Van Arno: The Boogie Disease
The Shooting Gallery presents An Interview With Van Arno.
Los Angeles artist Van Arno returns to The Shooting Gallery in San Francisco for his third annual solo show, The Boogie Disease. A series of 15 oil paintings on canvas and wood combining Arno’s use of surrealism and popular mythology.
The Boogie Disease by Van Arno opens on January 10th and will run through the month of January until February 7th, 2009.
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24 Jan 09 / Art, Video / No Comments / Zachary Hayes
Don’t Panic: People Are Still Stupid
I couldn’t help but laugh at this article over at NYMag: Michelle Obama Under Fire for Not Wearing Black Designers.
The Black Artists Association is upset with our new First Lady for not wearing clothes by African-American designers. BAA Cofounder Amnau Eele, who was a runway model for Yves Saint Laurent, Giorgio Armani, and Bill Blass, told WWD, “It’s fine and good if you want to be all ‘Kumbaya’ and ‘We Are the World’ by representing all different countries. But if you are going to have Isabel Toledo do the inauguration dress, and Jason Wu do the evening gown, why [...]
24 Jan 09 / Fashion / No Comments / Zachary Hayes
The New Factory: An Industrial Artists’ Colony
The future of New York art smells like vanilla and resides on the Sunset Park waterfront in sixteen massive buildings called Industry City. The smell is courtesy of Virginia Dare, maker of food-flavor products, which has had a factory there since 1923. The bohemian spirit is from the 57 recently opened artist studios, the vast empty floors ready for avant-garde performance, and Lise Soskolne, a Bard-educated artist who happens to work for the landlord, Industry City Associates. Last year, Soskolne persuaded the landlords [...]
Photographer Spotlight: Lothar Wolleh
Lothar Wolleh (1930 -1979) was one of Germany’s most successful commercial photographers. He has endured as one of my most favorite photographers ever since I picked up a camera. His work is minimalistic in nature yet poetic in vision. Once you find your way past the beautiful symmetry and composition in Lothar’s images, you’ll find yourself asking more about the photographer and less about the amazing people he’s photographing. There’s certainly something undefinable about Lothar; [...]
23 Jan 09 / Features, Photographer Spotlight, Photography / 4 Comments / Zachary Hayes
Love Me Tender… Or Else
Photographer Spotlight: Branislav Kropilak
Branislav Kropilak is a photographer from Slovakia. Full gallery of his “Landings” series after the jump.
23 Jan 09 / Features, Photographer Spotlight, Photography / No Comments / Zachary Hayes
Poster Boy!
Poster Boy is a New York City based street artist. By using a razor, Poster Boy slices up advertisements in the subway system to create completely original works of art. Due to the illegal nature of his work, Poster Boy remains anonymous.
Via: Yay!Everyday
23 Jan 09 / Art / 1 Comment / Zachary Hayes
Model Spotlight: Isabeli Fontana
Isabeli Fontana is a Brazilian supermodel. Gallery after the jump.
22 Jan 09 / Model Spotlight, Models / No Comments / Zachary Hayes
