Sour Harvest http://www.sourharvest.com Thu, 02 Sep 2010 08:19:18 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Video for ‘Siren’ from Sarah Joncas http://www.sourharvest.com/2010/09/02/video-for-siren-from-sarah-joncas/ http://www.sourharvest.com/2010/09/02/video-for-siren-from-sarah-joncas/#comments Thu, 02 Sep 2010 08:18:44 +0000 Andrew Hosner http://www.sourharvest.com/?p=3845 ]]> http://www.sourharvest.com/2010/09/02/video-for-siren-from-sarah-joncas/feed/ 0 An interview with Dabs Myla http://www.sourharvest.com/2010/09/01/an-interview-with-dabs-myla-2/ http://www.sourharvest.com/2010/09/01/an-interview-with-dabs-myla-2/#comments Thu, 02 Sep 2010 06:16:02 +0000 Andrew Hosner http://www.sourharvest.com/?p=3818 [/caption] An interview with Dabs Myla Dabs Myla's new body of work is based on the overwhelming experiences the two artists had while visiting one of the most hectic cities in the world, Toyko. While creating a show about Tokyo is a bit like shooting a fish in a barrel due to all the visual stimuli found there, the couple took on the task and soaked up as much pop culture as their minds could take. Between taking photographs of the architecture and sketching up ideas wherever they went, Dabs Myla feel they have created a collection of paintings that reflects the stamp left on their brains from their trip to Tokyo. Our project room will be a virtual visual overload this September as the pair fill it with a wide array of new works layered on top of a full room mural and additional installation elements including die-cut figures, buildings, clouds, and more. ‘Tokyo Deluxe’ promises an immersive experience. [caption id="attachment_3833" align="aligncenter" width="500" caption="Dabs Myla 'Golden Moments With Fuji and the Yokai' - 22x18" - acrylic on wood panel"][/caption] Please talk a lil' bit about your recent trip to Japan where the photo reference shots for this new series were taken. MYLA: We visited Tokyo in April on our way back to LA from Melbourne...we spent the 5 days there exploring the city and photographing the city's landscapes, people and characters which inspired the series of work we have created for this show. All the paintings are about experiences we had there, Japanese character's we saw in advertisements, the food we ate and the general awesomeness of Tokyo! [caption id="attachment_3835" align="aligncenter" width="375" caption="Myla at work on the install for 'Tokyo Deluxe'"][/caption] How did you two meet? At what moment did you both realize you wanted to work together as a team? DABS: We met each other about 7 years ago at art school in Australia. We where both studying illustration together, and over the years we developed a good friendship, then well...one thing led to another...and we fell in love! On the first weekend we spent together as a couple we sat inside for 2 days and made a collaboration painting. From then on we have always been collaborating on different pieces here and there...but it was about 3 years ago we decided to totally merge together and create one entity, every piece of artwork we have made since then has been a collaboration...except for our graffiti pieces...painting your name/letters is something that needs to be handled one on one. [caption id="attachment_3832" align="aligncenter" width="411" caption="Dabs Myla 'Mr. Danger' - 9x11" - acrylic on wood panel"][/caption] What do you both consider to be your biggest overall influences? MYLA: Working as a team is definitely our biggest influence in our work...the characters, locations and themes in our work represent things that we both like and experience together! We are always bouncing ideas off each other in our pieces and although we paint separate parts of the paintings, we both influence each other in the outcome! [caption id="attachment_3839" align="aligncenter" width="408" caption="Dabs Myla 'Takoyaki and the Sleezy Sushi King' - 9x11" - acrylic on wood panel"][/caption] Name one artist from Australia that you think is criminally underrated outside of Australia and deserves more attention Stateside? DABS: I gotta say NEW 2..Growing up he was a massive influence for me in graffiti through the mid/late 80's to the mid 90's. Then he came back on the scene about 10 years ago and is still such an amazing artist, with a real graff structure to his letters that can't be beat! Then on top of that his fine art and ceramic letters that he sculpts are equally as strong and legit as his graffiti. New 2 recently relocated to Belgium where he is still totally on top of his game showing some Euro cats what time it is! [caption id="attachment_3836" align="aligncenter" width="375" caption="Dabs working on the installation for 'Tokyo Deluxe'"][/caption] From your time in Australia running a gallery, please name one thing you learned from that experience that has stuck with you to this day? DABS: As an artist, we really did learn a lot from the time spent running a gallery. A lot of artists i think find it hard to really understand the relationship between an artists and a gallery and that both are just as important as each other. A gallery needs good artists to run successfully, but an artist needs a good gallery working for them just as much! I think we have a pretty good understanding of that by having been on both sides of the fence! [caption id="attachment_3841" align="aligncenter" width="375" caption="Dabs laying in some final details on the 'Tokyo Deluxe' installation"][/caption] What have you got coming up in terms of shows after your exhibit with us? DABS: Well...First thing coming up for us after this show is our wedding which is just a few weeks after the show opens! We have a bunch of Australians coming out to LA to celebrate with us, as well as all our friends here in LA. It's gonna be so much fun! In November we'll have a new piece in your 5 Year Anniversary show. In December we will head back down to Miami for Art Basel/Primary Flight... Then we will start working on some new work for a show we are having in Palm Springs at M Modern gallery. It will be during Modernism week in Palm Springs, so we will make a set of paintings based on a modernism style?..but with a DABS and MYLA spin. We also have our show next summer at Thinkspace which we will start working on in the next couple of months too!!! [caption id="attachment_3840" align="aligncenter" width="500" caption="Dabs and Myla at work on the 'Tokyo Deluxe' installation"][/caption] Being from Australia, what strikes you as the biggest difference between your home there and your new home here in Los Angeles? MYLA: Donuts, the weather and palm trees! Australian donuts are not as fluffy, but are also very delicious, Melbourne weather has a pretty cold winter and there are only a few palm trees where we are from!!! Paul Hogan or Russel Crowe? DABS: Seriously...no contest at all!!..Paul Hogan is a true blue legend! Crocodile Dundee?..forget about it, that shit was genius! Russell Crowe...he can act I guess but he is such a douche that it cancels out any talent he may have!! I'm glad you didn't mention Mel Gibson! You don't wanna get me started on that guy, hes putting our country to shame!...see now im all worked up, thanks a bunch! Why are Tim Tams SOOO damn good? DABS: That would be because the chocolate they use in a Tim Tam has crack cocaine in it!..that's my theory anyways..its the only explanation for it! [caption id="attachment_3830" align="aligncenter" width="405" caption="Dabs Myla 'Tokyo Deluxe' - 9x11" - acrylic on wood panel"][/caption] Dabs Myla 'Tokyo Deluxe' Opening Reception: THIS FRI, Sept. 3rd 7-11PM in our project room Check out Dabs Myla's progress on their installation here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/thinkspace/sets/72157624205650731/ Thinkspace 6009 Washington Blvd. Culver City, CA 90232 #310.558.3375 www.thinkspacegallery.com]]> http://www.sourharvest.com/2010/09/01/an-interview-with-dabs-myla-2/feed/ 0 Dabs Myla video teaser for ‘Tokyo Deluxe’ http://www.sourharvest.com/2010/09/01/dabs-myla-video-teaser-for-tokyo-deluxe/ http://www.sourharvest.com/2010/09/01/dabs-myla-video-teaser-for-tokyo-deluxe/#comments Thu, 02 Sep 2010 01:50:02 +0000 Andrew Hosner http://www.sourharvest.com/?p=3824 ]]> http://www.sourharvest.com/2010/09/01/dabs-myla-video-teaser-for-tokyo-deluxe/feed/ 0 ‘Sneak Peek’ for Brian Viveros’ ‘The Dirtyland’ updated… http://www.sourharvest.com/2010/09/01/sneak-peek-for-brian-viveros-the-dirtyland-updated/ http://www.sourharvest.com/2010/09/01/sneak-peek-for-brian-viveros-the-dirtyland-updated/#comments Thu, 02 Sep 2010 00:05:28 +0000 Andrew Hosner http://www.sourharvest.com/?p=3815 Check out the 'Sneak Peek' on our Flickr for 'The Dirtyland' here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/thinkspace/sets/72157624758524750/ Brian M. Viveros 'The Dirtyland' New paintings, drawings, sculptures, editions and an installation Opening Reception: Sat, Oct. 2nd 7-11PM On view: Oct. 2nd - Oct. 23rd More details soon! Thinkspace 6009 Washington Blvd. Culver City, CA 90232 #310.558.3375 www.thinkspacegallery.com]]> http://www.sourharvest.com/2010/09/01/sneak-peek-for-brian-viveros-the-dirtyland-updated/feed/ 0 Daily Dujour visit the studio of Dabs Myla http://www.sourharvest.com/2010/09/01/daily-dujour-visit-the-studio-of-dabs-myla/ http://www.sourharvest.com/2010/09/01/daily-dujour-visit-the-studio-of-dabs-myla/#comments Wed, 01 Sep 2010 08:01:40 +0000 Andrew Hosner http://www.sourharvest.com/?p=3810 "Hell bent on asserting their mastery of the site specific installation, they are upping their game by mixing painted wall scenes with the painted cutouts including multi-layered elements as well as two-sided hanging pieces. One question that is often asked of artists is ‘how do you know when you’re done’ ? With respect to installation work, Dabs Myla’s answer is simple – work right up to the very last minute making as much as is humanly possible. That dedication sets them and their whimsical installations apart." - DailyDujour.com Check out pics from Daily Dujour's studio visit with the duo here: http://dailydujour.com/2010/08/31/studio-visit-dabs-myla-tokyo-deluke/ We just updated our ‘Sneak Peek’ preview set for the show on our Flickr too: http://www.flickr.com/photos/thinkspace/sets/72157624205650731/ Dabs Myla ‘Tokyo Deluxe’ - THIS FRIDAY @ Thinkspace in our project room Total visual overload awaits in our project room this Friday with a dozen new paintings and well over 60 installation elements coming out of the walls, hanging from the ceilings and from 3D letters on the walls... not to mention a wrap around wall mural under it all.]]> http://www.sourharvest.com/2010/09/01/daily-dujour-visit-the-studio-of-dabs-myla/feed/ 0 An interview with Sarah Joncas http://www.sourharvest.com/2010/08/31/an-interview-with-sarah-joncas-2/ http://www.sourharvest.com/2010/08/31/an-interview-with-sarah-joncas-2/#comments Wed, 01 Sep 2010 05:12:28 +0000 Andrew Hosner http://www.sourharvest.com/?p=3787 [/caption]

An interview with Sarah Joncas

For anyone who follows Sarah Joncas' work, it should come as no surprise that music has and is a large influence on her painting process. Just as mediums or materials are essential to creating, Joncas considers music a necessary ingredient to developing and fulfilling her ideas. It was no doubt that sooner or later music would become the central theme to a body of her work. From instrument to dance, the artist has brought music to the forefront of her solo female narratives and embraced this all-important part of our culture. Similar to the pop element in her work (visually impacted by sources such as comic books, anime, film and cartoons), Joncas' musical inspirations are mostly streaming from rock and alternative roots. Suitably given the title 'Siren', this show is about the seduction and romance of music. It gets us moving, gets us singing, tugs at the heartstrings and becomes undeniably infused with our character and how we identify with the world. To further this theme, all the works included in 'Siren' have been named after songs/lyrics/bands that suit them or provide an opening to interpretation. Some inspired by, some titled afterwards with consideration. Though physically silent, it has always been the artist's hope to create work that can speak and touch someone in a similar way as a piece of music does. [caption id="attachment_3796" align="aligncenter" width="421" caption="Sarah Joncas 'Lullaby' - 20x24" - oil on canvas"][/caption] Please talk a lil' bit about the work that makes up your new series for 'Siren'. Was there one particular moment that helped to shape this body of work? Well, I’ve wanted to make a music themed body of work for awhile now, which may not be so surprising. The title felt suitable as this show is about the seduction and romance of music, as well as linking to my usual subject matter of dark, solitary women. I wasn’t entirely certain that this would be my direction in the beginning, but after starting on a couple pieces – a dancer and a quiet geisha holding a guitar – everything else just flowed out naturally and without hesitation. [caption id="attachment_3799" align="aligncenter" width="500" caption="'Wish You Were Here' in Sarah's studio in Canada"][/caption] Why did you choose to become an artist? It was a fairly natural course for me. I hate to be the cliché and say I knew from the beginning, but I kind of did. I loved drawing even at 2-3 years old, told my mom at 5 that’s what I wanted to do. It’s just what makes me happy! [caption id="attachment_3802" align="aligncenter" width="480" caption="Sarah's paintings for 'Siren' just back from our framers"][/caption] From your time at art school, name one thing you learned while there that has stuck with you to this day? Don’t let anyone stop you from making the art you want to make! It’s good to take suggestions and criticism, it might even benefit your work, but you’ll be better off doing what makes you happy since that’s where the passion for creating is. I’d be so miserable if I listened to a prof who told me figure painting is dead… Besides, he was wrong. [caption id="attachment_3794" align="aligncenter" width="416" caption="A look at 'Moody Blues' on the easel in Sarah's studio"][/caption] The works in your new series are all named after popular songs from the rock and alternative realms. Would you one day like to work with a band on creating the layout/concept for their album art? If so, which one band would you pick if you had your choice? I guess I would be pretty amazed with such an offer, at least if it were a band I enjoyed. I’d feel so unworthy though, haha. There are so many musicians I love, but I keep going over what bands my work might actually suit rather than just anyone. Maybe a band with a strong female lead like Portishead, Tori Amos, Cat Power, Bat for Lashes, Garbage etc… [caption id="attachment_3797" align="aligncenter" width="496" caption="Sarah Joncas 'Siren Song' - 14x18" - oil on canvas"][/caption] Being from Canada, what do you like most about California when you come to visit? What strikes you as the biggest difference? Well, I haven’t traveled much of Canada yet, but compared to what I’ve seen – the landscape! And all those crazy trees. Somehow I doubt someone would visit Ontario and gawk at the pines, but every time I saw a cool looking tree in LA I had to take a photo and touch the bark… Is that weird? And you guys have the ocean and all those valleys… My answer might be different if I got the chance to travel to BC or the Maritimes, but I haven’t. [caption id="attachment_3805" align="aligncenter" width="393" caption="Sarah Joncas' sketch for her mural for 'Siren' along with photos of her past mural installations at Thinkspace"][/caption] What have you got coming up in terms of shows after your show with us? I have a piece in the Last Rites Gallery (New York, NY) October group show, a piece for your 5 year anniversary show in November, and a solo I’m already starting work on for April with the Last Rites Gallery… Expect the work to get dark for that one. [caption id="attachment_3800" align="aligncenter" width="396" caption="Sarah Joncas 'My Little China Girl' - 16x20" - oil on canvas"][/caption] Sarah Joncas 'Siren' Opening Reception: THIS FRI, Sept. 3rd 7-11PM Check out Sarah's progress on her mural for 'Siren' here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/thinkspace/sets/72157624205592895/ Thinkspace 6009 Washington Blvd. Culver City, CA 90232 #310.558.3375 www.thinkspacegallery.com]]> http://www.sourharvest.com/2010/08/31/an-interview-with-sarah-joncas-2/feed/ 0 Recommended openings for this coming weekend http://www.sourharvest.com/2010/08/31/recommended-openings-for-this-coming-weekend-5/ http://www.sourharvest.com/2010/08/31/recommended-openings-for-this-coming-weekend-5/#comments Wed, 01 Sep 2010 04:07:07 +0000 Andrew Hosner http://www.sourharvest.com/?p=3780 [/caption] Thurs, Sept. 2nd 7-9PM Montana Store Los Angeles 1528 1/2 Sunset Blvd in Los Angeles Special in-store signing and live painting collaboration with Risk and Cooz (aka Nathan Ota) Thurs, Sept. 2nd 8PM-Midnight Wonderland Gallery 1257 N. La Brea Ave in West Hollywood 'The Unsaid' featuring new works from Kevin Llewellyn www.wonderlandla.com Fri, Sept. 3rd 7-10PM Gallery 1988 Los Angeles 7020 Melrose Ave in Los Angeles / 323.937.7088 ‘The 3G Show’ featuring works inspired by The Ghostbusters, Goonies, and Gremlins (On view through Sept. 22nd) www.nineteeneightyeight.com Fri, Sept. 3rd 8-11PM (with print release & signing from 7-8PM) La Luz De Jesus Gallery 4633 Hollywood Blvd. in Los Angeles / 323.666.7667 ’49 Days’ featuring new works from Yumiko Kayukawa + ‘An Unforseen Homecoming’ featuring new works from Nathan Ota (On view through Sept. 26th) www.laluzdejesus.com Fri, Sept. 3rd 7-11PM thinkspace 6009 Washington Blvd. in Culver City / 310.558.3375 ‘Siren’ featuring new paintings and a mural from Sarah Joncas + ‘Tokyo Deluxe’ featuring new paintings and an installation from Dabs Myla (On view through Sept. 24th) www.thinkspacegallery.com Sat, Sept. 4th 7-10PM Corey Helford Gallery 8522 Washington Blvd in Culver City / 310.287.2340 ‘Beyond The Pink’ featuring new works from Buff Monster (On view through Sept. 22nd) www.coreyhelfordgallery.com Sat, Sept. 4th 8PM-12:30AM ( admission) Hive Gallery 729 S. Spring St in downtown Los Angeles Monthly group show with featured artists J. Slattum, Gary Garner, Edward Frausto, Elizabeth Caffey, Ryan Ebelt, and Rick Strieck plus an array of live music, resident artists and much more – check site for all the full details www.thehivegallery.com Sat, Sept. 4th 6-10PM Melt Gallery @ Meltdown Comics 7522 Sunset Blvd in Los Angeles / 323.851.7223 ‘The Woods Are Lovely, Dark, and Deep’ featuring works from Kathleen Lolley, Lindsey Carr, Nicole Bruckman, and Jennifer Lewis (On view through Sept. 18th) www.gallerymeltdown.wordpress.com Sat, Sept. 4th 7-11PM Toy Art Gallery 737 Seward St, #1 in Los Angeles ‘Red Carpet Kaiju Monster Group Show’ featuring Akoart (Japan), Alimana (Mexico), Blobpus (Japan), Bob Conge/Plaseebo, Carlos Enriquez Gonzalez (Venezuela), Emilio Garcia (Spain), Lil Japan, Ilanena (Japan), L’amour Supreme, LASH, Mark Nagata, Matt Walker, Paul Kaiju, Pico Pico (Japan), Toshikazu Nozaka (Japan), Tulip (Japan), Uamou (Japan), Velocitron (Japan), Yamazakura (Japan), Yosuke Ueno (Japan), and more (On view through Sept. 25th) www.toyartgallery.com]]> http://www.sourharvest.com/2010/08/31/recommended-openings-for-this-coming-weekend-5/feed/ 0 Digital previews for ‘Siren’ from Sarah Joncas + ‘Tokyo Deluxe’ from Dabs Myla http://www.sourharvest.com/2010/08/30/digital-previews-for-siren-from-sarah-joncas-tokyo-deluxe-from-dabs-myla/ http://www.sourharvest.com/2010/08/30/digital-previews-for-siren-from-sarah-joncas-tokyo-deluxe-from-dabs-myla/#comments Tue, 31 Aug 2010 06:36:01 +0000 Andrew Hosner http://www.sourharvest.com/?p=3773 [/caption] DIGITAL PREVIEW for Sarah Joncas 'Siren': http://www.thinkspacegallery.com/2010/09/works.php [caption id="attachment_3776" align="aligncenter" width="408" caption="Dabs Myla 'Takoyaki and the Sleezy Sushi King' - 9x11" - Acrylic on wood panel"][/caption] DIGITAL PREVIEW for Dabs Myla 'Tokyo Deluxe': http://www.thinkspacegallery.com/2010/09/project/works.php If you are interested in any of the works from either exhibition, or have any questions at all, please get in touch via email at contact@thinkspacegallery.com Come on out to Thinkspace this Friday to view all these works in person and to meet the artists. THIS FRI - Sept. 3rd 7-10PM Thinkspace 6009 Washington Blvd. Culver City, CA 90232 #310.558.3375 www.thinkspacegallery.com]]> http://www.sourharvest.com/2010/08/30/digital-previews-for-siren-from-sarah-joncas-tokyo-deluxe-from-dabs-myla/feed/ 0 Juxtapoz interview Sarah Joncas http://www.sourharvest.com/2010/08/30/juxtapoz-interview-sarah-joncas/ http://www.sourharvest.com/2010/08/30/juxtapoz-interview-sarah-joncas/#comments Mon, 30 Aug 2010 16:08:47 +0000 Andrew Hosner http://www.sourharvest.com/?p=3769 [/caption] "This Canadian artist has been making a name for herself in the art world the past few years and her newest work for her upcoming solo, Siren, shows increased focus and technical skill making for an impressive new series." - Juxtapoz.com Check out the full Juxtapoz interview with Sarah Joncas here: http://www.juxtapoz.com/Features/back-talk-with-sarah-joncas Sarah gets into LA this afternoon from Canada. Look for pics to be posted here tomorrow of Sarah's mural coming together for this Friday along with a short interview with the artist. Sarah Joncas 'Siren' - THIS FRI, Sept. 3rd @ Thinkspace]]> http://www.sourharvest.com/2010/08/30/juxtapoz-interview-sarah-joncas/feed/ 0 ‘Tokyo Deluxe’ from Dabs Myla – day one of install http://www.sourharvest.com Thu, 02 Sep 2010 08:19:18 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Sour Harvest http://www.sourharvest.com Thu, 02 Sep 2010 08:19:18 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Video for ‘Siren’ from Sarah Joncas http://www.sourharvest.com/2010/09/02/video-for-siren-from-sarah-joncas/ http://www.sourharvest.com/2010/09/02/video-for-siren-from-sarah-joncas/#comments Thu, 02 Sep 2010 08:18:44 +0000 Andrew Hosner http://www.sourharvest.com/?p=3845 ]]> http://www.sourharvest.com/2010/09/02/video-for-siren-from-sarah-joncas/feed/ 0 An interview with Dabs Myla http://www.sourharvest.com/2010/09/01/an-interview-with-dabs-myla-2/ http://www.sourharvest.com/2010/09/01/an-interview-with-dabs-myla-2/#comments Thu, 02 Sep 2010 06:16:02 +0000 Andrew Hosner http://www.sourharvest.com/?p=3818 [/caption] An interview with Dabs Myla Dabs Myla's new body of work is based on the overwhelming experiences the two artists had while visiting one of the most hectic cities in the world, Toyko. While creating a show about Tokyo is a bit like shooting a fish in a barrel due to all the visual stimuli found there, the couple took on the task and soaked up as much pop culture as their minds could take. Between taking photographs of the architecture and sketching up ideas wherever they went, Dabs Myla feel they have created a collection of paintings that reflects the stamp left on their brains from their trip to Tokyo. Our project room will be a virtual visual overload this September as the pair fill it with a wide array of new works layered on top of a full room mural and additional installation elements including die-cut figures, buildings, clouds, and more. ‘Tokyo Deluxe’ promises an immersive experience. [caption id="attachment_3833" align="aligncenter" width="500" caption="Dabs Myla 'Golden Moments With Fuji and the Yokai' - 22x18" - acrylic on wood panel"][/caption] Please talk a lil' bit about your recent trip to Japan where the photo reference shots for this new series were taken. MYLA: We visited Tokyo in April on our way back to LA from Melbourne...we spent the 5 days there exploring the city and photographing the city's landscapes, people and characters which inspired the series of work we have created for this show. All the paintings are about experiences we had there, Japanese character's we saw in advertisements, the food we ate and the general awesomeness of Tokyo! [caption id="attachment_3835" align="aligncenter" width="375" caption="Myla at work on the install for 'Tokyo Deluxe'"][/caption] How did you two meet? At what moment did you both realize you wanted to work together as a team? DABS: We met each other about 7 years ago at art school in Australia. We where both studying illustration together, and over the years we developed a good friendship, then well...one thing led to another...and we fell in love! On the first weekend we spent together as a couple we sat inside for 2 days and made a collaboration painting. From then on we have always been collaborating on different pieces here and there...but it was about 3 years ago we decided to totally merge together and create one entity, every piece of artwork we have made since then has been a collaboration...except for our graffiti pieces...painting your name/letters is something that needs to be handled one on one. [caption id="attachment_3832" align="aligncenter" width="411" caption="Dabs Myla 'Mr. Danger' - 9x11" - acrylic on wood panel"][/caption] What do you both consider to be your biggest overall influences? MYLA: Working as a team is definitely our biggest influence in our work...the characters, locations and themes in our work represent things that we both like and experience together! We are always bouncing ideas off each other in our pieces and although we paint separate parts of the paintings, we both influence each other in the outcome! [caption id="attachment_3839" align="aligncenter" width="408" caption="Dabs Myla 'Takoyaki and the Sleezy Sushi King' - 9x11" - acrylic on wood panel"][/caption] Name one artist from Australia that you think is criminally underrated outside of Australia and deserves more attention Stateside? DABS: I gotta say NEW 2..Growing up he was a massive influence for me in graffiti through the mid/late 80's to the mid 90's. Then he came back on the scene about 10 years ago and is still such an amazing artist, with a real graff structure to his letters that can't be beat! Then on top of that his fine art and ceramic letters that he sculpts are equally as strong and legit as his graffiti. New 2 recently relocated to Belgium where he is still totally on top of his game showing some Euro cats what time it is! [caption id="attachment_3836" align="aligncenter" width="375" caption="Dabs working on the installation for 'Tokyo Deluxe'"][/caption] From your time in Australia running a gallery, please name one thing you learned from that experience that has stuck with you to this day? DABS: As an artist, we really did learn a lot from the time spent running a gallery. A lot of artists i think find it hard to really understand the relationship between an artists and a gallery and that both are just as important as each other. A gallery needs good artists to run successfully, but an artist needs a good gallery working for them just as much! I think we have a pretty good understanding of that by having been on both sides of the fence! [caption id="attachment_3841" align="aligncenter" width="375" caption="Dabs laying in some final details on the 'Tokyo Deluxe' installation"][/caption] What have you got coming up in terms of shows after your exhibit with us? DABS: Well...First thing coming up for us after this show is our wedding which is just a few weeks after the show opens! We have a bunch of Australians coming out to LA to celebrate with us, as well as all our friends here in LA. It's gonna be so much fun! In November we'll have a new piece in your 5 Year Anniversary show. In December we will head back down to Miami for Art Basel/Primary Flight... Then we will start working on some new work for a show we are having in Palm Springs at M Modern gallery. It will be during Modernism week in Palm Springs, so we will make a set of paintings based on a modernism style?..but with a DABS and MYLA spin. We also have our show next summer at Thinkspace which we will start working on in the next couple of months too!!! [caption id="attachment_3840" align="aligncenter" width="500" caption="Dabs and Myla at work on the 'Tokyo Deluxe' installation"][/caption] Being from Australia, what strikes you as the biggest difference between your home there and your new home here in Los Angeles? MYLA: Donuts, the weather and palm trees! Australian donuts are not as fluffy, but are also very delicious, Melbourne weather has a pretty cold winter and there are only a few palm trees where we are from!!! Paul Hogan or Russel Crowe? DABS: Seriously...no contest at all!!..Paul Hogan is a true blue legend! Crocodile Dundee?..forget about it, that shit was genius! Russell Crowe...he can act I guess but he is such a douche that it cancels out any talent he may have!! I'm glad you didn't mention Mel Gibson! You don't wanna get me started on that guy, hes putting our country to shame!...see now im all worked up, thanks a bunch! Why are Tim Tams SOOO damn good? DABS: That would be because the chocolate they use in a Tim Tam has crack cocaine in it!..that's my theory anyways..its the only explanation for it! [caption id="attachment_3830" align="aligncenter" width="405" caption="Dabs Myla 'Tokyo Deluxe' - 9x11" - acrylic on wood panel"][/caption] Dabs Myla 'Tokyo Deluxe' Opening Reception: THIS FRI, Sept. 3rd 7-11PM in our project room Check out Dabs Myla's progress on their installation here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/thinkspace/sets/72157624205650731/ Thinkspace 6009 Washington Blvd. Culver City, CA 90232 #310.558.3375 www.thinkspacegallery.com]]> http://www.sourharvest.com/2010/09/01/an-interview-with-dabs-myla-2/feed/ 0 Dabs Myla video teaser for ‘Tokyo Deluxe’ http://www.sourharvest.com/2010/09/01/dabs-myla-video-teaser-for-tokyo-deluxe/ http://www.sourharvest.com/2010/09/01/dabs-myla-video-teaser-for-tokyo-deluxe/#comments Thu, 02 Sep 2010 01:50:02 +0000 Andrew Hosner http://www.sourharvest.com/?p=3824 ]]> http://www.sourharvest.com/2010/09/01/dabs-myla-video-teaser-for-tokyo-deluxe/feed/ 0 ‘Sneak Peek’ for Brian Viveros’ ‘The Dirtyland’ updated… http://www.sourharvest.com/2010/09/01/sneak-peek-for-brian-viveros-the-dirtyland-updated/ http://www.sourharvest.com/2010/09/01/sneak-peek-for-brian-viveros-the-dirtyland-updated/#comments Thu, 02 Sep 2010 00:05:28 +0000 Andrew Hosner http://www.sourharvest.com/?p=3815 Check out the 'Sneak Peek' on our Flickr for 'The Dirtyland' here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/thinkspace/sets/72157624758524750/ Brian M. Viveros 'The Dirtyland' New paintings, drawings, sculptures, editions and an installation Opening Reception: Sat, Oct. 2nd 7-11PM On view: Oct. 2nd - Oct. 23rd More details soon! Thinkspace 6009 Washington Blvd. Culver City, CA 90232 #310.558.3375 www.thinkspacegallery.com]]> http://www.sourharvest.com/2010/09/01/sneak-peek-for-brian-viveros-the-dirtyland-updated/feed/ 0 Daily Dujour visit the studio of Dabs Myla http://www.sourharvest.com/2010/09/01/daily-dujour-visit-the-studio-of-dabs-myla/ http://www.sourharvest.com/2010/09/01/daily-dujour-visit-the-studio-of-dabs-myla/#comments Wed, 01 Sep 2010 08:01:40 +0000 Andrew Hosner http://www.sourharvest.com/?p=3810 "Hell bent on asserting their mastery of the site specific installation, they are upping their game by mixing painted wall scenes with the painted cutouts including multi-layered elements as well as two-sided hanging pieces. One question that is often asked of artists is ‘how do you know when you’re done’ ? With respect to installation work, Dabs Myla’s answer is simple – work right up to the very last minute making as much as is humanly possible. That dedication sets them and their whimsical installations apart." - DailyDujour.com Check out pics from Daily Dujour's studio visit with the duo here: http://dailydujour.com/2010/08/31/studio-visit-dabs-myla-tokyo-deluke/ We just updated our ‘Sneak Peek’ preview set for the show on our Flickr too: http://www.flickr.com/photos/thinkspace/sets/72157624205650731/ Dabs Myla ‘Tokyo Deluxe’ - THIS FRIDAY @ Thinkspace in our project room Total visual overload awaits in our project room this Friday with a dozen new paintings and well over 60 installation elements coming out of the walls, hanging from the ceilings and from 3D letters on the walls... not to mention a wrap around wall mural under it all.]]> http://www.sourharvest.com/2010/09/01/daily-dujour-visit-the-studio-of-dabs-myla/feed/ 0 An interview with Sarah Joncas http://www.sourharvest.com/2010/08/31/an-interview-with-sarah-joncas-2/ http://www.sourharvest.com/2010/08/31/an-interview-with-sarah-joncas-2/#comments Wed, 01 Sep 2010 05:12:28 +0000 Andrew Hosner http://www.sourharvest.com/?p=3787 [/caption]

