PIXNIT - Graffiti/Street Art Spore Campaign - Solo Show October 27th - December 1

SOLO SHOW...FIRST LOS ANGELES SPORE CAMPAIGN AND GALLERY EXHIBIT

RECEPTION AND VIEWING
OCTOBER 27TH
6PM TO 10PM

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Basel Switzerland
Boston Globe
Boston Magazine Artists Superheroes Project (PIXNIT as BatGirl)

Pixnit was in Europe for most of the Spring and Summer, pollinating building exteriors and public places and things with ornamental "Spores".

Using a combination of large hand-cut stencils and stickers, PIXNIT made marks in Amsterdam, London, Paris and Basel. Upon returning to Boston, a feverish production ensued to create new work for this solo show.


Street art in all shapes and forms and by many different artists is an integral part of the art scene here in Los Angeles.
We are super pleased about hosting this emerging street artist here and promoting this new, fresh approach to an already vital and important part of the art landscape.
(No pun intended!!)




Here are a few examples of how this genre is heavy hitting the scene. It only further validates the perfect timing of this show and the exciting energy surrounding the genre.

Berry McGee at Roberts and Tilton
Buffmonster at Corey Helford
Shepard Fairey at Merry Karnowsky
(sorry, the last 2 galleries do not have installation images of the shows on their sites...~sigh~)

Gallery Revisited

Non-Brow Solo Exhibition :: the work of Paige Wery.

Gallery Revisited is pleased to present the premiere gallery solo exhibition of work
by Paige Wery. www.galleryrevisited.com

Opening Reception: September 15th. 6pm to 10pm sharp. free. Los Angeles.
Refreshments will be served. Conversation and basic merriment will ensue.

Wery is a true modern visionary;
A contemporary self-taught artist, anti-academic advocate of artistic methods,
believer of subconscious concepts and purveyor of non-brow.
Her work stands alone in a sea of sameness.
It is over the top yet surprisingly delicate, raw, humorous,
and devoid of boredom.

Here are a couple of images to tempt you - as we all know, the pictures simply to not
do it justice.
Friendly Takeover (detail of sculpture installation)

This Is Not My Art Shrine

Rosey (detail of small portion of 72" wall piece)

Thank you for your time, Leora

Michael C. Hsiung and Ashley Goldberg, August 4th - September 1

Michael C. Hsiung and Cole Gerst June 23rd - July 28th

For Immediate Release – Los Angeles, June 8th, 2007
RECEPTION FOR THE ARTISTS: Saturday June 23rd, 2007 6pm – 10pm
show ends: July 28th.

Gallery Revisited, as in the last 4 years, is open for art in the summer.
This summer we are featuring the work of Michael C. Hsiung
for 2 consecutive back-to-back 2-person shows:
June 23rd with Cole Gerst and August 4th with Ashley Goldberg.
There will be different work by Michael C. Hsiung for each show.


Michael C. Hsiung – new drawings
“Depiction of the Quasi - Mythical Lands and of its Inhabitants and their interactions most carefully drawn, featuring various diverse animals, uncommon mermen and bearded men within extremely peculiar wonders of nature priorly known neither to man or woman”
Cole Gerst – new silk screens
“Burden”

Michael C. Hsiung is known for his black and white ink drawings depicting oddly realistic tales. Protagonists include Mermen in precarious and questionable situations, Victorian athletes and fancy men with their dead or tended-to prey and hobbies, or the struggles and plights of imaginary and real animals. Antagonists include any combination of these mentioned. Hsiung’s drawings portray scenarios that are relatable in a most perplexing and somewhat Un-Politically correct way – yet somehow so right. His remarkably dry sense of humor compliments his work, making it magnetic and infectious.

“In my work, I illustrate my own imaginative world, a place where creatures of fairy tales, nursery rhymes, and lullabies, which are a part of our childhood and adult culture, interact - be it warring or not. …These themes are often combined with humor commonly used by those in dysfunctional relationships.” – Michael C. Hsiung

This year, in addition to preparing for his show, Michael has done numerous commissions for swag and t-shirts for Jupiterdesigns at the How Conference in Atlanta. He is also busy with band CD covers as well as posters for such artists as Division Day and Great Northern. Dr. Martin’s will be launching an artist shoe line called Defy, which will feature original work by Michael. The show will have some 2 dozen original works and several limited edition silk screens accompanied by installation ephemera.



