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Monday, November 12, 2012

The London Police "For Dogs Sake" at CHG

The London Police "For Dogs Sake"

Amsterdam Street Artists "The London Police" skip across the pond to team up with Corey Helford Gallery in Culver City and bring us "For Dogs Sake". The London Police combine their love of art, traveling and of course dogs during the course of this exhibition from October 13th to November 3rd, 2012.
If your not familiar with “The London Police,” I don’t mean those English bobbies with batons and silly hats. I mean a pair of street artists (originally from the UK) who call themselves The London Police: Bob Gibson and a guy named Chaz. They make large-scale murals featuring bubble-headed figures they call LADS. in addition for their fondness of dogs. The London Police started in 1998 when big English investors headed to Amsterdam to rejuvenate the visually disappointing streets of the drug capital of the world made famous for its Red Light District and Narco-Tourism. The motive was to combine traveling and making art. From 2002 onward TLP started sending missionaries to all corners of the globe. TLP have recently celebrated 10 years strong in the art world and their work has graced 35 countries at this time. Although various London Policemen have come and gone, founding members Chaz and Bob are still known to walk the streets of every major city in the world spreading love with tags. stickers, murals and graphic style art.

In conjunction with the opening at CHG on October 13th, TLP had a "Dogs on the Catwalk" Fashion show on October 7th at The Dragonflly Bar for dogs only, that featured 13 different custom dog jackets by International artists. Some of the artists included: Shepard Fairey, D*Face, Jeremy Fish, Galo, Hemp Hoodlam, Ovni, Logan Hicks as well as The London Police.

"For Dogs Sake" are entire new works and sculptures by The London Police . The Exhibition is rounded up by a DOGumentary. Which is a 20 min pseudo-documentary into the dogs loving escapades of this duo. The DOGumentary features their alter-egos The "TLP Dog Singers" which are songs devoted to the dogs around the world performed by the TLP.

Below are selected shots of the opening reception on October13th, 2012.

"Barilynwood"
Ink on Brussels linen 56" x 32"

"Beagle 4 supervises the loading of Shoes"
Ink on Brussels linen 24" x 24"

"Various Quadrupeds being carried by..."
Ink on Brussels linen 24" x 24"

"Triple Dog with a Plethora of Dogness"
Ink on Brussels linen 40" x 40"

TLP Lads Dog Sculpture

"Planet of the Sausagey Boys"
Ink on Brussels linen 40" x 59"

TLP Lads Dog Sculptures

"The Full Cast TLP Cast on Planet Paul 6"
Ink on Brussels linen 48" x 32"

Close up of
"The Full Cast TLP Cast on Planet Paul 6"

"The Adventures of Barry 4"
Ink on Brussels linen 24" x 24"

"The Circle of Dogs Orbiting Planet Barry"
Ink on Brussels linen 40" x 40"

"Beagle 2 Arrives on Planet Barry 1"
Ink on Brussels linen 40" x 59"

"A Triple Feast of Double Dogs"
Ink on Brussels linen 48" x 32"

Lone Lads Dag Sculpture

"Stay Tough New York"
Dog Jacket by The London Police

Various Dog Jackets by The London Police

"Dog Save the Queen"
Dog Jacket by Shepard Fairey (Obey)

Kung Fu Fighting with Chaz & Bob
aka "The London Police"

The London Police "For Dogs Sake"
at Corey Helford Gallery

To learn more about The London Police, their art and upcoming shows & exhibits, please visit:
www.thelondonpolice.com

To hear the "TLP Dog Singers" on Soundcloud, please visit:
soundcloud.com/tlp-dog-singers

To learn more about Corey Helford Gallery, featured artists and upcoming exhibits, please visit:
www.coreyhelfordgallery.com

Thursday, August 23, 2012

RISK "Old Habits Die Hard" & COLIN CHRISTIAN “Hello, Pretty, Pretty”

Corey Helford Gallery located in the Arts District of Culver City gave us a two tiered group show thease past months. With famed Los Angeles graffiti writer "Risk" aka Kelly Graval putting together "Old Habits Die Hard" and London born sculpture artist Colin Christian with "Hello, Pretty, Pretty". During the dates of July 7th to August 8th, 2012 embarked on a convergence of pop surrealism and graffiti street art.

In a career spanning almost 30 years, RISK has impacted the evolution of graffiti as an art form in Los Angeles and worldwide. RISK gained major notoriety for his unique style and pushed the limits of graffiti further than any writer in L.A. had before: He was one of the first writers in Southern California to paint freight trains, and he pioneered writing on “heavens,” or freeway overpasses. At the peak of his career he took graffiti from the streets and into the gallery with the launch of the Third Rail series of art shows, and later parlayed the name into the first authentic line of graffiti inspired clothing. RISK has continued to work on numerous Hollywood projects for movie and music video sets, including the film Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure and videos for The Red Hot Chili Peppers, Ice Cube, Bad Religion and Michael Jackson. Today, RISK is still involved with graffiti, and shows his work worldwide. In 2011, RISK was a featured artist in Art In the Streets, the first comprehensive museum survey of graffiti and street art. Following an outdoor installation at the London Pleasure Gardens and UK gallery show on view this summer during the 2012 Olympics, RISK debuts “Old Habits Die Hard,” and is his first solo exhibition at the gallery and his most comprehensive to date. For the show, RISK returns to his graffiti roots with a series of traditional work that celebrate his iconic lettering style, self-described as “organized chaos" all delivered in classic RISK fashion.

