Sandeep Mukherjee

Sandeep Mukherjee is another artist whose work I am loving right now. It is along a similar abstract vein as Angeline Rivas'. He often employs marker on mylar, which allows light to shine through the work. He is a Los Angeles artist and UCLA grad whose work was reccommended to me by my drawing teacher. Definitely check out his website:

http://www.brennangriffin.com/artists/view/43

Merry Christmas, everyone!

Katharine Glasheen

Artists I like!

Here are some links to some AWESOME artists/designers that I discovered during my last project!

Florence Manlik

http://www.florencemanlik.com/

http://www.mrahayes.co.uk/

Kimber Berry

http://kimberberry.com/

Kyle Pierce

http://kylepierceillustration.com/

Stuart Lyle

http://www.stuartlyle.name/

Amy Martino

http://www.yellowbirdmachine.com/

Maija Louekari

http://www.maijalouekari.com/

Miina Akkijyrkka

http://www.akkijyrkka.com/

Sanna Annukka

http://www.sanna-annukka.com/

Kevin Lyons

http://www.naturalborn.com/

Mike Perry

http://www.mikeperrystudio.com/

Angeline Rivas

I am really loving this artist right now. I found her work on the Beautiful/Decay website, a site I found out about when the founder of the magazine visited our class to give a talk. I really enjoyed his talk so I've been following the blog since then...

http://www.angelinerivas.com/

These are ballpoint ink drawings. So beautifully detailed.


Katharine Glasheen

The PMCA

The Pasadena Museum of California Art was an enlightening experience. I have never been to a museum as contemporary as this one, and it sure brought me up to speed with the contemporary art world. The theme of the Museum's Biennial was sustainability. I found the theme quite relevant to our present world, due to climate change, renewable energy, and global warming (amongst other issues) being important concerns of our times. By far I thought that the designs which dealt with transportation embraced the theme the best. Most of us use some form of transportation everyday, and it tends to be expensive and/or rather industrial. The designs for transportation were sleek, innovative, and best of all, took account for the transportation's environmental impact. I found the purses made of beetles and/or feathers to be the least compelling. I though that in comparison to transportation and other designs, that they were the least useful and wouldn't appeal or effect on a grand scale that efficient technologies would.

Pasadena Museum of California Art by Luis Villanueva

A small museum nestled in the middle of downtown Pasadena, the Pasadena Museum of California Art was an experience to remember. At first glance I didn’t expect much form an exhibition floor that seemed no bigger than a house. However, I found the pieces in this museum to quite interesting and innovative. Never fully seeing the extent to which fashion has become an art form, I was particularly intrigued by the clothing. Its variety ranged from psychedelic jump suits, to razor blade dresses to sustainable clothing made up of recyclable materials, everything in this museum said; “funky-funky-fresh!” Remarkably the trip was worthwhile and I definitely believe I have found a new art venue that interests me.

ART WALK by Luis Villanueva

A few weeks ago I found out about this event that happens here in downtown once every month. It’s called ART WALK. When I first went to this event last month, I seriously didn’t know what to expect. But as I saw the open galleries, the free orderves, and the artwork I was hooked. Beautifully set up and remarkably well-organized, ART WALK has become the place to see and be seen. What is ART WALK you ask?

ART WALK is an event held in downtown’s Gallery Row (Main St.) when art venues are open to the public. At no charge for admission, this event has certainly drawn in local Los Angelinos who never would have considered themselves ‘artsy.’ To me it is remarkable to see the exchange of ideas that goes on in this short-lived event both among artist and non-artist. Seriously, CHECK IT OUT if you haven’t already. The next one is tomorrow Dec. 9^th!

ONE TO REMEMBER by Luis

Taking a trip downtown is never short of amazing. It seems like every time I go there a new adventure is to be found; a new art venue to be discovered. A few months ago I found a small shop in the corner of Main and Winston with a series of colorful posters. Upon taking a look inside, I discovered that it was a graffiti shop owned by local street artist ‘Man One’ as he is commonly referred to as among his peers.

It was just mere luck that I stumbled upon such a recognized artist. I took this unique opportunity to ask him a few questions about how his shop came about. At one point during this brief conversation, we came the topic of Los Angeles’ existence as a cultural art center. Friendly, but always in a hurry, Man One hastily told me to check out Gallery Row while I was in the downtown area. As it turns out Gallery Row is one block away from Man One’s shop. Not surprisingly, he has had many exhibitions

throughout the Gallery Row and the greater Los Angeles Area

(as I later discovered). Upon researching Man One’s career further, I found that his artwork is not limited to museums and gallery exhibitions but rather displayed throughout the city’s streets. His work has been featured on billboards, murals, executive events, concerts and even construction sites.

Which got me thinking: Isn’t all art public? Isn’t the exhibition of artwork the purpose behind creating it in the first place? Taking this into account, I came to the conclusion that art should have no boundary. Art should be free and public. Understanding what was briefly described by Man One during my visit, it is the purpose of an artist to communicate to the masses a message in a clear eye-catching way. It is always useful to understand the existence of street art as a form of free expression, something that cannot and should not be oppressed.