The flow of air, water and landscapes often come to my mind, yet part of the beauty lies in the openness of interpretation to each individual viewer. In Spirited Away, Kai & Sunny focus on the visual and emotive elements of kinetic flow, delving deeper into a sense of otherworldly exploration. Debuting this Saturday 21 September at Corey Helford Gallery, this new body of work – including a selection of collaborative pieces with other world-renowned artists – will offer a space for regenerative introspection. In such a busy non-stop world, such opportunities should not be missed.

I’m fascinated by the power of the natural world and, with these works, I wanted to explore those precious unseen moments such as the frequencies within nature. My aim is to immerse the viewer within forces of nature, and use colour, light, and movement to transport them through a journey of courage. At points in our lives, we may change, possibly losing pieces of ourselves in the process. Even with this obstacle, there is still hope ahead, and letting go frees us to move forward.

Kai & Sunny

Kai & Sunny: Spirited Away

A selection of new works, a limited-edition silkscreen print release, a skateboard deck collaboration with streetwear brand Element, plus collaborations with Shepard Fairey, D*Face, and Kai Clements – and more!

Dates: September 21 – October 26, 2024

OPENING RECEPTION: September 21, 2024 | 7:00 pm – 11:00 pm. Prints and skateboard decks will be available to purchase at the gallery on opening night!

COREY HELFORD GALLERY

Main Gallery: 571 S. Anderson St. Los Angeles, CA 90033

Open: Tuesday-Saturday, 12:00 pm – 6:00 pm

(310) 287-2340

Kai & Sunny has received international acclaim for Kai’s meticulous use of acrylic paint to create a spectrum of razor-thin coloured lines on linen canvas. It’s hard to appreciate the sheer scale of some of these paintings (see below for some more studio shots!).

To add to the enchantment, collaboration has always been a core ethos of the artist’s practice. In line with this, a section of Spirited Away has been specially dedicated to the idea of “UNITY,” and will feature collaborative works by Shepard Fairey, D*Face, and Kai Clements. “Their individual yet complementary styles have developed over time alongside their friendships, starting from a shared college experience between D*Face and Clements and an ongoing collaboration with Fairey since 2013. Each of these artists is inspired by nature, relationships, and the politics of the world, making their work together a natural fit and compelling display.” Shares Corey Helford Gallery.

And there is more!

Alongside the canvases, Spirited Away will also feature two digital artworks. Designed in collaboration with England-based 3D Design and Animation Studio Fakery, the works are carefully choreographed against an ambient soundtrack composed by the Emmy-nominated English duo Toydrum (featuring Pablo Clements and James Griffith). Additionally, Kai & Sunny is releasing a limited-edition silkscreen print and two skateboard decks in collaboration with Element, featuring artwork from the show. 

Open to the public and free of charge, Spirited Away will exhibit in the Main Gallery, alongside two solo exhibits featuring new works by Los Angeles-based artist Andrea Guzzetta, titled Afterglow, and Korean artist Kiseok Kim, titled Plastic, both in Gallery 3. The shows will be on view through October 26th.

From press release: About Kai & Sunny //

Kai & Sunny CEO Kai Clements (b.1975) is a UK-based artist and alumnus of Epsom School of Art in Surrey, United Kingdom, where he earned an honours degree in Art and Design. Works by Kai & Sunny are characterized as colourful palettes of flowing and dynamic lines, showcasing uniquely distinguishable compositions of acrylic paintings on linen canvas. An artist in search for simplicity and ambiguity, Kai Clements has been creating his acrylic paintings since 2016.

Kai Clements originally co-founded Kai & Sunny with Anthony Sunter (who stepped away in 2023 due to health reasons). Since its inception, the name Kai & Sunny has had a strong ethos in collaboration with other artists, with an emphasis on the collective. Shepard Fairey and D*Face are regular collaborators bringing together the idea of “UNITY” which enables the artist to continually evolve and grow. The connection with the collective has seen Kai & Sunny collaborate with a wide range of brands and artists, including Element, Tiffany & Co., music projects with Toydrum, the author David Mitchell, and the fashion designer Alexander McQueen. Collaborating with artists as well as different fields of innovation and expression brings together a unique working process Kai & Sunny value. 

Kai & Sunny has exhibited all over the world, including in New York, Los Angeles, Miami, Hong Kong, Paris, and London. In September 2024, the London-based award-winning artist will premiere his fourth solo show, Spirited Away, at Los Angeles’ Corey Helford Gallery.

About Corey Helford Gallery //

Established in 2006 by Jan Corey Helford and her husband, television producer/creator Bruce Helford (The Conners, Lopez vs. Lopez, Anger Management, The Drew Carey Show, and George Lopez), Corey Helford Gallery (CHG) has since evolved into one of the premier galleries of New Contemporary art. Its goal as an institution is to support the growth of artists, from the young and emerging to the well-known and internationally established. CHG represents a diverse collection of international artists, primarily influenced by today’s pop culture and collectively encompassing style genres such as New Figurative Art, Pop Surrealism, Neo Pop, Graffiti, and Street Art. 

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Brimming with creativity, the diverse range of styles and themes each artist brings imparts a unique perspective that allows us to wander freely into a world of imagination. It challenges our senses with beautiful compositional complexities, and there within the magic, we are able to escape and immerse ourselves in visionary elegance.

Like a vessel for emotions and ideation, the thought-provoking narratives tether heart and soul and spark a silent, fiery dialogue that welcomes a union of interpretation and meaningful connection. View these collections in their entirety, and all available inventory, by visiting the Haven Gallery website!

Allison Reimold, Kim Slate, Himena Kokufuta, Grimoire Group Show

Opening Reception: Saturday, September 21, 2024 |  6-8pm

Exhibition Dates: September 21 – October 20, 2024

The event is open to the public | Free Entry | Refreshments will be served.

Haven Gallery

50 Main St., Northport, NY 11768 | ph. (631) 757-0500

To inquire, please contact Erica at Haven Gallery via email info@havengallery.com

About the Gallery //

Haven Gallery is run by Erica Berkowitz and Joseph Weinreb. The gallery first opened in 2015 in the Carriage House of historic Northport, NY. Within two years, the gallery doubled in size and expanded into the entire Carriage House building. Through their successful in-house exhibitions and presentations at art fairs both domestic and international, Haven opened a secondary location at 90 Main St., in 2020, during the height of the Covid pandemic.

It was at that point, that Erica and Joseph knew it was time to find a permanent location for their artists. In January of 2022, they bought the building at 50 Main st., and opened its doors as Haven Gallery’s perennial home.

Haven Gallery’s focus is on exhibiting emotionally, intellectually and imaginatively driven, representational artwork that connects the audience and artist with universal axioms and passions. We work with both emerging and established artists who transcend their medium and subjects by exploring the world around them as well as the one within themselves.

Allison Reimold, Lux Nocturna

Haven Gallery is pleased to present a new collection of radiant paintings from Los Angeles based Allison Reimold for her upcoming solo show “Lux Nocturna”. “Lux Nocturna” is Reimold’s second solo show at the gallery and features seven paintings featuring luminescent female protagonists with their animal familiars in the landscape. Inspired by art history and mythology, each painting pulsates with glowing energy and emboldens a graceful sense of power and strength.

About Allison Reimold //

Allison Reimold is a Los Angeles native and nature enthusiast who currently works in the entertainment industry, illustrating posters for film and TV.

She is a graduate of Otis College of Art and Design and resides in Los Angeles with her muse, a French Bulldog named Penny.

Kim Slate, Home

Haven Gallery is pleased to present a new collection of mischievous sculptures from Oregon based artist Kim Slate. The new collection entitled “Home”, will feature eight new sculptures of animals and fauna with Slate’s quintessential wide and snarky grins. Both enchanting and playful, each animal and plant are meticulously sculpted and painted to capture bold personalities. A storyteller at heart, Slate invites the viewers to create their own narratives and characters.

About Kim Slate //
Even from a young age growing up in Eastern Washington, Kim Slate had a fascination with the creation of images and the power they had to capture the imagination and elicit emotion. The encouragement of her interests and talents led her to study animation where the power of images are amplified by story. After graduation, she applied her training to several feature films, most recently the award winning film Guillermo Del Toro’s Pinocchio. In her sculptures and paintings she has honed a unique perspective, depicting the mysterious and sometimes mischievous adventures of ordinary and exotic creatures.

Each piece suggests a narrative, her charming characters caught in some act of scheming, play, or discovery. Kim resides in Portland Oregon where she can be found running its miles of forest trails or traveling with her husband and four year old son.

Himena Kokufuta, The Blue Dragon

Northport, NY– Haven Gallery is pleased to present a collection of ten new works from Japan based artist Himena Kokufuta entitled “The Blue Dragon of Life”, at Haven Gallery. “The Blue Dragon of Life” is Kokufuta’s first solo show at the gallery and features ten oil paintings of larger than life elemental dragons with their human familiars, as they live harmoniously without the blight of pollution and natural disasters. Dragons made of coral, trees and moss are protective deities that maintain the delicate balance of life and remind us of the importance and necessity of respecting and preserving the natural world.

About Himena Kokufuta //
Born in 1994 in Ibaraki Prefecture. Graduated from the Graduate School of Tohoku University of Art and Design in 2019.

Artist Statement //
My work expresses the vitality of nature through the form of a dragon, using motifs such as coral and giant trees. I depict a world themed around “the connection between humans and nature,” which has been woven over many years.

The subjects of my work are the dragon god legends passed down in Japan. In Japan, dragons are revered as water gods, and legends are associated with various places such as rivers, lakes, and waterfalls in each region. Since ancient times, Japan has experienced frequent water-related disasters, such as water shortages and river floods, leading people to pray to the dragon gods for help. Many stories are written about dragons and people helping each other.

Even today, water-related disasters occur all over the world due to climate change, and I feel that we are still plagued by natural disasters today and in the past. All living things cannot survive without water, but I feel that in today’s scientifically advanced world, people are no longer aware of the fact that they are living with nature in their hurried daily lives.

In this exhibition, I will present ten works, mainly featuring pieces inspired by sea coral, depicting interactions between dragons and humans in the great outdoors. Coral and giant trees grow over long periods, purifying carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and quietly protecting the natural environment. These entities watch over us today, having witnessed countless encounters with many people. Through my works, I hope to convey the mystical vitality of the natural world. I would be delighted if my art serves as an opportunity for people to turn their hearts toward nature. – Himena Kokufuta

Grimoire,  Group Exhibition

Haven Gallery is pleased to present “Grimoire”, a group show celebrating the darker corners of the world of magic.

Exhibiting artists include //
Grace Aldrich, Kit Curry, Jennifer Hrabota Lesser, Takuya Mitani, Petra Frankova, Dewi Plass, Alexandra Lukaschewitz, Michele Melcher, Yuriko Shirou, Paige Carpenter, Andrew Currey, Claudia Griesbach Martucci, Bea Bastet, Kane Kokaris, Shelby Clark, Enys Guerrero, Valerie Savarie, Po Yan Leung, Kyra Wilson, Jeremy Hush, Amelia Leonards, Laura Colors, Arkadiusz Dzielawski, Shannon Taylor, John Lally, Eva Boneva, Anna Wilson, Sophie Wilkins, Bill Mayer, Nadezda, Vince Natale, Phoenix Chan, Valery Vecu Quitard, Zoe Chigi, Hannah Flowers.

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These collections offer a glimpse into the boundless creativity and artistry of the human mind. Through wonder and whimsy, delve into the depths of emotion and introspection. You never know what awaits you. Additionally, you can view past and present exhibitions as well as all available inventory by visiting the gallery website.

Nadezda and Erika Sanada Solo Exhibitions

Opening Reception: Saturday, September 14, 2024 | 6-9 PM

Exhibition Dates: September 14 – October 3, 2024

Modern Eden Gallery

1100 Sutter Street | San Francisco, CA 94109

For press inquiries or sales, please contact Modern Eden Gallery Director Kim Larson at kim@moderneden.com | General Information, please email info@moderneden.com

Phone: (415) 956-3303 

Wednesday–Saturday, 12–5 pm

Private artwork viewing appointments are available

Nadezda: Once There Was, Once There Wasn’t

Press Release //

We are excited to present the latest solo exhibition for gallery favorite, Nadezda. After leaving the Bay Area for Europe last year, this new work is coming fresh from her Spanish countryside studio with new influences. As the artist explains, “for this show I am finding a new harmony of imaginative work coexisting together with the figurative. It feels wholesome and I really enjoy the balance they create together. The work is also becoming more textural and there are new barely visible sub-narratives hidden in the corners.”

