David Anderle
Charlie Immer
Elizabeth McGrath
Gail Potocki
November 14, 2009 - December 5, 2009
Reception for the artists: Saturday, November 14th, 2009, 7pm - 10 pm
BILLY SHIRE FINE ARTS
5790 Washington Blvd.
Culver City, CA 90232
phone: 323-297-0600
fax: 323-297-0601
www.billyshirefinearts.com
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David Anderle
David Anderle "Sunday Morning 1 (Oki Dog)" - 36x24 - oil on canvas
During his lengthy and successful career in the West Coast contemporary music scene of the 1960s through the end of the 1990s, David Anderle continually perused his passion for painting. "Though I always thought
I would quit and paint, and in fact took a number of jobs just to make
money to keep painting," he says, "I started producing and fell in love
with working with musicians." Anderle was A&R for Elektra Records,
as well as Director of Talent Development, V.P. of Film Music and
Senior V.P. of A&R for A&M Records. He worked with such
well-known artists as Brian Wilson, Frank Zappa, The Doors, Leon
Russell and Sheryl Crowe and produced albums for Judy Collins, Rita
Coolidge, Kris Kristofferson, Chris DeBurgh, The Circle Jerks plus many
others. Anderle also music supervised and produced the soundtracks for "The Breakfast Club" and
"Pretty in Pink." In 2007 his passion for painting was fully realized
with his first gallery show and monograph, "David Anderle: Better Late Than Never" for Billy Shire Fine Arts.
While portraiture was the predominate subject of Anderle's brush, he
has shifted his focus for his new body of work. "In terms of subject
matter, I now find myself wanting to move from painting people to
painting places. I want to paint places and locations that have
histories and stories and secrets and mysteries...that are alone or
abandoned or closed, solitary, lonely, quiet... places that are tattered
or tarted up...with an emphasis on capturing the ever changing landscape
of things Angeleno" states Anderle who's paintings feature a graceful
use of line and vibrant fields of color.
"David, Very impressed...you have lovely soulful touch."-------Herb Alpert (Painter/Sculptor/Colletor/Musician/ Composer)
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Charlie Immer "Pulled Apart"
Charlie Immer "Tearing Up" 24 x 34 1/2
Charlie Immer has created a body of work which
observes the inner workings of other-worldly characters, a world where
violence has no conseqences and blood & guts can be appreciated for
the beauty and color they spray on the envornments around them.
Inspired by childhood memories of watching cartoon characters beat on
each other, Immers works, created with oil and oil glazes on gessoed
panel, add gory elements into slapstick cartoon violence and renders it
in a very delicate way. They don't feel a thing! Immer, a 26 year old
graduate of the Rhode Island School of Design (class of 2008) grew up
in western Maryland where he currently lives with a nice collection of
skeletons and candy.
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Elizabeth McGrath "American Animals and the Golden Cave"
Liz McGrath - "Urban Deer" - Mixed Media
Having spent most of this year traveling across America, touring with her band, Elizabeth McGrath has
become acquainted with diverse landscapes, animals and people
nationwide. "Though every place is unique in its own way, there are
commonalities that cross all boundaries including between species; the
need to find shelter, food, companionship and success relate to all
people, animals, spaces and times across our country " states McGrath.
This shared desire, and its related struggle is what McGrath is
exploring in American Animals and the Golden Cave. Every living thing
is trying to find its best most comfortable fit in a sometimes hostile
environment. Some get lucky and others not as fortunate. Some live in
the golden cave and some in the black shadows in the valleys of the
mountain.
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Gail Potocki
Gail Potocki - "Eternal Flower" - oil on linen
Influenced by the elegant strength of
Anthony Van Dyke and the melancholic mystery of the late 19th century
French and Belgian Symbolists, Gail Potocki chose an arcane path of study, training intensely to learn to wield oil on canvas in the manner of the Old Masters.
Potocki's paintings have been exhibited in important Symbolist and
Surrealist exhibitions worldwide, sharing wall space with such masters
as Gustav Klimt, Egon Schiele, H. R. Giger, Salvador Dalí, and Ernst
Fuchs. Her first monogram, "The Union of Hope and Sadness: The Art Of Gail Potocki,"
was released in 2006 by Olympian Publishing and examines emotionally
charged portraits depicting Potocki's subconscious explorations and
environmental concerns as physical characters, covering the first six
years of her career. A First Place winner of the First International
Online Symbolist Art Exhibition, Potocki currently lives and works in
Chicago, IL.