An interview with Sarah Joncas

For anyone who follows Sarah Joncas' work, it should come as no surprise that music has and is a large influence on her painting process. Just as mediums or materials are essential to creating, Joncas considers music a necessary ingredient to developing and fulfilling her ideas. It was no doubt that sooner or later music would become the central theme to a body of her work. From instrument to dance, the artist has brought music to the forefront of her solo female narratives and embraced this all-important part of our culture. Similar to the pop element in her work (visually impacted by sources such as comic books, anime, film and cartoons), Joncas' musical inspirations are mostly streaming from rock and alternative roots. Suitably given the title 'Siren', this show is about the seduction and romance of music. It gets us moving, gets us singing, tugs at the heartstrings and becomes undeniably infused with our character and how we identify with the world. To further this theme, all the works included in 'Siren' have been named after songs/lyrics/bands that suit them or provide an opening to interpretation. Some inspired by, some titled afterwards with consideration. Though physically silent, it has always been the artist's hope to create work that can speak and touch someone in a similar way as a piece of music does. [caption id="attachment_3796" align="aligncenter" width="421" caption="Sarah Joncas 'Lullaby' - 20x24" - oil on canvas"][/caption] Please talk a lil' bit about the work that makes up your new series for 'Siren'. Was there one particular moment that helped to shape this body of work? Well, I’ve wanted to make a music themed body of work for awhile now, which may not be so surprising. The title felt suitable as this show is about the seduction and romance of music, as well as linking to my usual subject matter of dark, solitary women. I wasn’t entirely certain that this would be my direction in the beginning, but after starting on a couple pieces – a dancer and a quiet geisha holding a guitar – everything else just flowed out naturally and without hesitation. [caption id="attachment_3799" align="aligncenter" width="500" caption="'Wish You Were Here' in Sarah's studio in Canada"][/caption] Why did you choose to become an artist? It was a fairly natural course for me. I hate to be the cliché and say I knew from the beginning, but I kind of did. I loved drawing even at 2-3 years old, told my mom at 5 that’s what I wanted to do. It’s just what makes me happy! [caption id="attachment_3802" align="aligncenter" width="480" caption="Sarah's paintings for 'Siren' just back from our framers"][/caption] From your time at art school, name one thing you learned while there that has stuck with you to this day? Don’t let anyone stop you from making the art you want to make! It’s good to take suggestions and criticism, it might even benefit your work, but you’ll be better off doing what makes you happy since that’s where the passion for creating is. I’d be so miserable if I listened to a prof who told me figure painting is dead… Besides, he was wrong. [caption id="attachment_3794" align="aligncenter" width="416" caption="A look at 'Moody Blues' on the easel in Sarah's studio"][/caption] The works in your new series are all named after popular songs from the rock and alternative realms. Would you one day like to work with a band on creating the layout/concept for their album art? If so, which one band would you pick if you had your choice? I guess I would be pretty amazed with such an offer, at least if it were a band I enjoyed. I’d feel so unworthy though, haha. There are so many musicians I love, but I keep going over what bands my work might actually suit rather than just anyone. Maybe a band with a strong female lead like Portishead, Tori Amos, Cat Power, Bat for Lashes, Garbage etc… [caption id="attachment_3797" align="aligncenter" width="496" caption="Sarah Joncas 'Siren Song' - 14x18" - oil on canvas"][/caption] Being from Canada, what do you like most about California when you come to visit? What strikes you as the biggest difference? Well, I haven’t traveled much of Canada yet, but compared to what I’ve seen – the landscape! And all those crazy trees. Somehow I doubt someone would visit Ontario and gawk at the pines, but every time I saw a cool looking tree in LA I had to take a photo and touch the bark… Is that weird? And you guys have the ocean and all those valleys… My answer might be different if I got the chance to travel to BC or the Maritimes, but I haven’t. [caption id="attachment_3805" align="aligncenter" width="393" caption="Sarah Joncas' sketch for her mural for 'Siren' along with photos of her past mural installations at Thinkspace"][/caption] What have you got coming up in terms of shows after your show with us? I have a piece in the Last Rites Gallery (New York, NY) October group show, a piece for your 5 year anniversary show in November, and a solo I’m already starting work on for April with the Last Rites Gallery… Expect the work to get dark for that one. [caption id="attachment_3800" align="aligncenter" width="396" caption="Sarah Joncas 'My Little China Girl' - 16x20" - oil on canvas"][/caption] Sarah Joncas 'Siren' Opening Reception: THIS FRI, Sept. 3rd 7-11PM Check out Sarah's progress on her mural for 'Siren' here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/thinkspace/sets/72157624205592895/ Thinkspace 6009 Washington Blvd. Culver City, CA 90232 #310.558.3375 www.thinkspacegallery.com]]> http://www.sourharvest.com/2010/08/31/an-interview-with-sarah-joncas-2/feed/ 0 Recommended openings for this coming weekend http://www.sourharvest.com/2010/08/31/recommended-openings-for-this-coming-weekend-5/ http://www.sourharvest.com/2010/08/31/recommended-openings-for-this-coming-weekend-5/#comments Wed, 01 Sep 2010 04:07:07 +0000 Andrew Hosner http://www.sourharvest.com/?p=3780 [/caption] Thurs, Sept. 2nd 7-9PM Montana Store Los Angeles 1528 1/2 Sunset Blvd in Los Angeles Special in-store signing and live painting collaboration with Risk and Cooz (aka Nathan Ota) Thurs, Sept. 2nd 8PM-Midnight Wonderland Gallery 1257 N. La Brea Ave in West Hollywood 'The Unsaid' featuring new works from Kevin Llewellyn www.wonderlandla.com Fri, Sept. 3rd 7-10PM Gallery 1988 Los Angeles 7020 Melrose Ave in Los Angeles / 323.937.7088 ‘The 3G Show’ featuring works inspired by The Ghostbusters, Goonies, and Gremlins (On view through Sept. 22nd) www.nineteeneightyeight.com Fri, Sept. 3rd 8-11PM (with print release & signing from 7-8PM) La Luz De Jesus Gallery 4633 Hollywood Blvd. in Los Angeles / 323.666.7667 ’49 Days’ featuring new works from Yumiko Kayukawa + ‘An Unforseen Homecoming’ featuring new works from Nathan Ota (On view through Sept. 26th) www.laluzdejesus.com Fri, Sept. 3rd 7-11PM thinkspace 6009 Washington Blvd. in Culver City / 310.558.3375 ‘Siren’ featuring new paintings and a mural from Sarah Joncas + ‘Tokyo Deluxe’ featuring new paintings and an installation from Dabs Myla (On view through Sept. 24th) www.thinkspacegallery.com Sat, Sept. 4th 7-10PM Corey Helford Gallery 8522 Washington Blvd in Culver City / 310.287.2340 ‘Beyond The Pink’ featuring new works from Buff Monster (On view through Sept. 22nd) www.coreyhelfordgallery.com Sat, Sept. 4th 8PM-12:30AM ( admission) Hive Gallery 729 S. Spring St in downtown Los Angeles Monthly group show with featured artists J. Slattum, Gary Garner, Edward Frausto, Elizabeth Caffey, Ryan Ebelt, and Rick Strieck plus an array of live music, resident artists and much more – check site for all the full details www.thehivegallery.com Sat, Sept. 4th 6-10PM Melt Gallery @ Meltdown Comics 7522 Sunset Blvd in Los Angeles / 323.851.7223 ‘The Woods Are Lovely, Dark, and Deep’ featuring works from Kathleen Lolley, Lindsey Carr, Nicole Bruckman, and Jennifer Lewis (On view through Sept. 18th) www.gallerymeltdown.wordpress.com Sat, Sept. 4th 7-11PM Toy Art Gallery 737 Seward St, #1 in Los Angeles ‘Red Carpet Kaiju Monster Group Show’ featuring Akoart (Japan), Alimana (Mexico), Blobpus (Japan), Bob Conge/Plaseebo, Carlos Enriquez Gonzalez (Venezuela), Emilio Garcia (Spain), Lil Japan, Ilanena (Japan), L’amour Supreme, LASH, Mark Nagata, Matt Walker, Paul Kaiju, Pico Pico (Japan), Toshikazu Nozaka (Japan), Tulip (Japan), Uamou (Japan), Velocitron (Japan), Yamazakura (Japan), Yosuke Ueno (Japan), and more (On view through Sept. 25th) www.toyartgallery.com]]> http://www.sourharvest.com/2010/08/31/recommended-openings-for-this-coming-weekend-5/feed/ 0 Digital previews for ‘Siren’ from Sarah Joncas + ‘Tokyo Deluxe’ from Dabs Myla http://www.sourharvest.com/2010/08/30/digital-previews-for-siren-from-sarah-joncas-tokyo-deluxe-from-dabs-myla/ http://www.sourharvest.com/2010/08/30/digital-previews-for-siren-from-sarah-joncas-tokyo-deluxe-from-dabs-myla/#comments Tue, 31 Aug 2010 06:36:01 +0000 Andrew Hosner http://www.sourharvest.com/?p=3773 [/caption] DIGITAL PREVIEW for Sarah Joncas 'Siren': http://www.thinkspacegallery.com/2010/09/works.php [caption id="attachment_3776" align="aligncenter" width="408" caption="Dabs Myla 'Takoyaki and the Sleezy Sushi King' - 9x11" - Acrylic on wood panel"][/caption] DIGITAL PREVIEW for Dabs Myla 'Tokyo Deluxe': http://www.thinkspacegallery.com/2010/09/project/works.php If you are interested in any of the works from either exhibition, or have any questions at all, please get in touch via email at contact@thinkspacegallery.com Come on out to Thinkspace this Friday to view all these works in person and to meet the artists. THIS FRI - Sept. 3rd 7-10PM Thinkspace 6009 Washington Blvd. Culver City, CA 90232 #310.558.3375 www.thinkspacegallery.com]]> http://www.sourharvest.com/2010/08/30/digital-previews-for-siren-from-sarah-joncas-tokyo-deluxe-from-dabs-myla/feed/ 0 Juxtapoz interview Sarah Joncas http://www.sourharvest.com/2010/08/30/juxtapoz-interview-sarah-joncas/ http://www.sourharvest.com/2010/08/30/juxtapoz-interview-sarah-joncas/#comments Mon, 30 Aug 2010 16:08:47 +0000 Andrew Hosner http://www.sourharvest.com/?p=3769 [/caption] "This Canadian artist has been making a name for herself in the art world the past few years and her newest work for her upcoming solo, Siren, shows increased focus and technical skill making for an impressive new series." - Juxtapoz.com Check out the full Juxtapoz interview with Sarah Joncas here: http://www.juxtapoz.com/Features/back-talk-with-sarah-joncas Sarah gets into LA this afternoon from Canada. Look for pics to be posted here tomorrow of Sarah's mural coming together for this Friday along with a short interview with the artist. Sarah Joncas 'Siren' - THIS FRI, Sept. 3rd @ Thinkspace]]> http://www.sourharvest.com/2010/08/30/juxtapoz-interview-sarah-joncas/feed/ 0 ‘Tokyo Deluxe’ from Dabs Myla – day one of install http://www.sourharvest.com/2010/09/02/video-for-siren-from-sarah-joncas/ http://www.sourharvest.com/2010/09/02/video-for-siren-from-sarah-joncas/#comments Thu, 02 Sep 2010 08:18:44 +0000 Andrew Hosner http://www.sourharvest.com/?p=3845 ]]> http://www.sourharvest.com/2010/09/02/video-for-siren-from-sarah-joncas/feed/ 0 Sour Harvest http://www.sourharvest.com Thu, 02 Sep 2010 08:19:18 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Video for ‘Siren’ from Sarah Joncas http://www.sourharvest.com/2010/09/02/video-for-siren-from-sarah-joncas/ http://www.sourharvest.com/2010/09/02/video-for-siren-from-sarah-joncas/#comments Thu, 02 Sep 2010 08:18:44 +0000 Andrew Hosner http://www.sourharvest.com/?p=3845 ]]> http://www.sourharvest.com/2010/09/02/video-for-siren-from-sarah-joncas/feed/ 0 An interview with Dabs Myla http://www.sourharvest.com/2010/09/01/an-interview-with-dabs-myla-2/ http://www.sourharvest.com/2010/09/01/an-interview-with-dabs-myla-2/#comments Thu, 02 Sep 2010 06:16:02 +0000 Andrew Hosner http://www.sourharvest.com/?p=3818 [/caption] An interview with Dabs Myla Dabs Myla's new body of work is based on the overwhelming experiences the two artists had while visiting one of the most hectic cities in the world, Toyko. While creating a show about Tokyo is a bit like shooting a fish in a barrel due to all the visual stimuli found there, the couple took on the task and soaked up as much pop culture as their minds could take. Between taking photographs of the architecture and sketching up ideas wherever they went, Dabs Myla feel they have created a collection of paintings that reflects the stamp left on their brains from their trip to Tokyo. Our project room will be a virtual visual overload this September as the pair fill it with a wide array of new works layered on top of a full room mural and additional installation elements including die-cut figures, buildings, clouds, and more. ‘Tokyo Deluxe’ promises an immersive experience. [caption id="attachment_3833" align="aligncenter" width="500" caption="Dabs Myla 'Golden Moments With Fuji and the Yokai' - 22x18" - acrylic on wood panel"][/caption] Please talk a lil' bit about your recent trip to Japan where the photo reference shots for this new series were taken. MYLA: We visited Tokyo in April on our way back to LA from Melbourne...we spent the 5 days there exploring the city and photographing the city's landscapes, people and characters which inspired the series of work we have created for this show. All the paintings are about experiences we had there, Japanese character's we saw in advertisements, the food we ate and the general awesomeness of Tokyo! [caption id="attachment_3835" align="aligncenter" width="375" caption="Myla at work on the install for 'Tokyo Deluxe'"][/caption] How did you two meet? At what moment did you both realize you wanted to work together as a team? DABS: We met each other about 7 years ago at art school in Australia. We where both studying illustration together, and over the years we developed a good friendship, then well...one thing led to another...and we fell in love! On the first weekend we spent together as a couple we sat inside for 2 days and made a collaboration painting. From then on we have always been collaborating on different pieces here and there...but it was about 3 years ago we decided to totally merge together and create one entity, every piece of artwork we have made since then has been a collaboration...except for our graffiti pieces...painting your name/letters is something that needs to be handled one on one. [caption id="attachment_3832" align="aligncenter" width="411" caption="Dabs Myla 'Mr. Danger' - 9x11" - acrylic on wood panel"][/caption] What do you both consider to be your biggest overall influences? MYLA: Working as a team is definitely our biggest influence in our work...the characters, locations and themes in our work represent things that we both like and experience together! We are always bouncing ideas off each other in our pieces and although we paint separate parts of the paintings, we both influence each other in the outcome! [caption id="attachment_3839" align="aligncenter" width="408" caption="Dabs Myla 'Takoyaki and the Sleezy Sushi King' - 9x11" - acrylic on wood panel"][/caption] Name one artist from Australia that you think is criminally underrated outside of Australia and deserves more attention Stateside? DABS: I gotta say NEW 2..Growing up he was a massive influence for me in graffiti through the mid/late 80's to the mid 90's. Then he came back on the scene about 10 years ago and is still such an amazing artist, with a real graff structure to his letters that can't be beat! Then on top of that his fine art and ceramic letters that he sculpts are equally as strong and legit as his graffiti. New 2 recently relocated to Belgium where he is still totally on top of his game showing some Euro cats what time it is! [caption id="attachment_3836" align="aligncenter" width="375" caption="Dabs working on the installation for 'Tokyo Deluxe'"][/caption] From your time in Australia running a gallery, please name one thing you learned from that experience that has stuck with you to this day? DABS: As an artist, we really did learn a lot from the time spent running a gallery. A lot of artists i think find it hard to really understand the relationship between an artists and a gallery and that both are just as important as each other. A gallery needs good artists to run successfully, but an artist needs a good gallery working for them just as much! I think we have a pretty good understanding of that by having been on both sides of the fence! [caption id="attachment_3841" align="aligncenter" width="375" caption="Dabs laying in some final details on the 'Tokyo Deluxe' installation"][/caption] What have you got coming up in terms of shows after your exhibit with us? DABS: Well...First thing coming up for us after this show is our wedding which is just a few weeks after the show opens! We have a bunch of Australians coming out to LA to celebrate with us, as well as all our friends here in LA. It's gonna be so much fun! In November we'll have a new piece in your 5 Year Anniversary show. In December we will head back down to Miami for Art Basel/Primary Flight... Then we will start working on some new work for a show we are having in Palm Springs at M Modern gallery. It will be during Modernism week in Palm Springs, so we will make a set of paintings based on a modernism style?..but with a DABS and MYLA spin. We also have our show next summer at Thinkspace which we will start working on in the next couple of months too!!! [caption id="attachment_3840" align="aligncenter" width="500" caption="Dabs and Myla at work on the 'Tokyo Deluxe' installation"][/caption] Being from Australia, what strikes you as the biggest difference between your home there and your new home here in Los Angeles? MYLA: Donuts, the weather and palm trees! Australian donuts are not as fluffy, but are also very delicious, Melbourne weather has a pretty cold winter and there are only a few palm trees where we are from!!! Paul Hogan or Russel Crowe? DABS: Seriously...no contest at all!!..Paul Hogan is a true blue legend! Crocodile Dundee?..forget about it, that shit was genius! Russell Crowe...he can act I guess but he is such a douche that it cancels out any talent he may have!! I'm glad you didn't mention Mel Gibson! You don't wanna get me started on that guy, hes putting our country to shame!...see now im all worked up, thanks a bunch! Why are Tim Tams SOOO damn good? DABS: That would be because the chocolate they use in a Tim Tam has crack cocaine in it!..that's my theory anyways..its the only explanation for it! [caption id="attachment_3830" align="aligncenter" width="405" caption="Dabs Myla 'Tokyo Deluxe' - 9x11" - acrylic on wood panel"][/caption] Dabs Myla 'Tokyo Deluxe' Opening Reception: THIS FRI, Sept. 3rd 7-11PM in our project room Check out Dabs Myla's progress on their installation here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/thinkspace/sets/72157624205650731/ Thinkspace 6009 Washington Blvd. Culver City, CA 90232 #310.558.3375 www.thinkspacegallery.com]]> http://www.sourharvest.com/2010/09/01/an-interview-with-dabs-myla-2/feed/ 0 Dabs Myla video teaser for ‘Tokyo Deluxe’ http://www.sourharvest.com/2010/09/01/dabs-myla-video-teaser-for-tokyo-deluxe/ http://www.sourharvest.com/2010/09/01/dabs-myla-video-teaser-for-tokyo-deluxe/#comments Thu, 02 Sep 2010 01:50:02 +0000 Andrew Hosner http://www.sourharvest.com/?p=3824 ]]> http://www.sourharvest.com/2010/09/01/dabs-myla-video-teaser-for-tokyo-deluxe/feed/ 0 ‘Sneak Peek’ for Brian Viveros’ ‘The Dirtyland’ updated… http://www.sourharvest.com/2010/09/01/sneak-peek-for-brian-viveros-the-dirtyland-updated/ http://www.sourharvest.com/2010/09/01/sneak-peek-for-brian-viveros-the-dirtyland-updated/#comments Thu, 02 Sep 2010 00:05:28 +0000 Andrew Hosner http://www.sourharvest.com/?p=3815 Check out the 'Sneak Peek' on our Flickr for 'The Dirtyland' here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/thinkspace/sets/72157624758524750/ Brian M. Viveros 'The Dirtyland' New paintings, drawings, sculptures, editions and an installation Opening Reception: Sat, Oct. 2nd 7-11PM On view: Oct. 2nd - Oct. 23rd More details soon! Thinkspace 6009 Washington Blvd. Culver City, CA 90232 #310.558.3375 www.thinkspacegallery.com]]> http://www.sourharvest.com/2010/09/01/sneak-peek-for-brian-viveros-the-dirtyland-updated/feed/ 0 Daily Dujour visit the studio of Dabs Myla http://www.sourharvest.com/2010/09/01/daily-dujour-visit-the-studio-of-dabs-myla/ http://www.sourharvest.com/2010/09/01/daily-dujour-visit-the-studio-of-dabs-myla/#comments Wed, 01 Sep 2010 08:01:40 +0000 Andrew Hosner http://www.sourharvest.com/?p=3810 "Hell bent on asserting their mastery of the site specific installation, they are upping their game by mixing painted wall scenes with the painted cutouts including multi-layered elements as well as two-sided hanging pieces. One question that is often asked of artists is ‘how do you know when you’re done’ ? With respect to installation work, Dabs Myla’s answer is simple – work right up to the very last minute making as much as is humanly possible. That dedication sets them and their whimsical installations apart." - DailyDujour.com Check out pics from Daily Dujour's studio visit with the duo here: http://dailydujour.com/2010/08/31/studio-visit-dabs-myla-tokyo-deluke/ We just updated our ‘Sneak Peek’ preview set for the show on our Flickr too: http://www.flickr.com/photos/thinkspace/sets/72157624205650731/ Dabs Myla ‘Tokyo Deluxe’ - THIS FRIDAY @ Thinkspace in our project room Total visual overload awaits in our project room this Friday with a dozen new paintings and well over 60 installation elements coming out of the walls, hanging from the ceilings and from 3D letters on the walls... not to mention a wrap around wall mural under it all.]]> http://www.sourharvest.com/2010/09/01/daily-dujour-visit-the-studio-of-dabs-myla/feed/ 0 An interview with Sarah Joncas http://www.sourharvest.com/2010/08/31/an-interview-with-sarah-joncas-2/ http://www.sourharvest.com/2010/08/31/an-interview-with-sarah-joncas-2/#comments Wed, 01 Sep 2010 05:12:28 +0000 Andrew Hosner http://www.sourharvest.com/?p=3787 [/caption]

