Westside Art Stuff for Saturday December 17th

Multiples POP UP
KNOWN GALLERY
441 North Fairfax Avenue
Los Angeles, California 90036

Opening December 17, 2011 | 12pm-8pm
Show runs through December 23, 2011

Crest FEST 2011

art show at the FISH

Bushwick Art Park - Block Party

http://trustart.org/projects/107-bushwick-art-park

RE:FORM SCHOOL

RE:FORM SCHOOL is a group art exhibition and event series, bringing together hundreds of artists to send a loud message that the time has come to fix our ailing Public Education System. Learn more at http://reformschool.letsredu.com/

should be packed. I feel like everyone and their mama knows this....Faile is making a guest appearance..!
233 Mott Street Kids!!!!!!

Lacee Swan Art Show at Lola y Maria

rsvp@laceeswan.com or gina@lolaymaria.com

art inspiring fashion = a really cute grid tunic by Rojas

plus the price tag is somewhere around 58.00! not bad for wearable art. Available in store or online at lolaymaria.com.
*also available in an oversized tank




**This composition, from 1922, is an example of “neoplasticism” with three primary colors and two pictorial orientations. The elements are placed in asymmetrical order and dynamic equilibrium. The complementary equilibrium allows Mondrian to archive an “unbalanced equilibrium”.

Travessia Closes but Transforms into a new Art Space

TRAVESSIA, one the L.E.S.'s best kept secret, and most exciting clothing
selection boutique and art gallery is teaming up with the Canal
Chapter Gallery (http://canalchapternyc.com ) this Spring (new gallery name to come).  YES! WE THEY ARE GOING TO BE A FULL ART
GALLERY! 

They will be closed from 4/1 for renovation and reopening on in May
with 100% ART & 200% Excitement!

So, it's your LAST CHANCE TO GET Travessia's exclusive Brands from
Berlin, Copenhagen, Paris, Tokyo and Stockholm.
You can find these rare items only at Travessia...... NOW or NEVER!

Travessia's final 2 weeks sale items includes...
Anntian fringe sweat were $178 now $98
Hui-Hui Pockets T were $84 now $50
Baum und Pferdgarten mellow yellow x gray cardigan were $296 now $138
Abirato Bomber Jackets were $298 now $138
Burfitt hai-lee dresses were $434 now $198
Klasica Spring Coat were $348 now $189
StarStyling sweatshirts are now all $65
Also Margarita Saplala's S/S collection is now marked down $35
All accessories, Shoes are 20-30% off!

Art Icon: Patrick Nagel

I first became aquainted with Nagel in my early teens. I wasn't reading playboy (well, I may have snuck a few peeks to see Madonna) but I really discovered his work when he did the cover for Duran Duran's RIO cover. After that I was sucked in and I feel fortunate to have gone to a Nagel show in Sausalito where I begged my mom and dad to buy me one of the gallery silkscreen posters and have it framed for my bedroom. 20 years later, If I were rich I'd have a bigger collection but for now I'm happy with the few that I own. Tip: You can find some really good ones on EBAY.

Playboy Art Icon - 1945 - 1984
Biography:

Patrick Nagel was born in Dayton, Ohio, but was brought up in the Los Angeles area, where he spent most of his life. He studied art at Chouinard Art Institute, and in 1969 received his Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from California State University at Fullerton.
Nagel first put his talents to work as a freelance artist; then in 1971, he joined ABC-TV where he produced television graphics for promotion and news broadcasts. After a year, he returned to freelance assignments, accepting commissions from major corporations and magazines, including IBM, ITT, United Artists, MGM, Universal Studios, Playboy, Architectural Digest, Rolling Stone, Oui, and Harpers. The bulk of his work he would end doing for Playboy Magazine.



Beginning in 1976, Nagel began contributing regularly to Playboy, which extended the exposure and popularity of "the Nagel Woman" to a huge and loyal audience. In 1978, he created his first poster image for Mirage Editions. He also painted the cover of rock group Duran Duran's Rio album, which later became a top selling album.

