Allouche Gallery in New York has announced a new group show curated by Brooklyn-based artist Stickymonger along with fellow spray paint artists namely Gucci Ghost, Micheal Reeder, Paul Insect and UFO907. Read the full article at https://hypebeast.com/2021/10/stickymonger-spray-painterly-curated-group-show
Lori Earley is a contemporary surrealist figurative artist who began exhibiting her work in 2004. She describes her work, “My oil paintings are a combination of classical realistic rendering with a personal element of distortion” This distortion comes from an innate desire to transform her emotions into tangible planes that express what she feels, not what she sees. Read the full article at https://beautifulbizarre.net/2014/01/25/lori-earley/
The “Basic Instinct” and “Casino” actress makes her fine art debut with an L.A. exhibition called “Shedding.” Award-winning actress Sharon Stone is celebrating a new accolade. March 14 marked the opening of Shedding, her fine art debut, with Allouche in Los Angeles. Stars including Jamie Lee Curtis attended the unveiling of 17 acrylic paintings from Stone’s expansive portfolio, which also features watercolor portraits of her friends, including singer Rita Ora. Read the full article at https://www.maxim.com/entertainment/sharon-stone-sheds-layers-in-her-first-art-exhibit/
At once playful and plaintive, the ascendant painter’s cartoonish rendition of a tennis match gone awry captures a scenic snapshot of sun-soaked surrealism. Here, we ask an artist to frame the essential details behind one of their latest works. An interesting feature that’s not immediately noticeable: Maybe the lack of tennis being played—no tennis ball in sight. I like the idea of them getting all dressed up to smoke a Marlboro Gold in a semi-surreal, pale green tennis court landscape. I stay in a realm of cartoon-ized imagery that exists in between reality and fantasy—kind of the strangeness of a manufactured
Talk us through a typical day in studio for you? Every day varies, but I keep to my routine of stretching, and a cold shower. Music is vital in my studio. The genre depends on what I am working on and the tempo I’m attempting to access creatively. Usually tends to be classical, hip-hop or jazz. I am hugely influenced by music; so much so I named my studio Hitsville, U.S.A, after Motown Records. S/O Berry Gordy. Motown was a symbol of hope for my community. It was Black owned, Black ran and represented Black artistry. Rings true to what
This year’s installation in the promenade features a surreal group of rectangular glass blocks with what appear to be colorful, life-size dancers trapped inside — part of a series that the featured artist, Dustin Yellin, calls “Psychogeographies.” Closer inspection reveals that each block is made up of more than two dozen thin panels of glass, with the layers decorated with paint or drawings or collages and then glued together. Viewed from the front or back, they form striking three-dimensional figures; from the side, the images seem to disappear. Read the full article at https://www.nytimes.com/2015/02/26/arts/dance/new-york-city-ballet-applies-a-surreal-touch-to-build-audiences.html?searchResultPosition=2
