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La Luz de Jesus Gallery
presented its 12th annual juried groups exhibition representing
artists from around the world.
"Everything But the Kitschen Sync" featured sensational work from over 100 artists in a no-theme exhibition that showed off the talents of commercial illustrators, scenic painters, tattooists, sculptors, animators, seasoned artists, and students from the alternative art scene. More than 150 pieces were on view, many from brand new artists. Art lovers and collectors alike had the opportunity to discover new talent and new trends in this most exciting alternative art scene.
I was at the reception
where I met Billy Shire, founder of La Luz de Jesus Gallery since 1986. Shire
is considered the daddy of Los Angeles' new school of art and his gallery showcases
narrative paintings and unusual sculpture of post-pop art that contain counter
culture themes of religion, sex, and narrative folk. Shire put in eighteen-hour
days to put up this show and received submissions from all over the world. The
crowd was phenomenal and Shire watched 'Everything But The Kitschen Sync: Art Exhibit'
Despite the crowds, I managed to meet a few of the artists. First time exhibitor, illustrator Ayami Kawashima, sold her single piece, "Oriental Nymph." Miran Kim also sold one of her acrylic pieces, "Heart of the Red Child." And painter Michael Pukac stopped by in between dropping off his new work around LA. He was covered in paint and absolutely thrilled at the response to his acrylic piece, "Europass Escape." Pukac worked in Long Beach for just over a year and has already established a reputation. Another crowd pleaser was Dale Sizer with his acrylic on metal flake vinyl. His "Marcello" and "Orson" pieces took on an almost 3-D Looney Tunes phenomena.
The exhibition is running until March 29th.