An interview with Sarah Joncas

For anyone who follows Sarah Joncas' work, it should come as no surprise that music has and is a large influence on her painting process. Just as mediums or materials are essential to creating, Joncas considers music a necessary ingredient to developing and fulfilling her ideas. It was no doubt that sooner or later music would become the central theme to a body of her work. From instrument to dance, the artist has brought music to the forefront of her solo female narratives and embraced this all-important part of our culture. Similar to the pop element in her work (visually impacted by sources such as comic books, anime, film and cartoons), Joncas' musical inspirations are mostly streaming from rock and alternative roots. Suitably given the title 'Siren', this show is about the seduction and romance of music. It gets us moving, gets us singing, tugs at the heartstrings and becomes undeniably infused with our character and how we identify with the world. To further this theme, all the works included in 'Siren' have been named after songs/lyrics/bands that suit them or provide an opening to interpretation. Some inspired by, some titled afterwards with consideration. Though physically silent, it has always been the artist's hope to create work that can speak and touch someone in a similar way as a piece of music does. [caption id="attachment_3796" align="aligncenter" width="421" caption="Sarah Joncas 'Lullaby' - 20x24" - oil on canvas"][/caption] Please talk a lil' bit about the work that makes up your new series for 'Siren'. Was there one particular moment that helped to shape this body of work? Well, I’ve wanted to make a music themed body of work for awhile now, which may not be so surprising. The title felt suitable as this show is about the seduction and romance of music, as well as linking to my usual subject matter of dark, solitary women. I wasn’t entirely certain that this would be my direction in the beginning, but after starting on a couple pieces – a dancer and a quiet geisha holding a guitar – everything else just flowed out naturally and without hesitation. [caption id="attachment_3799" align="aligncenter" width="500" caption="'Wish You Were Here' in Sarah's studio in Canada"][/caption] Why did you choose to become an artist? It was a fairly natural course for me. I hate to be the cliché and say I knew from the beginning, but I kind of did. I loved drawing even at 2-3 years old, told my mom at 5 that’s what I wanted to do. It’s just what makes me happy! [caption id="attachment_3802" align="aligncenter" width="480" caption="Sarah's paintings for 'Siren' just back from our framers"][/caption] From your time at art school, name one thing you learned while there that has stuck with you to this day? Don’t let anyone stop you from making the art you want to make! It’s good to take suggestions and criticism, it might even benefit your work, but you’ll be better off doing what makes you happy since that’s where the passion for creating is. I’d be so miserable if I listened to a prof who told me figure painting is dead… Besides, he was wrong. [caption id="attachment_3794" align="aligncenter" width="416" caption="A look at 'Moody Blues' on the easel in Sarah's studio"][/caption] The works in your new series are all named after popular songs from the rock and alternative realms. Would you one day like to work with a band on creating the layout/concept for their album art? If so, which one band would you pick if you had your choice? I guess I would be pretty amazed with such an offer, at least if it were a band I enjoyed. I’d feel so unworthy though, haha. There are so many musicians I love, but I keep going over what bands my work might actually suit rather than just anyone. Maybe a band with a strong female lead like Portishead, Tori Amos, Cat Power, Bat for Lashes, Garbage etc… [caption id="attachment_3797" align="aligncenter" width="496" caption="Sarah Joncas 'Siren Song' - 14x18" - oil on canvas"][/caption] Being from Canada, what do you like most about California when you come to visit? What strikes you as the biggest difference? Well, I haven’t traveled much of Canada yet, but compared to what I’ve seen – the landscape! And all those crazy trees. Somehow I doubt someone would visit Ontario and gawk at the pines, but every time I saw a cool looking tree in LA I had to take a photo and touch the bark… Is that weird? And you guys have the ocean and all those valleys… My answer might be different if I got the chance to travel to BC or the Maritimes, but I haven’t. [caption id="attachment_3805" align="aligncenter" width="393" caption="Sarah Joncas' sketch for her mural for 'Siren' along with photos of her past mural installations at Thinkspace"][/caption] What have you got coming up in terms of shows after your show with us? I have a piece in the Last Rites Gallery (New York, NY) October group show, a piece for your 5 year anniversary show in November, and a solo I’m already starting work on for April with the Last Rites Gallery… Expect the work to get dark for that one. [caption id="attachment_3800" align="aligncenter" width="396" caption="Sarah Joncas 'My Little China Girl' - 16x20" - oil on canvas"][/caption] Sarah Joncas 'Siren' Opening Reception: THIS FRI, Sept. 3rd 7-11PM Check out Sarah's progress on her mural for 'Siren' here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/thinkspace/sets/72157624205592895/ Thinkspace 6009 Washington Blvd. Culver City, CA 90232 #310.558.3375 www.thinkspacegallery.com]]> http://www.sourharvest.com/2010/08/31/an-interview-with-sarah-joncas-2/feed/ 0 Recommended openings for this coming weekend http://www.sourharvest.com/2010/08/31/recommended-openings-for-this-coming-weekend-5/ http://www.sourharvest.com/2010/08/31/recommended-openings-for-this-coming-weekend-5/#comments Wed, 01 Sep 2010 04:07:07 +0000 Andrew Hosner http://www.sourharvest.com/?p=3780 [/caption] Thurs, Sept. 2nd 7-9PM Montana Store Los Angeles 1528 1/2 Sunset Blvd in Los Angeles Special in-store signing and live painting collaboration with Risk and Cooz (aka Nathan Ota) Thurs, Sept. 2nd 8PM-Midnight Wonderland Gallery 1257 N. La Brea Ave in West Hollywood 'The Unsaid' featuring new works from Kevin Llewellyn www.wonderlandla.com Fri, Sept. 3rd 7-10PM Gallery 1988 Los Angeles 7020 Melrose Ave in Los Angeles / 323.937.7088 ‘The 3G Show’ featuring works inspired by The Ghostbusters, Goonies, and Gremlins (On view through Sept. 22nd) www.nineteeneightyeight.com Fri, Sept. 3rd 8-11PM (with print release & signing from 7-8PM) La Luz De Jesus Gallery 4633 Hollywood Blvd. in Los Angeles / 323.666.7667 ’49 Days’ featuring new works from Yumiko Kayukawa + ‘An Unforseen Homecoming’ featuring new works from Nathan Ota (On view through Sept. 26th) www.laluzdejesus.com Fri, Sept. 3rd 7-11PM thinkspace 6009 Washington Blvd. in Culver City / 310.558.3375 ‘Siren’ featuring new paintings and a mural from Sarah Joncas + ‘Tokyo Deluxe’ featuring new paintings and an installation from Dabs Myla (On view through Sept. 24th) www.thinkspacegallery.com Sat, Sept. 4th 7-10PM Corey Helford Gallery 8522 Washington Blvd in Culver City / 310.287.2340 ‘Beyond The Pink’ featuring new works from Buff Monster (On view through Sept. 22nd) www.coreyhelfordgallery.com Sat, Sept. 4th 8PM-12:30AM ( admission) Hive Gallery 729 S. Spring St in downtown Los Angeles Monthly group show with featured artists J. Slattum, Gary Garner, Edward Frausto, Elizabeth Caffey, Ryan Ebelt, and Rick Strieck plus an array of live music, resident artists and much more – check site for all the full details www.thehivegallery.com Sat, Sept. 4th 6-10PM Melt Gallery @ Meltdown Comics 7522 Sunset Blvd in Los Angeles / 323.851.7223 ‘The Woods Are Lovely, Dark, and Deep’ featuring works from Kathleen Lolley, Lindsey Carr, Nicole Bruckman, and Jennifer Lewis (On view through Sept. 18th) www.gallerymeltdown.wordpress.com Sat, Sept. 4th 7-11PM Toy Art Gallery 737 Seward St, #1 in Los Angeles ‘Red Carpet Kaiju Monster Group Show’ featuring Akoart (Japan), Alimana (Mexico), Blobpus (Japan), Bob Conge/Plaseebo, Carlos Enriquez Gonzalez (Venezuela), Emilio Garcia (Spain), Lil Japan, Ilanena (Japan), L’amour Supreme, LASH, Mark Nagata, Matt Walker, Paul Kaiju, Pico Pico (Japan), Toshikazu Nozaka (Japan), Tulip (Japan), Uamou (Japan), Velocitron (Japan), Yamazakura (Japan), Yosuke Ueno (Japan), and more (On view through Sept. 25th) www.toyartgallery.com]]> http://www.sourharvest.com/2010/08/31/recommended-openings-for-this-coming-weekend-5/feed/ 0 Digital previews for ‘Siren’ from Sarah Joncas + ‘Tokyo Deluxe’ from Dabs Myla http://www.sourharvest.com/2010/08/30/digital-previews-for-siren-from-sarah-joncas-tokyo-deluxe-from-dabs-myla/ http://www.sourharvest.com/2010/08/30/digital-previews-for-siren-from-sarah-joncas-tokyo-deluxe-from-dabs-myla/#comments Tue, 31 Aug 2010 06:36:01 +0000 Andrew Hosner http://www.sourharvest.com/?p=3773 [/caption] DIGITAL PREVIEW for Sarah Joncas 'Siren': http://www.thinkspacegallery.com/2010/09/works.php [caption id="attachment_3776" align="aligncenter" width="408" caption="Dabs Myla 'Takoyaki and the Sleezy Sushi King' - 9x11" - Acrylic on wood panel"][/caption] DIGITAL PREVIEW for Dabs Myla 'Tokyo Deluxe': http://www.thinkspacegallery.com/2010/09/project/works.php If you are interested in any of the works from either exhibition, or have any questions at all, please get in touch via email at contact@thinkspacegallery.com Come on out to Thinkspace this Friday to view all these works in person and to meet the artists. THIS FRI - Sept. 3rd 7-10PM Thinkspace 6009 Washington Blvd. Culver City, CA 90232 #310.558.3375 www.thinkspacegallery.com]]> http://www.sourharvest.com/2010/08/30/digital-previews-for-siren-from-sarah-joncas-tokyo-deluxe-from-dabs-myla/feed/ 0 Juxtapoz interview Sarah Joncas http://www.sourharvest.com/2010/08/30/juxtapoz-interview-sarah-joncas/ http://www.sourharvest.com/2010/08/30/juxtapoz-interview-sarah-joncas/#comments Mon, 30 Aug 2010 16:08:47 +0000 Andrew Hosner http://www.sourharvest.com/?p=3769 [/caption] "This Canadian artist has been making a name for herself in the art world the past few years and her newest work for her upcoming solo, Siren, shows increased focus and technical skill making for an impressive new series." - Juxtapoz.com Check out the full Juxtapoz interview with Sarah Joncas here: http://www.juxtapoz.com/Features/back-talk-with-sarah-joncas Sarah gets into LA this afternoon from Canada. Look for pics to be posted here tomorrow of Sarah's mural coming together for this Friday along with a short interview with the artist. Sarah Joncas 'Siren' - THIS FRI, Sept. 3rd @ Thinkspace]]> http://www.sourharvest.com/2010/08/30/juxtapoz-interview-sarah-joncas/feed/ 0 ‘Tokyo Deluxe’ from Dabs Myla – day one of install http://www.sourharvest.com/2010/09/01/an-interview-with-dabs-myla-2/ http://www.sourharvest.com/2010/09/01/an-interview-with-dabs-myla-2/#comments Thu, 02 Sep 2010 06:16:02 +0000 Andrew Hosner http://www.sourharvest.com/?p=3818 [/caption] An interview with Dabs Myla Dabs Myla's new body of work is based on the overwhelming experiences the two artists had while visiting one of the most hectic cities in the world, Toyko. While creating a show about Tokyo is a bit like shooting a fish in a barrel due to all the visual stimuli found there, the couple took on the task and soaked up as much pop culture as their minds could take. Between taking photographs of the architecture and sketching up ideas wherever they went, Dabs Myla feel they have created a collection of paintings that reflects the stamp left on their brains from their trip to Tokyo. Our project room will be a virtual visual overload this September as the pair fill it with a wide array of new works layered on top of a full room mural and additional installation elements including die-cut figures, buildings, clouds, and more. ‘Tokyo Deluxe’ promises an immersive experience. [caption id="attachment_3833" align="aligncenter" width="500" caption="Dabs Myla 'Golden Moments With Fuji and the Yokai' - 22x18" - acrylic on wood panel"][/caption] Please talk a lil' bit about your recent trip to Japan where the photo reference shots for this new series were taken. MYLA: We visited Tokyo in April on our way back to LA from Melbourne...we spent the 5 days there exploring the city and photographing the city's landscapes, people and characters which inspired the series of work we have created for this show. All the paintings are about experiences we had there, Japanese character's we saw in advertisements, the food we ate and the general awesomeness of Tokyo! [caption id="attachment_3835" align="aligncenter" width="375" caption="Myla at work on the install for 'Tokyo Deluxe'"][/caption] How did you two meet? At what moment did you both realize you wanted to work together as a team? DABS: We met each other about 7 years ago at art school in Australia. We where both studying illustration together, and over the years we developed a good friendship, then well...one thing led to another...and we fell in love! On the first weekend we spent together as a couple we sat inside for 2 days and made a collaboration painting. From then on we have always been collaborating on different pieces here and there...but it was about 3 years ago we decided to totally merge together and create one entity, every piece of artwork we have made since then has been a collaboration...except for our graffiti pieces...painting your name/letters is something that needs to be handled one on one. [caption id="attachment_3832" align="aligncenter" width="411" caption="Dabs Myla 'Mr. Danger' - 9x11" - acrylic on wood panel"][/caption] What do you both consider to be your biggest overall influences? MYLA: Working as a team is definitely our biggest influence in our work...the characters, locations and themes in our work represent things that we both like and experience together! We are always bouncing ideas off each other in our pieces and although we paint separate parts of the paintings, we both influence each other in the outcome! [caption id="attachment_3839" align="aligncenter" width="408" caption="Dabs Myla 'Takoyaki and the Sleezy Sushi King' - 9x11" - acrylic on wood panel"][/caption] Name one artist from Australia that you think is criminally underrated outside of Australia and deserves more attention Stateside? DABS: I gotta say NEW 2..Growing up he was a massive influence for me in graffiti through the mid/late 80's to the mid 90's. Then he came back on the scene about 10 years ago and is still such an amazing artist, with a real graff structure to his letters that can't be beat! Then on top of that his fine art and ceramic letters that he sculpts are equally as strong and legit as his graffiti. New 2 recently relocated to Belgium where he is still totally on top of his game showing some Euro cats what time it is! [caption id="attachment_3836" align="aligncenter" width="375" caption="Dabs working on the installation for 'Tokyo Deluxe'"][/caption] From your time in Australia running a gallery, please name one thing you learned from that experience that has stuck with you to this day? DABS: As an artist, we really did learn a lot from the time spent running a gallery. A lot of artists i think find it hard to really understand the relationship between an artists and a gallery and that both are just as important as each other. A gallery needs good artists to run successfully, but an artist needs a good gallery working for them just as much! I think we have a pretty good understanding of that by having been on both sides of the fence! [caption id="attachment_3841" align="aligncenter" width="375" caption="Dabs laying in some final details on the 'Tokyo Deluxe' installation"][/caption] What have you got coming up in terms of shows after your exhibit with us? DABS: Well...First thing coming up for us after this show is our wedding which is just a few weeks after the show opens! We have a bunch of Australians coming out to LA to celebrate with us, as well as all our friends here in LA. It's gonna be so much fun! In November we'll have a new piece in your 5 Year Anniversary show. In December we will head back down to Miami for Art Basel/Primary Flight... Then we will start working on some new work for a show we are having in Palm Springs at M Modern gallery. It will be during Modernism week in Palm Springs, so we will make a set of paintings based on a modernism style?..but with a DABS and MYLA spin. We also have our show next summer at Thinkspace which we will start working on in the next couple of months too!!! [caption id="attachment_3840" align="aligncenter" width="500" caption="Dabs and Myla at work on the 'Tokyo Deluxe' installation"][/caption] Being from Australia, what strikes you as the biggest difference between your home there and your new home here in Los Angeles? MYLA: Donuts, the weather and palm trees! Australian donuts are not as fluffy, but are also very delicious, Melbourne weather has a pretty cold winter and there are only a few palm trees where we are from!!! Paul Hogan or Russel Crowe? DABS: Seriously...no contest at all!!..Paul Hogan is a true blue legend! Crocodile Dundee?..forget about it, that shit was genius! Russell Crowe...he can act I guess but he is such a douche that it cancels out any talent he may have!! I'm glad you didn't mention Mel Gibson! You don't wanna get me started on that guy, hes putting our country to shame!...see now im all worked up, thanks a bunch! Why are Tim Tams SOOO damn good? DABS: That would be because the chocolate they use in a Tim Tam has crack cocaine in it!..that's my theory anyways..its the only explanation for it! [caption id="attachment_3830" align="aligncenter" width="405" caption="Dabs Myla 'Tokyo Deluxe' - 9x11" - acrylic on wood panel"][/caption] Dabs Myla 'Tokyo Deluxe' Opening Reception: THIS FRI, Sept. 3rd 7-11PM in our project room Check out Dabs Myla's progress on their installation here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/thinkspace/sets/72157624205650731/ Thinkspace 6009 Washington Blvd. Culver City, CA 90232 #310.558.3375 www.thinkspacegallery.com]]> http://www.sourharvest.com/2010/09/01/an-interview-with-dabs-myla-2/feed/ 0 Sour Harvest http://www.sourharvest.com Thu, 02 Sep 2010 08:19:18 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Video for ‘Siren’ from Sarah Joncas http://www.sourharvest.com/2010/09/02/video-for-siren-from-sarah-joncas/ http://www.sourharvest.com/2010/09/02/video-for-siren-from-sarah-joncas/#comments Thu, 02 Sep 2010 08:18:44 +0000 Andrew Hosner http://www.sourharvest.com/?p=3845 ]]> http://www.sourharvest.com/2010/09/02/video-for-siren-from-sarah-joncas/feed/ 0 An interview with Dabs Myla http://www.sourharvest.com/2010/09/01/an-interview-with-dabs-myla-2/ http://www.sourharvest.com/2010/09/01/an-interview-with-dabs-myla-2/#comments Thu, 02 Sep 2010 06:16:02 +0000 Andrew Hosner http://www.sourharvest.com/?p=3818 [/caption] An interview with Dabs Myla Dabs Myla's new body of work is based on the overwhelming experiences the two artists had while visiting one of the most hectic cities in the world, Toyko. While creating a show about Tokyo is a bit like shooting a fish in a barrel due to all the visual stimuli found there, the couple took on the task and soaked up as much pop culture as their minds could take. Between taking photographs of the architecture and sketching up ideas wherever they went, Dabs Myla feel they have created a collection of paintings that reflects the stamp left on their brains from their trip to Tokyo. Our project room will be a virtual visual overload this September as the pair fill it with a wide array of new works layered on top of a full room mural and additional installation elements including die-cut figures, buildings, clouds, and more. ‘Tokyo Deluxe’ promises an immersive experience. [caption id="attachment_3833" align="aligncenter" width="500" caption="Dabs Myla 'Golden Moments With Fuji and the Yokai' - 22x18" - acrylic on wood panel"][/caption] Please talk a lil' bit about your recent trip to Japan where the photo reference shots for this new series were taken. MYLA: We visited Tokyo in April on our way back to LA from Melbourne...we spent the 5 days there exploring the city and photographing the city's landscapes, people and characters which inspired the series of work we have created for this show. All the paintings are about experiences we had there, Japanese character's we saw in advertisements, the food we ate and the general awesomeness of Tokyo! [caption id="attachment_3835" align="aligncenter" width="375" caption="Myla at work on the install for 'Tokyo Deluxe'"][/caption] How did you two meet? At what moment did you both realize you wanted to work together as a team? DABS: We met each other about 7 years ago at art school in Australia. We where both studying illustration together, and over the years we developed a good friendship, then well...one thing led to another...and we fell in love! On the first weekend we spent together as a couple we sat inside for 2 days and made a collaboration painting. From then on we have always been collaborating on different pieces here and there...but it was about 3 years ago we decided to totally merge together and create one entity, every piece of artwork we have made since then has been a collaboration...except for our graffiti pieces...painting your name/letters is something that needs to be handled one on one. [caption id="attachment_3832" align="aligncenter" width="411" caption="Dabs Myla 'Mr. Danger' - 9x11" - acrylic on wood panel"][/caption] What do you both consider to be your biggest overall influences? MYLA: Working as a team is definitely our biggest influence in our work...the characters, locations and themes in our work represent things that we both like and experience together! We are always bouncing ideas off each other in our pieces and although we paint separate parts of the paintings, we both influence each other in the outcome! [caption id="attachment_3839" align="aligncenter" width="408" caption="Dabs Myla 'Takoyaki and the Sleezy Sushi King' - 9x11" - acrylic on wood panel"][/caption] Name one artist from Australia that you think is criminally underrated outside of Australia and deserves more attention Stateside? DABS: I gotta say NEW 2..Growing up he was a massive influence for me in graffiti through the mid/late 80's to the mid 90's. Then he came back on the scene about 10 years ago and is still such an amazing artist, with a real graff structure to his letters that can't be beat! Then on top of that his fine art and ceramic letters that he sculpts are equally as strong and legit as his graffiti. New 2 recently relocated to Belgium where he is still totally on top of his game showing some Euro cats what time it is! [caption id="attachment_3836" align="aligncenter" width="375" caption="Dabs working on the installation for 'Tokyo Deluxe'"][/caption] From your time in Australia running a gallery, please name one thing you learned from that experience that has stuck with you to this day? DABS: As an artist, we really did learn a lot from the time spent running a gallery. A lot of artists i think find it hard to really understand the relationship between an artists and a gallery and that both are just as important as each other. A gallery needs good artists to run successfully, but an artist needs a good gallery working for them just as much! I think we have a pretty good understanding of that by having been on both sides of the fence! [caption id="attachment_3841" align="aligncenter" width="375" caption="Dabs laying in some final details on the 'Tokyo Deluxe' installation"][/caption] What have you got coming up in terms of shows after your exhibit with us? DABS: Well...First thing coming up for us after this show is our wedding which is just a few weeks after the show opens! We have a bunch of Australians coming out to LA to celebrate with us, as well as all our friends here in LA. It's gonna be so much fun! In November we'll have a new piece in your 5 Year Anniversary show. In December we will head back down to Miami for Art Basel/Primary Flight... Then we will start working on some new work for a show we are having in Palm Springs at M Modern gallery. It will be during Modernism week in Palm Springs, so we will make a set of paintings based on a modernism style?..but with a DABS and MYLA spin. We also have our show next summer at Thinkspace which we will start working on in the next couple of months too!!! [caption id="attachment_3840" align="aligncenter" width="500" caption="Dabs and Myla at work on the 'Tokyo Deluxe' installation"][/caption] Being from Australia, what strikes you as the biggest difference between your home there and your new home here in Los Angeles? MYLA: Donuts, the weather and palm trees! Australian donuts are not as fluffy, but are also very delicious, Melbourne weather has a pretty cold winter and there are only a few palm trees where we are from!!! Paul Hogan or Russel Crowe? DABS: Seriously...no contest at all!!..Paul Hogan is a true blue legend! Crocodile Dundee?..forget about it, that shit was genius! Russell Crowe...he can act I guess but he is such a douche that it cancels out any talent he may have!! I'm glad you didn't mention Mel Gibson! You don't wanna get me started on that guy, hes putting our country to shame!...see now im all worked up, thanks a bunch! Why are Tim Tams SOOO damn good? DABS: That would be because the chocolate they use in a Tim Tam has crack cocaine in it!..that's my theory anyways..its the only explanation for it! [caption id="attachment_3830" align="aligncenter" width="405" caption="Dabs Myla 'Tokyo Deluxe' - 9x11" - acrylic on wood panel"][/caption] Dabs Myla 'Tokyo Deluxe' Opening Reception: THIS FRI, Sept. 3rd 7-11PM in our project room Check out Dabs Myla's progress on their installation here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/thinkspace/sets/72157624205650731/ Thinkspace 6009 Washington Blvd. Culver City, CA 90232 #310.558.3375 www.thinkspacegallery.com]]> http://www.sourharvest.com/2010/09/01/an-interview-with-dabs-myla-2/feed/ 0 Dabs Myla video teaser for ‘Tokyo Deluxe’ http://www.sourharvest.com/2010/09/01/dabs-myla-video-teaser-for-tokyo-deluxe/ http://www.sourharvest.com/2010/09/01/dabs-myla-video-teaser-for-tokyo-deluxe/#comments Thu, 02 Sep 2010 01:50:02 +0000 Andrew Hosner http://www.sourharvest.com/?p=3824 ]]> http://www.sourharvest.com/2010/09/01/dabs-myla-video-teaser-for-tokyo-deluxe/feed/ 0 ‘Sneak Peek’ for Brian Viveros’ ‘The Dirtyland’ updated… http://www.sourharvest.com/2010/09/01/sneak-peek-for-brian-viveros-the-dirtyland-updated/ http://www.sourharvest.com/2010/09/01/sneak-peek-for-brian-viveros-the-dirtyland-updated/#comments Thu, 02 Sep 2010 00:05:28 +0000 Andrew Hosner http://www.sourharvest.com/?p=3815 Check out the 'Sneak Peek' on our Flickr for 'The Dirtyland' here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/thinkspace/sets/72157624758524750/ Brian M. Viveros 'The Dirtyland' New paintings, drawings, sculptures, editions and an installation Opening Reception: Sat, Oct. 2nd 7-11PM On view: Oct. 2nd - Oct. 23rd More details soon! Thinkspace 6009 Washington Blvd. Culver City, CA 90232 #310.558.3375 www.thinkspacegallery.com]]> http://www.sourharvest.com/2010/09/01/sneak-peek-for-brian-viveros-the-dirtyland-updated/feed/ 0 Daily Dujour visit the studio of Dabs Myla http://www.sourharvest.com/2010/09/01/daily-dujour-visit-the-studio-of-dabs-myla/ http://www.sourharvest.com/2010/09/01/daily-dujour-visit-the-studio-of-dabs-myla/#comments Wed, 01 Sep 2010 08:01:40 +0000 Andrew Hosner http://www.sourharvest.com/?p=3810 "Hell bent on asserting their mastery of the site specific installation, they are upping their game by mixing painted wall scenes with the painted cutouts including multi-layered elements as well as two-sided hanging pieces. One question that is often asked of artists is ‘how do you know when you’re done’ ? With respect to installation work, Dabs Myla’s answer is simple – work right up to the very last minute making as much as is humanly possible. That dedication sets them and their whimsical installations apart." - DailyDujour.com Check out pics from Daily Dujour's studio visit with the duo here: http://dailydujour.com/2010/08/31/studio-visit-dabs-myla-tokyo-deluke/ We just updated our ‘Sneak Peek’ preview set for the show on our Flickr too: http://www.flickr.com/photos/thinkspace/sets/72157624205650731/ Dabs Myla ‘Tokyo Deluxe’ - THIS FRIDAY @ Thinkspace in our project room Total visual overload awaits in our project room this Friday with a dozen new paintings and well over 60 installation elements coming out of the walls, hanging from the ceilings and from 3D letters on the walls... not to mention a wrap around wall mural under it all.]]> http://www.sourharvest.com/2010/09/01/daily-dujour-visit-the-studio-of-dabs-myla/feed/ 0 An interview with Sarah Joncas http://www.sourharvest.com/2010/08/31/an-interview-with-sarah-joncas-2/ http://www.sourharvest.com/2010/08/31/an-interview-with-sarah-joncas-2/#comments Wed, 01 Sep 2010 05:12:28 +0000 Andrew Hosner http://www.sourharvest.com/?p=3787 [/caption]

An interview with Sarah Joncas

For anyone who follows Sarah Joncas' work, it should come as no surprise that music has and is a large influence on her painting process. Just as mediums or materials are essential to creating, Joncas considers music a necessary ingredient to developing and fulfilling her ideas. It was no doubt that sooner or later music would become the central theme to a body of her work. From instrument to dance, the artist has brought music to the forefront of her solo female narratives and embraced this all-important part of our culture. Similar to the pop element in her work (visually impacted by sources such as comic books, anime, film and cartoons), Joncas' musical inspirations are mostly streaming from rock and alternative roots. Suitably given the title 'Siren', this show is about the seduction and romance of music. It gets us moving, gets us singing, tugs at the heartstrings and becomes undeniably infused with our character and how we identify with the world. To further this theme, all the works included in 'Siren' have been named after songs/lyrics/bands that suit them or provide an opening to interpretation. Some inspired by, some titled afterwards with consideration. Though physically silent, it has always been the artist's hope to create work that can speak and touch someone in a similar way as a piece of music does. [caption id="attachment_3796" align="aligncenter" width="421" caption="Sarah Joncas 'Lullaby' - 20x24" - oil on canvas"][/caption] Please talk a lil' bit about the work that makes up your new series for 'Siren'. Was there one particular moment that helped to shape this body of work? Well, I’ve wanted to make a music themed body of work for awhile now, which may not be so surprising. The title felt suitable as this show is about the seduction and romance of music, as well as linking to my usual subject matter of dark, solitary women. I wasn’t entirely certain that this would be my direction in the beginning, but after starting on a couple pieces – a dancer and a quiet geisha holding a guitar – everything else just flowed out naturally and without hesitation. [caption id="attachment_3799" align="aligncenter" width="500" caption="'Wish You Were Here' in Sarah's studio in Canada"][/caption] Why did you choose to become an artist? It was a fairly natural course for me. I hate to be the cliché and say I knew from the beginning, but I kind of did. I loved drawing even at 2-3 years old, told my mom at 5 that’s what I wanted to do. It’s just what makes me happy! [caption id="attachment_3802" align="aligncenter" width="480" caption="Sarah's paintings for 'Siren' just back from our framers"][/caption] From your time at art school, name one thing you learned while there that has stuck with you to this day? Don’t let anyone stop you from making the art you want to make! It’s good to take suggestions and criticism, it might even benefit your work, but you’ll be better off doing what makes you happy since that’s where the passion for creating is. I’d be so miserable if I listened to a prof who told me figure painting is dead… Besides, he was wrong. [caption id="attachment_3794" align="aligncenter" width="416" caption="A look at 'Moody Blues' on the easel in Sarah's studio"][/caption] The works in your new series are all named after popular songs from the rock and alternative realms. Would you one day like to work with a band on creating the layout/concept for their album art? If so, which one band would you pick if you had your choice? I guess I would be pretty amazed with such an offer, at least if it were a band I enjoyed. I’d feel so unworthy though, haha. There are so many musicians I love, but I keep going over what bands my work might actually suit rather than just anyone. Maybe a band with a strong female lead like Portishead, Tori Amos, Cat Power, Bat for Lashes, Garbage etc… [caption id="attachment_3797" align="aligncenter" width="496" caption="Sarah Joncas 'Siren Song' - 14x18" - oil on canvas"][/caption] Being from Canada, what do you like most about California when you come to visit? What strikes you as the biggest difference? Well, I haven’t traveled much of Canada yet, but compared to what I’ve seen – the landscape! And all those crazy trees. Somehow I doubt someone would visit Ontario and gawk at the pines, but every time I saw a cool looking tree in LA I had to take a photo and touch the bark… Is that weird? And you guys have the ocean and all those valleys… My answer might be different if I got the chance to travel to BC or the Maritimes, but I haven’t. [caption id="attachment_3805" align="aligncenter" width="393" caption="Sarah Joncas' sketch for her mural for 'Siren' along with photos of her past mural installations at Thinkspace"][/caption] What have you got coming up in terms of shows after your show with us? I have a piece in the Last Rites Gallery (New York, NY) October group show, a piece for your 5 year anniversary show in November, and a solo I’m already starting work on for April with the Last Rites Gallery… Expect the work to get dark for that one. [caption id="attachment_3800" align="aligncenter" width="396" caption="Sarah Joncas 'My Little China Girl' - 16x20" - oil on canvas"][/caption] Sarah Joncas 'Siren' Opening Reception: THIS FRI, Sept. 3rd 7-11PM Check out Sarah's progress on her mural for 'Siren' here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/thinkspace/sets/72157624205592895/ Thinkspace 6009 Washington Blvd. Culver City, CA 90232 #310.558.3375 www.thinkspacegallery.com]]> http://www.sourharvest.com/2010/08/31/an-interview-with-sarah-joncas-2/feed/ 0 Recommended openings for this coming weekend http://www.sourharvest.com/2010/08/31/recommended-openings-for-this-coming-weekend-5/ http://www.sourharvest.com/2010/08/31/recommended-openings-for-this-coming-weekend-5/#comments Wed, 01 Sep 2010 04:07:07 +0000 Andrew Hosner http://www.sourharvest.com/?p=3780 [/caption] Thurs, Sept. 2nd 7-9PM Montana Store Los Angeles 1528 1/2 Sunset Blvd in Los Angeles Special in-store signing and live painting collaboration with Risk and Cooz (aka Nathan Ota) Thurs, Sept. 2nd 8PM-Midnight Wonderland Gallery 1257 N. La Brea Ave in West Hollywood 'The Unsaid' featuring new works from Kevin Llewellyn www.wonderlandla.com Fri, Sept. 3rd 7-10PM Gallery 1988 Los Angeles 7020 Melrose Ave in Los Angeles / 323.937.7088 ‘The 3G Show’ featuring works inspired by The Ghostbusters, Goonies, and Gremlins (On view through Sept. 22nd) www.nineteeneightyeight.com Fri, Sept. 3rd 8-11PM (with print release & signing from 7-8PM) La Luz De Jesus Gallery 4633 Hollywood Blvd. in Los Angeles / 323.666.7667 ’49 Days’ featuring new works from Yumiko Kayukawa + ‘An Unforseen Homecoming’ featuring new works from Nathan Ota (On view through Sept. 26th) www.laluzdejesus.com Fri, Sept. 3rd 7-11PM thinkspace 6009 Washington Blvd. in Culver City / 310.558.3375 ‘Siren’ featuring new paintings and a mural from Sarah Joncas + ‘Tokyo Deluxe’ featuring new paintings and an installation from Dabs Myla (On view through Sept. 24th) www.thinkspacegallery.com Sat, Sept. 4th 7-10PM Corey Helford Gallery 8522 Washington Blvd in Culver City / 310.287.2340 ‘Beyond The Pink’ featuring new works from Buff Monster (On view through Sept. 22nd) www.coreyhelfordgallery.com Sat, Sept. 4th 8PM-12:30AM ( admission) Hive Gallery 729 S. Spring St in downtown Los Angeles Monthly group show with featured artists J. Slattum, Gary Garner, Edward Frausto, Elizabeth Caffey, Ryan Ebelt, and Rick Strieck plus an array of live music, resident artists and much more – check site for all the full details www.thehivegallery.com Sat, Sept. 4th 6-10PM Melt Gallery @ Meltdown Comics 7522 Sunset Blvd in Los Angeles / 323.851.7223 ‘The Woods Are Lovely, Dark, and Deep’ featuring works from Kathleen Lolley, Lindsey Carr, Nicole Bruckman, and Jennifer Lewis (On view through Sept. 18th) www.gallerymeltdown.wordpress.com Sat, Sept. 4th 7-11PM Toy Art Gallery 737 Seward St, #1 in Los Angeles ‘Red Carpet Kaiju Monster Group Show’ featuring Akoart (Japan), Alimana (Mexico), Blobpus (Japan), Bob Conge/Plaseebo, Carlos Enriquez Gonzalez (Venezuela), Emilio Garcia (Spain), Lil Japan, Ilanena (Japan), L’amour Supreme, LASH, Mark Nagata, Matt Walker, Paul Kaiju, Pico Pico (Japan), Toshikazu Nozaka (Japan), Tulip (Japan), Uamou (Japan), Velocitron (Japan), Yamazakura (Japan), Yosuke Ueno (Japan), and more (On view through Sept. 25th) www.toyartgallery.com]]> http://www.sourharvest.com/2010/08/31/recommended-openings-for-this-coming-weekend-5/feed/ 0 Digital previews for ‘Siren’ from Sarah Joncas + ‘Tokyo Deluxe’ from Dabs Myla http://www.sourharvest.com/2010/08/30/digital-previews-for-siren-from-sarah-joncas-tokyo-deluxe-from-dabs-myla/ http://www.sourharvest.com/2010/08/30/digital-previews-for-siren-from-sarah-joncas-tokyo-deluxe-from-dabs-myla/#comments Tue, 31 Aug 2010 06:36:01 +0000 Andrew Hosner http://www.sourharvest.com/?p=3773 [/caption] DIGITAL PREVIEW for Sarah Joncas 'Siren': http://www.thinkspacegallery.com/2010/09/works.php [caption id="attachment_3776" align="aligncenter" width="408" caption="Dabs Myla 'Takoyaki and the Sleezy Sushi King' - 9x11" - Acrylic on wood panel"][/caption] DIGITAL PREVIEW for Dabs Myla 'Tokyo Deluxe': http://www.thinkspacegallery.com/2010/09/project/works.php If you are interested in any of the works from either exhibition, or have any questions at all, please get in touch via email at contact@thinkspacegallery.com Come on out to Thinkspace this Friday to view all these works in person and to meet the artists. THIS FRI - Sept. 3rd 7-10PM Thinkspace 6009 Washington Blvd. Culver City, CA 90232 #310.558.3375 www.thinkspacegallery.com]]> http://www.sourharvest.com/2010/08/30/digital-previews-for-siren-from-sarah-joncas-tokyo-deluxe-from-dabs-myla/feed/ 0 Juxtapoz interview Sarah Joncas http://www.sourharvest.com/2010/08/30/juxtapoz-interview-sarah-joncas/ http://www.sourharvest.com/2010/08/30/juxtapoz-interview-sarah-joncas/#comments Mon, 30 Aug 2010 16:08:47 +0000 Andrew Hosner http://www.sourharvest.com/?p=3769 [/caption] "This Canadian artist has been making a name for herself in the art world the past few years and her newest work for her upcoming solo, Siren, shows increased focus and technical skill making for an impressive new series." - Juxtapoz.com Check out the full Juxtapoz interview with Sarah Joncas here: http://www.juxtapoz.com/Features/back-talk-with-sarah-joncas Sarah gets into LA this afternoon from Canada. Look for pics to be posted here tomorrow of Sarah's mural coming together for this Friday along with a short interview with the artist. Sarah Joncas 'Siren' - THIS FRI, Sept. 3rd @ Thinkspace]]> http://www.sourharvest.com/2010/08/30/juxtapoz-interview-sarah-joncas/feed/ 0 ‘Tokyo Deluxe’ from Dabs Myla – day one of install http://www.sourharvest.com/2010/09/01/dabs-myla-video-teaser-for-tokyo-deluxe/ http://www.sourharvest.com/2010/09/01/dabs-myla-video-teaser-for-tokyo-deluxe/#comments Thu, 02 Sep 2010 01:50:02 +0000 Andrew Hosner http://www.sourharvest.com/?p=3824 ]]> http://www.sourharvest.com/2010/09/01/dabs-myla-video-teaser-for-tokyo-deluxe/feed/ 0 Sour Harvest http://www.sourharvest.com Thu, 02 Sep 2010 08:19:18 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Video for ‘Siren’ from Sarah Joncas http://www.sourharvest.com/2010/09/02/video-for-siren-from-sarah-joncas/ http://www.sourharvest.com/2010/09/02/video-for-siren-from-sarah-joncas/#comments Thu, 02 Sep 2010 08:18:44 +0000 Andrew Hosner http://www.sourharvest.com/?p=3845 ]]> http://www.sourharvest.com/2010/09/02/video-for-siren-from-sarah-joncas/feed/ 0 An interview with Dabs Myla http://www.sourharvest.com/2010/09/01/an-interview-with-dabs-myla-2/ http://www.sourharvest.com/2010/09/01/an-interview-with-dabs-myla-2/#comments Thu, 02 Sep 2010 06:16:02 +0000 Andrew Hosner http://www.sourharvest.com/?p=3818 [/caption] An interview with Dabs Myla Dabs Myla's new body of work is based on the overwhelming experiences the two artists had while visiting one of the most hectic cities in the world, Toyko. While creating a show about Tokyo is a bit like shooting a fish in a barrel due to all the visual stimuli found there, the couple took on the task and soaked up as much pop culture as their minds could take. Between taking photographs of the architecture and sketching up ideas wherever they went, Dabs Myla feel they have created a collection of paintings that reflects the stamp left on their brains from their trip to Tokyo. Our project room will be a virtual visual overload this September as the pair fill it with a wide array of new works layered on top of a full room mural and additional installation elements including die-cut figures, buildings, clouds, and more. ‘Tokyo Deluxe’ promises an immersive experience. [caption id="attachment_3833" align="aligncenter" width="500" caption="Dabs Myla 'Golden Moments With Fuji and the Yokai' - 22x18" - acrylic on wood panel"][/caption] Please talk a lil' bit about your recent trip to Japan where the photo reference shots for this new series were taken. MYLA: We visited Tokyo in April on our way back to LA from Melbourne...we spent the 5 days there exploring the city and photographing the city's landscapes, people and characters which inspired the series of work we have created for this show. All the paintings are about experiences we had there, Japanese character's we saw in advertisements, the food we ate and the general awesomeness of Tokyo! [caption id="attachment_3835" align="aligncenter" width="375" caption="Myla at work on the install for 'Tokyo Deluxe'"][/caption] How did you two meet? At what moment did you both realize you wanted to work together as a team? DABS: We met each other about 7 years ago at art school in Australia. We where both studying illustration together, and over the years we developed a good friendship, then well...one thing led to another...and we fell in love! On the first weekend we spent together as a couple we sat inside for 2 days and made a collaboration painting. From then on we have always been collaborating on different pieces here and there...but it was about 3 years ago we decided to totally merge together and create one entity, every piece of artwork we have made since then has been a collaboration...except for our graffiti pieces...painting your name/letters is something that needs to be handled one on one. [caption id="attachment_3832" align="aligncenter" width="411" caption="Dabs Myla 'Mr. Danger' - 9x11" - acrylic on wood panel"][/caption] What do you both consider to be your biggest overall influences? MYLA: Working as a team is definitely our biggest influence in our work...the characters, locations and themes in our work represent things that we both like and experience together! We are always bouncing ideas off each other in our pieces and although we paint separate parts of the paintings, we both influence each other in the outcome! [caption id="attachment_3839" align="aligncenter" width="408" caption="Dabs Myla 'Takoyaki and the Sleezy Sushi King' - 9x11" - acrylic on wood panel"][/caption] Name one artist from Australia that you think is criminally underrated outside of Australia and deserves more attention Stateside? DABS: I gotta say NEW 2..Growing up he was a massive influence for me in graffiti through the mid/late 80's to the mid 90's. Then he came back on the scene about 10 years ago and is still such an amazing artist, with a real graff structure to his letters that can't be beat! Then on top of that his fine art and ceramic letters that he sculpts are equally as strong and legit as his graffiti. New 2 recently relocated to Belgium where he is still totally on top of his game showing some Euro cats what time it is! [caption id="attachment_3836" align="aligncenter" width="375" caption="Dabs working on the installation for 'Tokyo Deluxe'"][/caption] From your time in Australia running a gallery, please name one thing you learned from that experience that has stuck with you to this day? DABS: As an artist, we really did learn a lot from the time spent running a gallery. A lot of artists i think find it hard to really understand the relationship between an artists and a gallery and that both are just as important as each other. A gallery needs good artists to run successfully, but an artist needs a good gallery working for them just as much! I think we have a pretty good understanding of that by having been on both sides of the fence! [caption id="attachment_3841" align="aligncenter" width="375" caption="Dabs laying in some final details on the 'Tokyo Deluxe' installation"][/caption] What have you got coming up in terms of shows after your exhibit with us? DABS: Well...First thing coming up for us after this show is our wedding which is just a few weeks after the show opens! We have a bunch of Australians coming out to LA to celebrate with us, as well as all our friends here in LA. It's gonna be so much fun! In November we'll have a new piece in your 5 Year Anniversary show. In December we will head back down to Miami for Art Basel/Primary Flight... Then we will start working on some new work for a show we are having in Palm Springs at M Modern gallery. It will be during Modernism week in Palm Springs, so we will make a set of paintings based on a modernism style?..but with a DABS and MYLA spin. We also have our show next summer at Thinkspace which we will start working on in the next couple of months too!!! [caption id="attachment_3840" align="aligncenter" width="500" caption="Dabs and Myla at work on the 'Tokyo Deluxe' installation"][/caption] Being from Australia, what strikes you as the biggest difference between your home there and your new home here in Los Angeles? MYLA: Donuts, the weather and palm trees! Australian donuts are not as fluffy, but are also very delicious, Melbourne weather has a pretty cold winter and there are only a few palm trees where we are from!!! Paul Hogan or Russel Crowe? DABS: Seriously...no contest at all!!..Paul Hogan is a true blue legend! Crocodile Dundee?..forget about it, that shit was genius! Russell Crowe...he can act I guess but he is such a douche that it cancels out any talent he may have!! I'm glad you didn't mention Mel Gibson! You don't wanna get me started on that guy, hes putting our country to shame!...see now im all worked up, thanks a bunch! Why are Tim Tams SOOO damn good? DABS: That would be because the chocolate they use in a Tim Tam has crack cocaine in it!..that's my theory anyways..its the only explanation for it! [caption id="attachment_3830" align="aligncenter" width="405" caption="Dabs Myla 'Tokyo Deluxe' - 9x11" - acrylic on wood panel"][/caption] Dabs Myla 'Tokyo Deluxe' Opening Reception: THIS FRI, Sept. 3rd 7-11PM in our project room Check out Dabs Myla's progress on their installation here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/thinkspace/sets/72157624205650731/ Thinkspace 6009 Washington Blvd. Culver City, CA 90232 #310.558.3375 www.thinkspacegallery.com]]> http://www.sourharvest.com/2010/09/01/an-interview-with-dabs-myla-2/feed/ 0 Dabs Myla video teaser for ‘Tokyo Deluxe’ http://www.sourharvest.com/2010/09/01/dabs-myla-video-teaser-for-tokyo-deluxe/ http://www.sourharvest.com/2010/09/01/dabs-myla-video-teaser-for-tokyo-deluxe/#comments Thu, 02 Sep 2010 01:50:02 +0000 Andrew Hosner http://www.sourharvest.com/?p=3824 ]]> http://www.sourharvest.com/2010/09/01/dabs-myla-video-teaser-for-tokyo-deluxe/feed/ 0 ‘Sneak Peek’ for Brian Viveros’ ‘The Dirtyland’ updated… http://www.sourharvest.com/2010/09/01/sneak-peek-for-brian-viveros-the-dirtyland-updated/ http://www.sourharvest.com/2010/09/01/sneak-peek-for-brian-viveros-the-dirtyland-updated/#comments Thu, 02 Sep 2010 00:05:28 +0000 Andrew Hosner http://www.sourharvest.com/?p=3815 Check out the 'Sneak Peek' on our Flickr for 'The Dirtyland' here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/thinkspace/sets/72157624758524750/ Brian M. Viveros 'The Dirtyland' New paintings, drawings, sculptures, editions and an installation Opening Reception: Sat, Oct. 2nd 7-11PM On view: Oct. 2nd - Oct. 23rd More details soon! Thinkspace 6009 Washington Blvd. Culver City, CA 90232 #310.558.3375 www.thinkspacegallery.com]]> http://www.sourharvest.com/2010/09/01/sneak-peek-for-brian-viveros-the-dirtyland-updated/feed/ 0 Daily Dujour visit the studio of Dabs Myla http://www.sourharvest.com/2010/09/01/daily-dujour-visit-the-studio-of-dabs-myla/ http://www.sourharvest.com/2010/09/01/daily-dujour-visit-the-studio-of-dabs-myla/#comments Wed, 01 Sep 2010 08:01:40 +0000 Andrew Hosner http://www.sourharvest.com/?p=3810 "Hell bent on asserting their mastery of the site specific installation, they are upping their game by mixing painted wall scenes with the painted cutouts including multi-layered elements as well as two-sided hanging pieces. One question that is often asked of artists is ‘how do you know when you’re done’ ? With respect to installation work, Dabs Myla’s answer is simple – work right up to the very last minute making as much as is humanly possible. That dedication sets them and their whimsical installations apart." - DailyDujour.com Check out pics from Daily Dujour's studio visit with the duo here: http://dailydujour.com/2010/08/31/studio-visit-dabs-myla-tokyo-deluke/ We just updated our ‘Sneak Peek’ preview set for the show on our Flickr too: http://www.flickr.com/photos/thinkspace/sets/72157624205650731/ Dabs Myla ‘Tokyo Deluxe’ - THIS FRIDAY @ Thinkspace in our project room Total visual overload awaits in our project room this Friday with a dozen new paintings and well over 60 installation elements coming out of the walls, hanging from the ceilings and from 3D letters on the walls... not to mention a wrap around wall mural under it all.]]> http://www.sourharvest.com/2010/09/01/daily-dujour-visit-the-studio-of-dabs-myla/feed/ 0 An interview with Sarah Joncas http://www.sourharvest.com/2010/08/31/an-interview-with-sarah-joncas-2/ http://www.sourharvest.com/2010/08/31/an-interview-with-sarah-joncas-2/#comments Wed, 01 Sep 2010 05:12:28 +0000 Andrew Hosner http://www.sourharvest.com/?p=3787 [/caption]

