Feral
House
La Luz de Jesus Gallery
First show of
2011!
Charles Binger "A Pulp
Life"
Steven Daily "Covenant"
Howard Hallis "The Picture of
Everything"
Tammi Otis "A Fertile Madness"
January 7 - 30
Opening Reception: Friday, January 7th, 8-11 pm
La Luz de Jesus Gallery
4633 Hollywood Blvd.
Los Angeles
CA 90027
323-666-7667
www.laluzdejesus.com
info@laluzdejesus.com
Cover to "The Day of the Locust" by
Nathaniel West (1953) Oil on board - 26" x 24" (plus
frame)
Charles Binger "A Pulp
Life"
Charles Ashford Binger was a
British-born painter who found great success in Hollywood and on Madison Avenue.
His commercial art included film posters, pulp novels and celebrity portraiture
in a career that spanned the 1920s -1970's. Binger's hallmark style utilized
impeccable composition, rendered in a painterly style over roughened textures.
His science-fiction paperback covers include masterpieces "The Illustrated Man"
by Ray Bradbury & "Brave New World" by Aldous Huxley. As Marilyn Monroe's
favorite illustrator, he created three of her most memorable film posters,
including "Niagara" and "River of No Return." His gift at capturing beautiful
and vulnerable women in oils made him a highly sought portraitist among the
crowned heads of Europe, and a valuable commodity in the emerging post-war pulp
market.
This is the first
exhibition of Binger's work in 45 years, and the very first time that these
works have been offered for sale. Condition is consistent with commercial work
of this era
for an extended Charles Binger
biography
for Charles Binger show
preview
Steven Daily
"Covenant"
The world of Shriner Parades and Freemason Lodges
has been an ongoing interest for Steven Daily ever since his family moved from
Southern California to the Midwest - Southern block of the United States during
his formative years. For the past decade, Daily has been researching these
societies of secrets, conspiracies on the global elite, One-World Government,
ritual-based orders, and theories around these ancient fraternities whose
clandestine orders formed the foundation for our country and even today hold the
most powerful positions in our government. Daily found the imagery, iconic
symbology and secret rituals irresistibly striking and became fascinated that a
country that was supposed to be founded on the Hebrew God was founded by men who
performed ancient rituals behind closed doors. "Covenant" is Daily's
interpretation of the mystique, rumors, facts, research and theories based on
the cloaked oaths and pacts that man makes with the mystic and odd. Daily
lives and works in Los Angeles, CA.
Steven Daily's blogspot
Steven Daily "Covenant" VIDEO PREVIEW from Sketch Theatre
on Vimeo.
Howard Hallis "The Picture of Everything"
Howard Hallis earned a BFA in Fine Art at UCLA
studying under Chris Burden, Charlie Ray, Richard Jackson, Paul McCarthy and
Nancy Rubens. He was at the creative center of Yidcore band Gefilte Fuck, and
collaborated on three books with Timothy Leary. Howard is the world's authority
on Dr. Strange and has been an important force in the Los Angeles
counter-culture scene for decades. Reminiscent of Mike Kelly, Hallis' art
betrays a level of obsession far beyond reasonable calculation. He began work on
"The Picture of Everything" in 1997, and by the time he finished his masterwork
in September 2010, it was almost 15 feet tall and 12 feet wide. This is the
first public showing of the complete, finished work, which is so large that it
must hang at an angle to fit in the gallery. Divided into eight framed sections,
this incredibly unique, detailed and whimsical work will be offered for sale for
the first and only time at this showing. A series of five oversized lenticulars
of The Picture of Everything and an edition of 420 signed and numbered giclees
(sized 27" x 39" and printed on 10-point card stock) will be available for
purchase at the exhibition, which will include several additional, unique,
large-format lenticular collages.
It's easy to get lost in the miasmic nostalgia that this giant,
hand-drawn masterpiece epitomizes, as the artist has captured literally
everything that you could possibly recall from the world of pop-culture. It took
the better part of 13 years to create, and it could take you even longer to
identify all of the characters that it references, making this is a must see
installation -enjoyable for all ages. Howard Hollis
Blogspot
to see "The Picture of Everything" in
more detail on Howard's website (WARNING: Large files)
Tammi Otis "A Fertile Madness"
Oil on gold-leafed panel
10" x
10.75"
Tammi Otis "A Fertile Madness"
Tammi Otis paints in oil glazes because they
convey a luminosity that she can't get with other mediums. "I need that special
light effect because it's an integral part of what I want my work to convey...an
inner world - maybe not seen clearly, but definitely felt" states the artist.
Otis conveys through her artwork, the emotional being manifesting itself as a
tornado, a halo, or a bird such as a crow. She paints the joy, sorrow and
spiritual secrets of our intimate minds.
"Madness is a fullness in my mind----Each idea, each
thought, chasing one another round and round without end until I MUST paint
them, if only to still the voices for a minute. Birds flit about between
realities, bringing truths and secrets back and forth across great chasms of
forgotten things. Souls are bound by an interior web of emotions that manifest
in odd projections about their heads or even physical ties to......And always,
the orbs, because my madness is circular.......it comes back on itself. My
process for each work takes months, with every figure telling me what SHE needs
in the next glaze. Many paintings will have 30 or more layers by the time
they're finished, much like the layers of a personality. They change. They speak
to me in whispers......madness." Tammi Otis lives and works in Wheat
Ridge, Colorado. www.tammiotis.com
for Tami Otis show
preview