Reimagined
Phone Booth Gallery is pleased to present “Reimagined,” an exhibition of new works that re-interpret old masterpieces. Each artist in the show chose a historical artwork to respond to – maybe “Cyclops” by French symbolist Odilon Redon, or paper cutouts by tale-spinner Hans Christian Andersen. The results range from whimsical to startling, and as contemporary artists’ toy with its forms, the authority of history becomes less and less weighty. The exhibition opens with a reception on August 4th, from 7-10 p.m. This all-ages event will take place at Phone Booth Gallery’s exhibition space, 2533 East Broadway, Long Beach, CA 90803. “Reimagined” will remain on view through September 18th, both at the exhibition space and on www.phoneboothgallery.com. “The burden of history” is a millstone for some artists. How do you add to a lineage that includes Pablo Picasso, Roy Lichtenstein or Willem de Kooning? How do you take inspiration from the historical artists who have informed your taste, even your worldview, while still saying something new?= Some artists in “Reimagined” take a subtle approach to masterworks. In Sarai Villalobos’ rendition of Winslow Homer’s 1873 painting “The Farmyard,” the little girl Homer once painted wearing boots with a serene smile on her face, now wears untied sneakers and scowls. The boy beside her wears a baseball cap instead of a straw one. Ruel Pascual has combined the work of two realists – a blue chair in the style of tight-edged realist John Register sits in a field in the softer style of the Andrew Wyeth – to make a scene all his own. Nick Comparone redoes Renoir’s 1880 portrait of serene redheaded girl, Irene Cahen d’ Anvers, in spray paint, a medium tightly tied to urban street art. Other artists are more overt. Isaac Bidwell turns the woman from Gustav Klimt’s iconic, particularly abstract 1909 portrait, “Judith,” into a ghoulish figure with ram’s ears and skeletal hands. Peter Adamyan’s “A Complete Breakfast” combines Goya’s 1808 painting “The Third of May,” which depicts a scene from the Spanish resistance to Napoleon’s forces, and Jacques Louise David’s “Napoleon Crossing the Alps” with a cereal logo. Instead of a firing squad, Adamyan has painted sugary bits of cereal with rifles. The effect is humorous, but also ominous. Are colorful, kid-friendly cereal ads evidence of a commercialism that’s a bigger threat than Napoleon ever was? It’s not an easy question. Can recasting the past in the present can tell us something about our time? “Reimagined,” even when it’s homages are tongue-in-cheek, tries to find the answer. Exhibiting artists include: Adam Jackson, Catherine Yi, Dave Perillo, David Lee Owen, Famous When Dead, Isaac Bidwell, Joel Zuercher, Lola Dupre, M C Michelon, Matt Hendon, Natalie Rosen, Nick Comparone, Nicole Goux, Peter Admyan, Ruel Pascual, Sarai Villalobos, {ths} and more!
- Dates: August 4, 2012 | September 18, 2012
- Venue: Phone Booth Gallery
Dead Rockstars
Opening reception will be February 2nd 2012 in Eugene Oregon at Blunt Graffix, a 2000 sq. ft. artist studio. Doors open at 6pm and the show runs through February 24th. The art will then move to THE WAVE Art Gallery, located in the historic Whitaker district, and remain until late March. CONTRIBUTING ARTISTS aelhra Alan Forbes Alex R. Kirzhner Beeforeo Ben Thomas bMethe Boneface Branden Otto Brian Ewing Brittney West Chuck Sperry Copy Right Dave Hunter David Vasquez - TOOBS David Welker DKNG Don Haugen Frank Kozik Gary Reef Iron Jaiden James Rheem Davis Jermaine Rogers Jim Mazza Johan Jaccob John Grayson - con-art Joshua Budich Joshua South Justin Hampton Malleus Matt Dye - Blunt Graffix Michael Roderick Mikito Ozeki Molly mae Culligan Paul St. Savage Print Mafia Punchgut Rene Gagnon Retro Outlaw Studios Roamcouch Rob Schwager Ron Liberti RYCA Scarecrowoven Sean D'Anconia SHT! Sixten Son Duong Stefan Fähler Steve Harradine Strawberryluna The Meme Machine Tim Jordan Todd Slater Tombstone14 Tyler Stout Zach Landrum Zissou Tasseff-Elenkoff Zoltron
- Dates: February 2, 2012 | February 24, 2012
- Venue: Blunt Graffix
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