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

 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 

 

RETNA - New Paintings and Works on Paper

RETNA - New Paintings and Works on Paper

Michael Korn Gallery located Los Angeles dedicated it's entire space to bring us new works by legendary street artist RETNA. From September 15th, ongoing now till October 27th, 2012. Retna and Michael Korn Gallery join forces and offer a tour de force with this current solo show that includes new works on paper and various paintings.

Retna aka Marquis Lewis, has a particular interest in the visual writings of ancient cultures, from Arabic and Persian to Hebrew and Native American. Both hieroglyphics and the graceful tradition of ink calligraphy inform his paintbrush while the angles and curves of his improvised alphabet echo the architecture of a mosque or Asian temple. Equally evident in Retna's nuanced script is the artist's interest in Modernist abstraction.

Retna's works are informed by contemporary artistic precedents that include Barbara Kruger, Jenny Holzer, Jean-Michel Basquiat and Glenn Ligon—all artists using text and image to expand the boundaries of painting and confound visual interpretation. Retna's works are simultaneously conceptual, literal and abstract. The artist is able to synthesize all of these precedents and influences into a seamless and elegant abstract painting.

The artist adopted the alias Retna from the Wu Tang Clan track Heaterz: "Kinetic globes light will then shine, burns your retina." He typically paints to music and allows the rhythmic beat and flow to partly guide his intuitive and emotive script. Beyond the fluidity of music, Retna's work contains imagery and histories that are vast and diverse. The symbols and pictographs of his signature script are inlaid with his multicultural background of El Salvadorian, Cherokee, Spaniard, Pipil and African-American lineage.

Below are selected shots of RETNA's new solo show at Michael Korn Gallery

 "Ya Es La Ultimate Vez"
Enamel, acrylic and crystalina on canvas 

96 x 84 inches

 "Sentence me to standards"  

Enamel, acrylic and crystalina on canvas

96 x 103 inches

"Optic Nerve"
Enamel, acrylic on canvas
84 x 276 inches

"Standed Hands"
Enamel, acrylic and crystalina on canvas
96 x 64 inches

"Song of the Opera"
Enamel, acrylic on canvas
96 x 72 inches

"Eastern Realm"
Enamel, acrylic on canvas
96 x 72 inches

 "I strike with words that will pierce through your heart" 

Enamel, acrylic and crystalina on canvas
96 x 72 inches

Outer walls of Michael Korn Gallery

In 2009, Retna was featured in an episode of Ovation TV's American Revolutionaries, a series profiling innovative and impactful artists. Most recently, Retna embarked on his Hallelujah World Tour in 2011, which made exhibition stops in New York and London. Retna's work can be found here in Los Angeles in a permanent large-scale mural at the West Hollywood Library alongside the work of Shepard Fairey and Kenny Scharf in addition to other street side murals and various billboards throughout Los Angeles.

To learn more about Retna, his works and upcoming exhibits, please visit:

www.digitalretna.com

To learn more about Michel Korn Gallery, featured artists and upcoming exhibits, please visit:

www.kohngallery.com 

.

STREET PREACHERS - All Female Street Art Exhibition

"STREET PREACHERS" 

An All Female Los Angeles Street Art Exhibition

Street Preachers is a visual commentary on the social, political and urban life experiences as seen through the eyes of some of Los Angeles top female street artists. Street art has gained an unprecedented exposure to larger audiences thanks to numerous highly publicize gallery and museum exhibits throughout the country and around the globe. Street Preachers is not only a presentation of the work of female street artists but also a celebration of the unique artist community and urban life in LA. 

Street Preachers artists include: Kym from the famed LA graffiti crew CBS, Jules Muck, London born artist Sarah's Incognito, the ever so talented and always entertaining Annie Preece aka Love, Annie and is curated by Ashleigh Summer, who is also a featured artist.

With an opening reception on September 6th, 2012 at The Center for the Arts Eagle Rock, I had the immense pleasure to meet and greet each of these female street artists. It was a great chance to talk to these leading ladies and to take a gander of the world through their creative and special perspective. Each piece was unique to each own and at times provided a softer and warm side to Los Angeles street art, all while not compromising on their street edge. 

Below are selected shots from the opening reception on September 6th, 2012

KYM CBS 

Ashleigh Summer

Sarah's INCOGNITO

Jules Muck

Annie Preece aka Love, Annie

Street Preachers is on view from September 6th to 27th, 2012 and is made possible by The Pasadena Arts Alliance and the Los Angeles County Arts Commission in conjunction with the Center of the Arts Eagle Rock and is located at 2225 Colorado Blvd. Los Angeles, Ca.90041.

To learn more about the Center of the Arts Eagle, participating artists of Street Preachers and upcoming exhibits and shows. Please visit the following links:

Center for the Arts Eagle Rock:

www.cfaer.org 

Annie Preece aka Love, Annie:

http://anniepreece.com/love-annie

Sarah's Incognito:

www.facebook.com/pages/SarahsINCOGNITO 

Jules Muck

http://julesmuck.com 

Ashleigh Summer:

www.facebook.com/pages/Ashleigh-Sumner-Gallery