WAL-ART

SMALL WORKS SHOW AND HOLIDAY FAIR

Amanda — Sat, 12 Dec 2009 04:06:20 +0000

~ COME ON BY FOR A HOT BOWL OF SOUP AND SOME HOLIDAY CHEER ~

We’ll be here from 1pm to 8pm with wonderful new small works and fabulous curios, crafts, and magical delights.

Its the best way to do all of your Christmas shopping!!!

* THIS IS A GOOD IDEA *

Amanda — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 04:54:05 +0000

“been here, did this” : MICK HAGGERTY : opening reception November 21st 8-11pm

Amanda — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 21:55:47 +0000

WAL*ART Gallery is pleased to present been here, did this, a major exhibition of new work by well-known Los Angeles graphic artist Mick Haggerty. The exhibition runs from November 21st to December 6th, 2009.

Before records were reduced to ringtones, Mick Haggerty’s radical images for album covers and music videos helped define the image of rock and roll. Under a variety of aliases – art attack in the 70’s, neo-plastics in the 80’s, and brains in the 90’s, he art directed, illustrated, photographed, designed and video-taped almost any performer who would let him, including David Bowie, The Rolling Stones, The Police, Jimi Hendrix, B-52’s, Aerosmith, Violent Femmes, ELO, John Lydon, King Crimson, Roxy Music, OMD, Simple Minds, Tom Petty and Bob Dylan, and his groundbreaking illustrations appeared on everything from Vanity Fair to Time Magazine. For the past few years, Haggerty has focused his attention on books and prints and this exhibition features recent work made in Durban, South Africa. As he describes it, “Borne out of frustration and a limitation of means, I started to fill sketch books with small automatic drawings of heads. These strange characters from nowhere just seemed to appear on the page. The work in this show grew from those encounters.”

Gary Panter describes Haggerty’s new body of work: “I see real people in many of them; simpletons and fools; the ancient and deprived; the snaggle-toothed, halt and lame; the rejects of the rejects … I have seen these people all my life, in the mental wards of Oklahoma or walking back-roads alone glimpsed out of car windows, or in news photos of the blind and cursed and feeble. They are pretending to be funny and goofy, but they are not the simple fun one gets in a glimpse. Compassion is encoded in them.”

The exhibition includes over thirty prints made in South Africa as well as paintings and two limited edition books.

JUST RELEASED: Banksy Extraction Team Video

olivia — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 18:44:26 +0000

CREATE: FIXATE presents ‘Liberate the Arts’ @ WAL*ART!

olivia — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 16:25:45 +0000

Thursday, November 5th, 7-11pm

Spend an intimate and festive evening with the Create:Fixate community and
contribute to our mission and programs!

FEATURED VISUAL ARTISTS
GREG BOUDREAU : KATE DALY : TRACY SAGALOW : MICHAEL PUKAC

MUSICAL TALENT
AUDIOMOE : TONY WATSON : AQUAVEE

LIVE JAZZ TRIO FEATURING WORLD RENOWNED
SAX PLAYER MATT DEMERRITT

INTERACTIVE CUSTOM T-SHIRT DESIGN
GET YOUR ART ON! (WAL*ART complimentary stencil T-shirt project)

RAFFLE PRIZES & SILENT AUCTION

Pre-Sale Tickets $60 / Admission plus membership to the C:F Patron Program $80
(Limited capacity, please purchase your tickets in advance).

CLICK HERE TO PURCHASE YOUR TICKETS!

All tickets include open bar, appetizers, one do-it-yourself t-shirt,
automatic entry into a raffle to win great prizes, and the finest art and music entertainment.

Create:Fixate is an organization dedicated to elevating the importance and
accessibility of art and music through education and to providing
opportunities for emerging artists to create, perform, and sell their work
through mixed medium exhibitions.