An interview with Sarah Joncas

For anyone who follows Sarah Joncas' work, it should come as no surprise that music has and is a large influence on her painting process. Just as mediums or materials are essential to creating, Joncas considers music a necessary ingredient to developing and fulfilling her ideas. It was no doubt that sooner or later music would become the central theme to a body of her work. From instrument to dance, the artist has brought music to the forefront of her solo female narratives and embraced this all-important part of our culture. Similar to the pop element in her work (visually impacted by sources such as comic books, anime, film and cartoons), Joncas' musical inspirations are mostly streaming from rock and alternative roots. Suitably given the title 'Siren', this show is about the seduction and romance of music. It gets us moving, gets us singing, tugs at the heartstrings and becomes undeniably infused with our character and how we identify with the world. To further this theme, all the works included in 'Siren' have been named after songs/lyrics/bands that suit them or provide an opening to interpretation. Some inspired by, some titled afterwards with consideration. Though physically silent, it has always been the artist's hope to create work that can speak and touch someone in a similar way as a piece of music does. [caption id="attachment_3796" align="aligncenter" width="421" caption="Sarah Joncas 'Lullaby' - 20x24" - oil on canvas"][/caption] Please talk a lil' bit about the work that makes up your new series for 'Siren'. Was there one particular moment that helped to shape this body of work? Well, I’ve wanted to make a music themed body of work for awhile now, which may not be so surprising. The title felt suitable as this show is about the seduction and romance of music, as well as linking to my usual subject matter of dark, solitary women. I wasn’t entirely certain that this would be my direction in the beginning, but after starting on a couple pieces – a dancer and a quiet geisha holding a guitar – everything else just flowed out naturally and without hesitation. [caption id="attachment_3799" align="aligncenter" width="500" caption="'Wish You Were Here' in Sarah's studio in Canada"][/caption] Why did you choose to become an artist? It was a fairly natural course for me. I hate to be the cliché and say I knew from the beginning, but I kind of did. I loved drawing even at 2-3 years old, told my mom at 5 that’s what I wanted to do. It’s just what makes me happy! [caption id="attachment_3802" align="aligncenter" width="480" caption="Sarah's paintings for 'Siren' just back from our framers"][/caption] From your time at art school, name one thing you learned while there that has stuck with you to this day? Don’t let anyone stop you from making the art you want to make! It’s good to take suggestions and criticism, it might even benefit your work, but you’ll be better off doing what makes you happy since that’s where the passion for creating is. I’d be so miserable if I listened to a prof who told me figure painting is dead… Besides, he was wrong. [caption id="attachment_3794" align="aligncenter" width="416" caption="A look at 'Moody Blues' on the easel in Sarah's studio"][/caption] The works in your new series are all named after popular songs from the rock and alternative realms. Would you one day like to work with a band on creating the layout/concept for their album art? If so, which one band would you pick if you had your choice? I guess I would be pretty amazed with such an offer, at least if it were a band I enjoyed. I’d feel so unworthy though, haha. There are so many musicians I love, but I keep going over what bands my work might actually suit rather than just anyone. Maybe a band with a strong female lead like Portishead, Tori Amos, Cat Power, Bat for Lashes, Garbage etc… [caption id="attachment_3797" align="aligncenter" width="496" caption="Sarah Joncas 'Siren Song' - 14x18" - oil on canvas"][/caption] Being from Canada, what do you like most about California when you come to visit? What strikes you as the biggest difference? Well, I haven’t traveled much of Canada yet, but compared to what I’ve seen – the landscape! And all those crazy trees. Somehow I doubt someone would visit Ontario and gawk at the pines, but every time I saw a cool looking tree in LA I had to take a photo and touch the bark… Is that weird? And you guys have the ocean and all those valleys… My answer might be different if I got the chance to travel to BC or the Maritimes, but I haven’t. [caption id="attachment_3805" align="aligncenter" width="393" caption="Sarah Joncas' sketch for her mural for 'Siren' along with photos of her past mural installations at Thinkspace"][/caption] What have you got coming up in terms of shows after your show with us? I have a piece in the Last Rites Gallery (New York, NY) October group show, a piece for your 5 year anniversary show in November, and a solo I’m already starting work on for April with the Last Rites Gallery… Expect the work to get dark for that one. [caption id="attachment_3800" align="aligncenter" width="396" caption="Sarah Joncas 'My Little China Girl' - 16x20" - oil on canvas"][/caption] Sarah Joncas 'Siren' Opening Reception: THIS FRI, Sept. 3rd 7-11PM Check out Sarah's progress on her mural for 'Siren' here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/thinkspace/sets/72157624205592895/ Thinkspace 6009 Washington Blvd. Culver City, CA 90232 #310.558.3375 www.thinkspacegallery.com]]> http://www.sourharvest.com/2010/08/31/an-interview-with-sarah-joncas-2/feed/ 0 Recommended openings for this coming weekend http://www.sourharvest.com/2010/08/31/recommended-openings-for-this-coming-weekend-5/ http://www.sourharvest.com/2010/08/31/recommended-openings-for-this-coming-weekend-5/#comments Wed, 01 Sep 2010 04:07:07 +0000 Andrew Hosner http://www.sourharvest.com/?p=3780 [/caption] Thurs, Sept. 2nd 7-9PM Montana Store Los Angeles 1528 1/2 Sunset Blvd in Los Angeles Special in-store signing and live painting collaboration with Risk and Cooz (aka Nathan Ota) Thurs, Sept. 2nd 8PM-Midnight Wonderland Gallery 1257 N. La Brea Ave in West Hollywood 'The Unsaid' featuring new works from Kevin Llewellyn www.wonderlandla.com Fri, Sept. 3rd 7-10PM Gallery 1988 Los Angeles 7020 Melrose Ave in Los Angeles / 323.937.7088 ‘The 3G Show’ featuring works inspired by The Ghostbusters, Goonies, and Gremlins (On view through Sept. 22nd) www.nineteeneightyeight.com Fri, Sept. 3rd 8-11PM (with print release & signing from 7-8PM) La Luz De Jesus Gallery 4633 Hollywood Blvd. in Los Angeles / 323.666.7667 ’49 Days’ featuring new works from Yumiko Kayukawa + ‘An Unforseen Homecoming’ featuring new works from Nathan Ota (On view through Sept. 26th) www.laluzdejesus.com Fri, Sept. 3rd 7-11PM thinkspace 6009 Washington Blvd. in Culver City / 310.558.3375 ‘Siren’ featuring new paintings and a mural from Sarah Joncas + ‘Tokyo Deluxe’ featuring new paintings and an installation from Dabs Myla (On view through Sept. 24th) www.thinkspacegallery.com Sat, Sept. 4th 7-10PM Corey Helford Gallery 8522 Washington Blvd in Culver City / 310.287.2340 ‘Beyond The Pink’ featuring new works from Buff Monster (On view through Sept. 22nd) www.coreyhelfordgallery.com Sat, Sept. 4th 8PM-12:30AM ( admission) Hive Gallery 729 S. Spring St in downtown Los Angeles Monthly group show with featured artists J. Slattum, Gary Garner, Edward Frausto, Elizabeth Caffey, Ryan Ebelt, and Rick Strieck plus an array of live music, resident artists and much more – check site for all the full details www.thehivegallery.com Sat, Sept. 4th 6-10PM Melt Gallery @ Meltdown Comics 7522 Sunset Blvd in Los Angeles / 323.851.7223 ‘The Woods Are Lovely, Dark, and Deep’ featuring works from Kathleen Lolley, Lindsey Carr, Nicole Bruckman, and Jennifer Lewis (On view through Sept. 18th) www.gallerymeltdown.wordpress.com Sat, Sept. 4th 7-11PM Toy Art Gallery 737 Seward St, #1 in Los Angeles ‘Red Carpet Kaiju Monster Group Show’ featuring Akoart (Japan), Alimana (Mexico), Blobpus (Japan), Bob Conge/Plaseebo, Carlos Enriquez Gonzalez (Venezuela), Emilio Garcia (Spain), Lil Japan, Ilanena (Japan), L’amour Supreme, LASH, Mark Nagata, Matt Walker, Paul Kaiju, Pico Pico (Japan), Toshikazu Nozaka (Japan), Tulip (Japan), Uamou (Japan), Velocitron (Japan), Yamazakura (Japan), Yosuke Ueno (Japan), and more (On view through Sept. 25th) www.toyartgallery.com]]> http://www.sourharvest.com/2010/08/31/recommended-openings-for-this-coming-weekend-5/feed/ 0 Digital previews for ‘Siren’ from Sarah Joncas + ‘Tokyo Deluxe’ from Dabs Myla http://www.sourharvest.com/2010/08/30/digital-previews-for-siren-from-sarah-joncas-tokyo-deluxe-from-dabs-myla/ http://www.sourharvest.com/2010/08/30/digital-previews-for-siren-from-sarah-joncas-tokyo-deluxe-from-dabs-myla/#comments Tue, 31 Aug 2010 06:36:01 +0000 Andrew Hosner http://www.sourharvest.com/?p=3773 [/caption] DIGITAL PREVIEW for Sarah Joncas 'Siren': http://www.thinkspacegallery.com/2010/09/works.php [caption id="attachment_3776" align="aligncenter" width="408" caption="Dabs Myla 'Takoyaki and the Sleezy Sushi King' - 9x11" - Acrylic on wood panel"][/caption] DIGITAL PREVIEW for Dabs Myla 'Tokyo Deluxe': http://www.thinkspacegallery.com/2010/09/project/works.php If you are interested in any of the works from either exhibition, or have any questions at all, please get in touch via email at contact@thinkspacegallery.com Come on out to Thinkspace this Friday to view all these works in person and to meet the artists. THIS FRI - Sept. 3rd 7-10PM Thinkspace 6009 Washington Blvd. Culver City, CA 90232 #310.558.3375 www.thinkspacegallery.com]]> http://www.sourharvest.com/2010/08/30/digital-previews-for-siren-from-sarah-joncas-tokyo-deluxe-from-dabs-myla/feed/ 0 Juxtapoz interview Sarah Joncas http://www.sourharvest.com/2010/08/30/juxtapoz-interview-sarah-joncas/ http://www.sourharvest.com/2010/08/30/juxtapoz-interview-sarah-joncas/#comments Mon, 30 Aug 2010 16:08:47 +0000 Andrew Hosner http://www.sourharvest.com/?p=3769 [/caption] "This Canadian artist has been making a name for herself in the art world the past few years and her newest work for her upcoming solo, Siren, shows increased focus and technical skill making for an impressive new series." - Juxtapoz.com Check out the full Juxtapoz interview with Sarah Joncas here: http://www.juxtapoz.com/Features/back-talk-with-sarah-joncas Sarah gets into LA this afternoon from Canada. Look for pics to be posted here tomorrow of Sarah's mural coming together for this Friday along with a short interview with the artist. Sarah Joncas 'Siren' - THIS FRI, Sept. 3rd @ Thinkspace]]> http://www.sourharvest.com/2010/08/30/juxtapoz-interview-sarah-joncas/feed/ 0 ‘Tokyo Deluxe’ from Dabs Myla – day one of install http://www.sourharvest.com/2010/09/01/sneak-peek-for-brian-viveros-the-dirtyland-updated/ http://www.sourharvest.com/2010/09/01/sneak-peek-for-brian-viveros-the-dirtyland-updated/#comments Thu, 02 Sep 2010 00:05:28 +0000 Andrew Hosner http://www.sourharvest.com/?p=3815 Check out the 'Sneak Peek' on our Flickr for 'The Dirtyland' here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/thinkspace/sets/72157624758524750/ Brian M. Viveros 'The Dirtyland' New paintings, drawings, sculptures, editions and an installation Opening Reception: Sat, Oct. 2nd 7-11PM On view: Oct. 2nd - Oct. 23rd More details soon! Thinkspace 6009 Washington Blvd. Culver City, CA 90232 #310.558.3375 www.thinkspacegallery.com]]> http://www.sourharvest.com/2010/09/01/sneak-peek-for-brian-viveros-the-dirtyland-updated/feed/ 0 Sour Harvest http://www.sourharvest.com Thu, 02 Sep 2010 08:19:18 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Video for ‘Siren’ from Sarah Joncas http://www.sourharvest.com/2010/09/02/video-for-siren-from-sarah-joncas/ http://www.sourharvest.com/2010/09/02/video-for-siren-from-sarah-joncas/#comments Thu, 02 Sep 2010 08:18:44 +0000 Andrew Hosner http://www.sourharvest.com/?p=3845 ]]> http://www.sourharvest.com/2010/09/02/video-for-siren-from-sarah-joncas/feed/ 0 An interview with Dabs Myla http://www.sourharvest.com/2010/09/01/an-interview-with-dabs-myla-2/ http://www.sourharvest.com/2010/09/01/an-interview-with-dabs-myla-2/#comments Thu, 02 Sep 2010 06:16:02 +0000 Andrew Hosner http://www.sourharvest.com/?p=3818 [/caption] An interview with Dabs Myla Dabs Myla's new body of work is based on the overwhelming experiences the two artists had while visiting one of the most hectic cities in the world, Toyko. While creating a show about Tokyo is a bit like shooting a fish in a barrel due to all the visual stimuli found there, the couple took on the task and soaked up as much pop culture as their minds could take. Between taking photographs of the architecture and sketching up ideas wherever they went, Dabs Myla feel they have created a collection of paintings that reflects the stamp left on their brains from their trip to Tokyo. Our project room will be a virtual visual overload this September as the pair fill it with a wide array of new works layered on top of a full room mural and additional installation elements including die-cut figures, buildings, clouds, and more. ‘Tokyo Deluxe’ promises an immersive experience. [caption id="attachment_3833" align="aligncenter" width="500" caption="Dabs Myla 'Golden Moments With Fuji and the Yokai' - 22x18" - acrylic on wood panel"][/caption] Please talk a lil' bit about your recent trip to Japan where the photo reference shots for this new series were taken. MYLA: We visited Tokyo in April on our way back to LA from Melbourne...we spent the 5 days there exploring the city and photographing the city's landscapes, people and characters which inspired the series of work we have created for this show. All the paintings are about experiences we had there, Japanese character's we saw in advertisements, the food we ate and the general awesomeness of Tokyo! [caption id="attachment_3835" align="aligncenter" width="375" caption="Myla at work on the install for 'Tokyo Deluxe'"][/caption] How did you two meet? At what moment did you both realize you wanted to work together as a team? DABS: We met each other about 7 years ago at art school in Australia. We where both studying illustration together, and over the years we developed a good friendship, then well...one thing led to another...and we fell in love! On the first weekend we spent together as a couple we sat inside for 2 days and made a collaboration painting. From then on we have always been collaborating on different pieces here and there...but it was about 3 years ago we decided to totally merge together and create one entity, every piece of artwork we have made since then has been a collaboration...except for our graffiti pieces...painting your name/letters is something that needs to be handled one on one. [caption id="attachment_3832" align="aligncenter" width="411" caption="Dabs Myla 'Mr. Danger' - 9x11" - acrylic on wood panel"][/caption] What do you both consider to be your biggest overall influences? MYLA: Working as a team is definitely our biggest influence in our work...the characters, locations and themes in our work represent things that we both like and experience together! We are always bouncing ideas off each other in our pieces and although we paint separate parts of the paintings, we both influence each other in the outcome! [caption id="attachment_3839" align="aligncenter" width="408" caption="Dabs Myla 'Takoyaki and the Sleezy Sushi King' - 9x11" - acrylic on wood panel"][/caption] Name one artist from Australia that you think is criminally underrated outside of Australia and deserves more attention Stateside? DABS: I gotta say NEW 2..Growing up he was a massive influence for me in graffiti through the mid/late 80's to the mid 90's. Then he came back on the scene about 10 years ago and is still such an amazing artist, with a real graff structure to his letters that can't be beat! Then on top of that his fine art and ceramic letters that he sculpts are equally as strong and legit as his graffiti. New 2 recently relocated to Belgium where he is still totally on top of his game showing some Euro cats what time it is! [caption id="attachment_3836" align="aligncenter" width="375" caption="Dabs working on the installation for 'Tokyo Deluxe'"][/caption] From your time in Australia running a gallery, please name one thing you learned from that experience that has stuck with you to this day? DABS: As an artist, we really did learn a lot from the time spent running a gallery. A lot of artists i think find it hard to really understand the relationship between an artists and a gallery and that both are just as important as each other. A gallery needs good artists to run successfully, but an artist needs a good gallery working for them just as much! I think we have a pretty good understanding of that by having been on both sides of the fence! [caption id="attachment_3841" align="aligncenter" width="375" caption="Dabs laying in some final details on the 'Tokyo Deluxe' installation"][/caption] What have you got coming up in terms of shows after your exhibit with us? DABS: Well...First thing coming up for us after this show is our wedding which is just a few weeks after the show opens! We have a bunch of Australians coming out to LA to celebrate with us, as well as all our friends here in LA. It's gonna be so much fun! In November we'll have a new piece in your 5 Year Anniversary show. In December we will head back down to Miami for Art Basel/Primary Flight... Then we will start working on some new work for a show we are having in Palm Springs at M Modern gallery. It will be during Modernism week in Palm Springs, so we will make a set of paintings based on a modernism style?..but with a DABS and MYLA spin. We also have our show next summer at Thinkspace which we will start working on in the next couple of months too!!! [caption id="attachment_3840" align="aligncenter" width="500" caption="Dabs and Myla at work on the 'Tokyo Deluxe' installation"][/caption] Being from Australia, what strikes you as the biggest difference between your home there and your new home here in Los Angeles? MYLA: Donuts, the weather and palm trees! Australian donuts are not as fluffy, but are also very delicious, Melbourne weather has a pretty cold winter and there are only a few palm trees where we are from!!! Paul Hogan or Russel Crowe? DABS: Seriously...no contest at all!!..Paul Hogan is a true blue legend! Crocodile Dundee?..forget about it, that shit was genius! Russell Crowe...he can act I guess but he is such a douche that it cancels out any talent he may have!! I'm glad you didn't mention Mel Gibson! You don't wanna get me started on that guy, hes putting our country to shame!...see now im all worked up, thanks a bunch! Why are Tim Tams SOOO damn good? DABS: That would be because the chocolate they use in a Tim Tam has crack cocaine in it!..that's my theory anyways..its the only explanation for it! [caption id="attachment_3830" align="aligncenter" width="405" caption="Dabs Myla 'Tokyo Deluxe' - 9x11" - acrylic on wood panel"][/caption] Dabs Myla 'Tokyo Deluxe' Opening Reception: THIS FRI, Sept. 3rd 7-11PM in our project room Check out Dabs Myla's progress on their installation here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/thinkspace/sets/72157624205650731/ Thinkspace 6009 Washington Blvd. Culver City, CA 90232 #310.558.3375 www.thinkspacegallery.com]]> http://www.sourharvest.com/2010/09/01/an-interview-with-dabs-myla-2/feed/ 0 Dabs Myla video teaser for ‘Tokyo Deluxe’ http://www.sourharvest.com/2010/09/01/dabs-myla-video-teaser-for-tokyo-deluxe/ http://www.sourharvest.com/2010/09/01/dabs-myla-video-teaser-for-tokyo-deluxe/#comments Thu, 02 Sep 2010 01:50:02 +0000 Andrew Hosner http://www.sourharvest.com/?p=3824 ]]> http://www.sourharvest.com/2010/09/01/dabs-myla-video-teaser-for-tokyo-deluxe/feed/ 0 ‘Sneak Peek’ for Brian Viveros’ ‘The Dirtyland’ updated… http://www.sourharvest.com/2010/09/01/sneak-peek-for-brian-viveros-the-dirtyland-updated/ http://www.sourharvest.com/2010/09/01/sneak-peek-for-brian-viveros-the-dirtyland-updated/#comments Thu, 02 Sep 2010 00:05:28 +0000 Andrew Hosner http://www.sourharvest.com/?p=3815 Check out the 'Sneak Peek' on our Flickr for 'The Dirtyland' here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/thinkspace/sets/72157624758524750/ Brian M. Viveros 'The Dirtyland' New paintings, drawings, sculptures, editions and an installation Opening Reception: Sat, Oct. 2nd 7-11PM On view: Oct. 2nd - Oct. 23rd More details soon! Thinkspace 6009 Washington Blvd. Culver City, CA 90232 #310.558.3375 www.thinkspacegallery.com]]> http://www.sourharvest.com/2010/09/01/sneak-peek-for-brian-viveros-the-dirtyland-updated/feed/ 0 Daily Dujour visit the studio of Dabs Myla http://www.sourharvest.com/2010/09/01/daily-dujour-visit-the-studio-of-dabs-myla/ http://www.sourharvest.com/2010/09/01/daily-dujour-visit-the-studio-of-dabs-myla/#comments Wed, 01 Sep 2010 08:01:40 +0000 Andrew Hosner http://www.sourharvest.com/?p=3810 "Hell bent on asserting their mastery of the site specific installation, they are upping their game by mixing painted wall scenes with the painted cutouts including multi-layered elements as well as two-sided hanging pieces. One question that is often asked of artists is ‘how do you know when you’re done’ ? With respect to installation work, Dabs Myla’s answer is simple – work right up to the very last minute making as much as is humanly possible. That dedication sets them and their whimsical installations apart." - DailyDujour.com Check out pics from Daily Dujour's studio visit with the duo here: http://dailydujour.com/2010/08/31/studio-visit-dabs-myla-tokyo-deluke/ We just updated our ‘Sneak Peek’ preview set for the show on our Flickr too: http://www.flickr.com/photos/thinkspace/sets/72157624205650731/ Dabs Myla ‘Tokyo Deluxe’ - THIS FRIDAY @ Thinkspace in our project room Total visual overload awaits in our project room this Friday with a dozen new paintings and well over 60 installation elements coming out of the walls, hanging from the ceilings and from 3D letters on the walls... not to mention a wrap around wall mural under it all.]]> http://www.sourharvest.com/2010/09/01/daily-dujour-visit-the-studio-of-dabs-myla/feed/ 0 An interview with Sarah Joncas http://www.sourharvest.com/2010/08/31/an-interview-with-sarah-joncas-2/ http://www.sourharvest.com/2010/08/31/an-interview-with-sarah-joncas-2/#comments Wed, 01 Sep 2010 05:12:28 +0000 Andrew Hosner http://www.sourharvest.com/?p=3787 [/caption]