Erika Sanada: Us

Press Release //

Modern Eden Gallery is pleased to present the latest solo exhibition by San Francisco sculptress, Erika Sanada.

Erika Sanada’s early inspirations stemmed from creatures and characters of horror films. Watching these stories were a way for her to escape unpleasant realities during childhood. She creates intricate, hairless ceramic creatures—often adorable but also unsettling and bizarre. Sanada is represented by Modern Eden Gallery in San Francisco where the artist currently lives and works.

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Historia Animalium

Exhibition Dates: November – December 2024

Rotunda Gallery

Rotunda Gallery | City Hall, 200 King Street West, Kitchener, Ontario

Opening Hours: Monday – Fridays 7am. to 9pm, Weekends and Statutory holidays 9am to 9pm

About Historia Animalium //

‘Historia Animalium’ is an upcoming exhibition soon to be on display at Rotunda Gallery in City Hall in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada all through November and December 2024. This collection is an offshoot of a larger series created by Laura titled ‘Terra Incognita’, which started during a 2021 residency in Iceland, where she was inspired by the local folklore, history, humor, and darkness imbued in the culture, specifically centered around the idea of fantastical animals and their relationship to humans. This subject matter relates directly to Laura’s previous studies of how natural history and science plays into the collective perspective of the monstrous in a long-standing view of the world as anthropocentric.

Themes of biodiversity, extinction and extirpation, resiliency, and interconnectedness are used to evoke a sense of the fantastical and absurd contrasted with child-like wonder and humor. Stylistically the work takes on a continuous sense of motion and disorder and contains visual references to historical etchings of animals and beasts, as well as symbols of life, death, finery, and wildness.

About Laura Thipphawong //

Laura Thipphawong is an artist, writer, and historian, and has exhibited art and presented her research throughout several galleries and international academic forums. Laura made her way from a small town in northern Ontario to Toronto to pursue a career in the arts, and now holds a medal and a Bachelor of Arts in Visual and Critical studies from OCAD University, and a Master of Arts in Art History from the University of Toronto. Her studio practice in oil painting and drawing is representative of her research on the complex narrative symbolism of the psyche in response to various social and emotional factors, with focus on sexuality, horror, folklore, literature, and natural science.

Laura’s work has been featured in several galleries, exhibition spaces, and publications such as CBC Arts, New Visionary Magazine, the Lieutenant Governor’s Suite in Toronto, and the National Gallery of Canada.

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THE BLAB! SHOW – 19TH ANNUAL GROUP EXHIBITION

Copro Gallery

Bergamot Station Arts Complex, 2525 Michigan Ave, #T5, Santa Monica, CA 90404, United States

Opening Reception (featuring a live performance from Anthony Ausgang’s ‘Cat Museum’): Saturday September 07 , 2024 – 6:00 – 10:00 p.m. Free and open to the public!

Exhibition Dates: September 07– September 28, 2024

NEW HOURS: Friday 11-7PM- Saturday 1-5PM – Sunday 11-6PM

Phone: 310/829-2156

E-Mail: CoproGallery@Live.com

OVER 70 EXHIBITING ARTISTS, INCLUDING:

Richard Ahnert, Jennifer Allnut, Anthony Ausgang, Scott Bakal, Aaron Baker, Paul Barnes, Glenn Barr, Lou Beach, Syd Bee, Jana Brike, Benz and Chang, Marc Burckhardt, Chris Buzelli, Simona Candini, Victor Castillo, Jon Ching, Robert Steven Connett, Nova Czarnecki, Yoko Yoko d’Holbachie, Nicole Evans, Frank Forte, Renee French, Danny Galieote, Katie Gamb, Mark Garro, José Luis López Galván, Michael Glasscott, Mab Graves, Brad Gray, Naoto Hattori, Gregory Hergert, Travis Lampe, Craig LaRotonda, Dave Lebow, Travis Louie, Chris Mars, Bill Mayer, Gabi de la Merced, Scott Musgrove, Dustin Myers, Lori Nelson, Jeff Nentrup, Sonya Palencia, Peca, Dewi Plass, John Rego, Magpie Rodgers, Frau Sakura, Buck Shanty, Greg ‘CRAOLA’ Simkins, Dale Sizer, Bennett Slater, Owen Smith, Fred Stonehouse, Rob Sussman, TrashKitty, Brad Woodfin, Casey Weldon, Walter Minus, Joe Vaux, Xue Wang, Martin Wittfooth, Brad Woodfin, Chet Zar & MORE!

Get your free BLAB! SHOW posters signed by Chet Zar and Craola on the Opening Night only! Copro Gallery have two different versions this year!

About Monte Beauchamp //

Curator Monte Beauchamp: is an award-winning art director and graphic designer who has served as a juror for American Illustration, The Society of Illustrators, Communication Arts, and Lürzer’s Archive. He is the founder and editor of the graphics-illustration-comics annuals BLAB! and BLAB WORLD. His books include A SIDECAR NAMED DESIRE: Great Writers and the Booze that Stirred Them (co-authored with Greg Clarke, HarperCollins-Dey Street), MASTERFUL MARKS: Cartoonists Who Changed the World (Simon & Schuster), and KRAMPUS: The Devil of Christmas (Last Gasp), among others. In 2012, Beauchamp was awarded the Society of Illustrators prestigious RICHARD GANGEL ART DIRECTORS AWARD (for outstanding contributions in promoting and advancing the art of illustration).


About Copro Gallery //

The gallery, located at Bergamot Arts, is divided into two exhibition spaces, sometimes featuring a single artist but often two or three. Large group exhibitions are also featured often in conjunction with outside curators. In following with its original mission, Copro Gallery participates in International Art Fairs and curates outside exhibits to help promote their artists.

Focusing on museum quality installations showcasing emerging artists, Copro Gallery also exhibits many established and master painters. Placing works in private collections throughout the world, Copro Gallery strives to assist collectors new and experienced in building the most exciting collections possible.

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With works from Javier Calleja, Roby Dwi Antono, Hebru Brantley, Banksy, KAWS, Shepard Fairey, Margaret Kilgallen, Audrey Kawasaki, and Mark Ryden, the collection represents the Hosners’ fearless and intuitive approach to collecting and community. As co-founders of Los Angeles gallery and cultural incubator Thinkspace LA, the Hosners have been an integral part of several contemporary art movements that have exploded over the last two decades.

This special auction includes numerous events from September 7 – 13. The main auction goes live on Thursday, September 12 at 10am PST listing numerous original works. Additionally, the online auction goes live on Friday, September 13 at 10am PST: with a focus on editions and multiples, new and seasoned collectors alike will find prints, collectible toys, skate decks, and more!

See below for the full details and links to RSVP for individual events.

The Collection of Shawn and Andrew Hosner of Thinkspace LA

Los Angeles Modern Auctions

6666 Lexington Ave. Los Angeles, CA 90038

Key Dates

Opening Night: Saturday, September 7 from 5-8pm PST. RSVP here.

In-person preview days: Monday, September 9 – Friday, September 13 from 10am to 5pm PST daily. See the full Collection here.

Andrew Hosner in conversation with Evan Pricco from Juxtapoz: Tuesday, September 10 at 4pm with cocktail reception to follow the talk. RSVP here.

Main Auction goes live: Thursday, September 12 at 10am PST. Accommodates advanced bids, telephone bidding, and live online bidding – more info here.

Online Auction goes live: Friday, September 13 at 10am PST. Accommodates advanced online bids and live online bids – more info here.

True Trailblazers within the art community

From press release: The Hosners simultaneously rallied a heartful community of like minds while building a remarkable collection that represents a wide swath of bold contemporary artists – many of whom have since become internationally recognized.

Beginning with a small work by Jeff Soto that they purchased in the 2000s for around $300, the Hosners together evolved into inveterate collectors who championed emerging artists in what they call the New Contemporary Art movement, including Neo-Pop, street art and graffiti, art collectibles, and contemporary ceramics.

They co-founded Thinkspace in 2005, operating from a space in the Silver Lake neighbourhood’s bustling Sunset Junction and eventually relocating to Culver City in 2021. As both collectors and gallerists, the Hosners have been more likely to set market trends than follow them: “The first rule of buying for us, and myself moving forward, will always be you have to like it,” says Andrew Hosner. “We’ve never really tried to buy simply because of a name.”

The Banksy: Parachuting Rat

A couple of the marquee works in the auction are works from the UK artist Banksy. The first is a really special piece, since there’s really not been many to come to market over the years: his iconic Parachuting Rat image. Which, by and large, he really only did on the streets. When Shawn and I got married in 2005, we did a really simple ceremony because that was Shawn in a nutshell. The following week we decided to have a little soiree at the house to celebrate […] and everyone had brought very nice little knickknacks and gifts, even though we told them not to.

Definitely the coolest thing that we had gotten was gifted to us by our close friends, who at the time owned and operated the Lab 101 Gallery. Evan and Freddie brought us over a work on cardboard of the parachuting rat from Banksy, who at the time was super cool and underground. They brought it over and they were like, ‘Hey, this is from not too long ago when Banksy was in town and he did that little pop up show here in LA […] he stayed with us and bombed on some pieces, and this is actually on a piece of cardboard from where Evan used to work.’”

Other Collection highlights

Undoubtedly, many of the artists whose works the Hosners showed and collected have become important. Highlights include Banksy’s 2002 Parachuting Rat (est. $40,000–60,000], Jen Stark’s 2011 sculpture Beyond Finite (est. $20,000–30,000), the figurative drawings Words of Wisdom from Javier Calleja (est. $20,000–40,000) and The Street (Sketch) from Mark Ryden. A group of works from Roby Dwi Antono include the 2022 Love Me Do (Study) (est. $20,000–30,000) and the 2021 sculpture Asteria (est. $10,000–15,000), which was exhibited at the Thinkspace exhibition Epos.

Though hesitant to apply any one label to their collection, Hosner does note that it skews toward the figurative. This propensity shows up everywhere across the collection, from Audrey Kawasaki’s 2008 panel As I Fall (est. $15,000–25,000) to Betye Saar’s Floating Doll with Ball in the Galaxy (est. $10,000–15,000), as well as works from KAWS, Hebru Brantley, Swoon, Edgar Plans and others. The collection also shows an affinity for the “Beautiful Losers” group, with works from Shepard Fairey, Margaret Kilgallen, Barry McGee, and Ed Templeton. Leading lots of the sale include Kilgallen’s mixed-media Untitled (Fawk-Fate) (est. $20,000–$40,000) and Shephard Fairey’s 2017 Damaged Pig Painted (est. $15,000–20,000).

The Hosners have also been avid fans of ceramic sculpture, by both canonized makers and emerging ones alike. Richard Pettibone’s 1962 Untitled (est. $4,000–6,000) and Peter Shire’s Untitled (Cup) ($800–1,000) accompany ceramic works from new generations, with examples from Josh Cloud, Sharif Farrag, Raven Halfmoon, En Iwamura, Kazuhito Kawai, Grant Levy-Lucero, Narumi Nekpenekpen, Brian Rochefort, Maryam Yousif, and others.

Alongside ceramics are a range of works from emerging LA artists working in paint and mixed media, including Shizu Saldamando, Jeremy Shockley, and others.

A significant chapter for both LA culture and contemporary art

Talking about his decision to bring this collection to auction, Andrew Hosner shares: “I felt that it was more important to keep the gallery going and all that comes with it: the community, our extended gallery family, and all of our ‘children’ that are the artists that we’ve supported over the years, that they continue to have a place to exist and nurture and grow and support each other… that ultimately is the best legacy that I could ask for, for Shawn.”

Works featured in The Collection of Shawn & Andrew Hosner of Thinkspace LA and The Collection of Shawn & Andrew Hosner of Thinkspace LA: Online Only will be on view September 9th – 12th at LAMA’s new location at 6666 Lexington Ave, Los Angeles.

For further information, please reach out to press@lamodern.com.

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As well as her Quick Q+A feature in the upcoming September issue #46 of Beautiful Bizarre Magazine, Abigail is currently enjoying her latest solo show at Hashimoto Contemporary in New York. Her solo State of Nature runs until 31^st August, so there is still time to catch her works in person and enjoy her latest series of works.

