Videographer Willie T. recently went down to Tijuana with TYKE WITNES, DABS and MYLA to shoot an LRG ‘Artist Driven’ video. “KEEP IT ONE HUNDRED” everybody!
João Ruas 'Nymphs V' - 11x9.25 inches / Watercolor, acrylic on Fabriano Paper (2011)
João Ruas arrives into Los Angeles this evening and will begin work on his mural for ‘YORE’ this coming Monday. Tomorrow we’ll be proofing a new giclee print edition we’ll be publishing with him to be released during opening reception for ‘YORE‘. The print will be for “Nymphs V” featured above. This special limited print will feature a full-sized reproduction of the original in an edition of 25. Additional details and pricing will be released in the week ahead.
João Ruas
‘YORE’
Reception with the artist:
Sat, Nov. 5th 5-8PM
On view Nov. 5th – Nov. 26th
Take a sneak peek at ‘YORE‘ here:
www.flickr.com/photos/thinkspace/sets/72157627259598892/
Thinkspace / 6009 Washington Blvd in Culver City, CA / www.thinkspacegallery.com
Thank you to all that showed support and came through this year!
The third annual Beyond Eden held at the historic Barnsdall Art Park / Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery in East Hollywood during the weekend of October 1-2. 2011 was vibrant and well-attended with an estimated 5,000 people passing through the gallery between Saturday night and Sunday day – a fantastic turnout especially in the face of numerous competing art events, art fairs and the citywide Getty sponsored “Pacific Standard Time.” The ongoing success of Beyond Eden is further proof that the New Contemporary Art Scene (an umbrella term which encompasses Pop Surrealism, Street Art, Lowbrow, Outsider, Illustrative and Narrative) is a force to be reckoned in the art world now, and for a long time to come.
Taking in the works at Thinkspace's portion of the fair
The event, with its foundation planted firmly in California, the birthplace of the New Contemporary Art Scene, showcased the works of a half dozen Southern California galleries including C.A.V.E. Gallery, Copro Gallery, Gallery Nucleus, La Luz De Jesus Gallery (in celebration of their 25th Anniversary this year), Toy Art Gallery, and Thinkspace. Live painting demonstrations took place at the entrance and bar area of the gallery. This year’s Beyond Eden featured events included exhibitions of emerging LA based artists from Cannibal Flower, the the LA stop of the traveling Quentin vs. Coen exhibit from San Francisco’s Spoke Art and Creator / Spectator, a special showcase of Los Angeles street artists presented by Thinkspace and curated by local artist Euth. A screening of the ‘best of’ Sketch Theater, the online site designed to inspire creativity through time-lapsed, start-to-finish sketches from numerous artists ran continually in the gallery’s screening room. The event was topped off with a lively and packed award ceremony, celebrating artist Anthony Ausgang on the 20th anniversary of his first solo show and his continued presence and successes in the art world. Previous Beyond Eden award ceremonies recognized the contributions and influences with lifetime achievement awards given to La Luz de Jesus’ Billy Shire in 2009 and artist Robert Williams in 2010
Beyond Eden would like to thank the Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery and Barnsdall Art Park, all the artists, attendees, galleries, curators, partners, writers, photographers, bar coordinator and bartenders for helping to make Beyond Eden not only happen, but happen in a big way!
Beyond Eden is coordinated by Andrew Hosner of Thinkspace Gallery and the Sour Harvest blog with Lee Joseph of LJP for the Visual Arts and Dionysus Records.
Event organizers Andrew Hosner and Lee Joseph with man of the hour Anthony Ausgang
Enjoy a great collection of shots from Sam Graham here:
www.flickr.com/photos/thinkspace/sets/72157627814522364/
Close to 5,000 art lovers passed through Beyond Eden 2011
Also view some great coverage of the fair at these sites:
http://hifructose.com/the-blog/1829-beyond-eden-art-fair-2011.html
http://arrestedmotion.com/2011/10/beyond-eden-2011-overview/
http://melroseandfairfax.blogspot.com/2011/10/pics-from-beyond-eden-euth.html
http://warholian.com/2011/10/14/beyond-eden/
http://uponamidnightdreary.com/around-los-angeles/beyond-eden-art-show-2011/12435
Also be sure to check out a great write up on the event from the LA Weekly here:
www.laweekly.com/2011-09-22/calendar/urban-art-in-paradise/
Craig "Skibs" Barker in front of his install in Thinkspace's area of the fair
Some great works from our portion of the fair are still available:
www.thinkspacegallery.com/2011/10/beyondeden/works-BeAf.php
Lighting up the night!
Plans for the 2012 fair are already in the works. More details will be announced early in the new year.
The work of Jeremy Fish - on view this Saturday at the Mark Moore Gallery in Culver City
Sat, Oct. 29th 12-12:30PM
Gallery 1988 Los Angeles
Alex Pardee’s ”Sweet Sixteen Pizza Party” + the release of new prints and raffle
7020 Melrose Ave in Los Angeles
www.nineteeneightyeight.com
Sat, Oct. 29th 5-7PM
Richard Heller Gallery
2525 Michigan Ave, Space B-5A at Bergamot Station in Santa Monica
‘Horns and Tales’ from Paco Pomet
(On view through Dec. 17th)
www.richardhellergallery.com
Sat, Oct. 29th 6-8PM
Koplin Del Rio Gallery
6031 Washington Blvd. in Culver City
‘In Transit’ featuring works from F. Scott Hess
(On view through Dec. 22nd)
www.koplindelrio.com
Sat, Oct. 29th 6-8PM
Mark Moore Gallery
5790 Washington Blvd. in Culver City
‘Rise of the Underground’ featuring new works from Jeremy Fish and Kenichi Yokono
(On view through Dec. 17th)
www.markmooregallery.com
Jacub Gagnon 'No Preservations' - acrylic on canvas - 36x24 inches (91x61 cm) / 2011
Our curated exhibit at the University of Arizona, ‘Impetus‘, is on view through Wed, November 9th. Your final chance to view this awesome collection of works is right around the corner, so don’t sleep. Check out a great review of the show below that ran recently in the Tucson Weekly.
“On view through November 9, ‘Impetus’ is a show imported from Los Angeles, and curated by the highly regarded Thinkspace Gallery. Without exception, I can picture each of these artists waging tiny epic battles with their chosen medium, fretting over the importance of each stroke or line. This show was entirely and refreshingly devoid of any statements from the artists whatsoever, which meant that each painting succeeded or failed solely on the strength of the work itself, and not some clever artist statement written in a coffee shop over a $5 latte. Bloviating with a laptop and a latte is really best left to bloggers, anyway. I’m not sure whether Tucson should be offended that the strongest show of work this year was imported from a Los Angeles gallery, or happy that Thinkspace Gallery found Tucson to be worth the time and effort to mount an exhibition of their outstanding artists. I suppose I’ll opt for happily offended.” - The Tucson Weekly
There are still some amazing works available from ‘Impetus‘:
www.thinkspacegallery.com/2011/09/project2/works-UofA.php
The Joseph Gross Gallery at the University of Arizona
1031 N. Olive Road, Tucson, AZ 85721
www.arts.arizona.edu/galleries