Futura 2000 is having is first solo show in Los Angeles. The show is called Strategic Synchronicity and will start on Thursday, September 18 for the VIP opening, public viewing will be September 19  and only continue until Sunday, September 21st.

September BOXeight Art Show, “Beyond the Unveiled Frontier”

I was driving down fairfax the other day and I looked back to check the billboard and to my amazement and great enthusiasm I saw my good freind Chaz’s lettering which read Los Angelenos across the billboard, Chaz has long been an artist in Los Angeles that I admire.  The advert is to promote Cheech Marins current show CHICANO VISIONS at the Los Angeles County Musuem of Art.

Chaz Bojorquez, Chicano Visions, LACMA

Los Angelenos

Obey, Tiffany Bozic, Mars-1

I got this lil spread through REVOK, Thanks Boss Player.

LOW AND SLOW

Featuring Mister Cartoon, Estevan Oriol, Sandow Birk,
MAC and more

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From the art of pin striping, muraling, and car customizing, this “street” culture has become an accepted artistic movement that is now embraced by art galleries and museums around the world.  The centerpiece of Low and Slow is Mister Cartoon’s fully customized 1979 Monte Carlo with a one-of-a-kind flake paint job and muraled frame and chassis.  Also on display are customized car part “canvases” by some of the leading lowrider artists including Mister Cartoon, Efrain “Bugs” Gonzales, O.G. Abel, Danny D and Mike Pickel, as well as contemporary artists Sandow Birk, Vincent Valdez, MAC, and Ben Beshaw.  Among the car part “canvases” are Estevan Oriol’s lowrider lifestyle photographs, which provide a provocative glimpse into this fascinating culture.

The artists’ car part “canvases” are for sale with a portion of the proceeds benefiting Free Arts of Arizona.

MCA Hours:

Monday: Closed

Tuesday – Wednesday: 10AM – 5PM

Thursday – Saturday: 10AM – 8PM

Sunday: 12 – 5PM

New Infections By Germs, Tropico De Nopal. Sept 13th

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01 Gallery is proud to present “Blackwater Babylon” by Michael Knowlton. Michael Knowlton is an artist involved in the lowbrow art scene, is a writer for Juxtapoz Magazine, and an early exhibitor in Zero One Gallery. This will be his 6th solo show at the gallery!!

His recent paintings are politically charged comments on current events; including the war in Iraq. He was inspired by news broadcasts on TV and in newspapers, photojournalistic scenes, and the artist’s unique narrative.

Michael Knowlton explains that the Blackwater Babylon paintings “try to express [his] frustration at the squandering of resources, lives, and future for what it seems to be a business deal that will leave us vulnerable and uner-armed if a real threat occurs. The mercenaries in these pictures are fictitious, but no more a lie than any told in Washington,” -Michael Knowlton.

After Party
@ La Cita

The Undisputed Champions after party at La Cita was such a great success that we decided to do it again!

Please join us at La Cita , 336 S Hill St Los Angeles, CA 90013, for the after party. A VIP pass will be handed out at the opening for a reduced admission, just $5!

01 Gallery will take over the back patio once again from 10-2 am. If you missed it last time, don’t miss it again!

01 Gallery
@ the Barker Block
530 South Hewitt Street #141 / Los Angeles CA 90013

“Ghost in the Machine”

Frank Pictues Gallery, Bergamont Station
Opening Reception September 14th 2008
6:30-9:30 pm

Melly Trochez was born in Los Angeles, California in 1978.  At a young age of 29, the prolific artist has already reached several ambitious markers in her career.  Her paintings are sought by major museums and private collections nation wide.  She has exhibited in over 30 established galleries and a few museums including the De Young Museum in San Francisco and the Riverside Metropolitan Museum in California.  Frank Pictures Gallery at Bergamont Station in Santa Monica hosted Melly’s first solo exhibition self titled one year ago. Proved a success, the gallery will host her second solo titled “Ghost in the Machine”.  This exhibition will show a comprehensive body of work that expresses the interest to share her personal philosophies on art, life and spirituality.

“The Ghost in the Machine” refers to the clash between the human soul and the external forces that influence the journey to spiritual liberation. From early cave paintings to ancient Egypt, to Renaissance paintings art has managed to report current ideologies of its time. What makes the work of Melly Trochez so uniquely compelling because not only is she currently undertaking this colossal journey but she is also willing to share the intimate process of self- discovery with her audience. Many of her works are significantly timely in that they reflect the current state of humanity who hunger for spirituality and are hindered by media oppression and commercialism. Although uplifting and delicately passionate, her paintings are also a commentary on pop culture, where quick, easy and instantly gratifying solutions are offered to complex spiritual dilemmas.  They comment on the destruction of culture and identity while also raising questions regarding the harmony between human desire and spiritual awakening.  That is, how can humanity live sincerely and genuinely within the confining influence of the machine? Most importantly, how can humanity salvage the ghost from corruption and decay? These conflicting dilemmas permeate throughout her works with the sole purpose of initiating dialogue within the inner ghosts of her audience.

mellytrochez.com, Frank Pictures Gallery

DONNIE FEATURING DIDDY VIDEO / PRODUCTION DESIGN BY DANA WALD from DANA WALD on Vimeo.

Bad Boy Entertainment, Rockhard Films, HiDef Entertainment.

MUSIC VIDEO REEL / PRODUCTION DESIGNER / DANA WALD from DANA WALD on Vimeo.

This is a compilation of work, production design/ art department, from my partner Dana Wald, If you have seen my work in a Music Video, Dana has been the one behind it.