Posts Tagged ‘Painting’
Exhibit Openings: Interview w/Elzo Durt + 108
Haunting geometrical compositions, vibrant colours and a sparkling labyrinth of art pieces ranging from a bizarre and provocative surrealism to a gloomy and abstract minimalism were some of the hallmarks of the double solo show recently opened at Doppelgaenger, in Bari, and featuring works by Italian artist and musician 108, aka Guido Bisagni, and Elzo Durt, Belgian illustrator whose swirling psychedelic graphic style is often associated with posters and album covers designed for the likes of Thee Oh Sees and Jack of Heart. Read the rest of this entry »
Only The Good Survive: A Mixtape
Here we are again with a new mixtape. We are still kind of trapped in this winter that looks like it never wants to leave, and perhaps this month’s selection has got its inspiration during these days of chilly winds and frequent blizzards. Not that we believe that music is related somehow to seasons but let’s say this could be the perfect soundtrack for this winter’s tail. There are some of our all time favorite artists in here (Kraftwerk, Sonic Boom, Coil) alongside a couple of inclusions that are closer to avant-garde and pure experimentation than to alternative music (Bruce Haack, Daphne Oram). We enjoyed to put this selection together and we hope you’ll enjoy it too. Read the rest of this entry »
The Hidden Pain of Youth: SIMON HENWOOD
An enduring and constantly growing commitment to experimentation and (self-)analysis. In a career spanning over twenty years, British multi-disciplinary artist Simon Henwood has applied his dark and lively imagination to a rich and diverse range of media including painting, drawing, sculpture, film, music and animation. Read the rest of this entry »
Exhibit Openings: TwoOne + “A Study of Hands”
Founded in 2010 by Alexander Mitchell, Ghostpatrol, James Reka, Rone and Meggs, Collingwood’s Backwoods Gallery has manifested itself as one of the leading independent contemporary art galleries for young Australian and international street art. Over the month of September, the gallery hosted an evocative and powerful collection of new works by Japanese-born and Melbourne-based street artist Hiroyasu Tsuri (TwoOne). Read the rest of this entry »
Exhibit Openings: John Forrest at Metro Gallery
LDWT recently headed off to Australia to show you how Melbourne is indeed a vibrant and lively hub for the visual arts in today’s contemporary scene. Over the past two weeks, we attended a solo showing by Australian artist Paul White at Metro Gallery, an incredibly interesting contemporary art gallery based in Melbourne committed to exhibiting collectable Indigenous art, contemporary Australian art and work from promising emerging artists. We just loved Paul White’s detailed pencil on paper drawings and technique and this show was seriously impressive. One week later, we headed back to Metro Gallery for renowned artist John Forrest‘s solo exhibition “Hollywood Flesh” to get some shots of the opening night exhibition. This show runs until September 29th, 2012 and features a massive and iconic selection of paintings, illustrations and cartoons on the current state of show business ironically and cleverly blurring the lines between “reality” and “artifice”. John Forrest, artist and senior lecturer in Visual Arts at Deakin University, has been an exhibiting painter and is currently an author/illustrator of picture story books. He has also been a contributor of illustrations to Time Magazine Australia. More pictures after the jump. Read the rest of this entry »
ADAM GREEN: Houseface
American musician and artist Adam Green recently opened a new solo show at The Hole in New York City. Entitled Houseface, the exhibition consists of a series of paintings and sculptures and introduces a continuous loop screening of his feature-length film The Wrong Ferrari. Read the rest of this entry »
Twin Peaks, Fire Walk With Me: Group Art Exhibition
“Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me”, a group art exhibition celebrating David Lynch’s Twin Peaks, will be on display from April 21 to May 12, 2012 at the Copro Gallery in Santa Monica. Following last year’s Twin Peaks 20th Anniversary Art Exhibit, In The Trees – which took place at Clifton’s Brookdale in downtown Los Angeles – this exhibition will celebrate the 20th Anniversary of David Lynch’s film “Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me” (1992). The show, curated by producer Rob Wilson in association with David Lynch, will host new works by the artists from the previous exhibition, scale model sculptures of the town of Twin Peaks by stop-motion animation legend, Bruce Bickford and works from David Lynch and three artists who had acting roles in the film and series, James Marshall (James Hurley), Grace Zabriskie (Sarah Palmer) and Richard Beymer (Benjamin Horne). Check out a sneak peek at the exhibition preview after the jump. Read the rest of this entry »
LIFE AS SEEN FROM ANOTHER PLANET: Ryan Heshka
..And he came from someplace else. Vancouver-based artist Ryan Heshka has long worked in the dream-like world of his own fanciful creation. Acutely informed by the imagery drawn from the Golden Age of science fiction, Heshka’s paintings feature a strong element of dark humor that is, unintentionally and efficiently, multi-faceted, vigorous, vibrant and sharp in color. Ryan Heshka is an amazing artist and one of our personal favorites, no need to hide it. His works, executed in a style which is incredibly unique, honest and unpretentious, have been featured in Vanity Fair, The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal, just to name a few, and exhibited all across the continent and Europe. We had the great pleasure of interviewing Ryan Heshka as he prepares to open up his first European solo show at the Antonio Colombo Arte Contemporanea in Milan, Italy. The exhibition will open on Thursday, March 22, 2012, so make sure to drop by and say hi to Ryan. Otherwise take a peek at some of the works from the upcoming show , here on Love and Dishwasher Tablets, and read our interview after the jump. Read the rest of this entry »
Get The Keys And Go: A Mixtape
Leap year, what a funny concept. Seconds turning into hours that we can accumulate and use like a bonus. On second thoughts, though, what is really striking is the idea that it can become a way of turning time itself to your strength, travelling through (e)motions, making every day that extra day of the year. C’mon. Do something. “Get The Keys And Go” is the feeling of the motor running, of that bond you discover again, of that secret smile you decide to share. It’s our march mixtape. Read the rest of this entry »
WRITTEN ON THE HAYS: Ester Grossi and Giulio Zanet
Aiming to promote young italian talents, First Gallery presents a dual solo show with Ester Grossi and Giulio Zanet, winners of the fourth edition of Premio Italian Factory per la giovane pittura italiana 2010 (Italian Factory Award for Young Italian Painters). A year later, the two artists have been working closely on a project entitled “Written on the Hays”, an original interpretation of the censorship issues in melodrama genre from a personal perspective on painting and video expressive techniques. 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 