An interview with Sarah Joncas

For anyone who follows Sarah Joncas' work, it should come as no surprise that music has and is a large influence on her painting process. Just as mediums or materials are essential to creating, Joncas considers music a necessary ingredient to developing and fulfilling her ideas. It was no doubt that sooner or later music would become the central theme to a body of her work. From instrument to dance, the artist has brought music to the forefront of her solo female narratives and embraced this all-important part of our culture. Similar to the pop element in her work (visually impacted by sources such as comic books, anime, film and cartoons), Joncas' musical inspirations are mostly streaming from rock and alternative roots. Suitably given the title 'Siren', this show is about the seduction and romance of music. It gets us moving, gets us singing, tugs at the heartstrings and becomes undeniably infused with our character and how we identify with the world. To further this theme, all the works included in 'Siren' have been named after songs/lyrics/bands that suit them or provide an opening to interpretation. Some inspired by, some titled afterwards with consideration. Though physically silent, it has always been the artist's hope to create work that can speak and touch someone in a similar way as a piece of music does. [caption id="attachment_3796" align="aligncenter" width="421" caption="Sarah Joncas 'Lullaby' - 20x24" - oil on canvas"][/caption] Please talk a lil' bit about the work that makes up your new series for 'Siren'. Was there one particular moment that helped to shape this body of work? Well, I’ve wanted to make a music themed body of work for awhile now, which may not be so surprising. The title felt suitable as this show is about the seduction and romance of music, as well as linking to my usual subject matter of dark, solitary women. I wasn’t entirely certain that this would be my direction in the beginning, but after starting on a couple pieces – a dancer and a quiet geisha holding a guitar – everything else just flowed out naturally and without hesitation. [caption id="attachment_3799" align="aligncenter" width="500" caption="'Wish You Were Here' in Sarah's studio in Canada"][/caption] Why did you choose to become an artist? It was a fairly natural course for me. I hate to be the cliché and say I knew from the beginning, but I kind of did. I loved drawing even at 2-3 years old, told my mom at 5 that’s what I wanted to do. It’s just what makes me happy! [caption id="attachment_3802" align="aligncenter" width="480" caption="Sarah's paintings for 'Siren' just back from our framers"][/caption] From your time at art school, name one thing you learned while there that has stuck with you to this day? Don’t let anyone stop you from making the art you want to make! It’s good to take suggestions and criticism, it might even benefit your work, but you’ll be better off doing what makes you happy since that’s where the passion for creating is. I’d be so miserable if I listened to a prof who told me figure painting is dead… Besides, he was wrong. [caption id="attachment_3794" align="aligncenter" width="416" caption="A look at 'Moody Blues' on the easel in Sarah's studio"][/caption] The works in your new series are all named after popular songs from the rock and alternative realms. Would you one day like to work with a band on creating the layout/concept for their album art? If so, which one band would you pick if you had your choice? I guess I would be pretty amazed with such an offer, at least if it were a band I enjoyed. I’d feel so unworthy though, haha. There are so many musicians I love, but I keep going over what bands my work might actually suit rather than just anyone. Maybe a band with a strong female lead like Portishead, Tori Amos, Cat Power, Bat for Lashes, Garbage etc… [caption id="attachment_3797" align="aligncenter" width="496" caption="Sarah Joncas 'Siren Song' - 14x18" - oil on canvas"][/caption] Being from Canada, what do you like most about California when you come to visit? What strikes you as the biggest difference? Well, I haven’t traveled much of Canada yet, but compared to what I’ve seen – the landscape! And all those crazy trees. Somehow I doubt someone would visit Ontario and gawk at the pines, but every time I saw a cool looking tree in LA I had to take a photo and touch the bark… Is that weird? And you guys have the ocean and all those valleys… My answer might be different if I got the chance to travel to BC or the Maritimes, but I haven’t. [caption id="attachment_3805" align="aligncenter" width="393" caption="Sarah Joncas' sketch for her mural for 'Siren' along with photos of her past mural installations at Thinkspace"][/caption] What have you got coming up in terms of shows after your show with us? I have a piece in the Last Rites Gallery (New York, NY) October group show, a piece for your 5 year anniversary show in November, and a solo I’m already starting work on for April with the Last Rites Gallery… Expect the work to get dark for that one. [caption id="attachment_3800" align="aligncenter" width="396" caption="Sarah Joncas 'My Little China Girl' - 16x20" - oil on canvas"][/caption] Sarah Joncas 'Siren' Opening Reception: THIS FRI, Sept. 3rd 7-11PM Check out Sarah's progress on her mural for 'Siren' here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/thinkspace/sets/72157624205592895/ Thinkspace 6009 Washington Blvd. Culver City, CA 90232 #310.558.3375 www.thinkspacegallery.com]]> http://www.sourharvest.com/2010/08/31/an-interview-with-sarah-joncas-2/feed/ 0 Recommended openings for this coming weekend http://www.sourharvest.com/2010/08/31/recommended-openings-for-this-coming-weekend-5/ http://www.sourharvest.com/2010/08/31/recommended-openings-for-this-coming-weekend-5/#comments Wed, 01 Sep 2010 04:07:07 +0000 Andrew Hosner http://www.sourharvest.com/?p=3780 [/caption] Thurs, Sept. 2nd 7-9PM Montana Store Los Angeles 1528 1/2 Sunset Blvd in Los Angeles Special in-store signing and live painting collaboration with Risk and Cooz (aka Nathan Ota) Thurs, Sept. 2nd 8PM-Midnight Wonderland Gallery 1257 N. La Brea Ave in West Hollywood 'The Unsaid' featuring new works from Kevin Llewellyn www.wonderlandla.com Fri, Sept. 3rd 7-10PM Gallery 1988 Los Angeles 7020 Melrose Ave in Los Angeles / 323.937.7088 ‘The 3G Show’ featuring works inspired by The Ghostbusters, Goonies, and Gremlins (On view through Sept. 22nd) www.nineteeneightyeight.com Fri, Sept. 3rd 8-11PM (with print release & signing from 7-8PM) La Luz De Jesus Gallery 4633 Hollywood Blvd. in Los Angeles / 323.666.7667 ’49 Days’ featuring new works from Yumiko Kayukawa + ‘An Unforseen Homecoming’ featuring new works from Nathan Ota (On view through Sept. 26th) www.laluzdejesus.com Fri, Sept. 3rd 7-11PM thinkspace 6009 Washington Blvd. in Culver City / 310.558.3375 ‘Siren’ featuring new paintings and a mural from Sarah Joncas + ‘Tokyo Deluxe’ featuring new paintings and an installation from Dabs Myla (On view through Sept. 24th) www.thinkspacegallery.com Sat, Sept. 4th 7-10PM Corey Helford Gallery 8522 Washington Blvd in Culver City / 310.287.2340 ‘Beyond The Pink’ featuring new works from Buff Monster (On view through Sept. 22nd) www.coreyhelfordgallery.com Sat, Sept. 4th 8PM-12:30AM ( admission) Hive Gallery 729 S. Spring St in downtown Los Angeles Monthly group show with featured artists J. Slattum, Gary Garner, Edward Frausto, Elizabeth Caffey, Ryan Ebelt, and Rick Strieck plus an array of live music, resident artists and much more – check site for all the full details www.thehivegallery.com Sat, Sept. 4th 6-10PM Melt Gallery @ Meltdown Comics 7522 Sunset Blvd in Los Angeles / 323.851.7223 ‘The Woods Are Lovely, Dark, and Deep’ featuring works from Kathleen Lolley, Lindsey Carr, Nicole Bruckman, and Jennifer Lewis (On view through Sept. 18th) www.gallerymeltdown.wordpress.com Sat, Sept. 4th 7-11PM Toy Art Gallery 737 Seward St, #1 in Los Angeles ‘Red Carpet Kaiju Monster Group Show’ featuring Akoart (Japan), Alimana (Mexico), Blobpus (Japan), Bob Conge/Plaseebo, Carlos Enriquez Gonzalez (Venezuela), Emilio Garcia (Spain), Lil Japan, Ilanena (Japan), L’amour Supreme, LASH, Mark Nagata, Matt Walker, Paul Kaiju, Pico Pico (Japan), Toshikazu Nozaka (Japan), Tulip (Japan), Uamou (Japan), Velocitron (Japan), Yamazakura (Japan), Yosuke Ueno (Japan), and more (On view through Sept. 25th) www.toyartgallery.com]]> http://www.sourharvest.com/2010/08/31/recommended-openings-for-this-coming-weekend-5/feed/ 0 Digital previews for ‘Siren’ from Sarah Joncas + ‘Tokyo Deluxe’ from Dabs Myla http://www.sourharvest.com/2010/08/30/digital-previews-for-siren-from-sarah-joncas-tokyo-deluxe-from-dabs-myla/ http://www.sourharvest.com/2010/08/30/digital-previews-for-siren-from-sarah-joncas-tokyo-deluxe-from-dabs-myla/#comments Tue, 31 Aug 2010 06:36:01 +0000 Andrew Hosner http://www.sourharvest.com/?p=3773 [/caption] DIGITAL PREVIEW for Sarah Joncas 'Siren': http://www.thinkspacegallery.com/2010/09/works.php [caption id="attachment_3776" align="aligncenter" width="408" caption="Dabs Myla 'Takoyaki and the Sleezy Sushi King' - 9x11" - Acrylic on wood panel"][/caption] DIGITAL PREVIEW for Dabs Myla 'Tokyo Deluxe': http://www.thinkspacegallery.com/2010/09/project/works.php If you are interested in any of the works from either exhibition, or have any questions at all, please get in touch via email at contact@thinkspacegallery.com Come on out to Thinkspace this Friday to view all these works in person and to meet the artists. THIS FRI - Sept. 3rd 7-10PM Thinkspace 6009 Washington Blvd. Culver City, CA 90232 #310.558.3375 www.thinkspacegallery.com]]> http://www.sourharvest.com/2010/08/30/digital-previews-for-siren-from-sarah-joncas-tokyo-deluxe-from-dabs-myla/feed/ 0 Juxtapoz interview Sarah Joncas http://www.sourharvest.com/2010/08/30/juxtapoz-interview-sarah-joncas/ http://www.sourharvest.com/2010/08/30/juxtapoz-interview-sarah-joncas/#comments Mon, 30 Aug 2010 16:08:47 +0000 Andrew Hosner http://www.sourharvest.com/?p=3769 [/caption] "This Canadian artist has been making a name for herself in the art world the past few years and her newest work for her upcoming solo, Siren, shows increased focus and technical skill making for an impressive new series." - Juxtapoz.com Check out the full Juxtapoz interview with Sarah Joncas here: http://www.juxtapoz.com/Features/back-talk-with-sarah-joncas Sarah gets into LA this afternoon from Canada. Look for pics to be posted here tomorrow of Sarah's mural coming together for this Friday along with a short interview with the artist. Sarah Joncas 'Siren' - THIS FRI, Sept. 3rd @ Thinkspace]]> http://www.sourharvest.com/2010/08/30/juxtapoz-interview-sarah-joncas/feed/ 0 ‘Tokyo Deluxe’ from Dabs Myla – day one of install http://www.sourharvest.com/2010/09/01/daily-dujour-visit-the-studio-of-dabs-myla/ http://www.sourharvest.com/2010/09/01/daily-dujour-visit-the-studio-of-dabs-myla/#comments Wed, 01 Sep 2010 08:01:40 +0000 Andrew Hosner http://www.sourharvest.com/?p=3810 "Hell bent on asserting their mastery of the site specific installation, they are upping their game by mixing painted wall scenes with the painted cutouts including multi-layered elements as well as two-sided hanging pieces. One question that is often asked of artists is ‘how do you know when you’re done’ ? With respect to installation work, Dabs Myla’s answer is simple – work right up to the very last minute making as much as is humanly possible. That dedication sets them and their whimsical installations apart." - DailyDujour.com Check out pics from Daily Dujour's studio visit with the duo here: http://dailydujour.com/2010/08/31/studio-visit-dabs-myla-tokyo-deluke/ We just updated our ‘Sneak Peek’ preview set for the show on our Flickr too: http://www.flickr.com/photos/thinkspace/sets/72157624205650731/ Dabs Myla ‘Tokyo Deluxe’ - THIS FRIDAY @ Thinkspace in our project room Total visual overload awaits in our project room this Friday with a dozen new paintings and well over 60 installation elements coming out of the walls, hanging from the ceilings and from 3D letters on the walls... not to mention a wrap around wall mural under it all.]]> http://www.sourharvest.com/2010/09/01/daily-dujour-visit-the-studio-of-dabs-myla/feed/ 0 Sour Harvest http://www.sourharvest.com Thu, 02 Sep 2010 08:19:18 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Video for ‘Siren’ from Sarah Joncas http://www.sourharvest.com/2010/09/02/video-for-siren-from-sarah-joncas/ http://www.sourharvest.com/2010/09/02/video-for-siren-from-sarah-joncas/#comments Thu, 02 Sep 2010 08:18:44 +0000 Andrew Hosner http://www.sourharvest.com/?p=3845 ]]> http://www.sourharvest.com/2010/09/02/video-for-siren-from-sarah-joncas/feed/ 0 An interview with Dabs Myla http://www.sourharvest.com/2010/09/01/an-interview-with-dabs-myla-2/ http://www.sourharvest.com/2010/09/01/an-interview-with-dabs-myla-2/#comments Thu, 02 Sep 2010 06:16:02 +0000 Andrew Hosner http://www.sourharvest.com/?p=3818 [/caption] An interview with Dabs Myla Dabs Myla's new body of work is based on the overwhelming experiences the two artists had while visiting one of the most hectic cities in the world, Toyko. While creating a show about Tokyo is a bit like shooting a fish in a barrel due to all the visual stimuli found there, the couple took on the task and soaked up as much pop culture as their minds could take. Between taking photographs of the architecture and sketching up ideas wherever they went, Dabs Myla feel they have created a collection of paintings that reflects the stamp left on their brains from their trip to Tokyo. Our project room will be a virtual visual overload this September as the pair fill it with a wide array of new works layered on top of a full room mural and additional installation elements including die-cut figures, buildings, clouds, and more. ‘Tokyo Deluxe’ promises an immersive experience. [caption id="attachment_3833" align="aligncenter" width="500" caption="Dabs Myla 'Golden Moments With Fuji and the Yokai' - 22x18" - acrylic on wood panel"][/caption] Please talk a lil' bit about your recent trip to Japan where the photo reference shots for this new series were taken. MYLA: We visited Tokyo in April on our way back to LA from Melbourne...we spent the 5 days there exploring the city and photographing the city's landscapes, people and characters which inspired the series of work we have created for this show. All the paintings are about experiences we had there, Japanese character's we saw in advertisements, the food we ate and the general awesomeness of Tokyo! [caption id="attachment_3835" align="aligncenter" width="375" caption="Myla at work on the install for 'Tokyo Deluxe'"][/caption] How did you two meet? At what moment did you both realize you wanted to work together as a team? DABS: We met each other about 7 years ago at art school in Australia. We where both studying illustration together, and over the years we developed a good friendship, then well...one thing led to another...and we fell in love! On the first weekend we spent together as a couple we sat inside for 2 days and made a collaboration painting. From then on we have always been collaborating on different pieces here and there...but it was about 3 years ago we decided to totally merge together and create one entity, every piece of artwork we have made since then has been a collaboration...except for our graffiti pieces...painting your name/letters is something that needs to be handled one on one. [caption id="attachment_3832" align="aligncenter" width="411" caption="Dabs Myla 'Mr. Danger' - 9x11" - acrylic on wood panel"][/caption] What do you both consider to be your biggest overall influences? MYLA: Working as a team is definitely our biggest influence in our work...the characters, locations and themes in our work represent things that we both like and experience together! We are always bouncing ideas off each other in our pieces and although we paint separate parts of the paintings, we both influence each other in the outcome! [caption id="attachment_3839" align="aligncenter" width="408" caption="Dabs Myla 'Takoyaki and the Sleezy Sushi King' - 9x11" - acrylic on wood panel"][/caption] Name one artist from Australia that you think is criminally underrated outside of Australia and deserves more attention Stateside? DABS: I gotta say NEW 2..Growing up he was a massive influence for me in graffiti through the mid/late 80's to the mid 90's. Then he came back on the scene about 10 years ago and is still such an amazing artist, with a real graff structure to his letters that can't be beat! Then on top of that his fine art and ceramic letters that he sculpts are equally as strong and legit as his graffiti. New 2 recently relocated to Belgium where he is still totally on top of his game showing some Euro cats what time it is! [caption id="attachment_3836" align="aligncenter" width="375" caption="Dabs working on the installation for 'Tokyo Deluxe'"][/caption] From your time in Australia running a gallery, please name one thing you learned from that experience that has stuck with you to this day? DABS: As an artist, we really did learn a lot from the time spent running a gallery. A lot of artists i think find it hard to really understand the relationship between an artists and a gallery and that both are just as important as each other. A gallery needs good artists to run successfully, but an artist needs a good gallery working for them just as much! I think we have a pretty good understanding of that by having been on both sides of the fence! [caption id="attachment_3841" align="aligncenter" width="375" caption="Dabs laying in some final details on the 'Tokyo Deluxe' installation"][/caption] What have you got coming up in terms of shows after your exhibit with us? DABS: Well...First thing coming up for us after this show is our wedding which is just a few weeks after the show opens! We have a bunch of Australians coming out to LA to celebrate with us, as well as all our friends here in LA. It's gonna be so much fun! In November we'll have a new piece in your 5 Year Anniversary show. In December we will head back down to Miami for Art Basel/Primary Flight... Then we will start working on some new work for a show we are having in Palm Springs at M Modern gallery. It will be during Modernism week in Palm Springs, so we will make a set of paintings based on a modernism style?..but with a DABS and MYLA spin. We also have our show next summer at Thinkspace which we will start working on in the next couple of months too!!! [caption id="attachment_3840" align="aligncenter" width="500" caption="Dabs and Myla at work on the 'Tokyo Deluxe' installation"][/caption] Being from Australia, what strikes you as the biggest difference between your home there and your new home here in Los Angeles? MYLA: Donuts, the weather and palm trees! Australian donuts are not as fluffy, but are also very delicious, Melbourne weather has a pretty cold winter and there are only a few palm trees where we are from!!! Paul Hogan or Russel Crowe? DABS: Seriously...no contest at all!!..Paul Hogan is a true blue legend! Crocodile Dundee?..forget about it, that shit was genius! Russell Crowe...he can act I guess but he is such a douche that it cancels out any talent he may have!! I'm glad you didn't mention Mel Gibson! You don't wanna get me started on that guy, hes putting our country to shame!...see now im all worked up, thanks a bunch! Why are Tim Tams SOOO damn good? DABS: That would be because the chocolate they use in a Tim Tam has crack cocaine in it!..that's my theory anyways..its the only explanation for it! [caption id="attachment_3830" align="aligncenter" width="405" caption="Dabs Myla 'Tokyo Deluxe' - 9x11" - acrylic on wood panel"][/caption] Dabs Myla 'Tokyo Deluxe' Opening Reception: THIS FRI, Sept. 3rd 7-11PM in our project room Check out Dabs Myla's progress on their installation here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/thinkspace/sets/72157624205650731/ Thinkspace 6009 Washington Blvd. Culver City, CA 90232 #310.558.3375 www.thinkspacegallery.com]]> http://www.sourharvest.com/2010/09/01/an-interview-with-dabs-myla-2/feed/ 0 Dabs Myla video teaser for ‘Tokyo Deluxe’ http://www.sourharvest.com/2010/09/01/dabs-myla-video-teaser-for-tokyo-deluxe/ http://www.sourharvest.com/2010/09/01/dabs-myla-video-teaser-for-tokyo-deluxe/#comments Thu, 02 Sep 2010 01:50:02 +0000 Andrew Hosner http://www.sourharvest.com/?p=3824 ]]> http://www.sourharvest.com/2010/09/01/dabs-myla-video-teaser-for-tokyo-deluxe/feed/ 0 ‘Sneak Peek’ for Brian Viveros’ ‘The Dirtyland’ updated… http://www.sourharvest.com/2010/09/01/sneak-peek-for-brian-viveros-the-dirtyland-updated/ http://www.sourharvest.com/2010/09/01/sneak-peek-for-brian-viveros-the-dirtyland-updated/#comments Thu, 02 Sep 2010 00:05:28 +0000 Andrew Hosner http://www.sourharvest.com/?p=3815 Check out the 'Sneak Peek' on our Flickr for 'The Dirtyland' here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/thinkspace/sets/72157624758524750/ Brian M. Viveros 'The Dirtyland' New paintings, drawings, sculptures, editions and an installation Opening Reception: Sat, Oct. 2nd 7-11PM On view: Oct. 2nd - Oct. 23rd More details soon! Thinkspace 6009 Washington Blvd. Culver City, CA 90232 #310.558.3375 www.thinkspacegallery.com]]> http://www.sourharvest.com/2010/09/01/sneak-peek-for-brian-viveros-the-dirtyland-updated/feed/ 0 Daily Dujour visit the studio of Dabs Myla http://www.sourharvest.com/2010/09/01/daily-dujour-visit-the-studio-of-dabs-myla/ http://www.sourharvest.com/2010/09/01/daily-dujour-visit-the-studio-of-dabs-myla/#comments Wed, 01 Sep 2010 08:01:40 +0000 Andrew Hosner http://www.sourharvest.com/?p=3810 "Hell bent on asserting their mastery of the site specific installation, they are upping their game by mixing painted wall scenes with the painted cutouts including multi-layered elements as well as two-sided hanging pieces. One question that is often asked of artists is ‘how do you know when you’re done’ ? With respect to installation work, Dabs Myla’s answer is simple – work right up to the very last minute making as much as is humanly possible. That dedication sets them and their whimsical installations apart." - DailyDujour.com Check out pics from Daily Dujour's studio visit with the duo here: http://dailydujour.com/2010/08/31/studio-visit-dabs-myla-tokyo-deluke/ We just updated our ‘Sneak Peek’ preview set for the show on our Flickr too: http://www.flickr.com/photos/thinkspace/sets/72157624205650731/ Dabs Myla ‘Tokyo Deluxe’ - THIS FRIDAY @ Thinkspace in our project room Total visual overload awaits in our project room this Friday with a dozen new paintings and well over 60 installation elements coming out of the walls, hanging from the ceilings and from 3D letters on the walls... not to mention a wrap around wall mural under it all.]]> http://www.sourharvest.com/2010/09/01/daily-dujour-visit-the-studio-of-dabs-myla/feed/ 0 An interview with Sarah Joncas http://www.sourharvest.com/2010/08/31/an-interview-with-sarah-joncas-2/ http://www.sourharvest.com/2010/08/31/an-interview-with-sarah-joncas-2/#comments Wed, 01 Sep 2010 05:12:28 +0000 Andrew Hosner http://www.sourharvest.com/?p=3787 [/caption]

An interview with Sarah Joncas

For anyone who follows Sarah Joncas' work, it should come as no surprise that music has and is a large influence on her painting process. Just as mediums or materials are essential to creating, Joncas considers music a necessary ingredient to developing and fulfilling her ideas. It was no doubt that sooner or later music would become the central theme to a body of her work. From instrument to dance, the artist has brought music to the forefront of her solo female narratives and embraced this all-important part of our culture. Similar to the pop element in her work (visually impacted by sources such as comic books, anime, film and cartoons), Joncas' musical inspirations are mostly streaming from rock and alternative roots. Suitably given the title 'Siren', this show is about the seduction and romance of music. It gets us moving, gets us singing, tugs at the heartstrings and becomes undeniably infused with our character and how we identify with the world. To further this theme, all the works included in 'Siren' have been named after songs/lyrics/bands that suit them or provide an opening to interpretation. Some inspired by, some titled afterwards with consideration. Though physically silent, it has always been the artist's hope to create work that can speak and touch someone in a similar way as a piece of music does. [caption id="attachment_3796" align="aligncenter" width="421" caption="Sarah Joncas 'Lullaby' - 20x24" - oil on canvas"][/caption] Please talk a lil' bit about the work that makes up your new series for 'Siren'. Was there one particular moment that helped to shape this body of work? Well, I’ve wanted to make a music themed body of work for awhile now, which may not be so surprising. The title felt suitable as this show is about the seduction and romance of music, as well as linking to my usual subject matter of dark, solitary women. I wasn’t entirely certain that this would be my direction in the beginning, but after starting on a couple pieces – a dancer and a quiet geisha holding a guitar – everything else just flowed out naturally and without hesitation. [caption id="attachment_3799" align="aligncenter" width="500" caption="'Wish You Were Here' in Sarah's studio in Canada"][/caption] Why did you choose to become an artist? It was a fairly natural course for me. I hate to be the cliché and say I knew from the beginning, but I kind of did. I loved drawing even at 2-3 years old, told my mom at 5 that’s what I wanted to do. It’s just what makes me happy! [caption id="attachment_3802" align="aligncenter" width="480" caption="Sarah's paintings for 'Siren' just back from our framers"][/caption] From your time at art school, name one thing you learned while there that has stuck with you to this day? Don’t let anyone stop you from making the art you want to make! It’s good to take suggestions and criticism, it might even benefit your work, but you’ll be better off doing what makes you happy since that’s where the passion for creating is. I’d be so miserable if I listened to a prof who told me figure painting is dead… Besides, he was wrong. [caption id="attachment_3794" align="aligncenter" width="416" caption="A look at 'Moody Blues' on the easel in Sarah's studio"][/caption] The works in your new series are all named after popular songs from the rock and alternative realms. Would you one day like to work with a band on creating the layout/concept for their album art? If so, which one band would you pick if you had your choice? I guess I would be pretty amazed with such an offer, at least if it were a band I enjoyed. I’d feel so unworthy though, haha. There are so many musicians I love, but I keep going over what bands my work might actually suit rather than just anyone. Maybe a band with a strong female lead like Portishead, Tori Amos, Cat Power, Bat for Lashes, Garbage etc… [caption id="attachment_3797" align="aligncenter" width="496" caption="Sarah Joncas 'Siren Song' - 14x18" - oil on canvas"][/caption] Being from Canada, what do you like most about California when you come to visit? What strikes you as the biggest difference? Well, I haven’t traveled much of Canada yet, but compared to what I’ve seen – the landscape! And all those crazy trees. Somehow I doubt someone would visit Ontario and gawk at the pines, but every time I saw a cool looking tree in LA I had to take a photo and touch the bark… Is that weird? And you guys have the ocean and all those valleys… My answer might be different if I got the chance to travel to BC or the Maritimes, but I haven’t. [caption id="attachment_3805" align="aligncenter" width="393" caption="Sarah Joncas' sketch for her mural for 'Siren' along with photos of her past mural installations at Thinkspace"][/caption] What have you got coming up in terms of shows after your show with us? I have a piece in the Last Rites Gallery (New York, NY) October group show, a piece for your 5 year anniversary show in November, and a solo I’m already starting work on for April with the Last Rites Gallery… Expect the work to get dark for that one. [caption id="attachment_3800" align="aligncenter" width="396" caption="Sarah Joncas 'My Little China Girl' - 16x20" - oil on canvas"][/caption] Sarah Joncas 'Siren' Opening Reception: THIS FRI, Sept. 3rd 7-11PM Check out Sarah's progress on her mural for 'Siren' here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/thinkspace/sets/72157624205592895/ Thinkspace 6009 Washington Blvd. Culver City, CA 90232 #310.558.3375 www.thinkspacegallery.com]]> http://www.sourharvest.com/2010/08/31/an-interview-with-sarah-joncas-2/feed/ 0 Recommended openings for this coming weekend http://www.sourharvest.com/2010/08/31/recommended-openings-for-this-coming-weekend-5/ http://www.sourharvest.com/2010/08/31/recommended-openings-for-this-coming-weekend-5/#comments Wed, 01 Sep 2010 04:07:07 +0000 Andrew Hosner http://www.sourharvest.com/?p=3780 [/caption] Thurs, Sept. 2nd 7-9PM Montana Store Los Angeles 1528 1/2 Sunset Blvd in Los Angeles Special in-store signing and live painting collaboration with Risk and Cooz (aka Nathan Ota) Thurs, Sept. 2nd 8PM-Midnight Wonderland Gallery 1257 N. La Brea Ave in West Hollywood 'The Unsaid' featuring new works from Kevin Llewellyn www.wonderlandla.com Fri, Sept. 3rd 7-10PM Gallery 1988 Los Angeles 7020 Melrose Ave in Los Angeles / 323.937.7088 ‘The 3G Show’ featuring works inspired by The Ghostbusters, Goonies, and Gremlins (On view through Sept. 22nd) www.nineteeneightyeight.com Fri, Sept. 3rd 8-11PM (with print release & signing from 7-8PM) La Luz De Jesus Gallery 4633 Hollywood Blvd. in Los Angeles / 323.666.7667 ’49 Days’ featuring new works from Yumiko Kayukawa + ‘An Unforseen Homecoming’ featuring new works from Nathan Ota (On view through Sept. 26th) www.laluzdejesus.com Fri, Sept. 3rd 7-11PM thinkspace 6009 Washington Blvd. in Culver City / 310.558.3375 ‘Siren’ featuring new paintings and a mural from Sarah Joncas + ‘Tokyo Deluxe’ featuring new paintings and an installation from Dabs Myla (On view through Sept. 24th) www.thinkspacegallery.com Sat, Sept. 4th 7-10PM Corey Helford Gallery 8522 Washington Blvd in Culver City / 310.287.2340 ‘Beyond The Pink’ featuring new works from Buff Monster (On view through Sept. 22nd) www.coreyhelfordgallery.com Sat, Sept. 4th 8PM-12:30AM ( admission) Hive Gallery 729 S. Spring St in downtown Los Angeles Monthly group show with featured artists J. Slattum, Gary Garner, Edward Frausto, Elizabeth Caffey, Ryan Ebelt, and Rick Strieck plus an array of live music, resident artists and much more – check site for all the full details www.thehivegallery.com Sat, Sept. 4th 6-10PM Melt Gallery @ Meltdown Comics 7522 Sunset Blvd in Los Angeles / 323.851.7223 ‘The Woods Are Lovely, Dark, and Deep’ featuring works from Kathleen Lolley, Lindsey Carr, Nicole Bruckman, and Jennifer Lewis (On view through Sept. 18th) www.gallerymeltdown.wordpress.com Sat, Sept. 4th 7-11PM Toy Art Gallery 737 Seward St, #1 in Los Angeles ‘Red Carpet Kaiju Monster Group Show’ featuring Akoart (Japan), Alimana (Mexico), Blobpus (Japan), Bob Conge/Plaseebo, Carlos Enriquez Gonzalez (Venezuela), Emilio Garcia (Spain), Lil Japan, Ilanena (Japan), L’amour Supreme, LASH, Mark Nagata, Matt Walker, Paul Kaiju, Pico Pico (Japan), Toshikazu Nozaka (Japan), Tulip (Japan), Uamou (Japan), Velocitron (Japan), Yamazakura (Japan), Yosuke Ueno (Japan), and more (On view through Sept. 25th) www.toyartgallery.com]]> http://www.sourharvest.com/2010/08/31/recommended-openings-for-this-coming-weekend-5/feed/ 0 Digital previews for ‘Siren’ from Sarah Joncas + ‘Tokyo Deluxe’ from Dabs Myla http://www.sourharvest.com/2010/08/30/digital-previews-for-siren-from-sarah-joncas-tokyo-deluxe-from-dabs-myla/ http://www.sourharvest.com/2010/08/30/digital-previews-for-siren-from-sarah-joncas-tokyo-deluxe-from-dabs-myla/#comments Tue, 31 Aug 2010 06:36:01 +0000 Andrew Hosner http://www.sourharvest.com/?p=3773 [/caption] DIGITAL PREVIEW for Sarah Joncas 'Siren': http://www.thinkspacegallery.com/2010/09/works.php [caption id="attachment_3776" align="aligncenter" width="408" caption="Dabs Myla 'Takoyaki and the Sleezy Sushi King' - 9x11" - Acrylic on wood panel"][/caption] DIGITAL PREVIEW for Dabs Myla 'Tokyo Deluxe': http://www.thinkspacegallery.com/2010/09/project/works.php If you are interested in any of the works from either exhibition, or have any questions at all, please get in touch via email at contact@thinkspacegallery.com Come on out to Thinkspace this Friday to view all these works in person and to meet the artists. THIS FRI - Sept. 3rd 7-10PM Thinkspace 6009 Washington Blvd. Culver City, CA 90232 #310.558.3375 www.thinkspacegallery.com]]> http://www.sourharvest.com/2010/08/30/digital-previews-for-siren-from-sarah-joncas-tokyo-deluxe-from-dabs-myla/feed/ 0 Juxtapoz interview Sarah Joncas http://www.sourharvest.com/2010/08/30/juxtapoz-interview-sarah-joncas/ http://www.sourharvest.com/2010/08/30/juxtapoz-interview-sarah-joncas/#comments Mon, 30 Aug 2010 16:08:47 +0000 Andrew Hosner http://www.sourharvest.com/?p=3769 [/caption] "This Canadian artist has been making a name for herself in the art world the past few years and her newest work for her upcoming solo, Siren, shows increased focus and technical skill making for an impressive new series." - Juxtapoz.com Check out the full Juxtapoz interview with Sarah Joncas here: http://www.juxtapoz.com/Features/back-talk-with-sarah-joncas Sarah gets into LA this afternoon from Canada. Look for pics to be posted here tomorrow of Sarah's mural coming together for this Friday along with a short interview with the artist. Sarah Joncas 'Siren' - THIS FRI, Sept. 3rd @ Thinkspace]]> http://www.sourharvest.com/2010/08/30/juxtapoz-interview-sarah-joncas/feed/ 0 ‘Tokyo Deluxe’ from Dabs Myla – day one of install http://www.sourharvest.com/2010/08/31/an-interview-with-sarah-joncas-2/ http://www.sourharvest.com/2010/08/31/an-interview-with-sarah-joncas-2/#comments Wed, 01 Sep 2010 05:12:28 +0000 Andrew Hosner http://www.sourharvest.com/?p=3787 [/caption]

