9 posts tagged “corey helford gallery”
My office recently moved to Downtown Culver City which means close to restaurants and the CuCi gallery district. I took a long stroll to the Corey Helford Gallery to see Andrew Brandou's new work, Mystic Garden. It's a bit of a departure from his last show, but still very colorful. The show closes next week.
The Culver City Art Walk was several weeks ago. I took the opportunity to check out the Four group show at Corey Helford. There was some interesting stuff like the sexy, S&M work of Karen Hsiao. Too sexy for my blog, but I'll post a link to her portfolio anyway.
I enjoyed the work of Melissa Forman. Here are some pieces from the show.
One of the great things about working in Culver City is being able to visit gallery row on my lunch break. Today I stopped by Corey Helford for the Heroes & Villians show featuring photographic portraits of some well-known artists. I didn't recognize most of the names. Here are the ones I did recognize and have seen their work in person.
After that I stepped into Project Gallery to see the Familiar Friends show. I did see a familiar name here - Erika Yamashiro. I saw her work at the GEISAI show at GR2.
Yesterday I went to see new works by Sylvia Ji at the Corey Helford Gallery. The show Por Vida reminded me of Dia de los Muertos and the painted sugar skulls they sell around that holiday. Perhaps there's a bit of vanitas in the work, too.
Haven't been to a gallery in a while. At lunch today I swung by the Corey Helford Gallery to check out Buff Monster's new works. The show is titled Happy Squirter. Very cute. Very cheeky. Very naughty. Here's a quick overview of the show. Wink wink. Nudge nudge.
Lately, I've developed a fascination with Jim Jones and Jonestown. I've watched two documentaries about the man, Peoples Temple, and the settlement in Guyana. I'm horrified and devastated every time, but I'm fascinated by this crazy man's power over these people. How he literally thought he was saving people, but instead he was murdering them.
When I read that Andrew Brandou's As a Man Thinketh, So He is was inspired by Jim Jones and the events in Jonestown, I knew I wanted to check it out.
In his work, Jones is depicted as a lion, luring others in the animal kingdom eventually to their doom. I took photos of the works I thought most literally translated Jonestown. The piece in the middle was inspired by camera footage from Port Kaituma where Congressman Leo Ryan and others where gunned down as they were leaving Guyana.
The exhibit ends May 5 at the Corey Helford Gallery in Culver City.
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