Jon, Corinne and I are all safely back in Australia and I have finally recovered from jet-lag enough to post this second and final L.A. travelogue!
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LA LUZ DE JESUS
On March 27th, 2011, we attended the closing of La Luz De Jesus‘s annual group show, ‘Everything But the Kitsch ‘N Sync‘. Almost 150 artists participated in this show, including Adrian Dominic, Andy Steele, Apricot Mantle, Bonnie Reid, Brian Poor, Bree Hranek, Bruce Eichelberger, Caitlin Hackett (right: ‘Flightless Bird’), Delphia, Leslie Ditto, Mark Gleason, Michael Pukac, Myron Conan Dyal, Olga T. Mosqueda, Patrick “Star27″ Deignan, Paul Barrow, Richard Frost, Rodrigo Cifuentes, Scott Holloway and Stephanie Henderson.
Mark Gleason – ‘Mannerism’, Danni Shinya Luo – ‘Chaotic Harmony’, Daniel Lim – ‘Sweet Imperfections’, and Heather Watts – ‘Small Heroes’ all opened at La Luz De Jesus on April 1st. The show was impressive and the opening was very well attended. These four shows are up until May 1st, and are well worth checking out. You can view the online preview here.
La Luz De Jesus, 4633 Hollywood Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90027
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THE HIVE AND THE TEMPLE
On April 2nd, we attended the illustrious openings of The Hive Gallery’s 6 Year Anniversary Show and the Temple of Visions ‘Cosmic Love’ exhibition.
Some of the wonderful artists exhibiting at the Hive are: Mike Alvarez, Ted Von Heiland, Janet Kim, Gustavo Rimada, Godfrey Mawema, Edward Frausto, Chet Zar, James Zar, Jophen Stein, Ken Dougherty, Pukac, Orion, Jose Carabes, Amy Shawley, Nathan Cartwright, Craig Cartwright, Nate Seubert, Marlon McWilliams, Ching Ching Cheng, Chase Osborne, Pamela Mower-Conner, Jethaniel Peterka, Brendan Sharkey, Tumbleweed, Cate Rangel, Paul Torres, Amanda Sage, Erik Siador, Salah, Macsorro, Brian Smith, Erick Rodriguez, Van Soro, Cig Neutron , Dustin Myers, Larkin, Cate Rangel, Jason Hernandez, Grant Fuhst, Eric Hamm, Juan Alvarado, Zombienose, Jessica Ward, Apricot Mantle, and Ron Pete.
Exhibiting artists in the Temple of Visions ‘Cosmic Love’ group show include Carey Thompson, Ka June, Autumn Skye Morrison, Amanda Sage, Michael Divine, Dan Cohen, Violet Divine, Mark Henson, Roman Villagrana, Michael Pukac, Christopher Ulrich, Adam Scott Miller, Yurik Riegel Radhika Hersey, Joshua Levin, James Zar, Krystle Smith, Yayano, Iayon Noemind and Ishka Lha.
Surrounded by live painting, dancers, fortune tellers, bands and hoola hoopers, it is truly a dreamlike experience to be wandering back and forth between the two worlds of The Hive and The Temple, each with their unique atmospheres that compliment each other and at times overlap.
The Hive Gallery’s ’6 Year Anniversary Show’ is open until April 30th, and the Temple of Visions‘ ‘Cosmic Love’ exhibition is open until June 4th.
These galleries are located at 719 & 729 South Spring Street, Los Angeles, CA 90014
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CHARLIE SHEEN @ HYAENA
Because we are only magical enough to be at two, not three openings at the same time, we were sadly unable to get to Burbank for ‘Winning’ – The Charlie Sheen Exhibit at Bill Shafer’s Hyaena Gallery, also on April 2nd. This show closes April 15th and has now sold out, with Charlie Sheen himself visiting the gallery and filming/critiquing each piece! You can see some footage of the show here. ‘For Those Who Slept… 2′ Group Exhibit will open at Hyaena on April 16th, 2011.
Hyaena Gallery, 1928 W. Olive Ave, Burbank, CA 91506
Right: ‘Aladdin Insane’ by Jim Wirt
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MYRON CONAN DYAL
Christopher Ulrich introduced us to Myron Conan Dyal, who showed us his world of sculptures, paintings and drawings and guided us through a meditation with his series of sculptures and accompanying music, ‘Charon’s Pantheon,’ which was on exhibit at La Luz De Jesus in February 2011. Myron is a mystic, a classically trained musician, and a self-taught artist. He is an extremely interesting individual. You can access his full biography, ‘The Boy Nobody Wanted,’ on his website. If you would like to experience ‘Charon’s Pantheon’ for yourself, there is a catalogue which includes an audio CD available from Last Gasp.
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Amongst many other things that happened on our L.A. journey, Jon was beautifully painted by Michael Hussar (right), and we were both lucky enough to participate in a life-painting session with him at his studio.
I finished my U.S. trip with 5 days in breathtaking San Francisco, where I met with Reverend Steven Johnson Leyba who was in the midst of preparing for his first live show with with United Satanic Apache Front in 6 years. Code-HEX FOOD WAR; Rev. Steven Johnson Leyba and U.S.A.F. Vs. the G.M.O.’s opens on April 28th at Submission, 2183 Mission Street, San Francisco, CA.
Thank you so much to all of the people who helped make our travels such a special time.
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- Meg Woodsworth
From the urban wilds of big cities to the rugged nature at their edges, the world is full of a sometimes strange and sometimes splendored life, an amazing interaction of all manner of creatures, cultures and conjunctions between the human and more-than-human world.
We have seen so many amazing artworks and met so many interesting people here in LA that it is hard to know where to start!
