July 19th, 2008 ~ Icons, Legends & Notorious Figures, originally uploaded by amayzun.

July 19th, 2008
8p - 11p

Cactus Gallery & Gifts
4534 Eagle Rock Blvd
Eagle Rock, Ca 90041

www.eclecticcactus.com

July 19th, 2008 ~ Suggestion Box @ GR2, originally uploaded by amayzun.

Sat Jul 19 06:30 PM - Wed Aug 13 10:00 PM
$Free admission | 18+
GR2
2062 Sawtelle Blvd.
Los Angeles, California United States 90025 view map

gr2.net
posted by Giant Robot
Suggestion Box at GR2

July 19 – August 13
Reception: Saturday, July 19, 6:30 - 10:00

Giant Robot is proud to present Suggestion Box, a group show featuring new works by artists selected by our own store and magazine staffs in addition to pieces by many of the staffers themselves.

We intend our publication and shops to be catalysts as well as showcases, and are excited to mix artists that provide inspiration with homegrown talent that is inspired by them. Pieces will include drawings, paintings, comics, sewn work, and other mediums.

Contributors will include (but are not limited to) the following:

Aaron Brown
Jeffrey Brown
Seth Drenner
Jordan Fu
Michael Hsiung
Benjamin King
Diana Kwok
David Magdaleno
Tru Nguyen
Molly Colleen O’Connell
Sidney Pink
Yumi Sakugawa
Emilio Santoyo
Eric Shaw
Ryan Jacob Smith
Mark Todd
Christiaan Van Bremen
Katie Vonderheide

A reception featuring many of the artists will take place from 6:30 - 10:00 on Saturday, July 19.

These few photos were taken last weekend at the Ladies First & Bridges event @ The Derby.

http://www.timoi.com/

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July 19th, 2008 ~ "Forever & Ever" Book Release @ Billy Shire Fine Arts , originally uploaded by amayzun.

Billy Shire Fine Arts

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
BOOK SIGNING for ‘Forever and Ever’:
Saturday, July 19, 2008 (4 - 6pm)

Shawn Baber book

“Forever & Ever” is a hardbound book containing over 250 full color/high glossy art filled pages of Shawn Barber’s amazing Tattooed Portraits. This book also includes hundreds of color photos of todays contemporary & historical artists in the tattoo world.

OPENING: Saturday, July 19, 2008 (7 - 10pm)

Billy Shire Fine Arts
5790 Washington Blvd. (near Fairfax Avenue and the 10)
Culver City, Ca 90232
323-297-0600
www.billyshirefinearts.com

Freaky Creatures Monster Paint Out
Sunday July 13, 2008
Noon-6 PM

The Venice Art Walls
Free Event

Presented by ICU Art

Live Graffiti Art
Featuring Custom Monsters painted by:
Asylm, Dytch, Eye, Keo, Marioe, Sen, Timoi, Toonz One & Vyal.

Noon-6PM

Free Face painting for kids.

Noon - 6 PM

Free Mural Workshops for Kids
There will be four 50-minute sessions. Two kids per instructor. Artists will be painting with brush and bucket paint. No spray paint. Kids can paint a monster, or whatever they want. First session starts at 1PM. Sessions begin on the hour every hour. Art will be painted on wooden flats and will be painted over by the next session. Artists will be sent a photo of their work via e-mail or on CD. Last session begins at 5 PM. Workshops are Free. Call to reserve a time or just show up.

Freaky Creatures Software Demos
Noon - 7 PM.

Event Sponsored By:
Freaky Creatures by Abandon Interactive Entertainment: http://www. myfreakycreatures. com/

Freaky Creatures is a new software that allows kids to create their own custom characters and to then play those characters in a video game. Abandon Interactive Entertainment is sponsoring the Monster Paint Out to promote their software and to help support the Venice Art Walls program. Abandon Interactive Entertainment is making a donation to the Venice Art Walls non-profit of $2,500

Walls will be Open to Other Artists
Parts of the Venice Art Walls will be open for painting to the general public. All artists must have a standard permit to paint. Artists must bring their own paint and a valid government issued ID to paint. Permits are free. Artists must be 18 years or older to use spray paint. For more information on permits to paint, click here.

Location
The Venice Art Walls are located on the sand in Venice Beach, CA between Market Street and Windward Avenue.

ICU Art is the Curator of the Venice Art Walls.
For more information on this event or the Venice Art Walls, go to: www. VeniceArtWalls. com

For more information on ICU Art, go to: www. icuart. com

After 7/10/08 you can call the event information line at (310) 585-7756

You can contact Stash Maleski Director of ICU Art and Curator of the Venice Art Walls at stash@icuart.com or by calling (310) 309-7756.

July 19th 2008 ~ Scratch Art @ Canvas LA, originally uploaded by amayzun.

Join us July 19th at 8 PM as we celebrate the opening of “Scratch Art”, a remarkable collection of scratchboard art from over 200 international tattoo artists.

“Scratchboard is not a medium that most artists think about much. Many of us played around with crude scratchboards in grade school and never picked up the medium again. However, it turns out to be a versatile fine art medium that has a number of interesting parallels with tattooing, including the need for planning and the lack of any way of erasing. In the new book Scratch Art (Proton Press, $40) this medium is explored in depth by around 200 tattoo artists, using tools ranging from steel wool to tattoo needles. The rules: None. Any style, any subject. The result is a 272 page powerhouse of amazing art by a long list of today’s leading tattoo visionaries including Aaron Cain, Bob Tyrrell, Nick Baxter, Jon Clue, Filip Leu, Timothy Hoyer, Michele Wortman, Guy Aitchison and many others. This book is a perfect addition to your home or studio art collection; with its pages representing over 2000 hours of work, it’s a book worth picking up and perusing again and again.

For more information about the book, go to www. hyperspacestudios. com.

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Canvas Los Angeles will be carrying the book in-store and online, but nothing beats seeing the pieces (most of which are very affordably priced) in person. We expect a big turnout including many of the participating artists.

Don’t miss this landmark gallery exhibition!

The opening reception will also feature our first live art installation. We invite everyone in attendance to add their mark to our “Scratch Wall”, an assembly of 8×10 scratch boards linked together to make one big artistic experience. At the end of the night, the wall will be auctioned off in sections to benefit LITTLE KIDS ROCK. This Charity is dedicated to putting music instruments and funding into public school programs, and we are proud to donate all the proceeds of the auction to them.

You can visit their website at www. littlekidsrock. org

Opening reception: Saturday July 19th, 2008 8 PM - Midnight
Free admission, as always!
Complimentary drinks for 21+ W/ ID provided by TRANSPHUSION energy drink

So come out, Enjoy the show, and tell your friends!

Canvas Los Angeles
441 N.

Fairfax Ave
Los Angeles, CA 90036
www. canvasla. com
323.944.

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July 12th, 2008 ~ The 2008 Vice Photo Show, originally uploaded by amayzun.

Scion Presents
The 2008 Vice Photo Show
July 12th - 26, 2008

Featuring:

Rennie Ellis
Nippon Eye: Kawori Inbe, Jin Ohashi, Yoshiki Saitoh

Riddles, Curated by
Tim Barber

Opening Reception
Saturday July 12, 2008 - 7p -10p

Scion Installation LA
3521 Helms Ave (At National)
Culver City, Ca 90232
www.scion.com

Thursday
July 10
6pm-9pm

During
Artwalk
visit Crewest for:

Live Painting
and
Screenprinting

plus

Unification Theory, Favianna Rodriguez and the Yo!, What Happened to Peace Crew.