Find out more at: PRISMLA.com and RVCA.com

Photos by Kohshin Finley

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Eric Haze announces New Abstracts and Icons, a major solo exhibition in New York City of new paintings, drawings, and sculpture. It is the artist’s largest exhibition to date.

Deeply rooted in the graphic arts, Haze has established a vocabulary of personal symbolism with a repertoire representing departures of an abstract and minimalist nature. For New Abstracts and Icons Haze recontextualizes the aesthetic congruences of geometry, symmetry, and repetition through his iconographic lens. "This show represents a clear window into the process I have dedicated myself to over the last three years, with a deeper exploration of the minimalist and pop styles that have always informed my work,” says Haze.

Recognized worldwide for more than three decades for his design work and artistic productions in a multitude of mediums, the 21st century has seen Haze return to his fine art roots. His work in acrylic, ink and charcoal culminated with a solo exhibition in 2008 at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Hong Kong.

In New Abstracts and Icons, bold iconography and his natural line quality are free of any predictable design or past imagery. Haze is intent to convey his overall message in the purest and most organic terms possible through the combination of stark color contrasts and clean lines. The result is an overtly minimalist composition. The viewer does not have to sift through metaphors and signifiers; instead, Haze bravely reveals his personality and identity in stripped down, simple form. Through these new works chaos is calmed and harmony is nurtured.

New Abstracts and Icons will be the first event held at Level 2, a newly built-to-suit 2500-square foot gallery space on 812 Broadway and 11th Street. Cocktails and hors d'oeuvres will be served at the opening reception with world class DJs A-Trak and Neil Armstrong providing the audio.  The public opening runs from 8-10 pm. Exhibition hours will be 12-6 pm, Monday through Friday, and 1-7 pm, Saturday and Sunday.

More background on Eric Haze, plus extensive archives of his past works can also be seen at: www.interhaze.com.

Source: Juxtapoz.com

Barry Mcgee & Phil Frost with the help of Pat Tenore, PC, Vegan, Stavros, Punker Pat and a few others they really pulled off one of the most impressive shows I've ever been to last night at PrismLA. Congrats my friends! The show officially opens on November 20th, 2009. More photos coming soon.

Find out more at: PrismLA.com, RVCA.com

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Opening Reception: November 14th
7pm to Close
During the Downtown Artwalk in Pomona

An Exhibition Celebrating the Gathering of Souls Inspired by the Lives that Have Gone.

On view will be artwork by the following artists:

Kiki Platas
Chuey Quintanar
Antonio Mejia
Pint
Gregg Stone
Carlos Torres
Vyal
Carlos Rojas
Espi
Ricardo Estrada
Abel Ochoa
Fonzy
Johnathan Hernandez
Stan Corona
Evan Skrederstu
Chris Brand
Summer
Oscar Magallanes
Alan Padilla
Spider
Gator Graphics
Real
Horichuey
Goethe
James Spencer Griggs
Tony Salgado
Diego Garcia
Clarens Monroy
 

Address: 565 W. 2nd Street, Unit 5, Pomona, CA 91766

Crewest
110 Winston St.
Los Angeles, CA 90013
ph | 213-627-8272

www.crewest.com

Goforaloop Gallery
1458 San Bruno Ave
San Francisco, CA 94110

BMW Krink MINI Cooper S. Hamburg, Germany 2009.
For more info, please visit krink.com

Find out more at: KnownGallery.com/Norm

Augustine Kofie
A Progress Report:
Recent works on canvas and wood


Report Lounge
1101 E. Burnside
Portland, Oregon
97214
503.236.6133
Myspace.com/reportpdx

Opening
Friday November 6th, 2009
9pm-2am 
November 6th - December 1st 2009

Music:
Rev. Shines [Lifesavas] & King Tim 33.3


From the artist:
A Progress Report will mark my first time showcasing both my collage and canvas works in the city of Portland and my first trip to Oregon. Since initially booking the show I have been selectively working on pieces that would reflect both my larger painting as well as my mix media style.

The venue is not your typical gallery setting, it's a Lounge serving the community with various well drinks, ales and a variety of music throughout the week and is actually a nice change of pace right now. I realized I may have an opportunity here to display my works in an environment set in a more casual tone. Works may be viewed  in a space where the art can be secondary, yet still provoke curiosity and interest from its patrons.

On display will be 11 mix media works on wood ranging in mid size square to rectangular shaped pieces. All of these works contain my signature collage and multi print techniques as well as my technical painting and aging aesthetics. Found wood and imagery make up a large percentage of these works, all finished off with a mahogany stained trim to tie in all of the works. Natural earth tones are prominent in each of the pieces including hints of blues and burnt reds, giving into a glimpse of my transitioning palette.

On top of these wood pieces I will be including seven large, raw & unstretched canvases in the show. Five painted within these last few months and two painted earlier in the year. There is a slight difference in my larger works to my smaller wood panels. The fact is that larger works are painted on a vertical wall surface and are more physically challenging to produce, so a looser, wispy style comes into play. Again, my works deals strongly with shape and structure, layering and form, and my canvas work really gives me a chance to let loose with color and strokes.

Im very excited about this exhibition and I appreciate the support and interest.

-Keepdrafting.com

On November 5th at Portland's Compound Gallery...

Shadows of a thousand years rise again, as Tastes Like Gold and RDH take over
the gallery with a collection of new works in an exhibition entitled "HORROR SHOW".

With roots in both graffiti and illustration these emerging young artists have been hiding out in caves, preparing nonstop for this upcoming event.

“Muahahahaha” - RDH
 
"Been wantin' to come back for awhile, Portland's crazy! So when the opportunity to do a show up there with *RDH* came up; it was on!" - TLG

The show will feature nearly 60 new pieces as well as live painting and a large instillation piece.


***HORROR SHOW*** ENTER AT YOUR OWN RISK!! PEOPLE WITH WEAK STOMACHS AND PACEMAKERS CONSULT YOUR PHYSICIAN FIRST!

Show opens Nov. 5th from 7-9pm

Compound Gallery
107 NW 5th, Portland OR 97209
503-796-7233
compoundgallery.com

tastelikegold.com
rdhkills.com

Seeking Heaven (SH) is one of the more unique crews from Los Angeles.  As a graffiti/art crew or collective they have established themselves as a unique grouping of artists with different creative visions.  All members are from a specific locality within Los Angeles and throughout their 20 year history have earned respect not only in the streets but in the art community. Mid-City Arts is proud to be the host of their 20 year anniversary show opening on Sunday November 1, 2009

Seeking Heaven 20 Year Anniversary
Dia De Los Muertos - Sunday November 1 2009  2-8 PM

Mid-City Arts / 33third Los Angeles
5113 West Pico Blvd.
Los Angeles, California 90019

Featuring artwork by:

ACME
ASYLM
BASH
CISK
DCLINE
DRE
EYER
FENE
KOZEM
MEL
MODEM
PANIC
PRECISE
PRIDE
RELIC
SIZE
SWANK
WARE

seekingheavencrew.blogspot.com
33third.com