An interview with Sarah Joncas

For anyone who follows Sarah Joncas' work, it should come as no surprise that music has and is a large influence on her painting process. Just as mediums or materials are essential to creating, Joncas considers music a necessary ingredient to developing and fulfilling her ideas. It was no doubt that sooner or later music would become the central theme to a body of her work. From instrument to dance, the artist has brought music to the forefront of her solo female narratives and embraced this all-important part of our culture. Similar to the pop element in her work (visually impacted by sources such as comic books, anime, film and cartoons), Joncas' musical inspirations are mostly streaming from rock and alternative roots. Suitably given the title 'Siren', this show is about the seduction and romance of music. It gets us moving, gets us singing, tugs at the heartstrings and becomes undeniably infused with our character and how we identify with the world. To further this theme, all the works included in 'Siren' have been named after songs/lyrics/bands that suit them or provide an opening to interpretation. Some inspired by, some titled afterwards with consideration. Though physically silent, it has always been the artist's hope to create work that can speak and touch someone in a similar way as a piece of music does. [caption id="attachment_3796" align="aligncenter" width="421" caption="Sarah Joncas 'Lullaby' - 20x24" - oil on canvas"][/caption] Please talk a lil' bit about the work that makes up your new series for 'Siren'. Was there one particular moment that helped to shape this body of work? Well, I’ve wanted to make a music themed body of work for awhile now, which may not be so surprising. The title felt suitable as this show is about the seduction and romance of music, as well as linking to my usual subject matter of dark, solitary women. I wasn’t entirely certain that this would be my direction in the beginning, but after starting on a couple pieces – a dancer and a quiet geisha holding a guitar – everything else just flowed out naturally and without hesitation. [caption id="attachment_3799" align="aligncenter" width="500" caption="'Wish You Were Here' in Sarah's studio in Canada"][/caption] Why did you choose to become an artist? It was a fairly natural course for me. I hate to be the cliché and say I knew from the beginning, but I kind of did. I loved drawing even at 2-3 years old, told my mom at 5 that’s what I wanted to do. It’s just what makes me happy! [caption id="attachment_3802" align="aligncenter" width="480" caption="Sarah's paintings for 'Siren' just back from our framers"][/caption] From your time at art school, name one thing you learned while there that has stuck with you to this day? Don’t let anyone stop you from making the art you want to make! It’s good to take suggestions and criticism, it might even benefit your work, but you’ll be better off doing what makes you happy since that’s where the passion for creating is. I’d be so miserable if I listened to a prof who told me figure painting is dead… Besides, he was wrong. [caption id="attachment_3794" align="aligncenter" width="416" caption="A look at 'Moody Blues' on the easel in Sarah's studio"][/caption] The works in your new series are all named after popular songs from the rock and alternative realms. Would you one day like to work with a band on creating the layout/concept for their album art? If so, which one band would you pick if you had your choice? I guess I would be pretty amazed with such an offer, at least if it were a band I enjoyed. I’d feel so unworthy though, haha. There are so many musicians I love, but I keep going over what bands my work might actually suit rather than just anyone. Maybe a band with a strong female lead like Portishead, Tori Amos, Cat Power, Bat for Lashes, Garbage etc… [caption id="attachment_3797" align="aligncenter" width="496" caption="Sarah Joncas 'Siren Song' - 14x18" - oil on canvas"][/caption] Being from Canada, what do you like most about California when you come to visit? What strikes you as the biggest difference? Well, I haven’t traveled much of Canada yet, but compared to what I’ve seen – the landscape! And all those crazy trees. Somehow I doubt someone would visit Ontario and gawk at the pines, but every time I saw a cool looking tree in LA I had to take a photo and touch the bark… Is that weird? And you guys have the ocean and all those valleys… My answer might be different if I got the chance to travel to BC or the Maritimes, but I haven’t. [caption id="attachment_3805" align="aligncenter" width="393" caption="Sarah Joncas' sketch for her mural for 'Siren' along with photos of her past mural installations at Thinkspace"][/caption] What have you got coming up in terms of shows after your show with us? I have a piece in the Last Rites Gallery (New York, NY) October group show, a piece for your 5 year anniversary show in November, and a solo I’m already starting work on for April with the Last Rites Gallery… Expect the work to get dark for that one. [caption id="attachment_3800" align="aligncenter" width="396" caption="Sarah Joncas 'My Little China Girl' - 16x20" - oil on canvas"][/caption] Sarah Joncas 'Siren' Opening Reception: THIS FRI, Sept. 3rd 7-11PM Check out Sarah's progress on her mural for 'Siren' here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/thinkspace/sets/72157624205592895/ Thinkspace 6009 Washington Blvd. Culver City, CA 90232 #310.558.3375 www.thinkspacegallery.com]]> http://www.sourharvest.com/2010/08/31/an-interview-with-sarah-joncas-2/feed/ 0 Sour Harvest http://www.sourharvest.com Thu, 02 Sep 2010 08:19:18 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Video for ‘Siren’ from Sarah Joncas http://www.sourharvest.com/2010/09/02/video-for-siren-from-sarah-joncas/ http://www.sourharvest.com/2010/09/02/video-for-siren-from-sarah-joncas/#comments Thu, 02 Sep 2010 08:18:44 +0000 Andrew Hosner http://www.sourharvest.com/?p=3845 ]]> http://www.sourharvest.com/2010/09/02/video-for-siren-from-sarah-joncas/feed/ 0 An interview with Dabs Myla http://www.sourharvest.com/2010/09/01/an-interview-with-dabs-myla-2/ http://www.sourharvest.com/2010/09/01/an-interview-with-dabs-myla-2/#comments Thu, 02 Sep 2010 06:16:02 +0000 Andrew Hosner http://www.sourharvest.com/?p=3818 [/caption] An interview with Dabs Myla Dabs Myla's new body of work is based on the overwhelming experiences the two artists had while visiting one of the most hectic cities in the world, Toyko. While creating a show about Tokyo is a bit like shooting a fish in a barrel due to all the visual stimuli found there, the couple took on the task and soaked up as much pop culture as their minds could take. Between taking photographs of the architecture and sketching up ideas wherever they went, Dabs Myla feel they have created a collection of paintings that reflects the stamp left on their brains from their trip to Tokyo. Our project room will be a virtual visual overload this September as the pair fill it with a wide array of new works layered on top of a full room mural and additional installation elements including die-cut figures, buildings, clouds, and more. ‘Tokyo Deluxe’ promises an immersive experience. [caption id="attachment_3833" align="aligncenter" width="500" caption="Dabs Myla 'Golden Moments With Fuji and the Yokai' - 22x18" - acrylic on wood panel"][/caption] Please talk a lil' bit about your recent trip to Japan where the photo reference shots for this new series were taken. MYLA: We visited Tokyo in April on our way back to LA from Melbourne...we spent the 5 days there exploring the city and photographing the city's landscapes, people and characters which inspired the series of work we have created for this show. All the paintings are about experiences we had there, Japanese character's we saw in advertisements, the food we ate and the general awesomeness of Tokyo! [caption id="attachment_3835" align="aligncenter" width="375" caption="Myla at work on the install for 'Tokyo Deluxe'"][/caption] How did you two meet? At what moment did you both realize you wanted to work together as a team? DABS: We met each other about 7 years ago at art school in Australia. We where both studying illustration together, and over the years we developed a good friendship, then well...one thing led to another...and we fell in love! On the first weekend we spent together as a couple we sat inside for 2 days and made a collaboration painting. From then on we have always been collaborating on different pieces here and there...but it was about 3 years ago we decided to totally merge together and create one entity, every piece of artwork we have made since then has been a collaboration...except for our graffiti pieces...painting your name/letters is something that needs to be handled one on one. [caption id="attachment_3832" align="aligncenter" width="411" caption="Dabs Myla 'Mr. Danger' - 9x11" - acrylic on wood panel"][/caption] What do you both consider to be your biggest overall influences? MYLA: Working as a team is definitely our biggest influence in our work...the characters, locations and themes in our work represent things that we both like and experience together! We are always bouncing ideas off each other in our pieces and although we paint separate parts of the paintings, we both influence each other in the outcome! [caption id="attachment_3839" align="aligncenter" width="408" caption="Dabs Myla 'Takoyaki and the Sleezy Sushi King' - 9x11" - acrylic on wood panel"][/caption] Name one artist from Australia that you think is criminally underrated outside of Australia and deserves more attention Stateside? DABS: I gotta say NEW 2..Growing up he was a massive influence for me in graffiti through the mid/late 80's to the mid 90's. Then he came back on the scene about 10 years ago and is still such an amazing artist, with a real graff structure to his letters that can't be beat! Then on top of that his fine art and ceramic letters that he sculpts are equally as strong and legit as his graffiti. New 2 recently relocated to Belgium where he is still totally on top of his game showing some Euro cats what time it is! [caption id="attachment_3836" align="aligncenter" width="375" caption="Dabs working on the installation for 'Tokyo Deluxe'"][/caption] From your time in Australia running a gallery, please name one thing you learned from that experience that has stuck with you to this day? DABS: As an artist, we really did learn a lot from the time spent running a gallery. A lot of artists i think find it hard to really understand the relationship between an artists and a gallery and that both are just as important as each other. A gallery needs good artists to run successfully, but an artist needs a good gallery working for them just as much! I think we have a pretty good understanding of that by having been on both sides of the fence! [caption id="attachment_3841" align="aligncenter" width="375" caption="Dabs laying in some final details on the 'Tokyo Deluxe' installation"][/caption] What have you got coming up in terms of shows after your exhibit with us? DABS: Well...First thing coming up for us after this show is our wedding which is just a few weeks after the show opens! We have a bunch of Australians coming out to LA to celebrate with us, as well as all our friends here in LA. It's gonna be so much fun! In November we'll have a new piece in your 5 Year Anniversary show. In December we will head back down to Miami for Art Basel/Primary Flight... Then we will start working on some new work for a show we are having in Palm Springs at M Modern gallery. It will be during Modernism week in Palm Springs, so we will make a set of paintings based on a modernism style?..but with a DABS and MYLA spin. We also have our show next summer at Thinkspace which we will start working on in the next couple of months too!!! [caption id="attachment_3840" align="aligncenter" width="500" caption="Dabs and Myla at work on the 'Tokyo Deluxe' installation"][/caption] Being from Australia, what strikes you as the biggest difference between your home there and your new home here in Los Angeles? MYLA: Donuts, the weather and palm trees! Australian donuts are not as fluffy, but are also very delicious, Melbourne weather has a pretty cold winter and there are only a few palm trees where we are from!!! Paul Hogan or Russel Crowe? DABS: Seriously...no contest at all!!..Paul Hogan is a true blue legend! Crocodile Dundee?..forget about it, that shit was genius! Russell Crowe...he can act I guess but he is such a douche that it cancels out any talent he may have!! I'm glad you didn't mention Mel Gibson! You don't wanna get me started on that guy, hes putting our country to shame!...see now im all worked up, thanks a bunch! Why are Tim Tams SOOO damn good? DABS: That would be because the chocolate they use in a Tim Tam has crack cocaine in it!..that's my theory anyways..its the only explanation for it! [caption id="attachment_3830" align="aligncenter" width="405" caption="Dabs Myla 'Tokyo Deluxe' - 9x11" - acrylic on wood panel"][/caption] Dabs Myla 'Tokyo Deluxe' Opening Reception: THIS FRI, Sept. 3rd 7-11PM in our project room Check out Dabs Myla's progress on their installation here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/thinkspace/sets/72157624205650731/ Thinkspace 6009 Washington Blvd. Culver City, CA 90232 #310.558.3375 www.thinkspacegallery.com]]> http://www.sourharvest.com/2010/09/01/an-interview-with-dabs-myla-2/feed/ 0 Dabs Myla video teaser for ‘Tokyo Deluxe’ http://www.sourharvest.com/2010/09/01/dabs-myla-video-teaser-for-tokyo-deluxe/ http://www.sourharvest.com/2010/09/01/dabs-myla-video-teaser-for-tokyo-deluxe/#comments Thu, 02 Sep 2010 01:50:02 +0000 Andrew Hosner http://www.sourharvest.com/?p=3824 ]]> http://www.sourharvest.com/2010/09/01/dabs-myla-video-teaser-for-tokyo-deluxe/feed/ 0 ‘Sneak Peek’ for Brian Viveros’ ‘The Dirtyland’ updated… http://www.sourharvest.com/2010/09/01/sneak-peek-for-brian-viveros-the-dirtyland-updated/ http://www.sourharvest.com/2010/09/01/sneak-peek-for-brian-viveros-the-dirtyland-updated/#comments Thu, 02 Sep 2010 00:05:28 +0000 Andrew Hosner http://www.sourharvest.com/?p=3815 Check out the 'Sneak Peek' on our Flickr for 'The Dirtyland' here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/thinkspace/sets/72157624758524750/ Brian M. Viveros 'The Dirtyland' New paintings, drawings, sculptures, editions and an installation Opening Reception: Sat, Oct. 2nd 7-11PM On view: Oct. 2nd - Oct. 23rd More details soon! Thinkspace 6009 Washington Blvd. Culver City, CA 90232 #310.558.3375 www.thinkspacegallery.com]]> http://www.sourharvest.com/2010/09/01/sneak-peek-for-brian-viveros-the-dirtyland-updated/feed/ 0 Daily Dujour visit the studio of Dabs Myla http://www.sourharvest.com/2010/09/01/daily-dujour-visit-the-studio-of-dabs-myla/ http://www.sourharvest.com/2010/09/01/daily-dujour-visit-the-studio-of-dabs-myla/#comments Wed, 01 Sep 2010 08:01:40 +0000 Andrew Hosner http://www.sourharvest.com/?p=3810 "Hell bent on asserting their mastery of the site specific installation, they are upping their game by mixing painted wall scenes with the painted cutouts including multi-layered elements as well as two-sided hanging pieces. One question that is often asked of artists is ‘how do you know when you’re done’ ? With respect to installation work, Dabs Myla’s answer is simple – work right up to the very last minute making as much as is humanly possible. That dedication sets them and their whimsical installations apart." - DailyDujour.com Check out pics from Daily Dujour's studio visit with the duo here: http://dailydujour.com/2010/08/31/studio-visit-dabs-myla-tokyo-deluke/ We just updated our ‘Sneak Peek’ preview set for the show on our Flickr too: http://www.flickr.com/photos/thinkspace/sets/72157624205650731/ Dabs Myla ‘Tokyo Deluxe’ - THIS FRIDAY @ Thinkspace in our project room Total visual overload awaits in our project room this Friday with a dozen new paintings and well over 60 installation elements coming out of the walls, hanging from the ceilings and from 3D letters on the walls... not to mention a wrap around wall mural under it all.]]> http://www.sourharvest.com/2010/09/01/daily-dujour-visit-the-studio-of-dabs-myla/feed/ 0 An interview with Sarah Joncas http://www.sourharvest.com/2010/08/31/an-interview-with-sarah-joncas-2/ http://www.sourharvest.com/2010/08/31/an-interview-with-sarah-joncas-2/#comments Wed, 01 Sep 2010 05:12:28 +0000 Andrew Hosner http://www.sourharvest.com/?p=3787 [/caption]

An interview with Sarah Joncas

For anyone who follows Sarah Joncas' work, it should come as no surprise that music has and is a large influence on her painting process. Just as mediums or materials are essential to creating, Joncas considers music a necessary ingredient to developing and fulfilling her ideas. It was no doubt that sooner or later music would become the central theme to a body of her work. From instrument to dance, the artist has brought music to the forefront of her solo female narratives and embraced this all-important part of our culture. Similar to the pop element in her work (visually impacted by sources such as comic books, anime, film and cartoons), Joncas' musical inspirations are mostly streaming from rock and alternative roots. Suitably given the title 'Siren', this show is about the seduction and romance of music. It gets us moving, gets us singing, tugs at the heartstrings and becomes undeniably infused with our character and how we identify with the world. To further this theme, all the works included in 'Siren' have been named after songs/lyrics/bands that suit them or provide an opening to interpretation. Some inspired by, some titled afterwards with consideration. Though physically silent, it has always been the artist's hope to create work that can speak and touch someone in a similar way as a piece of music does. [caption id="attachment_3796" align="aligncenter" width="421" caption="Sarah Joncas 'Lullaby' - 20x24" - oil on canvas"][/caption] Please talk a lil' bit about the work that makes up your new series for 'Siren'. Was there one particular moment that helped to shape this body of work? Well, I’ve wanted to make a music themed body of work for awhile now, which may not be so surprising. The title felt suitable as this show is about the seduction and romance of music, as well as linking to my usual subject matter of dark, solitary women. I wasn’t entirely certain that this would be my direction in the beginning, but after starting on a couple pieces – a dancer and a quiet geisha holding a guitar – everything else just flowed out naturally and without hesitation. [caption id="attachment_3799" align="aligncenter" width="500" caption="'Wish You Were Here' in Sarah's studio in Canada"][/caption] Why did you choose to become an artist? It was a fairly natural course for me. I hate to be the cliché and say I knew from the beginning, but I kind of did. I loved drawing even at 2-3 years old, told my mom at 5 that’s what I wanted to do. It’s just what makes me happy! [caption id="attachment_3802" align="aligncenter" width="480" caption="Sarah's paintings for 'Siren' just back from our framers"][/caption] From your time at art school, name one thing you learned while there that has stuck with you to this day? Don’t let anyone stop you from making the art you want to make! It’s good to take suggestions and criticism, it might even benefit your work, but you’ll be better off doing what makes you happy since that’s where the passion for creating is. I’d be so miserable if I listened to a prof who told me figure painting is dead… Besides, he was wrong. [caption id="attachment_3794" align="aligncenter" width="416" caption="A look at 'Moody Blues' on the easel in Sarah's studio"][/caption] The works in your new series are all named after popular songs from the rock and alternative realms. Would you one day like to work with a band on creating the layout/concept for their album art? If so, which one band would you pick if you had your choice? I guess I would be pretty amazed with such an offer, at least if it were a band I enjoyed. I’d feel so unworthy though, haha. There are so many musicians I love, but I keep going over what bands my work might actually suit rather than just anyone. Maybe a band with a strong female lead like Portishead, Tori Amos, Cat Power, Bat for Lashes, Garbage etc… [caption id="attachment_3797" align="aligncenter" width="496" caption="Sarah Joncas 'Siren Song' - 14x18" - oil on canvas"][/caption] Being from Canada, what do you like most about California when you come to visit? What strikes you as the biggest difference? Well, I haven’t traveled much of Canada yet, but compared to what I’ve seen – the landscape! And all those crazy trees. Somehow I doubt someone would visit Ontario and gawk at the pines, but every time I saw a cool looking tree in LA I had to take a photo and touch the bark… Is that weird? And you guys have the ocean and all those valleys… My answer might be different if I got the chance to travel to BC or the Maritimes, but I haven’t. [caption id="attachment_3805" align="aligncenter" width="393" caption="Sarah Joncas' sketch for her mural for 'Siren' along with photos of her past mural installations at Thinkspace"][/caption] What have you got coming up in terms of shows after your show with us? I have a piece in the Last Rites Gallery (New York, NY) October group show, a piece for your 5 year anniversary show in November, and a solo I’m already starting work on for April with the Last Rites Gallery… Expect the work to get dark for that one. [caption id="attachment_3800" align="aligncenter" width="396" caption="Sarah Joncas 'My Little China Girl' - 16x20" - oil on canvas"][/caption] Sarah Joncas 'Siren' Opening Reception: THIS FRI, Sept. 3rd 7-11PM Check out Sarah's progress on her mural for 'Siren' here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/thinkspace/sets/72157624205592895/ Thinkspace 6009 Washington Blvd. Culver City, CA 90232 #310.558.3375 www.thinkspacegallery.com]]> http://www.sourharvest.com/2010/08/31/an-interview-with-sarah-joncas-2/feed/ 0 Recommended openings for this coming weekend http://www.sourharvest.com/2010/08/31/recommended-openings-for-this-coming-weekend-5/ http://www.sourharvest.com/2010/08/31/recommended-openings-for-this-coming-weekend-5/#comments Wed, 01 Sep 2010 04:07:07 +0000 Andrew Hosner http://www.sourharvest.com/?p=3780 [/caption] Thurs, Sept. 2nd 7-9PM Montana Store Los Angeles 1528 1/2 Sunset Blvd in Los Angeles Special in-store signing and live painting collaboration with Risk and Cooz (aka Nathan Ota) Thurs, Sept. 2nd 8PM-Midnight Wonderland Gallery 1257 N. La Brea Ave in West Hollywood 'The Unsaid' featuring new works from Kevin Llewellyn www.wonderlandla.com Fri, Sept. 3rd 7-10PM Gallery 1988 Los Angeles 7020 Melrose Ave in Los Angeles / 323.937.7088 ‘The 3G Show’ featuring works inspired by The Ghostbusters, Goonies, and Gremlins (On view through Sept. 22nd) www.nineteeneightyeight.com Fri, Sept. 3rd 8-11PM (with print release & signing from 7-8PM) La Luz De Jesus Gallery 4633 Hollywood Blvd. in Los Angeles / 323.666.7667 ’49 Days’ featuring new works from Yumiko Kayukawa + ‘An Unforseen Homecoming’ featuring new works from Nathan Ota (On view through Sept. 26th) www.laluzdejesus.com Fri, Sept. 3rd 7-11PM thinkspace 6009 Washington Blvd. in Culver City / 310.558.3375 ‘Siren’ featuring new paintings and a mural from Sarah Joncas + ‘Tokyo Deluxe’ featuring new paintings and an installation from Dabs Myla (On view through Sept. 24th) www.thinkspacegallery.com Sat, Sept. 4th 7-10PM Corey Helford Gallery 8522 Washington Blvd in Culver City / 310.287.2340 ‘Beyond The Pink’ featuring new works from Buff Monster (On view through Sept. 22nd) www.coreyhelfordgallery.com Sat, Sept. 4th 8PM-12:30AM ( admission) Hive Gallery 729 S. Spring St in downtown Los Angeles Monthly group show with featured artists J. Slattum, Gary Garner, Edward Frausto, Elizabeth Caffey, Ryan Ebelt, and Rick Strieck plus an array of live music, resident artists and much more – check site for all the full details www.thehivegallery.com Sat, Sept. 4th 6-10PM Melt Gallery @ Meltdown Comics 7522 Sunset Blvd in Los Angeles / 323.851.7223 ‘The Woods Are Lovely, Dark, and Deep’ featuring works from Kathleen Lolley, Lindsey Carr, Nicole Bruckman, and Jennifer Lewis (On view through Sept. 18th) www.gallerymeltdown.wordpress.com Sat, Sept. 4th 7-11PM Toy Art Gallery 737 Seward St, #1 in Los Angeles ‘Red Carpet Kaiju Monster Group Show’ featuring Akoart (Japan), Alimana (Mexico), Blobpus (Japan), Bob Conge/Plaseebo, Carlos Enriquez Gonzalez (Venezuela), Emilio Garcia (Spain), Lil Japan, Ilanena (Japan), L’amour Supreme, LASH, Mark Nagata, Matt Walker, Paul Kaiju, Pico Pico (Japan), Toshikazu Nozaka (Japan), Tulip (Japan), Uamou (Japan), Velocitron (Japan), Yamazakura (Japan), Yosuke Ueno (Japan), and more (On view through Sept. 25th) www.toyartgallery.com]]> http://www.sourharvest.com/2010/08/31/recommended-openings-for-this-coming-weekend-5/feed/ 0 Digital previews for ‘Siren’ from Sarah Joncas + ‘Tokyo Deluxe’ from Dabs Myla http://www.sourharvest.com/2010/08/30/digital-previews-for-siren-from-sarah-joncas-tokyo-deluxe-from-dabs-myla/ http://www.sourharvest.com/2010/08/30/digital-previews-for-siren-from-sarah-joncas-tokyo-deluxe-from-dabs-myla/#comments Tue, 31 Aug 2010 06:36:01 +0000 Andrew Hosner http://www.sourharvest.com/?p=3773 [/caption] DIGITAL PREVIEW for Sarah Joncas 'Siren': http://www.thinkspacegallery.com/2010/09/works.php [caption id="attachment_3776" align="aligncenter" width="408" caption="Dabs Myla 'Takoyaki and the Sleezy Sushi King' - 9x11" - Acrylic on wood panel"][/caption] DIGITAL PREVIEW for Dabs Myla 'Tokyo Deluxe': http://www.thinkspacegallery.com/2010/09/project/works.php If you are interested in any of the works from either exhibition, or have any questions at all, please get in touch via email at contact@thinkspacegallery.com Come on out to Thinkspace this Friday to view all these works in person and to meet the artists. THIS FRI - Sept. 3rd 7-10PM Thinkspace 6009 Washington Blvd. Culver City, CA 90232 #310.558.3375 www.thinkspacegallery.com]]> http://www.sourharvest.com/2010/08/30/digital-previews-for-siren-from-sarah-joncas-tokyo-deluxe-from-dabs-myla/feed/ 0 Juxtapoz interview Sarah Joncas http://www.sourharvest.com/2010/08/30/juxtapoz-interview-sarah-joncas/ http://www.sourharvest.com/2010/08/30/juxtapoz-interview-sarah-joncas/#comments Mon, 30 Aug 2010 16:08:47 +0000 Andrew Hosner http://www.sourharvest.com/?p=3769 [/caption] "This Canadian artist has been making a name for herself in the art world the past few years and her newest work for her upcoming solo, Siren, shows increased focus and technical skill making for an impressive new series." - Juxtapoz.com Check out the full Juxtapoz interview with Sarah Joncas here: http://www.juxtapoz.com/Features/back-talk-with-sarah-joncas Sarah gets into LA this afternoon from Canada. Look for pics to be posted here tomorrow of Sarah's mural coming together for this Friday along with a short interview with the artist. Sarah Joncas 'Siren' - THIS FRI, Sept. 3rd @ Thinkspace]]> http://www.sourharvest.com/2010/08/30/juxtapoz-interview-sarah-joncas/feed/ 0 ‘Tokyo Deluxe’ from Dabs Myla – day one of install http://www.sourharvest.com/2010/08/31/recommended-openings-for-this-coming-weekend-5/ http://www.sourharvest.com/2010/08/31/recommended-openings-for-this-coming-weekend-5/#comments Wed, 01 Sep 2010 04:07:07 +0000 Andrew Hosner http://www.sourharvest.com/?p=3780 [/caption] Thurs, Sept. 2nd 7-9PM Montana Store Los Angeles 1528 1/2 Sunset Blvd in Los Angeles Special in-store signing and live painting collaboration with Risk and Cooz (aka Nathan Ota) Thurs, Sept. 2nd 8PM-Midnight Wonderland Gallery 1257 N. La Brea Ave in West Hollywood 'The Unsaid' featuring new works from Kevin Llewellyn www.wonderlandla.com Fri, Sept. 3rd 7-10PM Gallery 1988 Los Angeles 7020 Melrose Ave in Los Angeles / 323.937.7088 ‘The 3G Show’ featuring works inspired by The Ghostbusters, Goonies, and Gremlins (On view through Sept. 22nd) www.nineteeneightyeight.com Fri, Sept. 3rd 8-11PM (with print release & signing from 7-8PM) La Luz De Jesus Gallery 4633 Hollywood Blvd. in Los Angeles / 323.666.7667 ’49 Days’ featuring new works from Yumiko Kayukawa + ‘An Unforseen Homecoming’ featuring new works from Nathan Ota (On view through Sept. 26th) www.laluzdejesus.com Fri, Sept. 3rd 7-11PM thinkspace 6009 Washington Blvd. in Culver City / 310.558.3375 ‘Siren’ featuring new paintings and a mural from Sarah Joncas + ‘Tokyo Deluxe’ featuring new paintings and an installation from Dabs Myla (On view through Sept. 24th) www.thinkspacegallery.com Sat, Sept. 4th 7-10PM Corey Helford Gallery 8522 Washington Blvd in Culver City / 310.287.2340 ‘Beyond The Pink’ featuring new works from Buff Monster (On view through Sept. 22nd) www.coreyhelfordgallery.com Sat, Sept. 4th 8PM-12:30AM ($8 admission) Hive Gallery 729 S. Spring St in downtown Los Angeles Monthly group show with featured artists J. Slattum, Gary Garner, Edward Frausto, Elizabeth Caffey, Ryan Ebelt, and Rick Strieck plus an array of live music, resident artists and much more – check site for all the full details www.thehivegallery.com Sat, Sept. 4th 6-10PM Melt Gallery @ Meltdown Comics 7522 Sunset Blvd in Los Angeles / 323.851.7223 ‘The Woods Are Lovely, Dark, and Deep’ featuring works from Kathleen Lolley, Lindsey Carr, Nicole Bruckman, and Jennifer Lewis (On view through Sept. 18th) www.gallerymeltdown.wordpress.com Sat, Sept. 4th 7-11PM Toy Art Gallery 737 Seward St, #1 in Los Angeles ‘Red Carpet Kaiju Monster Group Show’ featuring Akoart (Japan), Alimana (Mexico), Blobpus (Japan), Bob Conge/Plaseebo, Carlos Enriquez Gonzalez (Venezuela), Emilio Garcia (Spain), Lil Japan, Ilanena (Japan), L’amour Supreme, LASH, Mark Nagata, Matt Walker, Paul Kaiju, Pico Pico (Japan), Toshikazu Nozaka (Japan), Tulip (Japan), Uamou (Japan), Velocitron (Japan), Yamazakura (Japan), Yosuke Ueno (Japan), and more (On view through Sept. 25th) www.toyartgallery.com]]> http://www.sourharvest.com/2010/08/31/recommended-openings-for-this-coming-weekend-5/feed/ 0 Sour Harvest http://www.sourharvest.com Thu, 02 Sep 2010 08:19:18 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Video for ‘Siren’ from Sarah Joncas http://www.sourharvest.com/2010/09/02/video-for-siren-from-sarah-joncas/ http://www.sourharvest.com/2010/09/02/video-for-siren-from-sarah-joncas/#comments Thu, 02 Sep 2010 08:18:44 +0000 Andrew Hosner http://www.sourharvest.com/?p=3845 ]]> http://www.sourharvest.com/2010/09/02/video-for-siren-from-sarah-joncas/feed/ 0 An interview with Dabs Myla http://www.sourharvest.com/2010/09/01/an-interview-with-dabs-myla-2/ http://www.sourharvest.com/2010/09/01/an-interview-with-dabs-myla-2/#comments Thu, 02 Sep 2010 06:16:02 +0000 Andrew Hosner http://www.sourharvest.com/?p=3818 [/caption] An interview with Dabs Myla Dabs Myla's new body of work is based on the overwhelming experiences the two artists had while visiting one of the most hectic cities in the world, Toyko. While creating a show about Tokyo is a bit like shooting a fish in a barrel due to all the visual stimuli found there, the couple took on the task and soaked up as much pop culture as their minds could take. Between taking photographs of the architecture and sketching up ideas wherever they went, Dabs Myla feel they have created a collection of paintings that reflects the stamp left on their brains from their trip to Tokyo. Our project room will be a virtual visual overload this September as the pair fill it with a wide array of new works layered on top of a full room mural and additional installation elements including die-cut figures, buildings, clouds, and more. ‘Tokyo Deluxe’ promises an immersive experience. [caption id="attachment_3833" align="aligncenter" width="500" caption="Dabs Myla 'Golden Moments With Fuji and the Yokai' - 22x18" - acrylic on wood panel"][/caption] Please talk a lil' bit about your recent trip to Japan where the photo reference shots for this new series were taken. MYLA: We visited Tokyo in April on our way back to LA from Melbourne...we spent the 5 days there exploring the city and photographing the city's landscapes, people and characters which inspired the series of work we have created for this show. All the paintings are about experiences we had there, Japanese character's we saw in advertisements, the food we ate and the general awesomeness of Tokyo! [caption id="attachment_3835" align="aligncenter" width="375" caption="Myla at work on the install for 'Tokyo Deluxe'"][/caption] How did you two meet? At what moment did you both realize you wanted to work together as a team? DABS: We met each other about 7 years ago at art school in Australia. We where both studying illustration together, and over the years we developed a good friendship, then well...one thing led to another...and we fell in love! On the first weekend we spent together as a couple we sat inside for 2 days and made a collaboration painting. From then on we have always been collaborating on different pieces here and there...but it was about 3 years ago we decided to totally merge together and create one entity, every piece of artwork we have made since then has been a collaboration...except for our graffiti pieces...painting your name/letters is something that needs to be handled one on one. [caption id="attachment_3832" align="aligncenter" width="411" caption="Dabs Myla 'Mr. Danger' - 9x11" - acrylic on wood panel"][/caption] What do you both consider to be your biggest overall influences? MYLA: Working as a team is definitely our biggest influence in our work...the characters, locations and themes in our work represent things that we both like and experience together! We are always bouncing ideas off each other in our pieces and although we paint separate parts of the paintings, we both influence each other in the outcome! [caption id="attachment_3839" align="aligncenter" width="408" caption="Dabs Myla 'Takoyaki and the Sleezy Sushi King' - 9x11" - acrylic on wood panel"][/caption] Name one artist from Australia that you think is criminally underrated outside of Australia and deserves more attention Stateside? DABS: I gotta say NEW 2..Growing up he was a massive influence for me in graffiti through the mid/late 80's to the mid 90's. Then he came back on the scene about 10 years ago and is still such an amazing artist, with a real graff structure to his letters that can't be beat! Then on top of that his fine art and ceramic letters that he sculpts are equally as strong and legit as his graffiti. New 2 recently relocated to Belgium where he is still totally on top of his game showing some Euro cats what time it is! [caption id="attachment_3836" align="aligncenter" width="375" caption="Dabs working on the installation for 'Tokyo Deluxe'"][/caption] From your time in Australia running a gallery, please name one thing you learned from that experience that has stuck with you to this day? DABS: As an artist, we really did learn a lot from the time spent running a gallery. A lot of artists i think find it hard to really understand the relationship between an artists and a gallery and that both are just as important as each other. A gallery needs good artists to run successfully, but an artist needs a good gallery working for them just as much! I think we have a pretty good understanding of that by having been on both sides of the fence! [caption id="attachment_3841" align="aligncenter" width="375" caption="Dabs laying in some final details on the 'Tokyo Deluxe' installation"][/caption] What have you got coming up in terms of shows after your exhibit with us? DABS: Well...First thing coming up for us after this show is our wedding which is just a few weeks after the show opens! We have a bunch of Australians coming out to LA to celebrate with us, as well as all our friends here in LA. It's gonna be so much fun! In November we'll have a new piece in your 5 Year Anniversary show. In December we will head back down to Miami for Art Basel/Primary Flight... Then we will start working on some new work for a show we are having in Palm Springs at M Modern gallery. It will be during Modernism week in Palm Springs, so we will make a set of paintings based on a modernism style?..but with a DABS and MYLA spin. We also have our show next summer at Thinkspace which we will start working on in the next couple of months too!!! [caption id="attachment_3840" align="aligncenter" width="500" caption="Dabs and Myla at work on the 'Tokyo Deluxe' installation"][/caption] Being from Australia, what strikes you as the biggest difference between your home there and your new home here in Los Angeles? MYLA: Donuts, the weather and palm trees! Australian donuts are not as fluffy, but are also very delicious, Melbourne weather has a pretty cold winter and there are only a few palm trees where we are from!!! Paul Hogan or Russel Crowe? DABS: Seriously...no contest at all!!..Paul Hogan is a true blue legend! Crocodile Dundee?..forget about it, that shit was genius! Russell Crowe...he can act I guess but he is such a douche that it cancels out any talent he may have!! I'm glad you didn't mention Mel Gibson! You don't wanna get me started on that guy, hes putting our country to shame!...see now im all worked up, thanks a bunch! Why are Tim Tams SOOO damn good? DABS: That would be because the chocolate they use in a Tim Tam has crack cocaine in it!..that's my theory anyways..its the only explanation for it! [caption id="attachment_3830" align="aligncenter" width="405" caption="Dabs Myla 'Tokyo Deluxe' - 9x11" - acrylic on wood panel"][/caption] Dabs Myla 'Tokyo Deluxe' Opening Reception: THIS FRI, Sept. 3rd 7-11PM in our project room Check out Dabs Myla's progress on their installation here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/thinkspace/sets/72157624205650731/ Thinkspace 6009 Washington Blvd. Culver City, CA 90232 #310.558.3375 www.thinkspacegallery.com]]> http://www.sourharvest.com/2010/09/01/an-interview-with-dabs-myla-2/feed/ 0 Dabs Myla video teaser for ‘Tokyo Deluxe’ http://www.sourharvest.com/2010/09/01/dabs-myla-video-teaser-for-tokyo-deluxe/ http://www.sourharvest.com/2010/09/01/dabs-myla-video-teaser-for-tokyo-deluxe/#comments Thu, 02 Sep 2010 01:50:02 +0000 Andrew Hosner http://www.sourharvest.com/?p=3824 ]]> http://www.sourharvest.com/2010/09/01/dabs-myla-video-teaser-for-tokyo-deluxe/feed/ 0 ‘Sneak Peek’ for Brian Viveros’ ‘The Dirtyland’ updated… http://www.sourharvest.com/2010/09/01/sneak-peek-for-brian-viveros-the-dirtyland-updated/ http://www.sourharvest.com/2010/09/01/sneak-peek-for-brian-viveros-the-dirtyland-updated/#comments Thu, 02 Sep 2010 00:05:28 +0000 Andrew Hosner http://www.sourharvest.com/?p=3815 Check out the 'Sneak Peek' on our Flickr for 'The Dirtyland' here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/thinkspace/sets/72157624758524750/ Brian M. Viveros 'The Dirtyland' New paintings, drawings, sculptures, editions and an installation Opening Reception: Sat, Oct. 2nd 7-11PM On view: Oct. 2nd - Oct. 23rd More details soon! Thinkspace 6009 Washington Blvd. Culver City, CA 90232 #310.558.3375 www.thinkspacegallery.com]]> http://www.sourharvest.com/2010/09/01/sneak-peek-for-brian-viveros-the-dirtyland-updated/feed/ 0 Daily Dujour visit the studio of Dabs Myla http://www.sourharvest.com/2010/09/01/daily-dujour-visit-the-studio-of-dabs-myla/ http://www.sourharvest.com/2010/09/01/daily-dujour-visit-the-studio-of-dabs-myla/#comments Wed, 01 Sep 2010 08:01:40 +0000 Andrew Hosner http://www.sourharvest.com/?p=3810 "Hell bent on asserting their mastery of the site specific installation, they are upping their game by mixing painted wall scenes with the painted cutouts including multi-layered elements as well as two-sided hanging pieces. One question that is often asked of artists is ‘how do you know when you’re done’ ? With respect to installation work, Dabs Myla’s answer is simple – work right up to the very last minute making as much as is humanly possible. That dedication sets them and their whimsical installations apart." - DailyDujour.com Check out pics from Daily Dujour's studio visit with the duo here: http://dailydujour.com/2010/08/31/studio-visit-dabs-myla-tokyo-deluke/ We just updated our ‘Sneak Peek’ preview set for the show on our Flickr too: http://www.flickr.com/photos/thinkspace/sets/72157624205650731/ Dabs Myla ‘Tokyo Deluxe’ - THIS FRIDAY @ Thinkspace in our project room Total visual overload awaits in our project room this Friday with a dozen new paintings and well over 60 installation elements coming out of the walls, hanging from the ceilings and from 3D letters on the walls... not to mention a wrap around wall mural under it all.]]> http://www.sourharvest.com/2010/09/01/daily-dujour-visit-the-studio-of-dabs-myla/feed/ 0 An interview with Sarah Joncas http://www.sourharvest.com/2010/08/31/an-interview-with-sarah-joncas-2/ http://www.sourharvest.com/2010/08/31/an-interview-with-sarah-joncas-2/#comments Wed, 01 Sep 2010 05:12:28 +0000 Andrew Hosner http://www.sourharvest.com/?p=3787 [/caption]