State of Nature is “brutally honest about taboo violent fantasies buried under social contracts”, inviting us to explore what our own actions may be like without societies’ laws stabilising the world around us. How moral are we, really? How much may our behaviours change if laws collapsed, and our current reality fell to total chaos? Complete with interactive lights – even in a cooking fire slow roasting a body – Abigail’s die-o-ramas are a darkly entertaining treat.

State of Nature with Hashimoto Contemporary explores the brutal impulses typically suppressed in everyday life on a 1:87 scale. Goldman uses her bloody miniature die-o-ramas not to shock, but to present complex and seemingly absurd narratives of human compulsions that bubble below the surface.

Abigail Goldman : State of Nature

Exhibition Dates: August 10 – 31, 2024

Hashimoto Contemporary

54 Ludlow Street, New York, NY 10002

Phone: +1 310-730-6164

Tuesday – Saturday, 10am – 6pm

For further information email info@hashimotocontemporary.com.

From press release //

Arguments about true human nature are a cornerstone of the Western philosophical canon. Optimists like John Locke believed life before governmental rule was a magnanimous paradise, while pessimists like Thomas Hobbes believed life before a ruler was “nasty, brutish, and short.” Washington-based miniaturist Abigail Goldman leans begrudgingly towards the latter.

Beyond the usual empty fields or rocky cliff sides, Goldman’s newest narratives of humans in their brutish natural state occur inside picturesque homes, fine dining restaurants, and even Buckingham Palace. Figures no larger than a pinky-fingernail spill and ooze blood, consume human flesh, and execute their houseguests among pleasant interiors. Perhaps due to their size or the elements of surprise, the gory incidents are laced with dark humour. There’s always something funny about elderly women in their Sunday finest breaking from expected composure.

Goldman imagines these images of ordinary, respectable people lashing out or giving into their urges as cathartic – it’s something you didn’t know you needed until you had it.

While the exhibition’s title refers to a time before human governance, Goldman clarifies that there are governing forces similar to ours in these miniature worlds:

“We’re generally polite. We stand in line. We signal to turn,” she writes. “We mostly follow the rules. But we’re fraying at the edges and a certain kind of madness is setting in. If people find any truth in my work, perhaps it’s seeing subterranean feelings suddenly come to the surface.”

About the Gallery //

Hashimoto Contemporary is a contemporary art gallery originally founded in 2013 by Ken Harman Hashimoto. In 2023 the gallery announced two new partners, Dasha Matsuura and Jennifer Rizzo. Their roster consists of an eclectic blend of emerging and mid-career contemporary artists. Hashimoto Contemporary provides a platform for artists whose identities and subjects have been historically relegated to the margins, as well as artists whose practices fit neatly into the canon of art history. You can find their galleries at the Minnesota Street Project (San Francisco), the Lower East Side (New York City) and Culver City (Los Angeles) where their three spaces organize new exhibitions monthly.

About the artist Abigail Goldman //

Abigail Goldman’s artistic practice centers around miniature scenes of gruesome murders in plastic and acrylic. Dubbing her works “die-o-ramas,” Goldman’s miniature sculptures are rendered in 1:87 scale -each tiny figure is well under an inch tall, making them grotesque but familiar, grim but cute. The work’s diminutive size contrasts with the larger-than-life tableaus of gore and mayhem rendered within.

Though many of the narratives in Goldman’s scenes seem like something pulled from fiction, the artist draws almost exclusively from her professional life, where she witnesses and researches the “escalating feedback loop of rage and violence” present in American culture. At once adorable and offensive, Goldman’s “die-o-ramas” explore our relationship to violence – its omnipresence and resulting banality, as well as our innate attraction to the grisly and macabre.

Abigail Goldman’s miniatures have been exhibited nationally and internationally, and her work has been featured by numerous media outlets, including the LA Times, New York Times, NPR, Atlas Obscura, Juxtapoz, and Huffington Post, and the September 2024 issue #46 of Beautiful Bizarre Magazine. In March 2019, Goldman and her work were the subject of a documentary produced for Topic Magazine.

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If you’re searching for the next great piece to add to your collection or feel like perusing an exhibition, Arch Enemy Arts invites you to join them in celebration of shows by Danielle Schlunegger, Alex Sugar plus their SPECTRUM 5 group exhibition. Each body of work pushes the boundaries between reality and imagination, allowing the birth of innovative ideas and perspectives to come together for something truly spectacular.

Danielle Schlunegger, Alex Sugar + SPECTRUM 5

Arch Enemy Arts

109 Arch Street | Philadelphia, PA 19106 USA | (215) 717-7774

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Regular Gallery Hours:

CLOSED MONDAY & TUESDAY

• Wednesday, Thursday, Friday: 10am – 4pm
• Saturdays & Sundays: 11am – 5pm

Danielle Schlunegger, SURFACE TENSION

Solo Exhibition August 2nd – September 1st, 2024

​​Press // Arch Enemy Arts presents SURFACE TENSION by Danielle Schlunegger, a series of emotive landscapes inspired by the artist’s expeditions in Svalbard, a remote archipelago in Norway that is sixty percent covered in glaciers. Moving and original, SURFACE TENSION captures Danielle’s experience seeing the climate crisis firsthand. With her work, she grapples with the disorienting beauty of the Arctic landscape–what it is like to witness the natural wonders of our planet while knowing it is forever changed. 

SURFACE TENSION includes a series of miniature resin-cast icebergs affixed inside bell-jars and three larger, masterfully sculpted wall-hanging icebergs. Each dimple, crevasse and striation in these lonely, floating masses of ice is meticulously carved and colored with beautiful, translucent hues of blue dry pigment. Their precise elegance evokes a deep reverence for icebergs. As glacial detachments, they stand alone and truly feel lost at sea. 

Danielle’s greatest achievement, however, is in the five massive circular lightboxes–her largest resin casts to-date–which contain gorgeously painted, cut, and manipulated landscapes of the Arctic Sea. And her process for creating them is just as inspired: 

“During The Arctic Circle residency, I made a spontaneous series of photographs using an old lens salvaged from an overhead projector. Photographing through the lens caused the landscape to flip 180°, which changed the way I looked at and saw what was around me–a shift in focus that was both literal and metaphorical. After returning home, I wanted to make sculptures that mimic the effect–much in the way the Arctic ecosystem is altered by human activity and climate change–it has become unrecognizable to the people and animals that live there.”

Danielle Schlunegger is based in Portland. She graduated with distinction from the California College of Arts, but much of her work with resin is self-taught. SURFACE TENSION is Danielle’s third solo exhibition with Arch Enemy Arts since joining the AEA family in 2019. 

Alex Sugar, STILL DOWN UNDER

Solo Exhibition August 2nd – September 1st, 2024

​Press // Arch Enemy Arts presents STILL DOWN UNDER by Alex Sugar, seven fantastically rendered still life paintings of seemingly disparate objects–odds and ends one might find in the pantry, antiques from their grandmother’s cabinet, or nostalgia from an artist’s shelf imaginatively staged with flora and fauna from the Australian landscape. His unconventional groupings framed with razor-sharp titles inspire narratives that feel both classic and contemporary, refined and psychedelic, and encourage our search for meaning. 

“The Massacre,” for instance, depicts a lava lamp of jellyfish on a table of marbled waves. Surrounded by cool blue and crisply rendered animals of the Great Barrier Reef, the heat from the lamp casts a warm and shallow glow that could ultimately be their demise. In “Salute,” the eyes of a wise owl reflect the master of surrealism, and a kookaburra in “The Local” is perched on the quintessentially Aussie snack. 

“My inspiration comes from a merge of influences: Dutch Golden Age still life paintings, street and graffiti culture, daily observations, and a deep appreciation for the natural world. These paintings reconstruct my personal stories, blending real and imagined worlds with monochrome aesthetics and vibrant color highlights to inspire curiosity, imagination, and to support new perspectives on familiar depictions…[begging] the question: How might a deeper appreciation of daily scenes and natural beauty transform our perspective on our environments?”

Alex Sugar is based in Melbourne. Best known for his large-scale murals, Alex is entirely self-taught with a background in street art that brings a fresh perspective to formal realism painting. He began showing with Arch Enemy Arts in 2021, and STILL DOWN UNDER is his debut solo exhibition with the gallery.

The new lineup includes work from //
@alexgarantart, @alexkuno, @bserway @goblinfruitstudio, @cassandralkim, @mfhaastyle, @colete.martin, @seidmanart, @googoogilly, @ericalynschmidt,@gabrielled_art, @happydartist, @helicewen, @harianddeepti, @horrible_adorables, @ian.c.hess, @joevaux, @justinlovatoart, @verpabunny, @kurtlluch, @laura.catherwood, @lorinelsonart, @lurklovesyou, @raid_33333, @sinistern_art, @mheldillustration, @michaelkoehlerart, @michaelcampbellart, @devlinmolly @nomkinnearking, @bosmaus, @theartofrain, @seaofdoom, @shelbyeclark and @wing.chow.

SPECTRUM 5 will be on view to the public starting this Saturday August 24th with an official Opening Reception party scheduled for #FirstFriday September 6th from 5pm – 9pm.

About the Gallery //

Seeking to fill the need for a centralized hub focused exclusively on new contemporary genres within Philadelphia’s already vibrant art scene, Arch Enemy Arts was founded in 2012 and quickly became Philly’s freshest new venue dedicated to exhibiting emerging and established artists, both local and international. Located in Philadelphia’s Old City District, and with an emphasis on the lowbrow, pop-surrealism, urban, and macabre in a wide range of mediums, Arch Enemy Arts was chosen as Philadelphia Magazine’s “Best of Philly” Best Art Gallery for its 40th Anniversary issue, voted the “Best Art Gallery in Philadelphia” on Philly HotList in 2013, and in 2012. 

Noah Musher // co-founder & owner
Lawren Alice // co-founder & curator

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With distinctive aesthetics and narrative techniques, the skillful visual storytelling and compositional artisanship delivers a creative spark that’s sure to set fire to your imagination. Don’t miss the opportunity, visit Thinkspace Projects Saturday August 24th for the opening reception and join the celebration of creativity that transcends boundaries.

Craving more inspiration? Thinkspace Projects also offers a full schedule of events, interviews, and much more to keep you and your creative needs fully immersed. Be sure to follow their blog Sour Harvest to stay updated on all the artsy things you love! With just a few clicks, you can browse through an extensive selection of art. Take a moment and visit Thinkspace Projects’ online store to view all available inventory, created by talented artists from around the world!

Thinkspace Projects Presents

Listfield | Arnon | Mr. Kreme | TuiʻAsoa | Skibs

Opening Reception: Saturday, August 24, 2024 | 6:00-10:00pm

Be sure to come hungry, the gallery will have @5cazuelas serving amazing tacos + @bluenovala will be bring you homemade ice cream bars + madbarista with coffee, tea + Thinkspacwe Projects has an open bar + GoopMassta’s Night Market featuring vintage finds from @tallcan4mayor & artist booths. Additionally, @ari.bean.things @chompton_ @bbeachbboyzz & @alipancho + outdoor murals & installations. What more could you possibly ask for?!

Exhibition Dates:  August 24 – September 14, 2024

Thinkspace Projects

4207 W. Jefferson Blvd. | 4217 W. Jefferson Blvd. | Los Angeles, CA 90016
#310.558.3375 | Tues. – Sat. Noon to 6PM
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About the Thinkspace Projects // 

Thinkspace Projects was founded in 2005; now in LA’s burgeoning West Adams District, the gallery has garnered an international reputation as one of the most active and productive exponents of the New Contemporary Art Movement. Maintaining its founding commitment to the promotion and support of its artists, Thinkspace Projects has steadily expanded its roster and diversified its projects, creating collaborative and institutional opportunities all over the world. Founded in the spirit of forging recognition for young, emerging, and lesser-known talents, the gallery is now home to artists from all over the world, ranging from the emerging, mid-career, and established.

The New Contemporary Art Movement, not unlike its earlier 20th Century counterparts like Surrealism, Dada, or Fauvism, ultimately materialized in search of new forms, content, and expressions that cited rather than disavowed the individual and the social. The earliest incarnations of the Movement, refusing the paradigmatic disinterest of “Art” as an inaccessible garrison of ‘high culture’, championed figuration, surrealism, representation, pop culture, and the subcultural.

