By Alexis | May 2, 2012 at 2:48 pm | No comments
Melanie Authiers paintings take you on a visual journey of the negotiation of opposites, chaos versus control. The colors, luxuriously rich and silky, mixed with textured strokes thin and thick, create a look of dimensional mayhem begging you to jump in.
Her work is...
Posted in: Fine Art
By Alexis | April 17, 2012 at 9:14 am | No comments
Located in the heart of Westwood, The Rochester Art House is a space that showcases both well-known and budding Los Angeles artists. This is all made possible by curator Dario Mellado. He has a refreshing street and business sense that can only be forged by living...
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By Alexis | April 17, 2012 at 4:37 am | No comments
I recently discovered a beautiful mural tucked away in a Venice Beach parking lot signed ‘creepy’. I did some research and discovered the Australian artist Kyle Hughes-Odgers, who also operates on the street under the handle ‘creepy’, who was kind enough to let me...
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By Alexis | April 10, 2012 at 3:40 am | No comments
Last month street artist team Herakut showed Los Angeles more of their monumental talent at their exhibition ‘After the Laughter’ at LeBasse Projects in Chinatown. Originally from Germany, Hera (Jasmin Siddiqui) & Akut (Falk Lehman) have been fusing their unique...
Posted in: ART, Street Art
By Alexis | April 6, 2012 at 3:14 pm | No comments
San Francisco based artist Victor Reyes killed it with “The Jungle”, a show of new works that recently opened at Known Gallery. Also known for his graffiti as REYES, his signature style on canvas and on the street is organically curving forms and geometries that look...
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By Alexis | March 28, 2012 at 6:34 am | No comments
Argentine painter Diego Gravinese’s photo-realistic paintings recently caught our eye. Actually, we had to do a double take. At first glance it is hard not to mistake these works as photographs. Mimicking the aesthetic of snapshot photos to perfection, Gavines’s...
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By Alexis | March 22, 2012 at 3:17 am | No comments
Bloody knuckles, cigars and tattoos adorn the ladies of artist Brian Viveros (Riverside, CA). Beyond all the battered faces and limp cigarettes, his women convey the femme fatale, possessing strength and overwhelming sexuality. While his work is undeniably erotic, it also...
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By Alexis | March 12, 2012 at 3:29 pm | No comments
UK artist Hush recently opened a solo exhibition of new works at 941 Geary in San Francisco that has definitely caught our attention with his unique style and 'pure expressionism'. His work is a serene balance between Eastern art and Western style combining the traditional...
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