Review of “Unknown Saints” By: Andrea Bogdan Artist: Gianni Arone Location: Echo Park A slow reveal of Gianni Arone’s “Unknown Saints” materialized over the last 12 months. Like royal guests at the servant’s quarters, they are unexpected reminders of something more important than us. An early triptych in the series hung at Gabba Gallery’s, “Kool […]
Ben Jones On Saturday, July 11th 2015, Ace Gallery Beverly Hills presented a major solo exhibit by Ben Jones. The self-titled exhibition, Ben Jones, transformed Ace Gallery into an immersive space filled with Video Paintings and wall-climbing New Ladder sculptures as well as the introduction of T.V. Paintings and Cinema Paintings. Ben Jones’ work is […]
Douglas Alvarez Location: Los Angeles Occupation: Artist Interviewed by: Baha Danesh Douglas Alvarez’s conceptual paintings use vibrant compositions that frequently combine organic forms which emote ecstatic nostalgic feelings and eccentric humor. His experience within the city of Los Angeles is captured in each painting. Various dualities and contradictions play out including food and pain; abstraction and […]
Bushwick Open Studios From Friday June 5th to Sunday June 7th, the streets of Bushwick located in Brooklyn transformed into an all inclusive art and culture festival called “Bushwick Open Studios.” As local artists and galleries of the area opened up their spaces, a creative synergy flowed through the entire 3 mile area. Over 500 […]
Kristine Schomaker Written by Anise Stevens Artist: Kristine Schomaker Location: Los Angeles Occupation: New Media and Performance Artist, Painter, Art Historian, Founder of Shoebox PR Over the past decade, Kristine Schomaker has made huge strides, emotionally as well as professionally. While her beautifully orchestrated abstract works flow with an electrifying vibrancy, her venture into new […]
Colin Ambulance Location: Los Angeles Occupation: Artist Colin Ambulance’s pen name seamlessly fits the art he creates. His art is funny and dark, face-value amusing and topically satirical. Colin is prolific. He uses pens and oils and word balloons to depict an apocalyptic (or realistic, depending on the viewer) glimpse into hipster, scenester, alcoholic, druggy, […]
Isabella Kelly-Ramirez Location: Los Angeles Occupation: Artist Isabella Kelly-Ramirez is a mixed media assemblage artist who creates surreal feminist portraits. Her compositions flow from order to chaos, using a cosmetic color palette and stark white pages. Isabella recontextualizes the faces of mainstream media with giant eyes and lips. These proportions are reminiscent of plastic […]
Carlos Grasso Location: Ojai, California Occupation: Artist Though an Argentinian native, Carlos Grasso studied graphic design and painting in Argentina, Paris, and Los Angeles. As an apprentice to master painter David A. Leffel, Grasso began his art with an emphasis in realism and life drawing. Recently, however, Grasso has found freedom in abstraction. His collage-based compositions juxtapose […]
Saturday January 10th marked the opening night of “Pareidolia” at The Red Pipe Gallery. The evening was brimming with talent, and with Curtis Stage, the organizer and participant behind the show as my guide, my palette expanded through the works of Adam Scott, Amy Maloof, Brian Thomas Jones, Jacob Fowler, Julie Whaley, Ryan Travis Christian […]
Ellen Schinderman Location: Los Angeles, Ca Occupation: Artist Ellen Schinderman was raised in New York City were she attended NYU and received a BFA in Drama. Her passions for the arts brought Ellen to Los Angeles where she now resides and works as an artist and has become a beacon for the “stitch art” movement […]