Cole Gerst depicts wild animals, nature habitats and urban electrical iconography in this new body of work called “Burden”. Gerst begins with drawings and paintings which are then translated into limited edition silk screen works on paper. Cohesive layers of simple silhouettes are laid in a collage manner, creating an iconographic. Inspired by folk and outsider art from his native Atlanta, Gerst’s work is raw, spontaneous and unadulterated. All are dreamy and insightful with beautifully chosen color that mirrors his influences while being current and at once timeless. These new silk screens present a cohesive direction that allows each piece to stand alone and also relate to the next. More than a dozen short-run new works will be showcased.

Cole Gerst is the founder and the artistic director of "option-g". Cole Gerst has been broadening his audience for the last 10+ years via his signature manner on numerous music posters for popular bands such as Beck, Stereolab, The Shins, Modest Mouse as well as close-to-home Silver Lake posters; Yeah, Yeah, Yeahs for Spaceland, Sunset Junction and an Elliot Smith tribute. He is contributing cartoonist and illustrator for LA Weekly and has an apparel line under the marker “option-g”.

Sat. March 24th CJ Metzger and Miss Mindy

THIS SATURDAY MARCH 24TH "THE SECRET LIVES OF DOLLS"
SOLO SHOW OF new work by CJ METZGER AND MISS MINDY
6PM - 10PM.
FEATURING PENNY STAR JR. AND FRIENDS AS LIVE DOLLS.
Gallery Revisited in Silver Lake/Los Angeles
3204 Sunset Blvd. near the corner of Descanso Drive

Take a peak into the studio of the 2 artist sisters...

CJ Metzger and Miss Mindy have been burning the midnight oil getting ready for their Deluxe Premiere Solo Show: "The Secret Lives of Dolls".



Miss Mindy works on an articulated wooden painting, in the image of a doll. There will be several for the show in various sizes and scenerios.

Reception for the Artists and their Friends + You is March 24th.
That is This Saturday folks. Don't miss out....there will be Live Dolls in attendance, courtesy of burlesque mistress pal, Penny Star Jr and pal.

They are going to be wearing outfits designed and painted by CJ and Mindy. (not this outfit pictured, that's just cute Penny herself - you will have to see at the opening what she be wearing.)

Michael Hsiung is interviewed

Michael Hsiung has an interview on OurArtSite.

I just spent some time with Michael last night. We are brainstorming some exciting ideas for his show; June 23 - July 28.

It's a multi-faceted show; famous Michael Hsiung drawings with related installation.
In addition, the launch of an artist book with his friend, Kathleen Brzezinski - Kathleen is writing, while Michael does drawings to coincide...together we shall see tales unravel of a most curious and humorous kind.

This is a 2 person show in the Main Gallery with Cole Gerst of option-g fame. Cole is working on all new silkscreens in limited editions of 50 or 100.


Together the show seems to be evolving around some common imagery - animals, man vs. technology, man vs. nature....we shall see as time goes by, how the creative juices will flow.

new show Feb 3 - March 17

Gallery Revisited is pleased to announce our first show of the new year.

Reception Saturday February 3, 2007. 6pm – 10pm
Collector and Media Preview Days Thursday Feb. 1 & Friday Feb. 2, 12pm – 6pm
Show ends March 17th, 2007.
Collector and Media preview days are Thu. Feb. 1st and Fri. Feb. 2nd.

Elana Kundell and Jessica Robbins will be showing all new work - paintings.

Press Release:

Jessica Robbins “Covering Up the Divide”
Elana Kundell “Dissolution”


Both artists work in methodical ways using multiple layering, but with differing execution and concept. Robbins works with pattern layering using chosen shapes with a level of fluidity from piece to piece that becomes the method. Kundell works from a visceral place, layering in a free-form manner, but methodical nonetheless – the meanings becoming the method.