By incorporating the ‘lowbrow,’ accessible, and even profane, an exciting and irreverent art movement grew in defiance of the mandated renunciations of “high” art. Emerging on the West Coast in the 90’s partly as a response to the rabid ‘conceptual-turn’ then championed on the East Coasts, the Movement steadily created its own platforms, publications, and spaces for the dissemination of its imagery and ideas.

SCOTT LISTFIELD, ‘Oh, Dystopia’ (Gallery I)

Show statement:

Are you feeling stressed or anxious? Has the erosion of democracy and the feeling of impending societal collapse got you down? Are you tired of technological solutions no one asked for? Worn out by end stage capitalism? Sick of social media? Billionaires? Traffic? War? The Supreme Court? Well then, have I got just the thing for you!

My next solo show, “Oh, Dystopia,” a show about finding beauty in the end of things, opens Saturday, August 24th, 6-10pm at Thinkspace Projects in Los Angeles.

Friends, let’s go off into the end times together. We’ll frolic amongst the leftover bits of our civilization: Crumbling skyscrapers! Partially destroyed machines! Piles of trash! A giant donut! Sad robots! The remains of a sunburnt Earth! We’ll leave our names on a broken building and hope that our distant ancestors find it one day and remember us.

It’s the end of the world as we know it, and I feel fine.

Artist Bio:

Scott Listfield is known for his paintings featuring a lone exploratory astronaut lost in a landscape cluttered with pop culture icons, corporate logos, and tongue-in-cheek science fiction references. Scott grew up in Boston, MA and studied art at Dartmouth College. After some time spent living abroad, Scott returned to America and, shortly before the real life, non-movie version of the year 2001, began painting astronauts and, sometimes, dinosaurs.

Scott has been profiled in Juxtapoz, Wired Magazine, the Boston Globe, New American Paintings, and on at least one local television station. He has exhibited his work in Los Angeles, London, Chicago, New York, San Francisco, Miami, Montreal, Boston, and many other nice places.

SHAR TUI’ASOA, ’Time Before Us’ (Gallery II)

Artist Statement:

In some of our Pacific Island languages, our terms for speaking of the past, ka wa mamua in Hawaiian, or kuonga mu’a in Tongan, translates into “time ahead” or “time in front”. Conversely, when we speak of the future, our terms translate into “time behind”. When we speak about time in these terms we are saying that as we stand in the present we can see clearly the roots and pathways of our history because our past and our ancestors are standing there before us.

The future, however, is behind us. We cannot see it. It is unknown and so we look to the time before us to guide us in our present day lives, our decisions, and in the things we create. Our indigenous languages hold so much philosophy and beauty and they teach us so much about who we are, where we come from, and where we should strive to go.

“Time Before Us” is a whimsical display of the cultures of the pacific and how our traditions of the past inform the ways in which we show up in our modern world. Each piece is a personification of traditional ideas and practices of the pacific, made modern with bold colors, shapes, and imagination. Every symbol considered. Every detail woven with meaning.

Tongan scholar, Epeli Hau’ofa, spoke of the collaborative nature of the arts in oceania and believed that we could propel forward our oceanic mark in the world through meaningful collaborations with other pacific artists and makers. For this show, I collaborated with Kumu William “Miki” Kalaniopio Cook, on several custom built and carved wooden frames. Miki is a professor of Hawaiian language, history, and traditional wood carving, kalai la’au, and his knowledge and thoughtful perspectives are imbedded into every piece in this show.

In every artwork I produce, and in every mark I make, I am guided by my culture, our moana (the ocean), and her people. This body of work is meant to spark joy and curiosity in the viewer. In the paintings of this collection, lies a journey of modern existence through color, patterns, and the whimsy of our present day and woven into every mark and every brush stroke there is a story of a time before us.

Artist Bio:

Shar Tui’asoa is a Pacific Islander artist of Tongan decent, born and raised in Hawai’i on the island of O’ahu where she runs her illustration business “Punky Aloha Studio”. She received her Fine Art certificate from Windward Community College in 2010 and earned her BFA in illustration from Laguna College of Art and Design in 2015. She is full-time freelance illustrator and has created artwork for Target, Disney, Pixar, Apple, The New York Times, Alaska Airlines, Facebook, Amazon, Starbucks, Harper Collins and many more.

Shar also spends time outside of her studio painting murals throughout the Hawai’i island chain and the states. Her work is most recognized as a celebration of her Pacific Island culture which she shares through bold color pallets, stylized shapes, and most notably, strong statuesque femme subjects depicting the people of the pacific islands in her oceanic home.

CHEESE ARNON, ‘One Step Closer’ (Gallery III)

This project with Thinkspace is considered a collection of all the experiences I have encountered, both positive and negative. It reflects my own identity through various artworks. Before reaching this point, I have experienced both happiness and sorrow. To overcome the hardships, it required tremendous perseverance and years of dedicated work, even though nobody saw it.

Today, I am ready to showcase to the world that if you strive for success, it will come. However, success comes hand in hand with sweat and tears. Prior to this, nobody knew me, but I always believed in myself and remained confident that one day people would appreciate my work just the same.

The character of the fox symbolizes the ability to adapt well in any situation, no matter how dire. Regardless of how villainous the circumstances may be, the fox can still survive. Therefore, I praise the fox as the main character in my story, as it truly reflects my own identity. It hasn’t been easy to come to this point. It has taken time, perseverance, and resilience. I am grateful to everyone who loves this fox character.

Artist Bio:

Arnon Neiysoongnoen (aka Cheese Arnon) was born in 1986 in Thailand. He embarked on his artistic journey in the realm of traditional arts. He embraced a self-taught methodology, immersing himself in the teachings of established artists who came before him, and fearlessly experimenting with a wide array of techniques.

Throughout his artistic career, Arnon has remained versatile, continuously honing his skills across various formats. One of his notable creations, “The Fox,” serves as a testament to his versatility, as it beautifully showcases a multitude of art styles in a carefully arranged composition.

Just like the cunning nature of a fox, Arnon’s artistic approach is characterized by wit, improvisation, and the ability to thrive even in the harshest of circumstances. He effortlessly flows with the inherent imperfections of his chosen medium, allowing them to become integral parts of his designs. Furthermore, he fearlessly creates cracking surfaces to accentuate his artistic vision, transforming what could be perceived as flaws into captivating elements of his work.

MR. KREME, ‘Floral Muse’ (Gallery IV)

Mr. Kreme is a Thai / Hong Kong artist who is passionate about the style of vibrant colors of found objects in the mid 80s and the early 90s. He’s known for street art, art toy design, and painting. He finds inspirations from objects that are personal to him which leads to a nostalgic feel. His cherished childhood visions are emulated and retold in his work, much like a storybook. Scenes from the artist’s nocturnal story, some pleasant dreams, others nightmares, but the entire composition is full of awareness and open for all to explore.

The main character design of his art evolves around a family of furry monsters with vibrant colors and unique personalities. His art is often recognized as pop surrealism. He graduated from Pratt Institute with a Masters in Industrial Design.

“The charisma and allure of bedtime stories is that because adults have a lifetime of experiences, they will understand them more deeply than young children.. A young child who reads them is sure to have an unbounded imagination that adults might not comprehend.

Many if not countless bedtime stories will include written words to guide the reader through the story. The visuals are purely illustrative in nature. This implies that written words determine the story, rather than with the aide of visuals. However, I feel that the written plot should not be used to constrain the visual comprehension of the stories. Similar to a child’s free imagination, the visuals will be able to open up our visions to new perceptions of the same stories.” – Mr. Kreme

CRAIG “SKIBS” BARKER, ‘Dot-Dash’ (Dog House Gallery)

Craig “Skibs” Barker grew up in Southern California during the early 80’s and the explosions of both punk rock and surfing culture. With a healthy dose of punk flyers, album covers, and surfing magazines buzzing through his head, Craig began making flyers and t-shirts for his friends and his own punk bands. Fast-forward to today; Craig’s most recent paintings infuse his long-standing love for painting and rendering the human female figure with his punk fueled graphic design.

Mixing different approaches, techniques, and mediums, he creates a sense of memory, personal history, and appreciation for the female form. Combining elements of pop culture, literary censorship, and a positive mental attitude, he creates layered scenes of voyeuristic mischief. Craig’s work explores the junctions between past and present, memory and imagination, fantasy and reality, while creating a dialog between image and viewer.

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Thought-provoking narratives weave like threads of emotion and resonate long after the story ends. Fostering a sense of connection, each artist inspires us as they reshape the artistic landscape and encourage us to embrace our own creativity. View each collection in their entirety, and all available inventory, by visiting the Haven Gallery website!

Brian Mashburn, Kseniia Boko, Genevive Zacconi

Calvin Laituri, Dongni Hou

Opening Event with Brian Mashburn, Genevive Zacconi and Calvin Laituri

Opening Reception: Saturday, August 17, 2024 |  6-8pm

Exhibition Dates: August 17 – September 15, 2024

The event is open to the public | Free Entry | Refreshments will be served.

Haven Gallery

50 Main St., Northport, NY 11768 | ph. (631) 757-0500

To inquire, please contact Erica at Haven Gallery via email info@havengallery.com

About the Gallery //

Haven Gallery is run by Erica Berkowitz and Joseph Weinreb. The gallery first opened in 2015 in the Carriage House of historic Northport, NY. Within two years, the gallery doubled in size and expanded into the entire Carriage House building. Through their successful in-house exhibitions and presentations at art fairs both domestic and international, Haven opened a secondary location at 90 Main St., in 2020, during the height of the Covid pandemic.

It was at that point, that Erica and Joseph knew it was time to find a permanent location for their artists. In January of 2022, they bought the building at 50 Main st., and opened its doors as Haven Gallery’s perennial home.

Haven Gallery’s focus is on exhibiting emotionally, intellectually and imaginatively driven, representational artwork that connects the audience and artist with universal axioms and passions. We work with both emerging and established artists who transcend their medium and subjects by exploring the world around them as well as the one within themselves.

Brian Mashburn, Carnival

Haven Gallery is pleased to present a collection of fourteen new paintings from North Carolina based artist Brian Mashburn, for his fifth solo show entitled “Carnival” at the gallery. “Carnival” finds inspiration from Camille Saint-Saëns’ “Carnival of Animals” musical symphony and features 14 oil works nodding to the fourteen animals/themes from the suite.

Artist Statement // “Carnival” is a series of 14 new paintings loosely based on Camille Saint-Saëns’ The Carnival of the Animals – a 19th century musical suite comprising 14 movements rooted in the animal kingdom.

Following a disastrous concert tour of Germany in 1885-1886, Saint-Saëns withdrew to a small Austrian village where he composed The Carnival of the Animals. From the outset he viewed the work as unserious and potentially career damaging, to the extent he prohibited its publication until after his death. Saint-Saëns died in 1921 and with the exception of The Swan and a few private performances, The Carnival of the Animals remained largely unheard for decades. The suite was eventually published in 1922 to great acclaim.

Today it is considered among his best-known and most beloved works. With conspicuous frivolity, The Carnival of the Animals features parodies and musical jokes, a little shade directed at music critics alongside some polite indignation. It was intended to be a light-hearted departure from his typically serious work and it shows with its playful aspect and somewhat hokey interludes.

As an artist I find this origin story appealing. It shows how new creative avenues can be uncovered by letting go of the more self-serious, self-conscious aspects of one’s work. Moreover, it suggests a novel creative potential made available during liminal and uncertain periods. By removing the constraints imposed by expectation – writing for a private audience, withdrawing to the countryside – Saint-Saëns was free to compose with a lightness and charm that he perhaps would not have been capable otherwise. Traditionally Carnival is the period of public celebration and revelry before the observance of Lent, a sort of reprieve.

Artists over time, as I have come to realize, follow a path of inquiry and contemplation that while justified and executed in good faith can lead to a level of self consciousness and trepidation leading to an overly serious, pretentious approach to art-making. Periods of transition and uncertainty offer the silver lining of new insights and a fresh perspective.

As a new and first-time father of a 20 month-old boy at the time of writing (think: teething, sleep deprivation, ubiquitous viral loads and a new appreciation of my own mortality), my home and studio are a pretty good embodiment of transition and uncertainty – hence The Carnival of the Animals seemed an apt jumping off point for my latest solo with Haven Gallery.

The 14 paintings in the series are not necessarily illustrative of their musical counterparts; the music needn’t be reproduced visually, I’d argue that’s not really possible in any case. By and large the music acts as a sort of armature or underlying structure for the series of paintings. Some pieces are the result of following tangents, going down rabbit holes while considering various aspects of the music and ending up with an image seemingly unrelated to its musical pairing; while others more directly borrow/appropriate the subject.

