Posts Tagged ‘Dave MacDowell’
I WANT MY MUSIC VIDEO ART SHOW: Celebrating Over 25 Years of Musical Inspiration
How about making a series of eye-catching pieces of art deeply inspired by famous music video scenes, frames, artists and oddly curious characters who have captured music lovers’ imagination for over three decades? The goal would be to gather up some of the best artists on the contemporary scene and create an exhibition of artworks depicting a brief history of music video. Nearly a month ago, we stumbled upon the news that visual artists Chris Marrs Piliero and Dave MacDowell would start working on a group exhibition entitled «I Want My Music Video Art Show». Jumping for joy after receiving this great news, we decided to save that for later. So here we go. Starting today, October 7th, 2011, Meltdown Gallery on Sunset Blvd, Los Angeles, CA, will be hosting «I Want My Music Video Art Show», a massive group show featuring over 100 traditional, digital and mixed media artists whose visions span a variety of mediums, and bring to life conceptual inspiration that floats the spectrum from smooth sensuality and humor, to hardcore social realism. We had the opportunity to get a sneak peek of the upcoming show. Take it away, be sure to press down on the ‘play’ button when you find it and jump deep into this dangerous waterfall of art. Read the rest of this entry »
Dave MacDowell and Contemporary Cultural Nightmares

Dave MacDowell is an impudently talented self-taught artist living in Virginia. His work – deeply affected by the art of Disney, MAD Magazine‘s caricatures and Todd Schorr’s contemporary cartoon surrealism – focuses on «contemporary cultural nightmares» and highly satirical views masterfully conveyed through his colourful acrylics on canvas. Read the rest of this entry »























The Future Is Bright: THE FRESH & ONLYS 




Better Than Something: Interview with Ian Markiewicz and Alex Hammond 

Filming The Music: AG ROJAS 
Coyotes in My Backyard: TRAVIS MILLARD
The Alchemy of Love and Fire: NEIL KRUG 

Drenched in The Rain of Dreams: Dimitri Drjuchin
I CAN SEE FOR MILES: The Art of Jacob Escobedo 