Sour Harvest

"FLOTSAM: Sketchbooks Vol. 1" from Allison Sommers

Allison Sommers has self-published a great lil’ book of sketchbook drawings compiled from over the past year. ‘FLOTSAM’ is hardbound with dust jacket, 40 pages full color, and crammed with sketches, doodles, and brain-wispies from Allison that no one has ever seen. Culled from her Moleskine sketchbooks of 2010 and 2011, if you look hard, you can see the original idea-buds of paintings that she’s created over the past year.

Take a sneak peek at the layout here:
www.allisonsommers.com/2011/07/flotsam-sketchbooks-vol-1-.html

Allison's piece for our show at the University of Arizona coming to life

Order your limited edition copy of ‘FLOTSAM’ here:
www.blurb.com/bookstore/detail/2299569

Watch for Allison to be featured in ‘Impetus’ – our curated show opening this September at the University of Arizona’s Joseph Gross Gallery. More details here.

Gelaskins has teamed up with Brian M. Viveros to release two great new editions based off his “Bloody Knuckles” and “Strength” paintings.

Order them up for your iPhone or iPad here:
www.gelaskins.com/gallery/Brian_Viveros/

Look for a studio visit with Brian M. Viveros to be posted here in the weeks ahead as he prepares for his upcoming solo show at Last Rites in NYC this September.

In the meantime, if you haven’t checked out his new website: http://brianmviveros.com/

Mid-City Arts in association w/ Montana Cans & 33third LA present:
‘Sequestro Express (Kidnap Express)’

The debut LA solo show from Mexico City Street Artist SANER

Mexico City Artist SANER brings the outdoor public art experience into a private gallery setting. All artwork pieces will be given out free to the public.

Edgar “SANER” Flores is an urban artist, illustrator and graphic designer. Raised by his parents in Mexico City and surrounded by rich color and tradition, SANER developed an interest in drawing and Mexican muralism early on. He began expressing himself on paper and through graffiti art, later going on to earn a degree in graphic design from the Universidad Autónoma de México. His creations are influenced by Mexican custom and folklore, color, mysticism, masks and skulls. A mix of these lifelong interests and passions has led him to become the artist he is today. SANER’s work has been featured in galleries in Mexico, the United States, London, Berlin and Barcelona.

Look for a huge feature on SANER in the new issue of Juxtapoz now on stands (August 2011 / n.127)

Fri, July 29th 8-10PM

Mid-City Arts
5113 W. Pico Blvd. in Los Angeles
www.33third.com

Vhils (aka Alexandre Farto) is in town from Portugal doing an amazing piece of work on the side of Post No Bills‘ new spot in Venice (directly across from C.A.V.E. Gallery on Abbott Kinney… more on that later). This piece will be a highlight of the upcoming ‘EUROPEAN BAILOUT SHOW‘ opening next week.

‘EUROPEAN BAILOUT SHOW’ featuring works from:
Antony Micallef – Conor Harrington – Ian Francis – Jonathan Yeo – JR – Mode2 – Paul Insect – Stanley Donwood – Vhils – Zevs

Opening Reception: Thursday July 28th 7-10pm
Post No Bills @ 1103 Abbot Kinney Blvd. in Venice

When you swing by the show next week, be sure to take note that directly across the street is C.A.V.E. Gallery where we’ll be rocking a very special show in just a couple weeks with our friends from Brooklyn Street Art…

“Street Art Saved My Life: 39 New York Stories”
Curated by Steven P. Harrington and Jaime Rojo, founders of Brooklyn Street Art
In collaboration with Thinkspace

Opening at C.A.V.E. Gallery in Venice, CA on Friday, August 12th 6-10pm (mark your calendars)

Venice is heating up!!!

All photos courtesy of Patrick Iaconis of C.A.V.E. Gallery in Venice, CA

The work of Bill McEvoy (aka 1311) - featured at this Saturday's Cannibal Flower

CANNIBAL FLOWER

Sat, July 23rd 9pm-1am
$10 or $8 with a food donation for the L.A. Food Bank
$6 in walking art costume

Think Tank
939 Maple Ave. #200 in Los Angeles 90015

Featured Artists Bill McEvoy (aka 1311) and Gregory Rodriguez

Huge Group Art Show featuring works from: Mimi Yoon, Michael Pukac, The Dirty Fabulous, Stephen Williams, David Natale, Craig Cartwright, Eric Staniford, Michael Christy, Kyle Harper, Mike Wale, Jamie Johnson, Carol Powell, Jacob Patterson, Kaleb Higgins, Ahhd, Adam Smithmada, Lynn Marie Greaves, Fernanda Mayca, Angela Morticia Rue, Greg Yoshitake, Brad Cagle, Bob Kent, David Mesina, Henry T. Cram, Paul Torres, Terri Berman, Nicole Bruckman, Douglas Alvarez, Peter Adamyan, John P. Wales, Djembe & Canvas, Lefty Joe, 3RDi, Navia Alejandro, Pablo Damas, Gregory Hardin, Genie Melisande, Cynthia Rogers, 818 Valley Ratz, Phil Santos, Win Wallace, Brian Nieman, Jamie Becker, Bruce Linn, Bene Digital, and more!

Live Painting from Mimi Yoon, Lefty Joe, Stephen Williams, Jamie Johnson and Michael Pukac

Live Music / Drinks and Performances by the lovely and oh so talented Tonya Kay

11 Year Anniversary Show coming up next month – details announced soon!

Facebook Event: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=138382736240559
All the details here: www.cannibalflower.com