Kseniia Boko,Whispering Woodlands

Haven Gallery is pleased to present Ukranian based artist Kseniia Boko, for her fourth solo show at the gallery, entitled “Whispering Woodlands”. “Whispering Woodlands” is a new collection of oil paintings focusing on human and animal portraiture utilizing ethereal palettes and empyrean landscapes highlighting the magic of nature and that of within.

Kseniia Boko (actual surname Bobchenko, b. 1990) is a traditional artist living and working in Ukraine. She works primarily in oil paints and creates fantastic pieces featuring mysterious female portraits with fragments of the natural world. She wants to show a harmonious coexistence between humans and nature.

Kseniia graduated Kyiv National University of Construction and Architecture (in 2013) and worked as an architect before serendipitously falling into the art world. Today she works as a full-time artist.

Genevive Zacconi, Immemorial

Haven Gallery is pleased to present a collection of new works from artist Genevive Zacconi, entitled “Immemorial,” for her first solo show at the gallery. “Immemorial” blends traditional portraiture with symbology from antiquity, emphasizing the universality and timelessness of these motifs and their relevance throughout the evolution of mankind. Looking to the gamut of art history, Zacconi juxtaposes hieroglyphics, pictographs, and neoclassical portrait tendencies to connect us to past, present and future.

Each painting is vehemently researched and pieced together to hold deep and pertinent meaning for both the artist and viewer. Developing her work further, Zacconi adds reflective gold, and carves into the surface of her paintings, creating sculptural dimension—insisting the tableaus be experienced in person. One finds multiple movements of creation contemplated and criticized, highlighting the vicissitudes of human development and artistic rumination.

Genevive Zacconi’s paintings have been displayed at prominent galleries across the world, in both solo and group exhibitions. She has been featured by media outlets such as MSNBC, Juxtapoz, Hi-Fructose, Beautiful Bizarre, and in numerous hardbound art books. Her illustration and design work can be found in advertisements, album art, and novels. In addition to creating her own art, Zacconi was the director of Trinity Gallery in Philadelphia, worked as painting assistant to Ron English, was co-founder and director of Last Rites Gallery in New York City, and served as exhibition director for the world’s largest erotic art expo.

She has written about art for multiple arts organizations and internationally distributed magazines, and co-authored with Daniel Martin Diaz 2023’s “Iconoclasm.” Zacconi currently splits her time between Philadelphia and the Yucatan Peninsula.

Calvin Laituri,  Endfield County

Haven Gallery is pleased to present a collection of ten new ink works from Vermont based artist Calvin Laituri for his third solo exhibition entitled “Endfield County” at the gallery. “Endfield County” demonstrates the artists highly detailed line work depicting New England landscapes and architecture, as guided by an curious fox. Monochromatic yet serene, one finds layers of emotion and contemplation in these quiet yet poetic scenes of inquisitiveness.

Devoid of human presence, outside of the structures left behind, one is reminded of the great expanse of time, the unbounded essence of nature and ephemerality of life. Touches of gold are used to highlight the beautiful details of the natural world that sometimes go unseen, reminding us to cherish the present and all the beauty the world holds.

Laituri’s work is made up of highly skilled line work, built from a push and pull approach where ink is laid down on his clayboard medium, and carved out with sharpened tools, resulting in highly defined and meticulous strokes reminiscent of a cross hatching technique. Each drawing cultivates its monochromatic palette to emphasize the artists control of values, contrast, mood and narrative, as inspired by printmakers and artists of the past. This dichotomy of technique serves as an accentuation of the artists play on dualities throughout his work.

Dongni Hou,  Beyond the Veil

Haven Gallery is pleased to present a collection of tempera paintings from Paris based artist Dongni Hou for her first solo exhibition entitled “Beyond the Veil” at the gallery. “Beyond the Vei” presents a collection of bold yet gossamer portraits of female sitters often shrouded in armor. Hou paints heroines, unveiling the deepest emotional complexities of their expeditions and psyche, often nodding to the darker chambers of the human soul. Poetic introspection and reflection are evident in the moments she captures with tempera, as one cannot avoid the darkness in even the most noble of pursuits.

Textured and haunting backdrops serve as extensions of the psychological complexities to further the emotional state and personal strength each sitter carries on their quest. Feminine yet tenacious, each portrait embodies the dualities of the human condition, the multi-faceted nature of the choices we make and the tethers that continue to stay with us afterward. Completed with antique and aged frames, the artist honors and adorns her female visages with mounting reflective of the wear and beauty of life.

Dongni HOU was born in 1987 in Fuxin, in the Chinese province of Liaoning. After studying graphic arts from a very young age, she joined the famous Russian Academy of Arts in St. Petersburg at 19. Several of her works were selected for the permanent collection of the Academy of Fine Arts Museum. She now lives and works in France.

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‘Spirit of Myth’ will feature dozens of works ranging from portraits to still life showcasing Seth’s admiration for beauty and his incredible craftsmanship in exploring colour, form, light and shadow. This exhibition is not to be missed by anyone in the Asheville area as beauty, light and colour are sure to stimulate the senses, spark the imagination and bring warmth to the soul.

‘Spirit of Myth‘

Opening Reception: Saturday, October 5, 2024

Exhibition Dates: October 5 – October 26, 2024

Bender Gallery

29 Biltmore Ave, Asheville, NC | ph. 828.505.8341

Opening hours: Monday – Saturday 10am – 6pm
Sunday 12pm – 5pm

For inquiries please email info@bendergallery.com

About Bender Gallery //

Established in 2005, Bender Gallery is a contemporary fine art gallery and Asheville’s first international art gallery. Bender Gallery specializes in abstract, figurative, pop, and surreal works by notable national and international artists. The artists represented by Bender Gallery are known for their originality and artistic perfection.

Artist Statement //

Beauty is essential to me and is most often found in the little everyday things we take for granted. Such as the way the light hits the land, the drip of raindrops off pinecones, the innocence of a youthful face, and the glint in a crystalline eye. I find myself mesmerized by the way warm light mingles with cool and creates a new color, the interplay of shadow as they wrap around fingers, and the distinctive gesture of a hand holding an object. Our earth is quintessential beauty, and its inhabitants are an integral part of that enchantment.

Storytelling has always been a key part of human interaction. We use it to share our emotions or express our awe of the majestic. It is a way to highlight the spiritual aspects of daily life and make sense of the incomprehensible. I feel I am part of this tradition, and my paintings represent the unseen magic that flows just below the surface. I try to represent stories and feelings equally.  My paintings are meant to be a snapshot of an expression, a gesture, a mystical moment.

These are my modern take on the passing down of the tradition of storytelling. I hope to provide a modern feel to the mythical, not a retelling of myths of old.  I hope to give viewers an opportunity to delve into the beauty that is both seen and unseen all around us and allow themselves to see that which gets overlooked because it hasn’t yet been formed into a story. I want to create an experience where imagination and reality meet, and the viewer fills in the gaps with their own life story and creates from the subject in the paintings a personal and unique myth of their own. 

About Seth Haverkamp //

Seth Haverkamp is an American artist who was born in Syracuse, NY in 1980. He received his BA in 2003 from Carson Newman College in Jefferson City, Tennessee. Post college, Seth studied with internationally known artist Nelson Shanks at Studio Incamminati and renowned artist Robert Liberace. Haverkamp won the Portrait Society of America’s International Competition Draper Grand Prize in 2019 for ‘Mars Rising’, a painting of his son in front of a full-length mirror holding a string of origami birds. A portrait of his daughter Echo earned him Best in Show in the 2008 competition.

‘Spirit of Myth’ will be Haverkamp’s second solo exhibition at Bender Gallery. There will be dozens of works on display ranging from portraiture to still life to figures. A catalog will be produced in conjunction with the exhibition that focuses on a decade of paintings. Seth himself will be present for the opening reception to discuss his painting journey.

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Each piece feels like a portal into her creative spirit, and as we travel this surreal landscape, we are encouraged to ponder the interplay between memory and truth, reality and myth. As the layers of her artistry unfold, revealing a myriad of symbols and motifs that speak to the universal human experience, we follow the characters of her vision, experiencing their story. Join Modern Eden Gallery this weekend for the opening reception of Angelique Benicio’s ‘Memories and Myths’ solo exhibition.

Take a trip down memory lane and view past exhibitions. You can also visit the gallery website to explore upcoming events and available inventory.

Angelique Benicio ‘Memories and Myths’

Opening Reception: Saturday, August 10, 2024 | 6–9 pm

Exhibition Dates:  August 10, 2024 – September 5, 2024

Modern Eden Gallery

1100 Sutter Street | San Francisco, CA 94109

For press inquiries or sales, please contact Modern Eden Gallery Director Kim Larson at kim@moderneden.com | General Information, please email info@moderneden.com

Phone: (415) 956-3303 

Wednesday–Saturday, 12–5 pm

Private artwork viewing appointments are available

Modern Eden Gallery Press Release //

Memories and Myths is inspired by the idea of predictive perception – the idea that the worlds of our imagination are not at all restricted to dreams, but make up almost all of what we believe is real and factual. Experiences are mostly shaped by our minds. Everything we perceive as “the truth” will pass though our unique neurological pathways and be altered by our own particular brain chemistry.

We store these bits of information in our brains assuming that the information is fixed and unchanging. But accumulated memories continue to morph over time. As they evolve even more character is added to our creative filters and reality becomes more tailored. We cannot escape the world which our creative minds shape for us. When we recognize and embrace the mythology of our minds our worlds expand.

About the Artist //

Angelique Benicio is an award winning painter, sculptor and performance installation artist. Her paintings have been exhibited internationally and across the Western United States for exhibitions at the Marin Museum of Contemporary Art in Novato CA to Sedona Arts Center in Sedona AZ, The Brayer Gallery in Ventura CA; Axis Gallery in Sacramento CA; Trans-Art Gallery in Trondheim, Norway; and at Casa Cor Annual Architectural Design Exhibition in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil.

Her performance art has been shared with many non-profit art and community organizations such as Art Works Downtown in San Rafael CA; The Crucible in Oakland CA; and Trails and Vistas in Truckee California. She has hosted community maker events and performance art events at Autistry Studios in San Rafael CA and Allegory & Art in San Rafael CA. Angelique is an award winning children’s illustrator and has many years of experience as a cinema set decor and special effects artists in Paris, France.

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Read ahead to learn more about each of the individual solo shows.

SUMMER SOIREE AUGUST 2024:

RICHARD AHNERT, SHANE PIERCE, TIN, RACHAEL BRIDGE, EGO

Copro Gallery

Bergamot Station Arts Complex, 2525 Michigan Ave, #T5, Santa Monica, CA 90404, United States

Opening Reception (Rachael Bridge will be in attendance): Saturday August 10 – 6:00 – 10:00 p.m. Free and open to the public!

Exhibition Dates: August 10 – August 31, 2024

NEW HOURS: Friday 11-7PM- Saturday 1-5PM – Sunday 11-6PM

Phone: 310/829-2156

E-Mail: CoproGallery@Live.com

Shane Pierce: ‘Eerie Musings’

Shane Pierce’s ‘Eerie Musings’ continues the narrative theme of Shane’s dark travellers, night watchers and passengers. “Traveling all over the United States, carrying with him his own personal baggage of memories and experiences, he paints a different world into existence.” describes Evan Senn. “Dark and ominous creatures, emotional weight, honesty and experience ring loudly throughout his paintings. Dark traveling characters bombard his imagination, and his artwork, angels and grim reapers haunt his creations in subtle ways, while the rough and raw American landscape keep his nomads company on their seemingly lonesome and aimless journeys.

“His artwork is as unique and haunting as he is. A storyteller at his core, his creations are hypnotic, drawing the viewer in and plaguing them with interest and intrigue. A cloaked man, with determination and fury across his brow, often paired with a suitcase and a pipe, ventures to the dark and unknown places of his imagination. Constantly followed by the shadows, Pierce’s nomads travel with fervour, unafraid of what lies ahead, or behind them.”

Tin: ‘XOXO’

Tin’s earliest influences in childhood were comic books and fantasy cartoons like “Star blazers”. “I sketched from time to time and did OK in high school art class then I decided to become a fisherman. The dangerous kind like out of the movie “Perfect Storm”. I almost died three times and should have lost my drawing hand at least a dozen times. After my last close call with death, I decided to become an artist. I didn’t look at art as a career though until I was 22”. Tin began doing commercial work and soon burnt out on it.

