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Leigh McCloskey: Inside the Codex (Video)

One of Leigh McCloskey's masterpieces features throughout a new album by Flying Lotus. Check out Leigh sharing from his home in Malibu! 

Magnificence Comes From Across the Seas

Kate Whitney - From the ancient peninsula of Croton in Southern Italy hails an artist so elegant and chic, his jewelry is simply a reflection of his brilliant artistry. Gerrado Sacco, the famous master Goldsmith,  brings the old world charm and depth to the New modern world of fashion and style.  

Gerardo Sacco's creations are rich in historical significance, recalling the ancient past of the Italian Southern Peninsula as a colony of ancient Greece. (Magna Grecia, the Latin translation of "Great Greece", was the name the ancient Greeks gave to that particular area of Italy.) The techniques used are those that the master Goldsmith has recovered from the past, inspired by the backgrounds of this beautiful region.

For over forty years, Gerardo Sacco has been successful in the field of artistic jewelry design, incorporating styles and features from the Magno-Grecian, Byzantine, renaissance, baroque and deco cultures. Every piece is a work of art, handmade and unique. The impressive selection of earrings, bracelets, necklaces, rings and broaches capture the beauty and elegance of both the originality and quality of Gerardo Sacco.

Several of Gerardo Sacco's magnificent and unique pieces have been exhibited in numerous museums in Verona, Venice, Rome, Naples and seven religious creations are currently on display in the Vatican's Museum.

His style while elegant and sophisticated has now broached to the hip and conscious and is flooding such cities as New York and Los Angeles.

With his new line I Pupi de Gerrado Sacco, he is introducing the ‘Opera of the Puppets’, an exclusive collection of 14 ancient figures that distinguish certain values to emulate in our every day lives.  From the Courageous to the Independent, these figures, worn as necklace pendants or bracelet charms, are as exquisite and detailed on the outside as they are symbolic of that which they stand for. 

Known as Diva Goldsmith - Gerardo Sacco has been creating for some of the most elegant women of our time including Elizabeth Taylor, Brooke Shields, Isabella Rosallini and the stunning Maria Grazia Cucinotta.  Maria Grazia, a Sicilian born actress known for her beautiful performance in Il Postino, is shown here exhibiting the powerful magnificence of Gerardo Sacco's work.

While haling from Italy, the works of Gerardo Sacco are available in the most well known cities both in Europe and in the States through an importer and distributor of fine Italian Jewelry called EighteenK. EighteenK is a young dynamic company, established in 2007, have a glowing reputation for service, sophistication and style and they are respected and appreciated not only in Italy, but around the world.  They are conscious of the desires that make Jewelry what it was meant to be:  worn for glamour, grace, elegance and greatness.

I don't believe in coincidence - I believe in Divine Alignment and in meeting the creators of Eighteenk and the brilliant works of Gerardo Sacco, I have been exposed to beautiful, luxurious, conscious raising works that feel as good as they look.  Their weight is that of true gold and coming into a time on the planet where to "feel the way we want to be and thus creating what we see", this jewelry is a powerful tool in being that we wish to be.  It will remind you of the King and Queen that dwells within you and that the Kingdom of Heaven is surely at hand....if we will but see it.  Blessings come through EighteenK delivering works from across the seas for our elegance, style and ease....

Fashion is Art #1 (Video)

Source: www.gasd-love.com - Love Angeles makes and appearance in the clip below! Check it out!!!

FASHION IS ART #1 from GAS'D LOVE on Vimeo.

TV review: 'Work of Art: The Next Great Artist' on Bravo

Source: Culture Monster - Can a television series jump the shark in the first episode? Bravo's new, awkwardly titled reality-contest show "Work of Art: The Next Great Artist," which debuts Wednesday at 11 p.m., doesn't merely argue in the affirmative. The plot also gives new meaning to avant-garde, spinning off its axis before getting to the 10-minute mark.

The crucial moment goes like this. Fourteen artist-contestants were chosen after submitting self-portraits to producers, who include actress Sarah Jessica Parker. In the season opener, the artists are randomly paired off to make portraits of each other. Mostly young and unknown, they face their first challenge in a 10-week competition for the ultimate prize: $100,000, plus a solo exhibition at the Brooklyn Museum, the New York art-world's equivalent of an out-of-town tryout.

Series host China Chow stares down the nervous cast, who anxiously await details of how they will be judged on their portrait assignment.

"A successful portrait," Chow proclaims, "is one that shows a viewer the inner essence of your subject, and not just their likeness." The artists collectively gulp.

