Sour Harvest

We’ve been working with Kevin Titzer now for close to five years and during this time he’s been cooking up the idea for a show that would honor his favorite band the PIXIES. While working together on his recent solo show, the notion came up that we would help him find a good home for this show… enter our friends Patrick and Tanya at the C.A.V.E. Gallery in Venice, CA on the hip Abbot Kinney Blvd. Together we’ll be presenting Kevin’s dream show. ‘Dig For Fire’ will feature 34 artists interpretations of songs from the PIXIES amazing catalog. This special exhibition is being presented with full support from the band and their management.

‘Dig For Fire’
Art Inspired by the PIXIES
Curated by Kevin Titzer
Presented in association with Thinkspace

Participating artists:
Ale Siniestro
Allison Sommers
Annie Owens
Aya Kakeda
Ben Kehoe
Casey Weldon
Chris Berens
Chris Cole
Chris Mars
Chris Sickels
Craig LaRotonda
Craww
Dan May
Douglas Miller
Eatcho
Eric Eaton
JennyBird Alcantara
Jeremy Pruitt
John Casey
Jonathan & Valerie Nicklow
Kathleen Lolley
Kelly Allen
Kevin Titzer
Lee Petty
Luke Chueh
Macsorro
Ojimbo
Plasticgod
PJ Fidler
Rik Catlow
Sergio Mora
Shaunna Peterson
Tim McCormick
Tom Haubrick

September 9th – October 1st, 2011

Taking place at:
C.A.V.E. Gallery / 1108 Abbot Kinney Blvd. in Venice, CA / www.cavegallery.net

To help get the word out on the show and build the Facebook page, Kevin put together a small sculptural work that is being given away tomorrow via Spanky Stokes.

Contest details and a nice interview with Kevin here:
www.spankystokes.com/2011/07/interview-and-giveaway-with-artist.html

Check out a great time-lapse video of Kevin creating the piece below…

Below is a link to another interview where Kevin discusses the idea behind the show:
http://postcardelba.wordpress.com/2011/05/19/talk-thursday-to-me-kevin-titzer/

Be sure to ‘Like’ the ‘Dig For Fire‘ show page on Facebook here:
www.facebook.com/pages/Dig-for-Fire-an-Exhibition-of-Art-inspired-by-the-Pixies/172444472815858

‘Follow’ Kevin’s Twitter for the show coming together here:
https://twitter.com/#!/Dig_Fire

Opening at C.A.V.E. Gallery in Venice, CA on Friday, Sept. 9th 6-10pm

More details and sneak peeks coming soon!

www.cavegallery.net

Kevin Titzer 'Chapter 1. Obsolescence Road: Traveling With Dodos' - wood, tin, wire, and acrylic paint (2011)

“Kevin Titzer makes some amazingly bizarre sculptures, the kinds that make you feel uncomfortable and inspired at the same time.” - Juxtapoz.com

Check out the full ‘Back Talk’ interview from Juxtapoz here:
www.juxtapoz.com/Features/back-talk-with-kevin-titzer

Kevin Titzer
‘Ghost Of A Chance’

On view through June 11th in our project room

Kevin Titzer 'Chapter 5. A Quick Stop At The Time House' - wood, tin, kitchen utensil, leather, and acrylic paint - 24x27x15 inches (2011)

Be sure to check out Titzer’s work if you swing through this Saturday for ARTWALK Culver City from 2-8PM. We’ll be opening our annual summer group show during the Art Walk, so don’t miss it if you’re in the area.

Thinkspace / 6009 Washington Blvd. in Culver City, CA / www.thinkspacegallery.com

(l-r) Pakayla Rae Biehn, Jeff Ramirez, and Kevin Titzer

Thank you to everyone that came out last weekend for the opening of our new exhibitions featuring works from Pakayla Rae Biehn, Jeff Ramirez, Kevin Titzer, and David Cooley. There was a great energy in the air and all the artists work really played nicely off each other with many patrons jokingly referencing the OCD nature of all the works on view and if that played into this month’s curation. Each featured artist’s craft is unique and each intensely intricate in their own special ways, showcasing the almost unfathomable amount of time and focus needed to create each.

Main gallery view of 'Being There' from Pakayla Rae Biehn and Jeff Ramirez

‘Being There’
New oil paintings from Pakayla Rae Biehn and Jeff Ramirez
On view through Fri, June 3rd

Check out the works in ‘Being There‘ via our digital show catalog here:
www.thinkspacegallery.com/2011/05/works.php

The work of Kevin Titzer in our project room

Kevin Titzer
‘Ghost Of A Chance’
On view through June 11th in our project room

Check out the works in ‘Ghost of a Chance‘ via our digital show catalog here:
www.thinkspacegallery.com/2011/05/project/works.php

The work of David Cooley on view in our office

New works from David Cooley
On view through June 11th in our office area

Check out the new works from Cooley via our digital show catalog here:
www.thinkspacegallery.com/2011/04a/project2/works.php

Thinkspace / 6009 Washington Blvd. in Culver City, CA / www.thinkspacegallery.com

In addition to working on a half dozen new sculptural works for his upcoming debut LA solo show, Kevin Titzer also shot over 3,000 pictures of himself creating “Chapter 6. The Morning of the Test Flight” and sent them over to us to create one epic time-lapse. Kevin is in town from Quebec and this is his 1st time in LA, so please come through and help us welcome him to the City of Angels.

Kevin Titzer
‘Ghost Of A Chance’

Reception with the artist:
THIS Sat, May 21st 6-8PM in our project room

Thinkspace / 6009 Washington Blvd. in Culver City, CA / www.thinkspacegallery.com

In addition to working on a half dozen new sculptural works for his upcoming debut LA solo show, Kevin Titzer has also been busy putting together a series of short films as well that document his creations coming to life for ‘Ghost Of A Chance’. The fourth film in the series is above. We’ll be posting the 5th and final video in the series in the next day or so here along with an amazing timelapse video featuring one of the works for ‘Ghost Of A Chance’ coming to life from start to finish. Titzer’s debut LA solo show opens THIS SAT – hope to see you there!

Kevin Titzer
‘Ghost Of A Chance’

Reception with the artist:
Sat, May 21st 6-8PM in our project room

Thinkspace / 6009 Washington Blvd. in Culver City, CA / www.thinkspacegallery.com