Monthly Archives: December 2011

Happy Holidays from Julia Chiang!

New York artist Julia Chiang took a moment to send out a holiday greeting. Instead of using ceramic chains to get her ideas across as she did in her Half Gallery show Security is Mostly a Superstition, she used the simple ambiance of … Continue reading

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Merry Christmas from Nick Veasey!

Nick Veasey is an artist from the UK who uses the power of the x-ray in his art to counter the obsession in modern society with the superficial. His method involves peeling back the external visual appearances of objects to … Continue reading

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Merry Christmas from James Jean!

Another artist who is wishing their fans Merry Christmas is painter James Jean (featured). Along with supplying gift ideas for the art lovers our their with his new OVM webstore, he has published this online greeting card featuring holiday touches like … Continue reading

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Merry Christmas from Ron English

Leave it to Ron English (featured) to have an irreverent take on the holiday season. He has taken the familiar symbol of the the Christian faith, the crucifix, and melded it with the more secular representation of Christmas – Santa Claus. … Continue reading

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Streets: Dabs Myla (Los Angeles) Part II

Yesterday, we brought you a look at the progress from Dabs Myla’s latest mural in Los Angeles. This Branded Arts project once again shows off their impeccable technique as well as their ability to work on a large scale project with ease … Continue reading

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Art Focus: Greg Eason

Our Art Focus on this Christmas weekend is on the London-based Greg Eason. His portfolio of meticulous pencil drawings is certainly a joy to browse through, featuring a predilection for animal life, skulls, and eggs which he uses to “comment … Continue reading

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Teaser: Os Gemeos @ PRISM

Continuing the stellar program at the PRISM Gallery in Los Angeles, the showspace will be hosting a solo show from Os Gemeos early next year. Despite their massive undertaking in October for their museum show at the Museu Vale in Brazil … Continue reading

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Teaser: Eric Joyner – “It’s A Jungle Out There” @ Corey Helford

It’s been almost a year and a half since Eric Joyner (interviewed) last had a solo show (covered). So, fans of his signature robots and donuts will be happy to hear that his next body of work, entitled It’s A Jungle … Continue reading

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Showing: Zhang Huan – “Q Confucius” @ Rockbund Museum

After a successful showing back in May at the prestigious Blum & Poe (covered), Zhang Huan has opened an exhibition in his home country at the Rockbund Museum in Shanghai. The versatile Chinese artist, who made his name with performance art, … Continue reading

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Street: Dabs Myla (Los Angeles) Part I

The dynamic duo known as Dabs Myla have been hitting the mural scene as of late. Not too long ago, we saw them put up some great work during Art Basel Week Miami. Now, they are back in Los Angeles and creating … Continue reading

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