Jessica Robbins works patterns upon patterns within multiple layers of enamel, acrylic, varnish and fine line painting on panel. Concise yet full abstract plains bring to mind exotic textures and fabrics within a conceptual context. This new body of work entitled, “Close the Divide” begins with a main element that is accompanied by companion shapes tightly cohabitating to create a codependence and cohesive single unit over the entire surface. The body of work is created in succession, with each piece flowing into the other yet standing alone via the complex process of repetition and editing. Her work is a strong indicator of new directions in abstract paintings.

Jessica Robbins received her BFA in painting from the Massachusetts College of Art in 1999. Since then she has been exhibiting in Los Angeles and nationwide group shows as well as a 2-person show with Gallery Revisited in 2004 and a 3-person show in 2005. She studied textile design at FIDM 2004/05 to enhance her process through exposure to alternate teaching ideology. Her work can be found in several private collections as well as an impressive commission history.

Elana Kundell creates imaginary abstracted environments of visceral layers in oil on canvas and panel. The surfaces are developed instinctually, using knives, brush work, even fingers to form dense and sheer, intersecting plains. Intuitively, the work is developed based upon Kundell’s memories, which over time and through other experiences become edited in the mind, translating into a vague and augmented zone between reality and feelings. The new body of work, aptly titled, “Dissolution”, embodies all definitions of the word itself, enabling the viewer to find their own imaginary landscape or feelings. The work is subtle yet stated and displays insight that sets her work apart from other abstract painters of a similar genre.


Elana Kundell received her BA in painting and printmaking from the University of California at Santa Cruz in 2000. During her time at UCSC, she studied in at the University of Bologna and the Accademia di Belle Arti in Bologna, Italy. She has been the recipient of several grants and awards for artist in residence programs. Her work has exhibited extensively in Northern California, taken to Seoul, Korea and more recently she has been showing in Los Angeles. Her work can be found in numerous private collections as well as the University Collection in Bologna, Italy.

Spring Calendar 2007

Gallery Revisited is pleased to announce our 2007 program.

2 person show: Jessica Robbins and Elana Kundell
NEW PAINTINGS
February 3 - March 17. 2007

Jessica Robbins
"Covering Up the Divide" Mixed media paintings on panel.



Elana Kundell. "Dissolution". Oil on panel.



Jessica Robbins

Jessica Robbins new work stems from visual elements that make patterns. These repeated patterns are comprised of a main element with companion elements that cohabitate the same space, forming a tightly composed unit that creates one unified response.

Opposing compositions make a convergence that compare graphical structures to painterly formlessness. Invasive colors are humbled by the excitement of the surrounding interference. The stylized images are worked over and reworked to carry over into other paintings, from piece to piece, expanding into a cohesive body of work.

Robbins received her BFA in painting from the Massachusetts College of Art in 1999. Since then she has been exhibiting in Los Angeles and nationwide group shows as well as a 2-person show with Gallery Revisited in 2004 and a 3-person show in 2005. She studied textile design at FIDM 2004/05 to enhance her process through exposure to alternate teaching ideology. Her work can be found in several private collections as well as an impressive commission history. We are pleased to be hosting Jessica Robbins again with this new direction of work.

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Elana Kundell

Elana Kundell creates imaginary environments in the abstract that are based on emotional rather than physical spaces. Based on memory – where experience is recycled and distorted – the paintings occupy an ambiguous zone between what is seen and what is felt. The process at its best reveals clues about the deep, usually hidden nature of meaning/feeling/being in the world, bringing to light possibilities for transformation.

Working in oil, the surfaces are developed intuitively using knives, brushes, fingers, and cloth to form dense, intersecting layers.

Kundell received her BFA in painting for the University of Santa Cruz in 2000 and studied at the Accademia di Belle Arti in Bologna, Italy. She has been exhibiting extensively in California since then & in Korea. She has received several grants and participated in residence programs. Her work can be found in several private collections. We are pleased to be presenting Elana Kundell and her newest body of work.

more of 2007:
March 24 - April 28
CJ Metzger and Miss Mindy
early May - June 9
David E. Stone Solo exhibit. New work.
June 16 - July 21
Michael Hsiung and TBA
July 28 - August 25
Dionysus Records and Music Silkscreen Group Show
September 1 - October 13
Paige Wery. Solo Show. New Work.
October 20 - November 17
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