great space.

i asked one of her kids, (shown here) if they liked the painting, she said,
“no, only the blue girl”.

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The show of Don Bachardy self-portaits ends this week at Craig Krull Gallery in Bergamot Station, but it’s definitely worth a look if you live in the area. The raw emotion in the portraits is incredible.

Bachardy was the life partner of writer Christopher Isherwood until Isherwood’s death in 1986. Their relationship is chronicled in the 2008 film Chris & Don: A Love Story.

I wish I were braving the snowy weather for this show!  I’ve previewed the impressive paintings before they were packed up and shipped off to New York – you will not be disappointed! On top of it all, Eve is a self-taught painter. Stop by and say hello to her and her husband Ken Pace.

February 18th, 2010 Opening Reception 6-8pm

“Bistro,” Gina Gallery, 454 Columbus Avenue, New York City 212-877-0097   Eve Plumb.tv

Eve will also be performing in the Broadway Backwards 5 event on Monday, February 22nd @ 8 PM at the Lincoln Center Theater at the Vivian Beaumont. The theater is located at 50 Lincoln Center Plaza, NYC. This event raises money in support of Broadway Cares .

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“Goodbye Golden State,” an exhibition of  bold paintings by Alison Blickle, opened Saturday at Richard Heller Gallery in Bergamot Station. I highly recommend you stop by the show before it ends on March 13. Blickle is cleary an artist to watch.

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Robert Williams. Brute Waste (This An Irresistable Impulse To Leave No Sanctum Unspoiled)
2009. Acrylic enamel auto paint on fiber glass with steel armature.
102″ x 42″ x 48″

Robert Williams’s new body of work, “Conceptual Realism in the Service of the Hypothetical” includes paintings, prints and,  for the first time, sculptures. Known as an “artist’s artist,” Mr. Williams’ work travels from the underground comic world of the sixties, through the founding of the popular art magazine, Juxtapoz, to his current body of work exploring the next step into abstract thought. This show travels from Tony Shafrazi Gallery where it originated.

Robert Williams / Conceptual Realism in the Service of the Hypothetical
Opening: Saturday, February 20th (6-9 PM)
CSUN Art Galleries
18111 Nordhoff Street
Northridge, CA, 91330-8299
Mon – Sat Noon – 4pm, Thurs Noon – 8pm
Closed Sundays and Holidays.
818.677 .2226

David and Silo

Q: Tell me about your process?
I use different media depending on the project, although photography plays a big part in my work. I shoot all my models and print all my own photos on gelatin silver paper. I mount the photos on wood or panel and then it is pretty open. I may add many layers of paints or integrate collage elements, or I may keep it more sparse and at times and wont really touch the photo at all. Maybe a few lines of text or some encaustics. My sculpture and installations stem from the imagery that I create with my collages and photos.

Q: How do you find models for your work?
Most of the people I photograph are friends of mine, some I have been shooting for about 10 years. At times, people will contact me and offer to sit or if I see someone that just fits so completely with a vision or sparks one, I muster the guts and I contact them.

Q: I see struggle in your pieces is that true?
I would agree that visually, certain pieces may appear to be of a struggle or helplessness, but this is not something I believe that drives the work into being. I deal with searching and curiosity and certainly confusion. But struggle is a big part of all life in general, so it will be reflected into the work.

Plague

Q: Where are you from?
I was born in New York City and my family moved 20 miles north of the city when I was about 3 and I grew up in a suburban megalopolis. My father kept an apartment in the East Village in the 80’s which exposed me to a world and lifestyle which I would later romanticize and eventually gravitate to.

Q: Did you go to art school?
Yes. I attended The School of The Museum of Fine Arts in Boston in 1991 thru 1995. I knew that staying in Manhattan for studies would prove to be way too distracting for me.

Q: What do you think art can do for the world?
Art can continue to act as a cultural, social and spiritual mirror to life on Earth.

Q: How do you see the state the world is in today?
I think we just me be over stimulated and allow things to move much faster than our minds can keep up with. We miss a lot of things, roads to go down, and do not take enough time to look at ourselves collectively, individualism has become a cult.

Q: As an artist did you have trouble finding the right gallery?
At this particular time I only work closely with 2 galleries. The Corey Helford Gallery and Strychnin Gallery, both absolutely wonderful. But no, it was not easy to find this place I am at.

Q: What is your Favourite medium?
So hard for me to say. I am still in love with photography although sculpture has a big piece of my heart.

Q: favourite place you have travelled to and why?
I don’t have one. My time in Cologne has tremendous memories for me, but I cannot pinpoint a favourite.

An installation from a David’s show in Germany

Q: What are your hopes for the future?
Well the ideal would be to remain inspired and paint and sculpt. I would like to have a studio/workshop space to open for artists to help perpetuate a community, but I am not sold on a location.

Q: What do you listen to when you are working?
Lots of music, all kinds.