RISK "Old Habit Die Hard"

"RIS"

Spray Paint on License Plates 96" x 48"

"Good Times #1"

Spray Paint on Neon Steel 48" x 48"

"Risk Aqua Blue Tag"

Spray Paint on License Plates 72" x 96"

"Pink Elephant" with collaboration with OG Abel

Spray Paint and Acrylic on Fiberglass 84" tall

Risk

The letter "H" out of whole alphabet set

Top: "Good Times #1"

Bottom: "Good Times #3" Spray Paint on License Plates 48" x48"

Entitled “Hello, Pretty, Pretty”, Colin Christian’s first solo exhibition with Corey Helford Gallery pays tribute to the Black Queen of Sogo from the 1968 cult film “Barbarella”. Internationally known for his glamorous sci-fi-esque female figures crafted from fiberglass, Christian describes his aesthetic as “optimistic futurism with a giggle”. His large-scale sculptures capture beauty in many forms from futuristic portraits of Cleopatra and Hello Kitty to ultra-mod Orbit Chairs made from fiberglass, steel and faux fur. Christian will unveil twelve new pieces, featuring luxe textures that incorporate glitter and sequins as well as darker overtones addressing transhumanism. He adds, “I wanted to push it as far as light and dark goes, both figuratively and literally”. Striking a blend of fashion, 60s pop art and 70s interior design, “Hello, Pretty, Pretty”, references a wide range of influences from Christian’s life. He notes,“‘Zoofy’ was inspired by my sister-in-law’s traffic accident. It features a gothic corseted girl in eighteen-inch heels with a metal support frame on wheels so that she could walk. Another piece, my first major black figure, ‘Superflyhoney’ is a nine and a half foot tall, 70s inspired futuristic girl. Wearing a painted on rubber cat suit with giant space flares, she is based on my love of 70s soul and disco”.

Colin Christian "Hello, Pretty, Pretty"

"Humanoid Series-Vigilante"

Fiberglass 24" x 24"

"Glitterbomb"

Fiberglass 40" x 24"

Top: "Ceremony" Fiberglass 14" x 24"

Bottom: "Lovely" 16" tall

"Babs"

Silicon, fiberglass & paillettes 38" tall

"Hello, Pretty, Pretty"

Fiberglass and swarovski crystal 66" tall

"Transhumanexchange"

Fiberglass and silicon 20" x 36"

"Inner Vacation (Capsule Series)"

Fiberglass, silicon and color changing LED lighting

"Zoofy"

Fiberglass, silicon and steel 34" x 84" x 24"

"Superflyhoney" front

Fiberglass and silicon 48" x 120" x 36"

"Superflyhoney" back

Fiberglass and silicon 48" x 120" x 36"

Colin Christian was born in London on March 30, 1964 to a loving and outgoing mother. Apart from art classes, he hated school, and at the age of 15, he left to live in Morocco with his family. The cultural difference was very liberating, and upon his return to England at 16, he worked at a record music store. In 1982 he became a DJ and stage manager for a large nightclub in the south of England where he met his wife Sas. In 1992 Colin moved to the U.S where he and his wife started a small business making latex clothing for fetish stores around the country. Their work was featured in Penthouse and Skin Two magazines. Taking what he had learned from clothing manufacturing and combining it with his interest in movie special effects, Colin produced fiberglass figures and displays. In 1998, he produced his first production figure, an anime girl called “Suki,” towering seven feet tall and anatomically correct. Colin decided to put his career on hold for a few years to take up commercial sculpture. A robot he made for the American Heart Association was interviewed by Katie Couric on The Today Show, and he also constructed the world’s largest mousetrap for pest control company Truly Nolen, which is now featured in the Guinness Book of World Records. Colin works full time on his original sculptures, finding inspiration in old sci-fi movies, pinup girl/supermodels, anime, ambient electronic music and H.P. Lovecraft. In 2004, he started using silicone in his sculptures, a difficult material to use but one that helps him achieve his goal of true cartoon realism, a line drawing made flesh. He is not looking to create every imperfection and flaw, but to take the exaggerations and perfections of cartoons and make them into a realistic 3D form.

To learn more about RISK and his art, please visit here:

www.riskrock.com

To learn more about Collin Christian and his art, please visit here:

www.colinchristian.com

To learn more about the Corey Helford Gallery, past, present and future shows, please visit here:

www.coreyhelfordgallery.com

Wednesday, July 4, 2012

"Motion: The Art of Movement" - A Group Exhibition

From opening reception on Saturday June 9th to it's closing on June 30th, 2012. Corey Helford Gallery in beautiful Culver City marked the arrival of summer with "Motion: The Art of Movement". A group exhibition consisting of more than 25 artists from the New Contemporary art scene created a array of new works depicting people in motion, design in motion and nature in motion. Each piece captures a different aspect of movement, creating a splendor of intensely vital and energized multi-artist & multifaceted exploration.

"Motion" features new works by:

Alex Gross, Amy Sol, Anita Kunz, Benjamin Bryce Kelly, Billy Norrby, Chris Puglise, Cleon Peterson, COOP, Eric Joyner, HUSH, Jeremy Lipking, Joe Sorren, Josh Agle (SHAG), Korin Faught, Marco Mazzoni, Maria Kreyn, Melissa Forman, Michael Mararian, Paul Frank, Phil Hale, Ray Carsar, Sarah Folkman, Sas Christain, Stella Im Hultberg, Sylvia Ji and Van Arno.