An interview with Sarah Joncas

For anyone who follows Sarah Joncas' work, it should come as no surprise that music has and is a large influence on her painting process. Just as mediums or materials are essential to creating, Joncas considers music a necessary ingredient to developing and fulfilling her ideas. It was no doubt that sooner or later music would become the central theme to a body of her work. From instrument to dance, the artist has brought music to the forefront of her solo female narratives and embraced this all-important part of our culture. Similar to the pop element in her work (visually impacted by sources such as comic books, anime, film and cartoons), Joncas' musical inspirations are mostly streaming from rock and alternative roots. Suitably given the title 'Siren', this show is about the seduction and romance of music. It gets us moving, gets us singing, tugs at the heartstrings and becomes undeniably infused with our character and how we identify with the world. To further this theme, all the works included in 'Siren' have been named after songs/lyrics/bands that suit them or provide an opening to interpretation. Some inspired by, some titled afterwards with consideration. Though physically silent, it has always been the artist's hope to create work that can speak and touch someone in a similar way as a piece of music does. [caption id="attachment_3796" align="aligncenter" width="421" caption="Sarah Joncas 'Lullaby' - 20x24" - oil on canvas"][/caption] Please talk a lil' bit about the work that makes up your new series for 'Siren'. Was there one particular moment that helped to shape this body of work? Well, I’ve wanted to make a music themed body of work for awhile now, which may not be so surprising. The title felt suitable as this show is about the seduction and romance of music, as well as linking to my usual subject matter of dark, solitary women. I wasn’t entirely certain that this would be my direction in the beginning, but after starting on a couple pieces – a dancer and a quiet geisha holding a guitar – everything else just flowed out naturally and without hesitation. [caption id="attachment_3799" align="aligncenter" width="500" caption="'Wish You Were Here' in Sarah's studio in Canada"][/caption] Why did you choose to become an artist? It was a fairly natural course for me. I hate to be the cliché and say I knew from the beginning, but I kind of did. I loved drawing even at 2-3 years old, told my mom at 5 that’s what I wanted to do. It’s just what makes me happy! [caption id="attachment_3802" align="aligncenter" width="480" caption="Sarah's paintings for 'Siren' just back from our framers"][/caption] From your time at art school, name one thing you learned while there that has stuck with you to this day? Don’t let anyone stop you from making the art you want to make! It’s good to take suggestions and criticism, it might even benefit your work, but you’ll be better off doing what makes you happy since that’s where the passion for creating is. I’d be so miserable if I listened to a prof who told me figure painting is dead… Besides, he was wrong. [caption id="attachment_3794" align="aligncenter" width="416" caption="A look at 'Moody Blues' on the easel in Sarah's studio"][/caption] The works in your new series are all named after popular songs from the rock and alternative realms. Would you one day like to work with a band on creating the layout/concept for their album art? If so, which one band would you pick if you had your choice? I guess I would be pretty amazed with such an offer, at least if it were a band I enjoyed. I’d feel so unworthy though, haha. There are so many musicians I love, but I keep going over what bands my work might actually suit rather than just anyone. Maybe a band with a strong female lead like Portishead, Tori Amos, Cat Power, Bat for Lashes, Garbage etc… [caption id="attachment_3797" align="aligncenter" width="496" caption="Sarah Joncas 'Siren Song' - 14x18" - oil on canvas"][/caption] Being from Canada, what do you like most about California when you come to visit? What strikes you as the biggest difference? Well, I haven’t traveled much of Canada yet, but compared to what I’ve seen – the landscape! And all those crazy trees. Somehow I doubt someone would visit Ontario and gawk at the pines, but every time I saw a cool looking tree in LA I had to take a photo and touch the bark… Is that weird? And you guys have the ocean and all those valleys… My answer might be different if I got the chance to travel to BC or the Maritimes, but I haven’t. [caption id="attachment_3805" align="aligncenter" width="393" caption="Sarah Joncas' sketch for her mural for 'Siren' along with photos of her past mural installations at Thinkspace"][/caption] What have you got coming up in terms of shows after your show with us? I have a piece in the Last Rites Gallery (New York, NY) October group show, a piece for your 5 year anniversary show in November, and a solo I’m already starting work on for April with the Last Rites Gallery… Expect the work to get dark for that one. [caption id="attachment_3800" align="aligncenter" width="396" caption="Sarah Joncas 'My Little China Girl' - 16x20" - oil on canvas"][/caption] Sarah Joncas 'Siren' Opening Reception: THIS FRI, Sept. 3rd 7-11PM Check out Sarah's progress on her mural for 'Siren' here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/thinkspace/sets/72157624205592895/ Thinkspace 6009 Washington Blvd. Culver City, CA 90232 #310.558.3375 www.thinkspacegallery.com]]> http://www.sourharvest.com/2010/08/31/an-interview-with-sarah-joncas-2/feed/ 0 Recommended openings for this coming weekend http://www.sourharvest.com/2010/08/31/recommended-openings-for-this-coming-weekend-5/ http://www.sourharvest.com/2010/08/31/recommended-openings-for-this-coming-weekend-5/#comments Wed, 01 Sep 2010 04:07:07 +0000 Andrew Hosner http://www.sourharvest.com/?p=3780 [/caption] Thurs, Sept. 2nd 7-9PM Montana Store Los Angeles 1528 1/2 Sunset Blvd in Los Angeles Special in-store signing and live painting collaboration with Risk and Cooz (aka Nathan Ota) Thurs, Sept. 2nd 8PM-Midnight Wonderland Gallery 1257 N. La Brea Ave in West Hollywood 'The Unsaid' featuring new works from Kevin Llewellyn www.wonderlandla.com Fri, Sept. 3rd 7-10PM Gallery 1988 Los Angeles 7020 Melrose Ave in Los Angeles / 323.937.7088 ‘The 3G Show’ featuring works inspired by The Ghostbusters, Goonies, and Gremlins (On view through Sept. 22nd) www.nineteeneightyeight.com Fri, Sept. 3rd 8-11PM (with print release & signing from 7-8PM) La Luz De Jesus Gallery 4633 Hollywood Blvd. in Los Angeles / 323.666.7667 ’49 Days’ featuring new works from Yumiko Kayukawa + ‘An Unforseen Homecoming’ featuring new works from Nathan Ota (On view through Sept. 26th) www.laluzdejesus.com Fri, Sept. 3rd 7-11PM thinkspace 6009 Washington Blvd. in Culver City / 310.558.3375 ‘Siren’ featuring new paintings and a mural from Sarah Joncas + ‘Tokyo Deluxe’ featuring new paintings and an installation from Dabs Myla (On view through Sept. 24th) www.thinkspacegallery.com Sat, Sept. 4th 7-10PM Corey Helford Gallery 8522 Washington Blvd in Culver City / 310.287.2340 ‘Beyond The Pink’ featuring new works from Buff Monster (On view through Sept. 22nd) www.coreyhelfordgallery.com Sat, Sept. 4th 8PM-12:30AM ( admission) Hive Gallery 729 S. Spring St in downtown Los Angeles Monthly group show with featured artists J. Slattum, Gary Garner, Edward Frausto, Elizabeth Caffey, Ryan Ebelt, and Rick Strieck plus an array of live music, resident artists and much more – check site for all the full details www.thehivegallery.com Sat, Sept. 4th 6-10PM Melt Gallery @ Meltdown Comics 7522 Sunset Blvd in Los Angeles / 323.851.7223 ‘The Woods Are Lovely, Dark, and Deep’ featuring works from Kathleen Lolley, Lindsey Carr, Nicole Bruckman, and Jennifer Lewis (On view through Sept. 18th) www.gallerymeltdown.wordpress.com Sat, Sept. 4th 7-11PM Toy Art Gallery 737 Seward St, #1 in Los Angeles ‘Red Carpet Kaiju Monster Group Show’ featuring Akoart (Japan), Alimana (Mexico), Blobpus (Japan), Bob Conge/Plaseebo, Carlos Enriquez Gonzalez (Venezuela), Emilio Garcia (Spain), Lil Japan, Ilanena (Japan), L’amour Supreme, LASH, Mark Nagata, Matt Walker, Paul Kaiju, Pico Pico (Japan), Toshikazu Nozaka (Japan), Tulip (Japan), Uamou (Japan), Velocitron (Japan), Yamazakura (Japan), Yosuke Ueno (Japan), and more (On view through Sept. 25th) www.toyartgallery.com]]> http://www.sourharvest.com/2010/08/31/recommended-openings-for-this-coming-weekend-5/feed/ 0 Digital previews for ‘Siren’ from Sarah Joncas + ‘Tokyo Deluxe’ from Dabs Myla http://www.sourharvest.com/2010/08/30/digital-previews-for-siren-from-sarah-joncas-tokyo-deluxe-from-dabs-myla/ http://www.sourharvest.com/2010/08/30/digital-previews-for-siren-from-sarah-joncas-tokyo-deluxe-from-dabs-myla/#comments Tue, 31 Aug 2010 06:36:01 +0000 Andrew Hosner http://www.sourharvest.com/?p=3773 [/caption] DIGITAL PREVIEW for Sarah Joncas 'Siren': http://www.thinkspacegallery.com/2010/09/works.php [caption id="attachment_3776" align="aligncenter" width="408" caption="Dabs Myla 'Takoyaki and the Sleezy Sushi King' - 9x11" - Acrylic on wood panel"][/caption] DIGITAL PREVIEW for Dabs Myla 'Tokyo Deluxe': http://www.thinkspacegallery.com/2010/09/project/works.php If you are interested in any of the works from either exhibition, or have any questions at all, please get in touch via email at contact@thinkspacegallery.com Come on out to Thinkspace this Friday to view all these works in person and to meet the artists. THIS FRI - Sept. 3rd 7-10PM Thinkspace 6009 Washington Blvd. Culver City, CA 90232 #310.558.3375 www.thinkspacegallery.com]]> http://www.sourharvest.com/2010/08/30/digital-previews-for-siren-from-sarah-joncas-tokyo-deluxe-from-dabs-myla/feed/ 0 Juxtapoz interview Sarah Joncas http://www.sourharvest.com/2010/08/30/juxtapoz-interview-sarah-joncas/ http://www.sourharvest.com/2010/08/30/juxtapoz-interview-sarah-joncas/#comments Mon, 30 Aug 2010 16:08:47 +0000 Andrew Hosner http://www.sourharvest.com/?p=3769 [/caption] "This Canadian artist has been making a name for herself in the art world the past few years and her newest work for her upcoming solo, Siren, shows increased focus and technical skill making for an impressive new series." - Juxtapoz.com Check out the full Juxtapoz interview with Sarah Joncas here: http://www.juxtapoz.com/Features/back-talk-with-sarah-joncas Sarah gets into LA this afternoon from Canada. Look for pics to be posted here tomorrow of Sarah's mural coming together for this Friday along with a short interview with the artist. Sarah Joncas 'Siren' - THIS FRI, Sept. 3rd @ Thinkspace]]> http://www.sourharvest.com/2010/08/30/juxtapoz-interview-sarah-joncas/feed/ 0 ‘Tokyo Deluxe’ from Dabs Myla – day one of install http://www.sourharvest.com/2010/08/30/digital-previews-for-siren-from-sarah-joncas-tokyo-deluxe-from-dabs-myla/ http://www.sourharvest.com/2010/08/30/digital-previews-for-siren-from-sarah-joncas-tokyo-deluxe-from-dabs-myla/#comments Tue, 31 Aug 2010 06:36:01 +0000 Andrew Hosner http://www.sourharvest.com/?p=3773 [/caption] DIGITAL PREVIEW for Sarah Joncas 'Siren': http://www.thinkspacegallery.com/2010/09/works.php [caption id="attachment_3776" align="aligncenter" width="408" caption="Dabs Myla 'Takoyaki and the Sleezy Sushi King' - 9x11" - Acrylic on wood panel"][/caption] DIGITAL PREVIEW for Dabs Myla 'Tokyo Deluxe': http://www.thinkspacegallery.com/2010/09/project/works.php If you are interested in any of the works from either exhibition, or have any questions at all, please get in touch via email at contact@thinkspacegallery.com Come on out to Thinkspace this Friday to view all these works in person and to meet the artists. THIS FRI - Sept. 3rd 7-10PM Thinkspace 6009 Washington Blvd. Culver City, CA 90232 #310.558.3375 www.thinkspacegallery.com]]> http://www.sourharvest.com/2010/08/30/digital-previews-for-siren-from-sarah-joncas-tokyo-deluxe-from-dabs-myla/feed/ 0 Sour Harvest http://www.sourharvest.com Thu, 02 Sep 2010 08:19:18 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Video for ‘Siren’ from Sarah Joncas http://www.sourharvest.com/2010/09/02/video-for-siren-from-sarah-joncas/ http://www.sourharvest.com/2010/09/02/video-for-siren-from-sarah-joncas/#comments Thu, 02 Sep 2010 08:18:44 +0000 Andrew Hosner http://www.sourharvest.com/?p=3845 ]]> http://www.sourharvest.com/2010/09/02/video-for-siren-from-sarah-joncas/feed/ 0 An interview with Dabs Myla http://www.sourharvest.com/2010/09/01/an-interview-with-dabs-myla-2/ http://www.sourharvest.com/2010/09/01/an-interview-with-dabs-myla-2/#comments Thu, 02 Sep 2010 06:16:02 +0000 Andrew Hosner http://www.sourharvest.com/?p=3818 [/caption] An interview with Dabs Myla Dabs Myla's new body of work is based on the overwhelming experiences the two artists had while visiting one of the most hectic cities in the world, Toyko. While creating a show about Tokyo is a bit like shooting a fish in a barrel due to all the visual stimuli found there, the couple took on the task and soaked up as much pop culture as their minds could take. Between taking photographs of the architecture and sketching up ideas wherever they went, Dabs Myla feel they have created a collection of paintings that reflects the stamp left on their brains from their trip to Tokyo. Our project room will be a virtual visual overload this September as the pair fill it with a wide array of new works layered on top of a full room mural and additional installation elements including die-cut figures, buildings, clouds, and more. ‘Tokyo Deluxe’ promises an immersive experience. [caption id="attachment_3833" align="aligncenter" width="500" caption="Dabs Myla 'Golden Moments With Fuji and the Yokai' - 22x18" - acrylic on wood panel"][/caption] Please talk a lil' bit about your recent trip to Japan where the photo reference shots for this new series were taken. MYLA: We visited Tokyo in April on our way back to LA from Melbourne...we spent the 5 days there exploring the city and photographing the city's landscapes, people and characters which inspired the series of work we have created for this show. All the paintings are about experiences we had there, Japanese character's we saw in advertisements, the food we ate and the general awesomeness of Tokyo! [caption id="attachment_3835" align="aligncenter" width="375" caption="Myla at work on the install for 'Tokyo Deluxe'"][/caption] How did you two meet? At what moment did you both realize you wanted to work together as a team? DABS: We met each other about 7 years ago at art school in Australia. We where both studying illustration together, and over the years we developed a good friendship, then well...one thing led to another...and we fell in love! On the first weekend we spent together as a couple we sat inside for 2 days and made a collaboration painting. From then on we have always been collaborating on different pieces here and there...but it was about 3 years ago we decided to totally merge together and create one entity, every piece of artwork we have made since then has been a collaboration...except for our graffiti pieces...painting your name/letters is something that needs to be handled one on one. [caption id="attachment_3832" align="aligncenter" width="411" caption="Dabs Myla 'Mr. Danger' - 9x11" - acrylic on wood panel"][/caption] What do you both consider to be your biggest overall influences? MYLA: Working as a team is definitely our biggest influence in our work...the characters, locations and themes in our work represent things that we both like and experience together! We are always bouncing ideas off each other in our pieces and although we paint separate parts of the paintings, we both influence each other in the outcome! [caption id="attachment_3839" align="aligncenter" width="408" caption="Dabs Myla 'Takoyaki and the Sleezy Sushi King' - 9x11" - acrylic on wood panel"][/caption] Name one artist from Australia that you think is criminally underrated outside of Australia and deserves more attention Stateside? DABS: I gotta say NEW 2..Growing up he was a massive influence for me in graffiti through the mid/late 80's to the mid 90's. Then he came back on the scene about 10 years ago and is still such an amazing artist, with a real graff structure to his letters that can't be beat! Then on top of that his fine art and ceramic letters that he sculpts are equally as strong and legit as his graffiti. New 2 recently relocated to Belgium where he is still totally on top of his game showing some Euro cats what time it is! [caption id="attachment_3836" align="aligncenter" width="375" caption="Dabs working on the installation for 'Tokyo Deluxe'"][/caption] From your time in Australia running a gallery, please name one thing you learned from that experience that has stuck with you to this day? DABS: As an artist, we really did learn a lot from the time spent running a gallery. A lot of artists i think find it hard to really understand the relationship between an artists and a gallery and that both are just as important as each other. A gallery needs good artists to run successfully, but an artist needs a good gallery working for them just as much! I think we have a pretty good understanding of that by having been on both sides of the fence! [caption id="attachment_3841" align="aligncenter" width="375" caption="Dabs laying in some final details on the 'Tokyo Deluxe' installation"][/caption] What have you got coming up in terms of shows after your exhibit with us? DABS: Well...First thing coming up for us after this show is our wedding which is just a few weeks after the show opens! We have a bunch of Australians coming out to LA to celebrate with us, as well as all our friends here in LA. It's gonna be so much fun! In November we'll have a new piece in your 5 Year Anniversary show. In December we will head back down to Miami for Art Basel/Primary Flight... Then we will start working on some new work for a show we are having in Palm Springs at M Modern gallery. It will be during Modernism week in Palm Springs, so we will make a set of paintings based on a modernism style?..but with a DABS and MYLA spin. We also have our show next summer at Thinkspace which we will start working on in the next couple of months too!!! [caption id="attachment_3840" align="aligncenter" width="500" caption="Dabs and Myla at work on the 'Tokyo Deluxe' installation"][/caption] Being from Australia, what strikes you as the biggest difference between your home there and your new home here in Los Angeles? MYLA: Donuts, the weather and palm trees! Australian donuts are not as fluffy, but are also very delicious, Melbourne weather has a pretty cold winter and there are only a few palm trees where we are from!!! Paul Hogan or Russel Crowe? DABS: Seriously...no contest at all!!..Paul Hogan is a true blue legend! Crocodile Dundee?..forget about it, that shit was genius! Russell Crowe...he can act I guess but he is such a douche that it cancels out any talent he may have!! I'm glad you didn't mention Mel Gibson! You don't wanna get me started on that guy, hes putting our country to shame!...see now im all worked up, thanks a bunch! Why are Tim Tams SOOO damn good? DABS: That would be because the chocolate they use in a Tim Tam has crack cocaine in it!..that's my theory anyways..its the only explanation for it! [caption id="attachment_3830" align="aligncenter" width="405" caption="Dabs Myla 'Tokyo Deluxe' - 9x11" - acrylic on wood panel"][/caption] Dabs Myla 'Tokyo Deluxe' Opening Reception: THIS FRI, Sept. 3rd 7-11PM in our project room Check out Dabs Myla's progress on their installation here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/thinkspace/sets/72157624205650731/ Thinkspace 6009 Washington Blvd. Culver City, CA 90232 #310.558.3375 www.thinkspacegallery.com]]> http://www.sourharvest.com/2010/09/01/an-interview-with-dabs-myla-2/feed/ 0 Dabs Myla video teaser for ‘Tokyo Deluxe’ http://www.sourharvest.com/2010/09/01/dabs-myla-video-teaser-for-tokyo-deluxe/ http://www.sourharvest.com/2010/09/01/dabs-myla-video-teaser-for-tokyo-deluxe/#comments Thu, 02 Sep 2010 01:50:02 +0000 Andrew Hosner http://www.sourharvest.com/?p=3824 ]]> http://www.sourharvest.com/2010/09/01/dabs-myla-video-teaser-for-tokyo-deluxe/feed/ 0 ‘Sneak Peek’ for Brian Viveros’ ‘The Dirtyland’ updated… http://www.sourharvest.com/2010/09/01/sneak-peek-for-brian-viveros-the-dirtyland-updated/ http://www.sourharvest.com/2010/09/01/sneak-peek-for-brian-viveros-the-dirtyland-updated/#comments Thu, 02 Sep 2010 00:05:28 +0000 Andrew Hosner http://www.sourharvest.com/?p=3815 Check out the 'Sneak Peek' on our Flickr for 'The Dirtyland' here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/thinkspace/sets/72157624758524750/ Brian M. Viveros 'The Dirtyland' New paintings, drawings, sculptures, editions and an installation Opening Reception: Sat, Oct. 2nd 7-11PM On view: Oct. 2nd - Oct. 23rd More details soon! Thinkspace 6009 Washington Blvd. Culver City, CA 90232 #310.558.3375 www.thinkspacegallery.com]]> http://www.sourharvest.com/2010/09/01/sneak-peek-for-brian-viveros-the-dirtyland-updated/feed/ 0 Daily Dujour visit the studio of Dabs Myla http://www.sourharvest.com/2010/09/01/daily-dujour-visit-the-studio-of-dabs-myla/ http://www.sourharvest.com/2010/09/01/daily-dujour-visit-the-studio-of-dabs-myla/#comments Wed, 01 Sep 2010 08:01:40 +0000 Andrew Hosner http://www.sourharvest.com/?p=3810 "Hell bent on asserting their mastery of the site specific installation, they are upping their game by mixing painted wall scenes with the painted cutouts including multi-layered elements as well as two-sided hanging pieces. One question that is often asked of artists is ‘how do you know when you’re done’ ? With respect to installation work, Dabs Myla’s answer is simple – work right up to the very last minute making as much as is humanly possible. That dedication sets them and their whimsical installations apart." - DailyDujour.com Check out pics from Daily Dujour's studio visit with the duo here: http://dailydujour.com/2010/08/31/studio-visit-dabs-myla-tokyo-deluke/ We just updated our ‘Sneak Peek’ preview set for the show on our Flickr too: http://www.flickr.com/photos/thinkspace/sets/72157624205650731/ Dabs Myla ‘Tokyo Deluxe’ - THIS FRIDAY @ Thinkspace in our project room Total visual overload awaits in our project room this Friday with a dozen new paintings and well over 60 installation elements coming out of the walls, hanging from the ceilings and from 3D letters on the walls... not to mention a wrap around wall mural under it all.]]> http://www.sourharvest.com/2010/09/01/daily-dujour-visit-the-studio-of-dabs-myla/feed/ 0 An interview with Sarah Joncas http://www.sourharvest.com/2010/08/31/an-interview-with-sarah-joncas-2/ http://www.sourharvest.com/2010/08/31/an-interview-with-sarah-joncas-2/#comments Wed, 01 Sep 2010 05:12:28 +0000 Andrew Hosner http://www.sourharvest.com/?p=3787 [/caption]