The feeling of Nagel's work is reminiscent of Japanese woodblock prints as well as of Art Deco styling, yet it is completely contemporary and universal in appeal. Some compare it to Edouard Manet's "Olympia". Starting from a photograph, he would create a simplified drawing, then translate the drawing to a painting -- always "simplifying, working to get more across with fewer elements," noted Elena Millie. Bold, dark lines shape perspective out of flat, cool colours and stark white spaces. In some ways it was similar to Norval Morrisseau's paintings.




During his lifetime, Nagel's work was exhibited in several one-man shows; his first exhibition of painting sold out within fifteen minutes. His posters have been collected by such prestigious institutions as the Library of Congress, the Oakland Museum, and the Grunwald Center for the Graphic Arts at U.C.L.A. Permanent collections of his work are housed at the Bibliotheque des Arts Decoratifs, Paris, and the Smithsonian Institution. The largest collection of his work belongs to Hugh Hefner and resides in the Playboy Mansion. Among the awards Nagel received were recognition by Communication Arts, Art Direction, and Graphis.

Patrick Nagel died of a heart attack in 1984 at the age of 38. He was heading home from exercising. He was known to smoke heavily, drink and eat a lot of fast food. There is also rumours of drug addiction.

-thanks to art history archive for this info!



November 18ths Nagel Inspired Scoop Neck T-shirt available online at lolaymaria.com

PINTA - 11/16-11/20

The event is happening through November 20th at the Metropolitan Pavillion at 125 West 18th Street. For more info go to http://www.pinta-art.com

EL MUSEO’S BIENAL: THE (S) FILES

EL MUSEO’S BIENAL: THE (S) FILES, already opened runs through January 6, 2008. Exhibition celebrating the experimental, immediate pulse of contemporary art. “The (S) Files” are literally “the selected files” of 51 artists. Nov. 28 Panel discussion: with gallerists and Latino artists. El Museo del Barrio, 1230 5th Ave. www.elmuseo.org

Many of the works on display have been chosen from the unsolicited submissions to El Museo’s Artists’ Archive over the past two years. This selection is the most expansive to date, with 51 artists showcasing work in traditional mediums such as drawing, painting and photography, as well as more experimental projects incorporating light, sound, and interactive elements, mobile sculptures and site-specific installations.

The exhibition has been curated by Elvis Fuentes, Associate Curator, El Museo del Barrio, and E. Carmen Ramos, Assistant Curator for Cultural Engagement, The Newark Museum, NJ. In addition, guest curator Rodolfo Kronfle Chambers (independent curator, Guayaquil , Ecuador ), has included in the exhibition a selection of works by five artists from Ecuador , this year’s invited guest country.

Even among the diversity within the works presented in El Museo’s Bienal: The (S) Files 007, the curators recognize several recurrent themes that have emerged organically within the exhibition. Some of the artists reference the hyper-reality of contemporary culture of violence and war, often in relation to social perceptions of masculinity. Others explore the public dimension of art and examine issues of labor, immigration, language and identity, frequently documenting the artist’s experience or citing art historical traditions. Resounding another global concern, many of the artists approach the environment and the natural world through landscapes real or imaginary, most especially evident in the selection of work from the five artists from Ecuador.

More Art: Tonight at Crudo

It's all about the girls at this art show featuring some amazing artists including many from Nicholas Ganz book "Graffiti Mujer". I'm so excited as I bought this book this Christmas while I was in Spain.

Cedric Rivrain Illustrations

Cedric Rivrain designed for Martine Sitbon and John Galliano at Christian Dior. Besides, he has been doing illustrations for various magazines such as Numéro, Dazed and Confused, Tokion, Stiletto, or A magazine.
His work was exhibited in Paris at Maria Luisa in July 2004 and at Le Bon Marché in March 2005 for the collective exhibition "Traits très mode" also shown, among other cities, in Berlin at the Galeries Lafayette and in Amsterdam at Christie's.

How much do we love the rainbow arm warmer?

His work can be viewed on his website HERE