I was just going through the motions and creating things that didn’t challenge me anymore. One day I was finishing a pin-up girl and I remember saying out loud to myself “If I only had a heart” which reminded me of the Tin Man in “Wizard of Oz”. That moment I decided to do more interesting works and call myself Tin.

Tin

His main influences are Steampunk, a sub genre of fantasy and speculative fiction that came into prominence in the 1980s. The term denotes works set in an era or world where steam power is still widely used—usually the 19th century, and often set in Victorian era England—but with prominent elements of either science fiction or fantasy, such as fictional technological inventions like those found in the works of H. G. Wells and Jules Verne.

Richard Ahnert: ‘The View From Here’

Richard Ahnert’s “The View From Here” is a whimsical collection capturing animals in unexpected, out-of-context situations. With a voyeuristic quality and understated humour, each painting blends the familiar with the surreal.

Richard graduated with honours from the Arts York Program at Unionville HS with a Major in Visual Arts and went on to study Technical Illustration and Graphic Design at York University and Seneca College, graduating with the Presidents Honor Roll for Highest Academic Achievement. With a drive to explore and evolve as an artist, he continues studies and workshops ongoing to help define his style and practice. His work has won awards and can be found in private collections and businesses around the world.

Richard was also a 2018 Beautiful Bizarre Magazine Art Prize Finalist; read more about Richard here!

Rachael Bridge: ‘Wallflowers’

Issue 32 artist Rachael Bridge’s new solo ‘Wallflowers’ explores the idea of wanting to be invisible all the time – working more as an observer than an actor day to day. Each piece depicts figures caught in a strange void in their dreamlike and nightmarish surroundings, capturing both vulnerable and content feelings. Rachael Bridge has a unique take on traditional portraiture. She can be considered a master of the macabre, an artist whose portraits embody the terrors of the human mind drawing on the viewers’ proclivity for fear, and masterfully using her style to pull us into her dark and symbolic world. At first glance, Rachael Bridge’s work feels almost sinister. Her depictions of women are corpse-like and otherworldly. She uses horror to depict complexities of the human psyche with themes of anxiety, isolation, seduction, and despair.

Rachael obtained her BFA in 2010 from Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, NY and now lives and works in New Jersey. Rachael will be present at the opening!

EGO: ‘NONENTITY’

‘NonEntity‘ is EGO’s latest series of small works. He continues to investigate transitional states of being that border on the edges of this reality. The figures in these paintings are seemingly solitary outsiders, representing ghostly apparitions that may not exist, or barely glimpsed visions of the dead. Yet seen another way, these works may highlight those who are considered unimportant and/or overlooked by society. Using classical painting techniques to conjure intricately crafted portraits of macabre yet whimsical solitary outsiders, Ego feels a kind of kinship with these characters, as a socially-awkward extroverted introvert himself. The seemingly melancholy, yet somehow also charming figures he dreams up appear to dwell in the spaces somewhere between the natural and metaphysical worlds. In his work there is often a juxtaposition between the grim and endearing, the modern and classical, the real and the surreal.

A self-taught painter, Ego’s distinctive style is informed by a lifelong fascination with popular culture (movies, music, comics, skateboarding, etc.), as well as a profound appreciation for the work of classical masters. From the masters he’s adapted the nuanced rendering of light and shadow, as well as the study of anatomy which he bends to fit the uniquely distorted nature of the denizens of his imaginary world. Living in the Pacific Northwest also influences the tone of his work. For a large portion of the year it’s dark and rainy. While many find this depressing, Ego feels the gloom contributes to a lush and hazy landscape that seeps into the colours and subjects of his paintings. Through experimenting with different mediums, the technique which ultimately developed emulates the smoothness, depth and richness of oil paintings, using acrylic paint. Ego has shared these specialized techniques by teaching classes and workshops, as well as mentoring aspiring artists.

About Copro Gallery //

The gallery, located at Bergamot Arts, is divided into two exhibition spaces, sometimes featuring a single artist but often two or three. Large group exhibitions are also featured often in conjunction with outside curators. In following with its original mission, Copro Gallery participates in International Art Fairs and curates outside exhibits to help promote their artists.

Focusing on museum quality installations showcasing emerging artists, Copro Gallery also exhibits many established and master painters. Placing works in private collections throughout the world, Copro Gallery strives to assist collectors new and experienced in building the most exciting collections possible.

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“In the delicate dance between tradition and metamorphosis, the tendrils of Milk’s visual narrative intertwine like sinuous vines of lianas, reaching back to the fertile soil of heritage while embracing the vibrant hues of contemporary expression.” Shares Corey Helford Gallery. “Like tendrils seeking perches on ancient trees, Milk draws sustenance from the rich tapestry of cultural history, weaving its threads into the fabric of her own. With each brushstroke, she strives to ascend toward greater understanding, guided by the wisdom of the past and inspired by the beauty of the present moment.

“In […] LIANAS, visitors are invited to wander through this verdant labyrinth of tradition and growth, where the roots of Milk’s creative lineage entwine with the blossoms of modern expression.”

Soey Milk: LIANAS

COREY HELFORD GALLERY

Opening reception: August 10, 2024 | 7:00 pm – 11:00 pm

Dates: August 10 – September 14, 2024

Main Gallery: 571 S. Anderson St. Los Angeles, CA 90033

Open: Tuesday-Saturday, 12:00 pm – 6:00 pm

Call: (310) 287-2340

For sales inquiries, please contact Sherri@CoreyHelfordGallery.com

Open to the public and free of charge, LIANAS is set to debut on Saturday, August 10^th from 7:00 pm – 11:00 pm in the Main Gallery, alongside a solo show by Polish contemporary artist Ewa Prończuk-Kuziak, titled Let It Go, Let It Flow, in Gallery 2. Both shows will be on view through September 14^th.

“Viridian as an underpainting hue provides peeks and gradations of fresh green throughout this painting. What I do in the beginning stage of my work are gifts I can give to my future self, like splurges of rich colour or intense brushwork that push me to make adventurous decisions.”

Soey Milk

About Soey Milk (from press release):

Born in 1989 in Seoul, Korea, Milk moved to Los Angeles at age 11. She earned her BFA from The Art Center College of Design, Pasadena, CA. Milk’s early path was leading her to become a ballerina, but after she was first introduced to painting, she forthwith found a new passion to pursue. Some of the ballet dimensions remained, as she was still strongly drawn to human anatomy, which was a cornerstone for the development of her painterly pursuits.

A versatile artist, Milk works primarily with oils and watercolours to create an outstanding narrative universe that is at once tender and strange. Characterized by the high level of meticulousness, attentiveness to details, and powerful combinations of colours and shapes, her work evokes a certain level of sensibility and mysteriousness, floating between realism and abstraction. The porcelain faces of her often-nude muses reveal an interior less innocent and pure than we are led to believe at first glance.

Milk’s work has been exhibited nationally and internationally, in addition to being featured in Juxtapoz, Beautiful Bizarre Magazine, American Art Collector, Hi-Fructose, and on multiple online platforms. In 2017, she was commissioned by John Mayer to create the cover and sleeve art to his album The Search for Everything. Milk lives and works in Los Angeles.

About Corey Helford Gallery:

Established in 2006 by Jan Corey Helford and her husband, television producer/creator Bruce Helford, Corey Helford Gallery has since evolved into one of the premier galleries of New Contemporary art. Its goal as an institution is supporting the growth of artists, from the young and emerging, to the well-known and internationally established. Corey Helford Gallery represents a diverse collection of international artists, primarily influenced by today’s pop culture. Collectively, their artists encompass style genres such as New Figurative Art, Pop Surrealism, Neo Pop, Graffiti, and Street Art. Located in downtown Los Angeles in a robust 12,000 square foot building, CHG presents new exhibitions approximately every six weeks.

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Applications are now closed for Quarantine Events’ final 2024 programme on Lazaretto Island in Menorca, and while they prepare for the incredible October 2024 INTERZONE, Carles Gomila and the team are already finalizing details for their first 2025 adventure. Their week-long workshop in 2025 promises to be both unique and exhilarating, heavily inspired from the timeless wisdom of “The Art Spirit” by Robert Henri. Delving into multiple explorations of the core principles and philosophies encapsulated within this influential book, The Art Spirit event will unveil a transformative one-week experience that blends artistic technique with profound personal insight.

Schools and workshops all focus on “HOW to make art?”. They teach you techniques to make you great. Cool. No complaints here -they’re not the villains.

But no-one asks the big question: “WHY do you make art?”

Robert Henri tackles this in “The Art Spirit,” and so do we. It’s the tough question everyone dodges, but it’s key to being a real, free artist.

Carles Gomila, Artist & Quarantine Events Director

“The Art Spirit,” first published in 1923, is more than just a guide on painting; it is a passionate manifesto on the nature of creativity, art, and the artist’s place in the world. This holistic book has become a bible to many creatives over the decades, including Issue 033 cover artist Jeremy Mann – so much so, that he has agreed to return as a mentor at Quarantine Events to share his own lived-in practices of Robert Henri’s significant teachings.

A great panacea to the troubles which plague mankind

“This book helps put our doubts and wonders, the feelings all artists have across many mediums, into words – and spits it back at you with a smack to the senses. It wakes you up… and could be read daily like the vespers of religions,” muses Jeremy. “While I draw my mentalities from many such great books, and there are many other inspiring books akin to this one, Henri’s vision captured in his writings and other’s notes on his teachings make complete sense to me.”

In-line with Quarantine Events’ ethos of breaking down limitations instigated by the traditional Teacher-Student relationship, mentors for this event won’t be teaching the “right way” to be an artist. For Quarantine Events, there is no such thing.

Their week-long programmes celebrate individual creativity, as such working in perfect harmony with “The Art Spirit” publication. Jeremy agrees: “Luckily, we’re not some sort of prophets preaching this one man’s words, rather it’s an affinity for the philosophy as is interpreted through each of our own completely different experiences. Guidance comes best from those who know their subject and are willing to be honest about every aspect, so I will draw my confidence from that, and be honest no matter how stupid my doubts tell me I could be. I will be doing my best to light those little fires of the art spirit under the asses of all who attend; a little light to carry onward!”

The Art Spirit is like the field guide to all wandering lost souls. Much underappreciated in my opinion, but good in the sense that it remains cherished by those who actually take the time to read to better themselves.

When I read it for the first time… and I’ve read it many, many, times (and each time is the first time)… I always feel the same: I’ve been lost, and these words open my eyes instantly.

I knew I was misled, misplaced and confused, with a general “can’t put my finger on it – what’s wrong here” state of being in this world I find myself, and the words in this book sound like the soothing comforts of a trusted grandfather, calming my nerves, showing me a truth I was overlooking, and inspiring me to continue the beautiful struggle, and most importantly: to appreciate it.

Jeremy Mann, Mentor at Quarantine Events

The Art Spirit 2025 event

 Robert Henri’s Boot Camp

 Dates: April 7 – 13, 2025

 Deadline to apply: December 31, 2024

The Art Spirit Mentors:

Michael Hussar

Jeremy Mann

James McCrae

Nadezda

Sainer

Martin Wittfooth

Each guest mentor on The Art Spirit programme will be overseeing their own boot camp, guiding participants through the book’s philosophy from different perspectives. The approach aims to allow a much deeper expansion of each participant’s mind, allowing every participating artist to come to their own conclusions and access the knowledge and practices shown to them to best support their individual pathways forward. “A multifaceted individual is a golden-handed genius of potential uniqueness.” Says Jeremy Mann. “Usually, you get one teacher who stunts and directs a path. Here, the beauty is that in the end, the attendees will be exposed to multiple viewpoints and in the aftermath, they will digest it how best fits their own life compass.”

Learn more about The Art Spirit 2025 event here

In keeping with the book itself, Jeremy will be focusing on “neither, and both [Henri’s] philosophy and practices, giving neither more importance than the other”. The aim will be to instill the concept of balance in all forms of experience within the formula for ‘successes’. “And of course, I will be sharing in no logical order… just like the book!” he shares with a mischievous grin.

While this may sound a little chaotic – because it is – it’s important to note that chaos isn’t the enemy of progress. Jeremy is confident that his approach will help the attendees best: “Maybe my favourite facet of the book is, as many who’ve recommended it have said, ‘you can open to just about any page, start reading anywhere’.”

