"Mil Marscaras" detail by Abel Alejandre 2010

Top 10 Now

Press/V.I.P. Preview
Thursday, September 29, 2011 at 6-8pm

Exhibition: Fri., September 30 – Mon., October 3, 2011
Hours: 11 am – 6 pm

Location: 1835 South Main St. Los Angeles, CA 90015
Space adjacent to Platform-LA at the L.A. Mart

Avant-L.A. Top 10 Now will feature L.A.’s 10 best indie artists, in a prime space located in downtown Los Angeles, adjacent to Platform-LA at the L.A. Mart.

This event is FREE

Thursday, September 29, 2011
6:00 – 8:00 p.m. Press/V.I.P. Preview
8:30 p.m. -10:00 p.m. (After party by invitation only) 
(424) 226-2485 or info@Avant-LA.com

Show exhibits Friday, September 30 – Monday, October 3, 2011 
11:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. open daily

(424) 226-2485 or info@Avant-LA.com
Avant-L.A. Top 10 Now is sponsored by Purity Vodka

TOP TEN NOW ARTISTS: Abel Alejandre, Michael Arata, Mark Brandvik, Megan Geckler, Kristi Lippire, Vito LoRusso, Antonio Mendoza, Leigh Salgado, Veronica Soto, Tim Youd

Avant-L.A. produces fine art exhibitions that connect established and emerging contemporary artists to the public through a presentation of independent curatorial visions. Avant-L.A. was co-founded by Los Angeles art icon and curator Mat Gleason and creative entrepreneurs and gallerists Michael Napoliello and Maria Frisk.

For more information about Avant-L.A., please visit www.Avant-LA.com.

Interview with Artist Myron Kaufman is the latest published interview for
Atelier Visit project

Interview with Myron Kaufman from Atelier Visit on Vimeo.

I interviewed Brooklyn born Artist Myron Kaufman who generously shared his time with me for my Atelier Visit project. He to discussed his work and thoughts on art. The interview/dialogue was filmed in his Pasadena studio in 2010. Mr. Kaufman’s work has been shown at Project 210 and Offramp Galleries in Pasadena.

This video is part of a series in which I usually interview, record, edit, and publish conversations with contemporary artists discussing the creative process.

Date of Work: 2010
Year Created/composed: 2010
Year Produced: 2011
Year Premiered: 2011
Length: 12:04

Discussion opens up with Artist offering personal background about his life. Samples of his work are shown.

Atelier Visit project website

What: The 45 Show – Opening Reception

When: Saturday, April 9, 2011

Time: 5 PM – 11 PM

Where: Twenty Miles East Art Gallery
558-A West Second Street, Pomona CA 91767 MAP

Contact: Mia – (909) 242-1072

Painted, melted sculpted and photographed. Just some of the adjectives used by curator/artist Michael Massenburg to describe the many ways a collective of Southern California artists will use 45’s (vinyl records) as a medium in an upcoming art exhibition. Art meets vinyl in this showcase of 45 of some of Southern California’s finest artists, creating one-of-a-kind designs using the 45 as a starting point. “My instructions to the artists were simple,” Massenburg said. “Use the 45 as a starting point. Other than that there were no limits.” The opening reception on April 9 at Twenty Miles East Gallery (20 miles east of LA) coincides with the 2nd Saturday Pomona Art Walk.

A concept of Robert Rodriguez, a 33 year-old record collector/seller from Hawthorne, who has been collecting vinyl records for over 20 years, and has a fondness for 60’s soul. Rodriguez says he was sorting records in his storage one day, and came across a pile of cracked, broken, scratched and warped records. Instead of throwing them in the trash bin, he decided to give them to an artist and have them create an art piece. “The first people I thought of were my two new artist acquaintances – Michael Massenburg and Overton Loyd. I sent Michael and Overton a message with some vague details, and in idea was born.”

Massenburg and Rodriguez enlisted the help of Stephen Tisdale of Orange County, and have been working on the concept and presentation of the show since last year. Massenburg had participated in a group exhibition at Twenty Miles East Gallery last October, and thought it would be an excellent location for the show. He contacted them with the idea, they agreed and asked him to come on as curator. Future plans for the show include a website dedicated to the art and participating artists of the 45 Show, and a catalog that will be available this summer.

Participating Artists:

Abel Alejandre; Adrienne DeVine; Andrea Mander; Angela Briggs; Antonio Mejia; Benita Elliott; Caprice Myles; Carole J. McCoy; Charles Dickson; Chris Herod; Christopher Xavier Hernandez; Clement Hanami; Cola Smith; Damon Boyd; Demar Douglas; Devino Tricoche; Donald Bernard; Donna Mekeda Bradley; Emelda Gutierrez; Enilde Van Hook; Luke Van Hook; Father Bill Moore; Girlz Ethel Powers; Heriberto Luna; John Lee; John McDaniel; Joseph Sims; June Edmonds; Keith Mikell; Kenneth Carnes; Leslie Bee; Lisa Diane Wedgeworth; Lisa Marin; Mira Gandy; Moses Ball; Nick Hill;  Queen Fly-Stone; Rasta Asaru Escott El; Ric Rodriguez; Richard May; Sam Pace; Sharon Barnes; Summer Lokz; Sybil McMiller; Wanda R. Knight.

For further details contact the gallery at (909) 242-1072. Come for the exhibition and stay for the after party!

twentymileseast.com

Title: “El Gallo Giro”
Event: Ofrendas 2010
Medium: Paper maché, fabric, wood, painted cardboard, backpack, pvc pipe, steel rods
Location: Tropico de Nopal Gallery-Art Space
Year: 2010
Length: 04:53

Title: “Death of the Press”
Event: Ofrendas 2009
Medium: Paper maché, fabric, painted cardboard, backpack, merigold flowers,
Location: Tropico de Nopal Gallery-Art Space
Year: 2009
Length: 01:01