Q: What other artist influence you?
My immediate inspiration comes from my closest friends. Some are artists, musicians or not. I find that life is the most important driving force to my work. The experience and lessons dictate the work.

Paranoia

Q: Favourite living and deceased artist?
Anslem Kiefer for living and I suppose I’ll say Beuys for dead. It all fluctuates from time to time you know.

Q: Do you go to Museums?
I try to whenever I can.

Q: Greatest Joy?
Love

Q: Greatest Sadness?
The same

Q: Does David have a dark side?
Only to those who cross me. Otherwise, it is not so bad at all.

Twilight Bloom

Q: What would you do if you could not make art?
I may build, cook or teach I suppose.

Q: Do you have prints available of your work?
Nope

Q: Do you collect as well?
Oh most definitely.

Q: Do you remember the first piece you purchased?
No I don’t.

Q: Do you entertain at home?
Oh yes. My studio is at home and I will host free artist workshops for locals and hold silkscreen parties and annual art salons.

Q: Do you get time to browse galleries when travelling?
If I have the time I will make it a plan to peruse the local gallery circuit.

Catastrophic Differences

Q: what would you like people to come away with from your show?
An intimate connection to the work.

Q: How did the installation work start for you?
When working in the studio, over a period of time, certain object accumulate in the environment which contain a certain thread to the works and I have been experimenting on ways to incorporate them into an exhibition. I have never been totally satisfied with just putting a piece on the wall. It seems at times to be too removed from the environment in which it was created.

Thank you for taking time to chat with us about you, your process and art.
All the Best Richard Scarry and The Chipster

New Exhibition at Corey Helford Gallery
Opening Feb 13th 7 to 10 pm, Installation not to be missed.
For further information please contact jch@coreyhelfordgallery.com

http://www.coreyhelfordgallery.com
www.davidhochbaum.com
www.111ladders.blogspot.com
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Here is one of my favorite artists, Jeff McMillan doing final touch ups on his piece!  RAD!!!

my solo show is coming up on february 5, 2010 at show & tell gallery in toronto.
it will be called,

everything we wanted,

in our nostalgic future,

i’ve been in somewhat of a hermit mode, painting away and doing a lot of preparation for the show. it’s my first in my hometown and my second solo ever, so it’s important to me that it will be fun and worthwhile for everybody who comes to see it.

here are some shots of what i’ve been doing, to let you guys know i’m still alive:

more to come soon..

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Last Rites Gallery is pleased to present the entire solo exhibition by UK artist Paul Gerrard on our website for all to view.  The show opened last night and will be on display in the gallery until Decemeber 27th.  We are proud to be hosting Gerrard’s first solo exhibition in the United States and we encourage everyone who is able to stop by the gallery to see this incredible body of work.  For those who cannot make the trip to NYC, here is a link to all of the work online.  Enjoy!

CLICK HERE TO VIEW SOLO EXHIBITION OF NEW WORKS BY PAUL GERRARD

Last Rites Gallery

511 West 33rd Street

3rd Floor

New York, NY  10001

212.529.0666

www.lastritesgallery.com

Last Rites Gallery is proud to present the entire solo exhibition by Craig LaRotonda on our website for all to view.  The show opened last night and will be on display in the gallery until Decemeber 27th.  We feel that this is LaRotonda’s strongest exhibition to date and we encourage everyone who is able to stop by the gallery to see this magnificent body of work.  For those who cannot make the trip to NYC, here is a link to all of the work online.  Enjoy!

CLICK HERE TO VIEW SOLO EXHIBITION OF NEW WORKS BY CRAIG LAROTONDA

Last Rites Gallery

511 West 33rd Street

3rd Floor

New York, NY  10001

212.529.0666

www.lastritesgallery.com

The Latin American Masters Gallery in Bergamot Station is currently exhibiting a group of fantastic paintings by Jesus Lugo. Each is intricately constructed and beautifully realized.  The show ends on Dec. 19.

From the gallery web site:

Lugo’s paintings are characterized by the precarious balance of complex structures, figurative in nature, but composed with an “all over” fluctuating space more a kin to abstraction.  The architecture of Lugo’s painted world combines a disparity of styles: Japanese printmaking, social realism, and the omni-present iconography of pop culture.  Among the most curious aspects of Lugo’s art are his collage-like elements, imagery, which seems to be cut from magazines and glued to the surface of the canvas.  Upon closer inspection, the collage is revealed to be trompe l’oeil.  Lugo’s “fake” collage underscores his incorporation of pre-existing imagery, into a new context grounded in the tradition of painting. 

CoproGallery in Bergamot Station just opened a new show full of outstanding creatures and critters by Matt Dangler, Noferin and Dan May. Be sure to check it out before it ends on Oct. 3.

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“India,” a beautiful show of cheerful and exotic paintings by Carlos Ramos, opened Saturday at the Corey Helford Gallery in Culver City. Check it out!

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