Because it’s not about steps to an end. It’s about an open-ended lifestyle, about forming your life into a fully inspiring and creative experience. What results from living this way, is art.

Jeremy Mann, Mentor at Quarantine Events

The evolution of Quarantine Events

The Quarantine Events team are an ever-evolving hub, working with feedback and pushing boundaries to continue their goal in helping artists to truly flourish. As such, The Art Spirit 2025 event will include some new ideas and challenges for the next batch of brave artists signing up to experience Lazaretto Island. Similarly, mentors such as Jeremy Mann and Michael Hussar will continue to bring their own ever-evolving experiences to the table:

“As I grow, so do my teachings and experiences at workshops. Mostly because I learn more about what I could say or do to actually help artists, instead of a clearer idea of what I myself am doing. But the path and pathways, their interconnections, the deeper meaning, the bigger pictures to all I’ve been through as an artist which have guided my own experience of life: I’m learning how to translate into experiences that will help artists guide their own journey into more wondrous directions of their choosing.

“That will be the most important thing I wish to focus on at this edition of Quarantine. Helping the attendees awaken to their potential and giving them enough of a kick in the ass to develop their own confidence to choose their creative life, not let the world of others choose it for them.”

Still unsure?

In-line with past events, Quarantine Events are notoriously secretive, never unveiling the full timetable and keeping what happens on the island, on the island. One thing they can share is that whether you are a seasoned artist or a budding enthusiast, their workshops will provide invaluable insights and inspiration to propel your artistic practice to new heights.

Jumping into the unknown can be daunting, and for those of you who are still unsure, Jeremy has some parting thoughts to consider about what you can expect…

“In some of my dreams, I live in a quarantine world. It’s pure heaven to me there… The site itself is enough to wobble the knees. Creative sproutings from the grounds of a twisted history. No phones, no bullshit, no ego, a mental hospital for the art spirits, a cleansing retreat for world weary souls which can rekindle the fire of life in the hearts of those in need. It can’t solve your problems; it can however present you with the right ones to pursue.”

For more information and to apply to join The Art Spirit 2025 programme, check out Quarantine Events website. Be sure to also sign up to their newsletter to receive further updates!

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What could be better than expressing so many things through art, symbolizing the echo of human nature, distortion and motivation through time.

Darwin Leon

The origin story of Musonium Gallery – established in 2024 – begins with the ambition of its owner and her son to provide today’s inspiring contemporary talents with a catered platform to shine without being lost in the crowd. Being seasoned collectors with an impressive portfolio of original contemporary works contained in a private collection, Tracey and Keeley used their love of art and unique perspective of the world to mould the framework of Musonium Gallery with an emphasis on their European heritage. Focusing on polarizing art influenced by captivating topics such as philosophy, science, history, culture, and conceptual notions of prominent individuality, Tracey and Keeley seek to spark vast conversations that speak to all depths of society. Musonium Gallery’s inherent mission is to challenge perceptions of contemporary art and then take it that extra bit further by adding an inexplicable flair that just makes it the Musonium experience.

A culturally rich community

Visitors are certainly in for a treat. Situated in the Uptown Arts and Design District, Musonium Gallery’s new space in Palm Springs is in the heart of tourist paradise for those seeking some of the best art and culture experiences the Coachella Valley has to offer.

Located only a few blocks down the road from Musonium Gallery, the Palm Springs Art Museum is a cultural hub in the city, offering a diverse collection of modern and contemporary art, photography, and Native American art. Musonium Gallery is the perfect addition to this iconic, eclectic and vibrant area; the gallery’s presence further contributes to the region’s reputation as a must-visit destination studded with myriad compelling cultural gems, making it a fascinating place for art enthusiasts to explore. Palm Springs has also long been a getaway destination for Hollywood stars. During the 1930s to 1960s, many celebrities built homes in the area, enhancing its glamorous reputation. This connection continues to influence the local arts and culture scene to this day.

From Press Release //

It is with great pleasure to introduce Musonium Gallery and our inaugural group exhibition INITIATION: EXODUS, a triumphant introduction of the gallery’s program and much anticipated grand opening. Created and initially intended to open in late 2022 situated inside a former The Bank of Tampa branch building in Tampa, FL, Musonium Gallery has enthusiastically relocated to Palm Springs, CA for an inspiring new exhibition space in the Uptown Arts and Design District. This dramatic and distant departure from our initially intended Tampa flagship marks a pivotal shift in renewed energy and courage as Musonium embarks on this new journey. Quite literally, our own exodus. As the title suggests, INITIATION: EXODUS celebrates the inception of Musonium, the gallery’s ambitious endeavours ahead, the departure from one location to another, and the global induction of world-class talented contemporary artists who embody Musonium Gallery’s vision and mission.

The elegant, yet mysterious sculpture Cleo by Tim Roosen, features copper eyes with elaborate forged metal hair as well as welded elements creating an alluring metal maiden, where “a Gothic dream meets a Dieselpunk nightmare.” Darwin Leon’s The Rubenesque Paradox (inspired by Peter Paul Rubens’ The Rape of the Daughters of Leucippus) channels the old masters whilst bringing a unique contemporary flair to the forefront. Lorella Ragnatelli’s sultry figurative painting, titled Torment and Ecstasy, demonstrates academic precision observed through the treatment of the human body in an in-between state of tension and relaxation, whilst echoing the dynamic of two lovers who grow together but who can also grow apart if their passion is neglected. In Kevin Kuenster’s provocative piece titled, Seduction, two love interests are depicted sharing cherries on tranquil waters as the swaying of the wooden boat brings them closer together, whilst the clouds behind them manifest into pictorial representations of their lust. Ginger’s Don’t Grow Up, It’s A Trap explore the surreal, where feline and feminine energies align to create metaphorical depictions of women’s empowerment.

MUSONIUM GALLERY PALM SPRINGS

Inaugural Group Exhibition, “INITIATION: EXODUS”

Opening Reception: Friday, July 26, 2024 | 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm Pacific Daylight Time

Exhibition Dates: July 26 – August 25, 2024

Musonium Gallery

1090 N Palm Canyon Dr, Suite i, Palm Springs, CA 92262| (813) 613-6611

For sales or press inquiries, please contact info@musoniumgallery.com

Exhibiting Artists

Froilan Calayag | Jasmine Becket-Griffith | Bob Doucette | Encarni Diaz (Ginger) | Franc Kaiser | Tim Roosen | Zienna Brunsted Stewart | Kevin Kuenster | Darwin Leon | Deirdre Sullivan-Beeman | Enrique Alfonso Rodríguez | Michael Banks (Sugar Fueled) | Yoko d’Holbachie | Mark Mitchell | Catharses | Lorella Ragnatelli | Salvatore Dangelo | Mark Garro | David van Gough | Arturo Garcia de las Heras | Alan Macdonald | Carolynda Macdonald | Marcelo Suaznabar

About the Gallery // 

Nestled in the vibrant Uptown Arts and Design District of Palm Springs, California, Musonium Gallery stands as a beacon of artistic innovation and cultural enrichment. Established in 2024, the gallery is committed to showcasing some of the world’s best contemporary talents, with a focus on a dynamic and carefully curated exhibition program. Musonium Gallery is perfectly positioned in the iconic Coachella Valley, offering a unique blend of natural beauty, architecture, and cultural richness, providing an inspiring backdrop for artistic expression.

Each exhibition is carefully crafted to offer a transformative experience that resonates with the themes and narratives behind the artworks. Musonium Gallery is dedicated to providing a platform and space for cutting-edge contemporary artists to engage with and thrive in the constantly evolving art world.

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Farzad Golpayegani Painting and Drawing Exhibition

Exhibition Dates: July 28 and 29, 2024

Hours: 11:00am to 9:00pm

START Los Angeles

2270 Venice Boulevard, Los Angeles 90006

For more information on Start Los Angles and their opening hours please visit their website.

About Farzad Golpayegani

Born in Tehran, Iran, Farzad Golpayegani is a visual artist, musician and art director who has been creating music and art since 1999. Visually Farzad is best known for his surrealist, expressionistic style while sonically, he has produced and released nine studio albums in which he uses the guitar, and various of accompanying instruments, to create his own unique blend of progression metal with Persian, eastern and classical influences. His music and visual art work in harmony, complimenting each other as his paintings take influence from his music and are often named after the tracks he has written. Farzad has composed music for advertisements, animation, short films and video games and has built a career as an art director alongside his personal art projects.

About START Los Angeles

Located in the West Adams Historic District, START Los Angeles is a creative collective housing a work studio/event venue, pop-up space and art yard. Each segment is unique and versatile enough to bring together a variety of functions and unique affairs. Modeled with a flexible, modular buildout, START Los Angeles has activated a thriving, creative hub that encourages our self-sustaining community.

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From opulent kingdoms and the contemplative nature of humanity to fantastical sculptures and the mysterious dark fae court, join us in this inspiring adventure where the light of each artist shines and beckons you forward. View each collection in their entirety, and all available inventory, by visiting the Haven Gallery website!

Marc le Rest | Alex Garant | Tina Yu | The Unseelie Group Show

Opening Reception: Saturday, July 13, 2024
Opening Reception with Artists: July 20, 2024 | 6-8pm
Exhibition Dates: July 13 – August 11, 2024

Haven Gallery

50 Main St., Northport, NY 11768 | ph. (631) 757-0500

To inquire, please contact Erica at Haven Gallery via email info@havengallery.com

About the Gallery //

Haven Gallery is run by Erica Berkowitz and Joseph Weinreb. The gallery first opened in 2015 in the Carriage House of historic Northport, NY. Within two years, the gallery doubled in size and expanded into the entire Carriage House building. Through their successful in-house exhibitions and presentations at art fairs both domestic and international, Haven opened a secondary location at 90 Main St., in 2020, during the height of the Covid pandemic.

It was at that point, that Erica and Joseph knew it was time to find a permanent location for their artists. In January of 2022, they bought the building at 50 Main st., and opened its doors as Haven Gallery’s perennial home.

Haven Gallery’s focus is on exhibiting emotionally, intellectually and imaginatively driven, representational artwork that connects the audience and artist with universal axioms and passions. We work with both emerging and established artists who transcend their medium and subjects by exploring the world around them as well as the one within themselves.

Marc le Rest, Audrey and the Monkeys

Press // Haven Gallery is pleased to present a collection of fourteen new paintings from French artist Marc le Rest for his third solo show entitled “Audrey and the Monkeys” at the gallery. “Audrey and the Monkeys” celebrates the detail work and aesthetics of historic attire and costumery as well as the presence and nobility of the artists chosen sitters. Notably, Le Rest’s human muse for the collection, Audrey Hepburn, signifies the iconic and powerful connection faces and styles hold for the viewer. The actresses elegance and recognizability make her a natural sitter for the artist as he honors her legacy with cascades of opulent lace and fashions. 

Le Rest channels poignant expressions and emotive gazes in both his human and animal sitters. A reverence for all living things is felt deeply in his emotively painted portraits.

About Marc le Rest//

Born in the remote Armorica in France, Marc le Rest turned his back in his early age to a promising career within the Holly Church and dedicated himself to the Arts and the kingdom of lingerie in Paris. But soon, he deserted the French capital for New York, where he became an acclaimed garden gnomes designer. After a while he abandoned his decorative dwarfs to settle down among a bunch of drug dealers in Mexico, from where he flew to Bollywood, hoping to break through in Indian cinema.

In vain. So he withdrew along an Angels Bay back in Armorica and completely gave in his penchant for scabrous old ladies and lilliputian geishas, to whom he devoted three illustrated books. But he had to rush away from his ocean retreat and went hiding up the Black Mountains where he ended up by taking care of the dead people. And there, stroke by a sudden compulsion, he undertook to decorate with lace, penis and sumos, bodybuilders and alligators, and quantity of others harmless creatures.

In the same life, Marc le Rest contributed as a textile designer to the collections of Hermès, Armani, J.P. Gaultier, Sonia Rykiel and Etro in Europe, but also collections of the major home furnishing textile companies in the United States.

Alex Garant, Wandering the Half Dreamed

Press // Haven Gallery is pleased to present “Wandering the half-dreamed”, a collection of new works exploring the multi faceted nature of identity as we dream.

“Wandering the half-dreamed” explores the idea that people walk through their dreams as different versions of themselves. Each piece in this collection depicts figures navigating surreal dreamscapes, highlighting the fluidity of identity and the limitless possibilities within our subconscious. 

