MY FAVORITE WORKS: LA ART SHOW & CONTEMPORARY

Last week I took advantage of the art forums that were happening across the city by attending the opening of The LA Art Show and visiting the Art Los Angeles Contemporary .  Both shows had a significant amount of influential art including photography, sculpture, mixed media and modern art forms.  I always find so much inspiration from looking at art and this time was no different.  To me, art influences and is the catalyst in starting all emerging trends across the board from fashion to music and technology.  Art is where the happenings start.  My creativity works best by ingesting all of these visual stories and then letting the dots connect in my brain to output the story that is being told.  I saw several stories while strolling thru the gallery and wanted to share the pieces that inspired me most.

BLACK AND WHITE

Seriously hot photo of John Wayne in a hat that reminds me of mine; Dermot Begley Fine Arts Gallery Los Angeles

I’m always a fan of a wall of black and white photos!

Love this photo from the Dermot Begley gallery

I wanted to live in this booth by Dermot Begley; love the palette and the mixed media

These Prada shoes were cast in 2.5 kilos of silver! What every girl wants!

The legendary Henry Duarte and myself representing Westbrook Makers walking around the opening!

I’m wearing Corey Lynn Calter with Alex & Lee; Henry is in his own designs and we both have on our Westbrook Makers hats. It was fun walking around together in our hats.

SIMPLE NEUTRALS

Beautiful wall by Alyssa Pheobus Mumtaz

Loved this girl’s beauty I thought she was really special

Appreciated the detail in this drawing and loved it layerd on the map of Los Angeles.

Amazing sketches by George Condo

Condo’s sketches of Spain for Miles Davis, 1991

Japanese artist Tetsuya Noda, 1998

Loved this photography by Jennifer MaHarry from the G2 Gallery in Venice, CA

The photos are of free-roaming wild horses living in the mountains of Western Utah.

SHAPES

I’m a big fan of Chinese artists since my amazing trip to Beijing last year. This one by Xiao fu Yo.

Joan Miro, 1963

Amazing large scale pieces; the colors and the design were so special. Reminded me a bit of Alex & Lee in a way.

A closer look at the detail of this amazing piece

The amazing and legendary Louise Nevelson; 1966

Another Louise Nevelson; 1971

 

TEXTURE

Beautiful gold texture by Olga de Amaral; Columbian artist 1932

Loved the 3d quality to this piece by Kwang Young Chun

Also by Kwang Young Chun; created by using mulberry paper

Close up

More beautiful texture on paper by Cathryn Boch

Close up

Large scale textural piece made with leather and other fibers from the Dermot Begley gallery

COLOR

This couple’s look was amazing, loved them!

Great abstract color from Daniel Cummings; ACME gallery Los Angeles

Brigitte Bardo by Russell Young, 2010

Two of my favorite modern pieces at the Contemporary Art Fair.