CALL FOR ARTISTS + CRAFTERS!

olivia — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 16:26:33 +0000

WAL*ART is starting production on its annual ‘SMALL WORKS’ holiday show. We are looking for artists and crafters to submit their work for consideration. The focus of this show is to show an array of artists and media. We are looking for small works of art, jewelry, artist merchandise (tee-shirts, bags etc), and small paper products.

CLICK HERE TO SUBMIT YOUR WORK TO WAL*ART!

Little Snippets of a Bigger Picture

olivia — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 22:22:46 +0000

Opening Reception: October 16, 2009 8-11pm

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

ARTIST: Gene Eu

EXHIBITION TITLE: “Little Snippets of a Bigger Picture”

LOCATION: WAL*ART Gallery, 1639 S. La Cienega Blvd. LA, CA 90035

CONTACT: Olivia Reyes, Gallery Assistant

PHONE: 310.274.9055

EMAIL: info@walartinc.com

WEBSITE: www.walartinc.com

MEDIUM: Ink on Rice Scrolls

SHOW LENGTH: October 16th through October 28th, 2009

DESCRIPTION: WAL*ART Gallery presents “Little Snippets of a Bigger Picture”, an exhibition by artist Gene Eu. Gallery Director Jamie Beardsley curates ink drawing on paper scrolls that showcase Eu’s recent works. The exhibition shows from October 16th to October 28th, 2009.

Eu’s ink drawings reflect his desire to honor life, the cosmos and our universal subconscious. Detailed flora and fauna grace the ancient medium of scrolls- from forest creatures to mythic mermaids, gnarled old trees to dynamic underbrush. Eu has honed his penmanship through a druidic study of nature, one that extends beyond his artistic pursuits to his motto, “I believe in honoring the well-being of all living things for their continued existence and that this is my ultimate truth.”

Eu strives to create artwork that can “walk in union” with his sustainable and green life choices and ‘Little Snippets of a Bigger Picture’ is testament to Eu’s passion and ability to do so. The animals used in his images are rarely singular, but rather are featured in groups or mixed-species gatherings while his flora mimic the stunningly natural geometrical patterns present in flowers, leaves, and plants. These harmonic aspects in Eu’s work evoke a renewed sense of community in the viewer through the peace and serenity of a non-human world.

In addition to his fine-art scrolls, Eu produces a green 100% bamboo clothing line featuring many of his drawings. True to his art and lifestyle, this line utilizes organic dyes and is designed, cut, sewn and screen-printed in L.A. by ethical companies taking steps to lessen their environmental impact. He lives and works in Topanga Canyon on a property affectionately called ‘the farm’ with a menagerie of amazing human and animal companions.

WAL*ART Gallery invites the public to come get acquainted with Eu’s work and become part of his vision. For more information, please contact the gallery at 310.274.9055.

LIBRA LOVE AFFAIR THIS SATURDAY

olivia — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 22:11:34 +0000

THIS SATURDAY!
October 10, 2009

“Live! At the Zombie Motel” Closing &
Jamie Beardsley’s Birthday Bash

8 – 10pm

Please join us for drinks and nibbles and dance the night away with Vikter Duplaix if you so choose.

Music by

Vikter Duplaix
and Special Guest DJ
King Britt

EdgyCute Release and Urban Arts Fest in Brooklyn

olivia — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 19:50:58 +0000

Jamie and Richard from WAL*ART will be traveling to NYC this week for the release of EdgyCute, a new book from publisher Mark Batty. Coinciding with the release of the book, Mark Batty Publisher is hosting an all-day arts event on October 3 in Bushwick, Brooklyn. A selection of WAL*ART merchandise will be available for purchase!

More on the Urban Arts Fest in Bushwick, Brooklyn (October 3, 2009 all day)

Live! At the Zombie Motel

olivia — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 22:24:37 +0000

“Live! At the Zombie Motel” featuring artwork by Robbie Freeman, Raymond Pettibon and Robert Williams.

Thank you to everyone who joined us for the opening reception and who made this exhibition possible.

Please stay tuned for photos.