An interview with Sarah Joncas

For anyone who follows Sarah Joncas' work, it should come as no surprise that music has and is a large influence on her painting process. Just as mediums or materials are essential to creating, Joncas considers music a necessary ingredient to developing and fulfilling her ideas. It was no doubt that sooner or later music would become the central theme to a body of her work. From instrument to dance, the artist has brought music to the forefront of her solo female narratives and embraced this all-important part of our culture. Similar to the pop element in her work (visually impacted by sources such as comic books, anime, film and cartoons), Joncas' musical inspirations are mostly streaming from rock and alternative roots. Suitably given the title 'Siren', this show is about the seduction and romance of music. It gets us moving, gets us singing, tugs at the heartstrings and becomes undeniably infused with our character and how we identify with the world. To further this theme, all the works included in 'Siren' have been named after songs/lyrics/bands that suit them or provide an opening to interpretation. Some inspired by, some titled afterwards with consideration. Though physically silent, it has always been the artist's hope to create work that can speak and touch someone in a similar way as a piece of music does. [caption id="attachment_3796" align="aligncenter" width="421" caption="Sarah Joncas 'Lullaby' - 20x24" - oil on canvas"][/caption] Please talk a lil' bit about the work that makes up your new series for 'Siren'. Was there one particular moment that helped to shape this body of work? Well, I’ve wanted to make a music themed body of work for awhile now, which may not be so surprising. The title felt suitable as this show is about the seduction and romance of music, as well as linking to my usual subject matter of dark, solitary women. I wasn’t entirely certain that this would be my direction in the beginning, but after starting on a couple pieces – a dancer and a quiet geisha holding a guitar – everything else just flowed out naturally and without hesitation. [caption id="attachment_3799" align="aligncenter" width="500" caption="'Wish You Were Here' in Sarah's studio in Canada"][/caption] Why did you choose to become an artist? It was a fairly natural course for me. I hate to be the cliché and say I knew from the beginning, but I kind of did. I loved drawing even at 2-3 years old, told my mom at 5 that’s what I wanted to do. It’s just what makes me happy! [caption id="attachment_3802" align="aligncenter" width="480" caption="Sarah's paintings for 'Siren' just back from our framers"][/caption] From your time at art school, name one thing you learned while there that has stuck with you to this day? Don’t let anyone stop you from making the art you want to make! It’s good to take suggestions and criticism, it might even benefit your work, but you’ll be better off doing what makes you happy since that’s where the passion for creating is. I’d be so miserable if I listened to a prof who told me figure painting is dead… Besides, he was wrong. [caption id="attachment_3794" align="aligncenter" width="416" caption="A look at 'Moody Blues' on the easel in Sarah's studio"][/caption] The works in your new series are all named after popular songs from the rock and alternative realms. Would you one day like to work with a band on creating the layout/concept for their album art? If so, which one band would you pick if you had your choice? I guess I would be pretty amazed with such an offer, at least if it were a band I enjoyed. I’d feel so unworthy though, haha. There are so many musicians I love, but I keep going over what bands my work might actually suit rather than just anyone. Maybe a band with a strong female lead like Portishead, Tori Amos, Cat Power, Bat for Lashes, Garbage etc… [caption id="attachment_3797" align="aligncenter" width="496" caption="Sarah Joncas 'Siren Song' - 14x18" - oil on canvas"][/caption] Being from Canada, what do you like most about California when you come to visit? What strikes you as the biggest difference? Well, I haven’t traveled much of Canada yet, but compared to what I’ve seen – the landscape! And all those crazy trees. Somehow I doubt someone would visit Ontario and gawk at the pines, but every time I saw a cool looking tree in LA I had to take a photo and touch the bark… Is that weird? And you guys have the ocean and all those valleys… My answer might be different if I got the chance to travel to BC or the Maritimes, but I haven’t. [caption id="attachment_3805" align="aligncenter" width="393" caption="Sarah Joncas' sketch for her mural for 'Siren' along with photos of her past mural installations at Thinkspace"][/caption] What have you got coming up in terms of shows after your show with us? I have a piece in the Last Rites Gallery (New York, NY) October group show, a piece for your 5 year anniversary show in November, and a solo I’m already starting work on for April with the Last Rites Gallery… Expect the work to get dark for that one. [caption id="attachment_3800" align="aligncenter" width="396" caption="Sarah Joncas 'My Little China Girl' - 16x20" - oil on canvas"][/caption] Sarah Joncas 'Siren' Opening Reception: THIS FRI, Sept. 3rd 7-11PM Check out Sarah's progress on her mural for 'Siren' here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/thinkspace/sets/72157624205592895/ Thinkspace 6009 Washington Blvd. Culver City, CA 90232 #310.558.3375 www.thinkspacegallery.com]]> http://www.sourharvest.com/2010/08/31/an-interview-with-sarah-joncas-2/feed/ 0 Recommended openings for this coming weekend http://www.sourharvest.com/2010/08/31/recommended-openings-for-this-coming-weekend-5/ http://www.sourharvest.com/2010/08/31/recommended-openings-for-this-coming-weekend-5/#comments Wed, 01 Sep 2010 04:07:07 +0000 Andrew Hosner http://www.sourharvest.com/?p=3780 [/caption] Thurs, Sept. 2nd 7-9PM Montana Store Los Angeles 1528 1/2 Sunset Blvd in Los Angeles Special in-store signing and live painting collaboration with Risk and Cooz (aka Nathan Ota) Thurs, Sept. 2nd 8PM-Midnight Wonderland Gallery 1257 N. La Brea Ave in West Hollywood 'The Unsaid' featuring new works from Kevin Llewellyn www.wonderlandla.com Fri, Sept. 3rd 7-10PM Gallery 1988 Los Angeles 7020 Melrose Ave in Los Angeles / 323.937.7088 ‘The 3G Show’ featuring works inspired by The Ghostbusters, Goonies, and Gremlins (On view through Sept. 22nd) www.nineteeneightyeight.com Fri, Sept. 3rd 8-11PM (with print release & signing from 7-8PM) La Luz De Jesus Gallery 4633 Hollywood Blvd. in Los Angeles / 323.666.7667 ’49 Days’ featuring new works from Yumiko Kayukawa + ‘An Unforseen Homecoming’ featuring new works from Nathan Ota (On view through Sept. 26th) www.laluzdejesus.com Fri, Sept. 3rd 7-11PM thinkspace 6009 Washington Blvd. in Culver City / 310.558.3375 ‘Siren’ featuring new paintings and a mural from Sarah Joncas + ‘Tokyo Deluxe’ featuring new paintings and an installation from Dabs Myla (On view through Sept. 24th) www.thinkspacegallery.com Sat, Sept. 4th 7-10PM Corey Helford Gallery 8522 Washington Blvd in Culver City / 310.287.2340 ‘Beyond The Pink’ featuring new works from Buff Monster (On view through Sept. 22nd) www.coreyhelfordgallery.com Sat, Sept. 4th 8PM-12:30AM ( admission) Hive Gallery 729 S. Spring St in downtown Los Angeles Monthly group show with featured artists J. Slattum, Gary Garner, Edward Frausto, Elizabeth Caffey, Ryan Ebelt, and Rick Strieck plus an array of live music, resident artists and much more – check site for all the full details www.thehivegallery.com Sat, Sept. 4th 6-10PM Melt Gallery @ Meltdown Comics 7522 Sunset Blvd in Los Angeles / 323.851.7223 ‘The Woods Are Lovely, Dark, and Deep’ featuring works from Kathleen Lolley, Lindsey Carr, Nicole Bruckman, and Jennifer Lewis (On view through Sept. 18th) www.gallerymeltdown.wordpress.com Sat, Sept. 4th 7-11PM Toy Art Gallery 737 Seward St, #1 in Los Angeles ‘Red Carpet Kaiju Monster Group Show’ featuring Akoart (Japan), Alimana (Mexico), Blobpus (Japan), Bob Conge/Plaseebo, Carlos Enriquez Gonzalez (Venezuela), Emilio Garcia (Spain), Lil Japan, Ilanena (Japan), L’amour Supreme, LASH, Mark Nagata, Matt Walker, Paul Kaiju, Pico Pico (Japan), Toshikazu Nozaka (Japan), Tulip (Japan), Uamou (Japan), Velocitron (Japan), Yamazakura (Japan), Yosuke Ueno (Japan), and more (On view through Sept. 25th) www.toyartgallery.com]]> http://www.sourharvest.com/2010/08/31/recommended-openings-for-this-coming-weekend-5/feed/ 0 Digital previews for ‘Siren’ from Sarah Joncas + ‘Tokyo Deluxe’ from Dabs Myla http://www.sourharvest.com/2010/08/30/digital-previews-for-siren-from-sarah-joncas-tokyo-deluxe-from-dabs-myla/ http://www.sourharvest.com/2010/08/30/digital-previews-for-siren-from-sarah-joncas-tokyo-deluxe-from-dabs-myla/#comments Tue, 31 Aug 2010 06:36:01 +0000 Andrew Hosner http://www.sourharvest.com/?p=3773 [/caption] DIGITAL PREVIEW for Sarah Joncas 'Siren': http://www.thinkspacegallery.com/2010/09/works.php [caption id="attachment_3776" align="aligncenter" width="408" caption="Dabs Myla 'Takoyaki and the Sleezy Sushi King' - 9x11" - Acrylic on wood panel"][/caption] DIGITAL PREVIEW for Dabs Myla 'Tokyo Deluxe': http://www.thinkspacegallery.com/2010/09/project/works.php If you are interested in any of the works from either exhibition, or have any questions at all, please get in touch via email at contact@thinkspacegallery.com Come on out to Thinkspace this Friday to view all these works in person and to meet the artists. THIS FRI - Sept. 3rd 7-10PM Thinkspace 6009 Washington Blvd. Culver City, CA 90232 #310.558.3375 www.thinkspacegallery.com]]> http://www.sourharvest.com/2010/08/30/digital-previews-for-siren-from-sarah-joncas-tokyo-deluxe-from-dabs-myla/feed/ 0 Juxtapoz interview Sarah Joncas http://www.sourharvest.com/2010/08/30/juxtapoz-interview-sarah-joncas/ http://www.sourharvest.com/2010/08/30/juxtapoz-interview-sarah-joncas/#comments Mon, 30 Aug 2010 16:08:47 +0000 Andrew Hosner http://www.sourharvest.com/?p=3769 [/caption] "This Canadian artist has been making a name for herself in the art world the past few years and her newest work for her upcoming solo, Siren, shows increased focus and technical skill making for an impressive new series." - Juxtapoz.com Check out the full Juxtapoz interview with Sarah Joncas here: http://www.juxtapoz.com/Features/back-talk-with-sarah-joncas Sarah gets into LA this afternoon from Canada. Look for pics to be posted here tomorrow of Sarah's mural coming together for this Friday along with a short interview with the artist. Sarah Joncas 'Siren' - THIS FRI, Sept. 3rd @ Thinkspace]]> http://www.sourharvest.com/2010/08/30/juxtapoz-interview-sarah-joncas/feed/ 0 ‘Tokyo Deluxe’ from Dabs Myla – day one of install http://www.sourharvest.com/2010/08/30/juxtapoz-interview-sarah-joncas/ http://www.sourharvest.com/2010/08/30/juxtapoz-interview-sarah-joncas/#comments Mon, 30 Aug 2010 16:08:47 +0000 Andrew Hosner http://www.sourharvest.com/?p=3769 [/caption] "This Canadian artist has been making a name for herself in the art world the past few years and her newest work for her upcoming solo, Siren, shows increased focus and technical skill making for an impressive new series." - Juxtapoz.com Check out the full Juxtapoz interview with Sarah Joncas here: http://www.juxtapoz.com/Features/back-talk-with-sarah-joncas Sarah gets into LA this afternoon from Canada. Look for pics to be posted here tomorrow of Sarah's mural coming together for this Friday along with a short interview with the artist. Sarah Joncas 'Siren' - THIS FRI, Sept. 3rd @ Thinkspace]]> http://www.sourharvest.com/2010/08/30/juxtapoz-interview-sarah-joncas/feed/ 0 Sour Harvest http://www.sourharvest.com Thu, 02 Sep 2010 08:19:18 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Video for ‘Siren’ from Sarah Joncas http://www.sourharvest.com/2010/09/02/video-for-siren-from-sarah-joncas/ http://www.sourharvest.com/2010/09/02/video-for-siren-from-sarah-joncas/#comments Thu, 02 Sep 2010 08:18:44 +0000 Andrew Hosner http://www.sourharvest.com/?p=3845 ]]> http://www.sourharvest.com/2010/09/02/video-for-siren-from-sarah-joncas/feed/ 0 An interview with Dabs Myla http://www.sourharvest.com/2010/09/01/an-interview-with-dabs-myla-2/ http://www.sourharvest.com/2010/09/01/an-interview-with-dabs-myla-2/#comments Thu, 02 Sep 2010 06:16:02 +0000 Andrew Hosner http://www.sourharvest.com/?p=3818 [/caption] An interview with Dabs Myla Dabs Myla's new body of work is based on the overwhelming experiences the two artists had while visiting one of the most hectic cities in the world, Toyko. While creating a show about Tokyo is a bit like shooting a fish in a barrel due to all the visual stimuli found there, the couple took on the task and soaked up as much pop culture as their minds could take. Between taking photographs of the architecture and sketching up ideas wherever they went, Dabs Myla feel they have created a collection of paintings that reflects the stamp left on their brains from their trip to Tokyo. Our project room will be a virtual visual overload this September as the pair fill it with a wide array of new works layered on top of a full room mural and additional installation elements including die-cut figures, buildings, clouds, and more. ‘Tokyo Deluxe’ promises an immersive experience. [caption id="attachment_3833" align="aligncenter" width="500" caption="Dabs Myla 'Golden Moments With Fuji and the Yokai' - 22x18" - acrylic on wood panel"][/caption] Please talk a lil' bit about your recent trip to Japan where the photo reference shots for this new series were taken. MYLA: We visited Tokyo in April on our way back to LA from Melbourne...we spent the 5 days there exploring the city and photographing the city's landscapes, people and characters which inspired the series of work we have created for this show. All the paintings are about experiences we had there, Japanese character's we saw in advertisements, the food we ate and the general awesomeness of Tokyo! [caption id="attachment_3835" align="aligncenter" width="375" caption="Myla at work on the install for 'Tokyo Deluxe'"][/caption] How did you two meet? At what moment did you both realize you wanted to work together as a team? DABS: We met each other about 7 years ago at art school in Australia. We where both studying illustration together, and over the years we developed a good friendship, then well...one thing led to another...and we fell in love! On the first weekend we spent together as a couple we sat inside for 2 days and made a collaboration painting. From then on we have always been collaborating on different pieces here and there...but it was about 3 years ago we decided to totally merge together and create one entity, every piece of artwork we have made since then has been a collaboration...except for our graffiti pieces...painting your name/letters is something that needs to be handled one on one. [caption id="attachment_3832" align="aligncenter" width="411" caption="Dabs Myla 'Mr. Danger' - 9x11" - acrylic on wood panel"][/caption] What do you both consider to be your biggest overall influences? MYLA: Working as a team is definitely our biggest influence in our work...the characters, locations and themes in our work represent things that we both like and experience together! We are always bouncing ideas off each other in our pieces and although we paint separate parts of the paintings, we both influence each other in the outcome! [caption id="attachment_3839" align="aligncenter" width="408" caption="Dabs Myla 'Takoyaki and the Sleezy Sushi King' - 9x11" - acrylic on wood panel"][/caption] Name one artist from Australia that you think is criminally underrated outside of Australia and deserves more attention Stateside? DABS: I gotta say NEW 2..Growing up he was a massive influence for me in graffiti through the mid/late 80's to the mid 90's. Then he came back on the scene about 10 years ago and is still such an amazing artist, with a real graff structure to his letters that can't be beat! Then on top of that his fine art and ceramic letters that he sculpts are equally as strong and legit as his graffiti. New 2 recently relocated to Belgium where he is still totally on top of his game showing some Euro cats what time it is! [caption id="attachment_3836" align="aligncenter" width="375" caption="Dabs working on the installation for 'Tokyo Deluxe'"][/caption] From your time in Australia running a gallery, please name one thing you learned from that experience that has stuck with you to this day? DABS: As an artist, we really did learn a lot from the time spent running a gallery. A lot of artists i think find it hard to really understand the relationship between an artists and a gallery and that both are just as important as each other. A gallery needs good artists to run successfully, but an artist needs a good gallery working for them just as much! I think we have a pretty good understanding of that by having been on both sides of the fence! [caption id="attachment_3841" align="aligncenter" width="375" caption="Dabs laying in some final details on the 'Tokyo Deluxe' installation"][/caption] What have you got coming up in terms of shows after your exhibit with us? DABS: Well...First thing coming up for us after this show is our wedding which is just a few weeks after the show opens! We have a bunch of Australians coming out to LA to celebrate with us, as well as all our friends here in LA. It's gonna be so much fun! In November we'll have a new piece in your 5 Year Anniversary show. In December we will head back down to Miami for Art Basel/Primary Flight... Then we will start working on some new work for a show we are having in Palm Springs at M Modern gallery. It will be during Modernism week in Palm Springs, so we will make a set of paintings based on a modernism style?..but with a DABS and MYLA spin. We also have our show next summer at Thinkspace which we will start working on in the next couple of months too!!! [caption id="attachment_3840" align="aligncenter" width="500" caption="Dabs and Myla at work on the 'Tokyo Deluxe' installation"][/caption] Being from Australia, what strikes you as the biggest difference between your home there and your new home here in Los Angeles? MYLA: Donuts, the weather and palm trees! Australian donuts are not as fluffy, but are also very delicious, Melbourne weather has a pretty cold winter and there are only a few palm trees where we are from!!! Paul Hogan or Russel Crowe? DABS: Seriously...no contest at all!!..Paul Hogan is a true blue legend! Crocodile Dundee?..forget about it, that shit was genius! Russell Crowe...he can act I guess but he is such a douche that it cancels out any talent he may have!! I'm glad you didn't mention Mel Gibson! You don't wanna get me started on that guy, hes putting our country to shame!...see now im all worked up, thanks a bunch! Why are Tim Tams SOOO damn good? DABS: That would be because the chocolate they use in a Tim Tam has crack cocaine in it!..that's my theory anyways..its the only explanation for it! [caption id="attachment_3830" align="aligncenter" width="405" caption="Dabs Myla 'Tokyo Deluxe' - 9x11" - acrylic on wood panel"][/caption] Dabs Myla 'Tokyo Deluxe' Opening Reception: THIS FRI, Sept. 3rd 7-11PM in our project room Check out Dabs Myla's progress on their installation here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/thinkspace/sets/72157624205650731/ Thinkspace 6009 Washington Blvd. Culver City, CA 90232 #310.558.3375 www.thinkspacegallery.com]]> http://www.sourharvest.com/2010/09/01/an-interview-with-dabs-myla-2/feed/ 0 Dabs Myla video teaser for ‘Tokyo Deluxe’ http://www.sourharvest.com/2010/09/01/dabs-myla-video-teaser-for-tokyo-deluxe/ http://www.sourharvest.com/2010/09/01/dabs-myla-video-teaser-for-tokyo-deluxe/#comments Thu, 02 Sep 2010 01:50:02 +0000 Andrew Hosner http://www.sourharvest.com/?p=3824 ]]> http://www.sourharvest.com/2010/09/01/dabs-myla-video-teaser-for-tokyo-deluxe/feed/ 0 ‘Sneak Peek’ for Brian Viveros’ ‘The Dirtyland’ updated… http://www.sourharvest.com/2010/09/01/sneak-peek-for-brian-viveros-the-dirtyland-updated/ http://www.sourharvest.com/2010/09/01/sneak-peek-for-brian-viveros-the-dirtyland-updated/#comments Thu, 02 Sep 2010 00:05:28 +0000 Andrew Hosner http://www.sourharvest.com/?p=3815 Check out the 'Sneak Peek' on our Flickr for 'The Dirtyland' here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/thinkspace/sets/72157624758524750/ Brian M. Viveros 'The Dirtyland' New paintings, drawings, sculptures, editions and an installation Opening Reception: Sat, Oct. 2nd 7-11PM On view: Oct. 2nd - Oct. 23rd More details soon! Thinkspace 6009 Washington Blvd. Culver City, CA 90232 #310.558.3375 www.thinkspacegallery.com]]> http://www.sourharvest.com/2010/09/01/sneak-peek-for-brian-viveros-the-dirtyland-updated/feed/ 0 Daily Dujour visit the studio of Dabs Myla http://www.sourharvest.com/2010/09/01/daily-dujour-visit-the-studio-of-dabs-myla/ http://www.sourharvest.com/2010/09/01/daily-dujour-visit-the-studio-of-dabs-myla/#comments Wed, 01 Sep 2010 08:01:40 +0000 Andrew Hosner http://www.sourharvest.com/?p=3810 "Hell bent on asserting their mastery of the site specific installation, they are upping their game by mixing painted wall scenes with the painted cutouts including multi-layered elements as well as two-sided hanging pieces. One question that is often asked of artists is ‘how do you know when you’re done’ ? With respect to installation work, Dabs Myla’s answer is simple – work right up to the very last minute making as much as is humanly possible. That dedication sets them and their whimsical installations apart." - DailyDujour.com Check out pics from Daily Dujour's studio visit with the duo here: http://dailydujour.com/2010/08/31/studio-visit-dabs-myla-tokyo-deluke/ We just updated our ‘Sneak Peek’ preview set for the show on our Flickr too: http://www.flickr.com/photos/thinkspace/sets/72157624205650731/ Dabs Myla ‘Tokyo Deluxe’ - THIS FRIDAY @ Thinkspace in our project room Total visual overload awaits in our project room this Friday with a dozen new paintings and well over 60 installation elements coming out of the walls, hanging from the ceilings and from 3D letters on the walls... not to mention a wrap around wall mural under it all.]]> http://www.sourharvest.com/2010/09/01/daily-dujour-visit-the-studio-of-dabs-myla/feed/ 0 An interview with Sarah Joncas http://www.sourharvest.com/2010/08/31/an-interview-with-sarah-joncas-2/ http://www.sourharvest.com/2010/08/31/an-interview-with-sarah-joncas-2/#comments Wed, 01 Sep 2010 05:12:28 +0000 Andrew Hosner http://www.sourharvest.com/?p=3787 [/caption]

An interview with Sarah Joncas

For anyone who follows Sarah Joncas' work, it should come as no surprise that music has and is a large influence on her painting process. Just as mediums or materials are essential to creating, Joncas considers music a necessary ingredient to developing and fulfilling her ideas. It was no doubt that sooner or later music would become the central theme to a body of her work. From instrument to dance, the artist has brought music to the forefront of her solo female narratives and embraced this all-important part of our culture. Similar to the pop element in her work (visually impacted by sources such as comic books, anime, film and cartoons), Joncas' musical inspirations are mostly streaming from rock and alternative roots. Suitably given the title 'Siren', this show is about the seduction and romance of music. It gets us moving, gets us singing, tugs at the heartstrings and becomes undeniably infused with our character and how we identify with the world. To further this theme, all the works included in 'Siren' have been named after songs/lyrics/bands that suit them or provide an opening to interpretation. Some inspired by, some titled afterwards with consideration. Though physically silent, it has always been the artist's hope to create work that can speak and touch someone in a similar way as a piece of music does. [caption id="attachment_3796" align="aligncenter" width="421" caption="Sarah Joncas 'Lullaby' - 20x24" - oil on canvas"][/caption] Please talk a lil' bit about the work that makes up your new series for 'Siren'. Was there one particular moment that helped to shape this body of work? Well, I’ve wanted to make a music themed body of work for awhile now, which may not be so surprising. The title felt suitable as this show is about the seduction and romance of music, as well as linking to my usual subject matter of dark, solitary women. I wasn’t entirely certain that this would be my direction in the beginning, but after starting on a couple pieces – a dancer and a quiet geisha holding a guitar – everything else just flowed out naturally and without hesitation. [caption id="attachment_3799" align="aligncenter" width="500" caption="'Wish You Were Here' in Sarah's studio in Canada"][/caption] Why did you choose to become an artist? It was a fairly natural course for me. I hate to be the cliché and say I knew from the beginning, but I kind of did. I loved drawing even at 2-3 years old, told my mom at 5 that’s what I wanted to do. It’s just what makes me happy! [caption id="attachment_3802" align="aligncenter" width="480" caption="Sarah's paintings for 'Siren' just back from our framers"][/caption] From your time at art school, name one thing you learned while there that has stuck with you to this day? Don’t let anyone stop you from making the art you want to make! It’s good to take suggestions and criticism, it might even benefit your work, but you’ll be better off doing what makes you happy since that’s where the passion for creating is. I’d be so miserable if I listened to a prof who told me figure painting is dead… Besides, he was wrong. [caption id="attachment_3794" align="aligncenter" width="416" caption="A look at 'Moody Blues' on the easel in Sarah's studio"][/caption] The works in your new series are all named after popular songs from the rock and alternative realms. Would you one day like to work with a band on creating the layout/concept for their album art? If so, which one band would you pick if you had your choice? I guess I would be pretty amazed with such an offer, at least if it were a band I enjoyed. I’d feel so unworthy though, haha. There are so many musicians I love, but I keep going over what bands my work might actually suit rather than just anyone. Maybe a band with a strong female lead like Portishead, Tori Amos, Cat Power, Bat for Lashes, Garbage etc… [caption id="attachment_3797" align="aligncenter" width="496" caption="Sarah Joncas 'Siren Song' - 14x18" - oil on canvas"][/caption] Being from Canada, what do you like most about California when you come to visit? What strikes you as the biggest difference? Well, I haven’t traveled much of Canada yet, but compared to what I’ve seen – the landscape! And all those crazy trees. Somehow I doubt someone would visit Ontario and gawk at the pines, but every time I saw a cool looking tree in LA I had to take a photo and touch the bark… Is that weird? And you guys have the ocean and all those valleys… My answer might be different if I got the chance to travel to BC or the Maritimes, but I haven’t. [caption id="attachment_3805" align="aligncenter" width="393" caption="Sarah Joncas' sketch for her mural for 'Siren' along with photos of her past mural installations at Thinkspace"][/caption] What have you got coming up in terms of shows after your show with us? I have a piece in the Last Rites Gallery (New York, NY) October group show, a piece for your 5 year anniversary show in November, and a solo I’m already starting work on for April with the Last Rites Gallery… Expect the work to get dark for that one. [caption id="attachment_3800" align="aligncenter" width="396" caption="Sarah Joncas 'My Little China Girl' - 16x20" - oil on canvas"][/caption] Sarah Joncas 'Siren' Opening Reception: THIS FRI, Sept. 3rd 7-11PM Check out Sarah's progress on her mural for 'Siren' here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/thinkspace/sets/72157624205592895/ Thinkspace 6009 Washington Blvd. Culver City, CA 90232 #310.558.3375 www.thinkspacegallery.com]]> http://www.sourharvest.com/2010/08/31/an-interview-with-sarah-joncas-2/feed/ 0 Recommended openings for this coming weekend http://www.sourharvest.com/2010/08/31/recommended-openings-for-this-coming-weekend-5/ http://www.sourharvest.com/2010/08/31/recommended-openings-for-this-coming-weekend-5/#comments Wed, 01 Sep 2010 04:07:07 +0000 Andrew Hosner http://www.sourharvest.com/?p=3780 [/caption] Thurs, Sept. 2nd 7-9PM Montana Store Los Angeles 1528 1/2 Sunset Blvd in Los Angeles Special in-store signing and live painting collaboration with Risk and Cooz (aka Nathan Ota) Thurs, Sept. 2nd 8PM-Midnight Wonderland Gallery 1257 N. La Brea Ave in West Hollywood 'The Unsaid' featuring new works from Kevin Llewellyn www.wonderlandla.com Fri, Sept. 3rd 7-10PM Gallery 1988 Los Angeles 7020 Melrose Ave in Los Angeles / 323.937.7088 ‘The 3G Show’ featuring works inspired by The Ghostbusters, Goonies, and Gremlins (On view through Sept. 22nd) www.nineteeneightyeight.com Fri, Sept. 3rd 8-11PM (with print release & signing from 7-8PM) La Luz De Jesus Gallery 4633 Hollywood Blvd. in Los Angeles / 323.666.7667 ’49 Days’ featuring new works from Yumiko Kayukawa + ‘An Unforseen Homecoming’ featuring new works from Nathan Ota (On view through Sept. 26th) www.laluzdejesus.com Fri, Sept. 3rd 7-11PM thinkspace 6009 Washington Blvd. in Culver City / 310.558.3375 ‘Siren’ featuring new paintings and a mural from Sarah Joncas + ‘Tokyo Deluxe’ featuring new paintings and an installation from Dabs Myla (On view through Sept. 24th) www.thinkspacegallery.com Sat, Sept. 4th 7-10PM Corey Helford Gallery 8522 Washington Blvd in Culver City / 310.287.2340 ‘Beyond The Pink’ featuring new works from Buff Monster (On view through Sept. 22nd) www.coreyhelfordgallery.com Sat, Sept. 4th 8PM-12:30AM ( admission) Hive Gallery 729 S. Spring St in downtown Los Angeles Monthly group show with featured artists J. Slattum, Gary Garner, Edward Frausto, Elizabeth Caffey, Ryan Ebelt, and Rick Strieck plus an array of live music, resident artists and much more – check site for all the full details www.thehivegallery.com Sat, Sept. 4th 6-10PM Melt Gallery @ Meltdown Comics 7522 Sunset Blvd in Los Angeles / 323.851.7223 ‘The Woods Are Lovely, Dark, and Deep’ featuring works from Kathleen Lolley, Lindsey Carr, Nicole Bruckman, and Jennifer Lewis (On view through Sept. 18th) www.gallerymeltdown.wordpress.com Sat, Sept. 4th 7-11PM Toy Art Gallery 737 Seward St, #1 in Los Angeles ‘Red Carpet Kaiju Monster Group Show’ featuring Akoart (Japan), Alimana (Mexico), Blobpus (Japan), Bob Conge/Plaseebo, Carlos Enriquez Gonzalez (Venezuela), Emilio Garcia (Spain), Lil Japan, Ilanena (Japan), L’amour Supreme, LASH, Mark Nagata, Matt Walker, Paul Kaiju, Pico Pico (Japan), Toshikazu Nozaka (Japan), Tulip (Japan), Uamou (Japan), Velocitron (Japan), Yamazakura (Japan), Yosuke Ueno (Japan), and more (On view through Sept. 25th) www.toyartgallery.com]]> http://www.sourharvest.com/2010/08/31/recommended-openings-for-this-coming-weekend-5/feed/ 0 Digital previews for ‘Siren’ from Sarah Joncas + ‘Tokyo Deluxe’ from Dabs Myla http://www.sourharvest.com/2010/08/30/digital-previews-for-siren-from-sarah-joncas-tokyo-deluxe-from-dabs-myla/ http://www.sourharvest.com/2010/08/30/digital-previews-for-siren-from-sarah-joncas-tokyo-deluxe-from-dabs-myla/#comments Tue, 31 Aug 2010 06:36:01 +0000 Andrew Hosner http://www.sourharvest.com/?p=3773 [/caption] DIGITAL PREVIEW for Sarah Joncas 'Siren': http://www.thinkspacegallery.com/2010/09/works.php [caption id="attachment_3776" align="aligncenter" width="408" caption="Dabs Myla 'Takoyaki and the Sleezy Sushi King' - 9x11" - Acrylic on wood panel"][/caption] DIGITAL PREVIEW for Dabs Myla 'Tokyo Deluxe': http://www.thinkspacegallery.com/2010/09/project/works.php If you are interested in any of the works from either exhibition, or have any questions at all, please get in touch via email at contact@thinkspacegallery.com Come on out to Thinkspace this Friday to view all these works in person and to meet the artists. THIS FRI - Sept. 3rd 7-10PM Thinkspace 6009 Washington Blvd. Culver City, CA 90232 #310.558.3375 www.thinkspacegallery.com]]> http://www.sourharvest.com/2010/08/30/digital-previews-for-siren-from-sarah-joncas-tokyo-deluxe-from-dabs-myla/feed/ 0 Juxtapoz interview Sarah Joncas http://www.sourharvest.com/2010/08/30/juxtapoz-interview-sarah-joncas/ http://www.sourharvest.com/2010/08/30/juxtapoz-interview-sarah-joncas/#comments Mon, 30 Aug 2010 16:08:47 +0000 Andrew Hosner http://www.sourharvest.com/?p=3769 [/caption] "This Canadian artist has been making a name for herself in the art world the past few years and her newest work for her upcoming solo, Siren, shows increased focus and technical skill making for an impressive new series." - Juxtapoz.com Check out the full Juxtapoz interview with Sarah Joncas here: http://www.juxtapoz.com/Features/back-talk-with-sarah-joncas Sarah gets into LA this afternoon from Canada. Look for pics to be posted here tomorrow of Sarah's mural coming together for this Friday along with a short interview with the artist. Sarah Joncas 'Siren' - THIS FRI, Sept. 3rd @ Thinkspace]]> http://www.sourharvest.com/2010/08/30/juxtapoz-interview-sarah-joncas/feed/ 0 ‘Tokyo Deluxe’ from Dabs Myla – day one of install http://www.sourharvest.com/2010/08/29/tokyo-deluxe-from-dabs-myla-day-one-of-install/ http://www.sourharvest.com/2010/08/29/tokyo-deluxe-from-dabs-myla-day-one-of-install/#comments Mon, 30 Aug 2010 05:07:11 +0000 Andrew Hosner http://www.sourharvest.com/?p=3763 Dabs and Myla came into the gallery today to start the install process for 'Tokyo Deluxe'. As mentioned, the show is based on their recent trip to Tokyo, Japan and aims to instill the same sensory overload one feels while visiting a city like Tokyo. The duo will be back tomorrow to start work on the mural aspect of their show which will lay behind their paintings and numerous install elements. In all, there must be over 50 hand-cut figures and added elements that will be coming off the walls and hanging from the ceiling along with Japanese lanterns and more. Just updated the 'Sneak Peek' preview set for the show on our Flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/thinkspace/sets/72157624205650731/ Dabs Myla 'Tokyo Deluxe' - THIS FRIDAY @ Thinkspace in our project room - get ready!!!]]> http://www.sourharvest.com/2010/08/29/tokyo-deluxe-from-dabs-myla-day-one-of-install/feed/ 0