Alex Garant

About Alex Garant //

Internationally renown as the Queen of Double Eyes, Alex Garant studied visual arts at Notre-Dame–De-Foy College just outside Quebec City. After graduating in 2001, she ultimately settled in Toronto, Canada. She decided to truly commit to her passion for Arts after suffering from a heart attack in 2012, changing forever how she would see the world. 

As a pioneer of Contemporary Figurative Op Art, her oil paintings offer a graphic quality combined with traditional portrait techniques. Garant establishes herself as one of the leaders of analogue Glitch Art by using patterns, duplication of elements, symmetry and image superposition as key elements of her imagery. Her paintings are a reflection on human duality, the battle for self-definition between one’s inner self and outer persona.

Represented by galleries in New York, Los Angeles and Australia, her works have also been shown in several museums including the Museum of Art and History (MOAH) in California, the Mesa Contemporary Arts Museum in Arizona, the Honolulu Museum of Art in Hawaii and the Fullerton Museum Center in California. She has been featured in Hi-fructose, Juxtapoz, Beautiful Bizarre, the American Art Collector magazine and on multiple online platforms including VICE, The Huffington Post, Buzznet and many more.

Tina Yu, Before I Wake Up

Press // Haven Gallery is pleased to present New York based artist Tina Yu, for her second solo show “Before I Wake Up” at the gallery. “Before I Wake Up” is a collection of thirteen highly imaginative sculptures representing the whimsical elasticity of the subconscious mind as it flourishes in the dream world. Pastel hues and warm tones accentuate surreal forms and fanciful narratives, deriving influences from Chinese mythology, pop culture and Yu’s personal stories. Playful and joyous, these chimeric beings co exist in a peaceful, jubilant harmony, reminding us of the integral balance found and needed in nature. 

About Tina Yu //

Tina is a Chinese-raised New York-based sculptor/artist. After developing an interest in sculpting in college, she decided to pursue her passion after getting a BFA degree in Graphic Design from Pratt Institute. Drawing inspiration from movies, animals, nature, Chinese culture, family, childhood memories, and imaginations, Tina brings her imaginary characters to life through sculpting.

The Unseelie Court,  Group Exhibition

Haven Gallery is pleased to present “The Unseelie Court”, a group show celebrating the dark Fae court found in Scottish folklore and contemporary mythologies.

Exhibiting Artists //

Arkadiusz Dzielawski, Annie Stegg Gerard, Kit Curry, Jennifer Hrabota Lesser, Alexandra Verhoven, Nola Won, Michele Melcher, Kari Christensen, Lisa Lach-Nielsen, Andrew Currey, Julia Jenkins, Shannon Taylor (Magic Dreamweaver), Shelby Clark, Valerie Savarie, Bill Ross, Julia Gabrielov, Jana Brike, Lynne Bellchamber, Amelia Leonards, Laura Colors, Tomoko Miyanagi, Meguro Miro, Nadezda, Laverinne, Tyler Hughes

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There are plenty of galleries around us in Petaluma, it’s quite an artist hub, but not one is doing what we are. In bringing these artists to a new area, they’ll hopefully be seen and appreciated by a whole new audience.

If you’re reading this, chances are that you appreciate art that exists outside of mainstream circles. If chances are serendipitous enough for you to be around the North Bay Area of California this Friday, you can also be a part of something special, as Nanny Goat Gallery prepares for its Grand Opening!

Taking roots in the Petaluma arts scene, Nanny Goat Gallery celebrates new and contemporary representational art, predominantly in the pop surreal, narrative, and fantasy genres. Their Grand Opening kicks off with over 70 artists from around the world bringing heart-lurchingly good artworks together under their maiden exhibition, Ephemeral. From original paintings to intricate sculptures, these enchanting artworks accrue to the perfect collection to be enjoyed within the gallery’s riverfront mid-19th century brick building – an original from Petaluma’s Gold Rush era.

Its founders Emily and Paul Eccles have come a long way since starting Nanny Goat Gallery online in 2022. Having overcome multiple challenges including personal health issues, securing their dream building and then dealing with renovation delays, the couple are more than ready to celebrate their big opening. “While running the online gallery I had completely fallen in love with the community and the artists I was working with.” Shares Emily. “I wanted to do something to make them proud, as well as make us proud.”

Their hard work has not gone to waste. Far from the minimalist white walls experience, Nanny Goat Gallery happily leans into its historical foundations. The gallery boasts a two-room space with rustic brick walls, across the street from the river in downtown Petaluma. “It’s a beautiful space!” Emily smiles. “I plan on us being a little non-traditional. Our space will be cozy and inviting. We’ve brought in some antique furniture and traditional pedestals to complement the antiquity of the space. I want people to feel really welcome and I want us to fit the old Victorian style of the neighborhood we’re in. Stark white rooms just wouldn’t do. I’m a maximalist and that will show in the gallery as well.”

We have put all of our heart into this passion project and are humbled by all of the hard work put in by the artists. If it weren’t for their enthusiasm and dedication to the gallery, none of this would be possible, of course. 

Ephemeral

Nanny Goat Gallery

215 N Water St in Old Downtown, Petaluma, CA, USA

Tel: 707-329-6388

Opening Reception: Friday, July 12, 2024 | 5pm – 9pm

Supporting the bond between artists and collectors

The opening of Nanny Goat Gallery is a celebration of Emily and Paul Eccles’ love for the arts, allowing them to further their support of local and international creatives within the fantasy, surrealist and other less mainstream genres. Paul, a Shakespearean actor for over 15 years, loves collecting art as much as Emily, whose studies in literature and art history make it no surprise that they ended up in the beautiful cultural arts hub of Petaluma.

Both collectors themselves, the founders understand the positive power that art can have. For Emily, however, this connection runs even deeper: “I had always wanted to collect art. Over a five-year period, I had five invasive surgeries due to stage 4 endometriosis and really struggled. Walking through the hospitals, I remember how happy the art made by local artists would make me. I was grateful they had donated their work to the hospitals and realized it was a way to bring joy into my life when not much did. I started looking into collecting art at home soon after. Paul had a Jeremy Miranda commissioned for my 40th birthday and it continued from there.

“I started following more artists and galleries on social media platforms and have enjoyed getting to know both gallerists and artists alike. Honestly, I had always been intimidated by the idea of collecting but found the art world quite void of pretense. I found out that collecting art was fun and brought me so much joy!”

An accessible gallery

At the heart of it all, Nanny Goat Gallery exists to bring underrepresented styles of art into the limelight of the North Bay Area. To ensure accessibility, Paul and Emily aim to introduce collectors to beautiful works at a range of prices. “Having something for everyone is important to me. I want to show art that people can really connect with.” explains Emily. “I love a good landscape or still life, but Paul and I connect more with the art that tells a story and is open to interpretation.”

It’s also important to me to show emerging artists, something collectors haven’t seen before. All of the solos we have lined up through next June feature artists newer to galleries. In some cases, we’re the first time an artist has worked with a gallery. I love that!

Emily Eccles, Nanny Goat Gallery

The Grand Opening

For those expecting a fun party – you won’t be disappointed! Situated in the heart of wine country, there will be wine and beer, complimented by the beer garden next door with live music to get you in the groove. Get there early to enjoy Nanny Goat Gallery’s small ribbon cutting before being welcomed inside at 5pm to look at over 70 beautiful works of art.

“Downtown Petaluma really comes to life on Friday nights.” Emily exclaims, excitedly. “A warm night by the river in wine country. What else is there?”

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The imaginative direction of Giulio Cinti brings vitality to his work, infusing them with emotion and depth that resonates with viewers. We gaze, curious and intrigued by his artistic prowess. Through these collaborative efforts, a new dimension is added to the experience of savoring a glass of fine wine. Each sip becomes a journey through art and inspiration, and a moment to appreciate the beauty that surrounds us. Coming together in perfect harmony, you are invited to explore a new perspective, and an opportunity to see the familiar in new light.

Zonin1821

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Giancarlo Parolini
Head of Communication & Sustainability
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Monica Colussi, Giulio Cinti’s Curator

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“This collaboration was born from the desire to tell the heterogeneous cultural heritage that we have been safeguarding for generations with a language that is complementary to that traditionally used by our sector. Art, like Wine, is a bridge capable of starting infinite dialogues, exchanges and stories. Art and Wine both express openness, sharing and otherness: they generate unique, personal and unrepeatable emotions in their users. In this sense, wine is art, passion and culture”, said Michele Zonin, vice president of the Group.

Creative Process From the Artist

My artistic journey has always been fueled by themes of ecstasy, the liberation of instincts, and the celebration of the divine through the Dionysian. Collaborating with Zonin has allowed me to explore these themes with renewed fervor and depth, connecting my art to the world of wine, a symbol of conviviality and ancient social rituals. Wine, in its essence, embodies the power to unite people, free speech and spirits, and transform a simple meeting into a sacred, almost ritualistic moment. Through my six works, inspired by Bacchanalia and Dionysian rites, I have tried to capture this metamorphosis, representing figures such as Dionysus, the Bacchae, and other key characters from the god of wine’s retinue.

With my works, I aim to express the profound connection between wine and the human need to consecrate moments of conviviality, elevating them to a level of sacredness. Wine has the power to dissolve, spread, and evoke an uncontrollable spirit of elevation and transformation, thus enhancing its ability to unite and liberate people in a collective experience of celebration.

Giulio Cinti

Zonin1821 Celebrates 200 Years of Italian Wine Culture with Art Collaboration at London Wine Tasting

Press // Blending Wine and Sculpture

Wine, an intergenerational bridge, inspires new artistic creations.

“With my work, I capture wine’s deep connection and its ability to elevate gatherings into sacred celebrations of life,” says Giulio Cinti, Architect and Sculptor. Cinti’s art explores ecstasy, instinct, and the divine through the Dionysian. His collaboration with ZONIN1821 links these themes to the social rituals of wine, making simple meetings profoundly authentic and ritualistic.

Cinti’s six sculptures depict figures like Dionysus and the Bacchae, each linked to a unique Cru. From Aquilis of Ca’ Bolani to Il Solatio of Castello di Albola, including Oltrenero Brut Nature, Altemura of Masseria Altemura, Deliella of Principi di Butera, and Octagon of Barboursville, wine becomes both inspiration and material. The sculptures invite viewers to engage, just as a toast reveals deeper meanings.

“This project showcases our cultural heritage through a new lens. Art, like Wine, sparks endless dialogues and stories. Both create unique, personal emotions. Wine is Art, Passion, and Culture!” says Michele Zonin, Vice President of ZONIN1821 Group.

For more information, contact Monica Colussi, curator of Giulio Cinti. Based in London, Monica has extensive experience in contemporary art, collaborating with renowned artists and curating major exhibitions. Her expertise bridges the gap between artist and audience, offering new perspectives.

This initiative is part of ZONIN1821’s engagement with Art and Culture. Last year, Castello di Albola featured “Parallel Dialogues,” blending art and wine through works by Fabio Calvetti and Armando Xhomo.

Technical Details

“The creation starts with clay modeling, defining the final form. The clay sculpture forms a detailed mold. Next, liquid resin is layered inside the mold, faithfully replicating every detail. Mineral aggregates and pigments are added for texture and color.

I integrate wine into the work using a mixture of micronized silica and wine, dried to form a pigmented powder. This pigment makes wine an essential part of the sculpture. Once the resin hardens, the sculpture is removed from the mold, refined, and polished,” explains Giulio Cinti, Architect and Sculptor.

Artist Bio

Giulio Cinti, born in Rome in 1990, has a distinguished academic and professional background. He graduated in Architecture from La Sapienza University in 2018 and completed a Master’s in Jewellery Design at the Academy of Costume and Fashion in 2017/2018. He further honed his skills with courses in anatomical drawing and sculpture under masters Giorgio Dante and Paolo Brozzi.

In 2015, he debuted his solo exhibition ‘Mickey ist Tot’ in Sperlonga, blending jewelry and sculpture. In 2021/2022, he completed ‘La Scultura di Tutti’ on Kickstarter, creating the bronze sculpture ‘Maria che scioglie i Nodi’ for Santa Maria delle Grazie in Rome. He also created a bronze bust of San Filippo Neri for the Parish of the Holy Trinity of Pilgrims in Rome and sculptures of the Four Evangelists for the Parish of San Pio X.

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