I did too. Fifty years of marvelous, disruptive paintings and photographs by Alex Katz, Chuck Close, Dan McCleary, Gerhard Richter, Cindy Sherman, John Sonsini, Rineke Dijkstra and countless other first-rate artists, internationally known and not, and we're still trotting out the wheezing cliche about portraiture's required significance being bound up with the revelation of the sitter's inner essence?

Really? The 17th century lives on.

Equally disturbing: Not a single artist challenges this antique idea. These eager puppies are instead ready to hunker down and try their best to satisfy the demand of their TV patron, visions of Brooklyn dancing in their heads.

A virtual knockoff of "Project Runway," with silk-screens replacing sewing machines and paintbrushes subbing for scissors and straight pins, "Work of Art" shares that hit's production company (Magical Elves, Inc.) But it suffers from comparison to the schmatta show's glory days a few seasons back, when "Project Runway" garnered its own cult-like art-world following.

One reason "P.R." worked so well is that it juxtaposed creativity's yearning for worldly acknowledgment with fashion's magnificent frivolousness, which is central to its appeal. A viewer could watch TV, which has honed frivolousness to its own shiny art form, secure in the knowledge that none of it much mattered, except to the scheming players.

Not so with "Work of Art," which isn't as much bad as merely dull. Bad we could love; dull just sends us wandering off to the fridge, where inner essence consists of leftover meat loaf.

Chow, a model and sometimes actress, plays model and sometimes actress Heidi Klum, the show's combination host and judge. The role of Tim Gunn, kindly father figure and helpful mentor to contestants, is handled by the avuncular Simon de Pury, the Swiss-born auction-house executive.

New York magazine art critic Jerry Saltz plays tough-love fashion magazine editor Nina Garcia. (You can practically hear the aspiring artists thinking to themselves: "Don't. Bore. Jerry.") Uptown Manhattan gallerist Jeanne Greenberg Rohatyn and downtown Manhattan gallerist Bill Powers round out the jury, taking turns evoking opinionated if slightly daffy designer Michael Kors, who knows what he likes when he sees it but can't explain quite why.

Guest-jurors are promised as the season proceeds. The regulars, however, who guide and judge what matters in art as it comes piping hot from the work-room studio, mostly occupy culture's business end. "Work of Art" is based in New York, epicenter of the contemporary art market, and hews close to the trading-house floor.

Episode One is the necessary getting-to-know-you show, both for the audience and the cast. The contestants range in age from 23 to 62, but most are in their 20s and 30s. As personalities, they embody familiar, consumable profiles. There's the slacker, the pretty girl, the geek, the shrew, the neurotic, the late-bloomer, the amateur, the kook, the hipster, etc. Read more at Culture Monster.

7 Reasons to Love LA

Source: LAist - There are thousands of stories to tell in Los Angeles, but sometimes a picture says so much more. Thanks to our LAist Featured Photos Pool on Flickr, here are 7 moments worth taking a second look at in our 7 Reasons to Love L.A. series.

CLICK HERE TO SEE ALL 7 LOVELY MOMENTS!

 

Andy Goldsworthy: Rivers and Tides (Video)

Jens Gad: Glass Palace (Video)

Ok, I just found this artist/song while listening to my "Deep Forest" station on Pandora... and then I found this unbelievable video that someone spliced together with it!! It's funny that I found this song and then video via Pandora because it reminds me that we are living on "Pandora!!"

Fashion is Art. Art is Love. Love is Real.

Browne Andrews, The Mayor of LA and Preston Smiles hanging out at last Friday's Fashion is Art Event celebrating art, design, people & lifestyle in Little Tokyo... Big Up to Gas'd Love and Shape of Light Studio for helping this community come together for all the right reasons!!

The Cinematic Orchestra: All That You Give (Video)

Coming Out in Numbers

A one night only featuring some of LA's Top Artists. With a $10 donation guests will receive a hand silk screened poster to personalize, and a portion of the proceeds will benefit The Vision Center Children's Hospital Los Angeles. The money collected goes directly to the artists, the event space, and the charity. www.laartinnumbers.com

Gregory Colbert's Ashes and Snow

If you haven't heard of Gregory Colbert or 'Ashes and Snow,' be prepared to experience one of the most breathtaking works of art in modern times.

Source: Youtube - Gregory Colbert has used both still and movie cameras to explore extraordinary interactions between humans and animals. His exhibition, Ashes and Snow, consists of over 50 large-scale photographic artworks, a 60-minute film, and two 9-minute film haikus.

This excerpt is entitled Feather to Fire, and is narrated in three languages by Laurence Fishburne (English), Ken Watanabe (Japanese), and Enrique Rocha (Spanish).

More information about Gregory Colbert and Ashes and Snow is available at www.ashesandsnow.com.

Moment Extreme: A Night of Love

Join us Wednesday, March 24 at 6pm where we will be celebrating the moment through the displayed works of Mamal-Isfahani. Bring your favorite friends and their favorites to share in a Night of Love in LA...

When: Wednesday, March 24 6pm - 12am
Where: 4832 Oakwood Ave (nearest major streets: Beverly Blvd and
Wilton Pl) Los Angeles More info, contact Mamal at 310.500.8993

La Sangre del Amor: Opening Reception

Please join us on Saturday. March 27 from 7 p.m. - 11 p.m.

@ T57 Salon for OPENING RECEPTION of an ongoing body of work:

LA SANGRE DEL AMOR: Ausencia y Presencia = THE BLOOD OF LOVE: Absence and Presence will be on display from March 27 - April 25.

"A native of Los Angeles, Jennifer Gutierrez Morgan's work echoes intersections of her dual existence as artist of hybrid cultures and influence. Her prints, photographs, and mixed media installations draw from a range of thematic interpretations exploring elements of cultural rituals and sacred iconography, social and political explorations, and existential questions of human existence, in turn, sifting through layers of both interior and exterior realms.

Her work has been printed in several publications, remains in the Los Angeles City Hall collection, and can also be found in the collection of Armando Duron."

For more info on Jennifer Gutierrez Morgan's works, check out her site www.jennifergutierrezmorgan.com

One Man’s Trash…

Source: EcoFabulous - Reusing old items (like furniture) tops the eco-list of planet conscious peeps everywhere, no question. But as much as we’d love to add a little pre-loved flavor to our home, the challenge often lies in picturing that discarded dresser or crumbling credenza living in your place when it’s just so… trashed. After a trip to Brooklyn based home décor company, Nightwood, it makes the visioning process a breeze: they gather, recover, and repurpose unwanted pieces and offer beautiful, one-of-a-kind goods.

Founded in 2008 by Nadia Yaron and Myriah Scruggs, Nightwood was born out of a necessity for furnishing their own apartment without busting the bank. The ladies soon discovered a knack for artful deconstruction and reconstruction of vintage furniture, using salvaged wood scraps, low-VOC paints, water-based finishes, and organic, natural fabrics. Today, Nightwood offers the best of what repurposing furniture should be: low-impact, natural, and downright gorgeous!

Check out their gallery to browse past projects; if you see something you like, contact them and they’ll customize a piece that’s perfect for you!

Los Angeles Art

Source: xlablog - Here in Los Angeles, we have so many ways in which to appreciate art. At one time, "supporting the arts" might have meant getting dressed up and going to the opera or a high-end gallery, or opening up the checkbook to write a fat check. It might have seemed a little exclusive to those of us with a modest income. But art has become so much more democratic now, and much more accessible.

I'm thankful to live in a city with so much talent and that produces so much. It's amazing how much art is simply there for me to see on a daily basis. Right near my house is a beautiful mural depicting the history of Los Angeles. Every morning, I descend the stairs of the North Hollywood redline station and am surrounded by public art reflective of a NoHo community. Almost every day, there's some live music performance happening near my house or near the office. And of course, working for ExperienceLA I come across so many fun and interesting theatre performances, art exhibitions, live music, etc. that I wish I had more time in my life to simply attend.

What I love about experiencing the arts is that it doesn't have to be stiff and formal. I can go to an art gallery in jeans and sneakers to see drawings on whiteboard, or to see the orchestra perform on casual Fridays. Art is actually fun! If you had told me as a child that going to an art gallery or to see the orchestra was fun, I would've looked at you like you were from another planet.

"Art" to me may not mean the same thing to you. But that's the beauty of it. Art is democratic, and is what you want it to be. Get dressed up, or dressed down. Go see Rembrandt, or comic books. See Dudamel conduct the LA Phil at the Disney Concert Hall, or just a dude and his guitar at your local cafe.

Since January is LA Arts Month, take advantage of some of the discounts and special offers. Throughout the year, don't forget about the museums with their free days. Check out the multiple discount outlets for deals on theatre tickets. Visit ExperienceLA's calendar for free & family-friendly events. The opportunities to experience art are endless, and there really is something for all tastes, budgets and schedules. So go on, get out, and more importantly, have fun supporting the arts!