LOVE ANGELES

The Bea Project - Love Anarchy

THE BEA PROJECT is at it again.

LOVE ANARCHY Thursday July 14th, 7-11pm @ 1520 N. Cahuenga Blvd. 90028

Brandon Boyd. Hurley. HOPE

Hold Up

On March 19th, Hold Up Art will present Matt Hodges and Friends, a group show consisting of three friends and emerging Long Beach artists Cody Lusby, Ryan Clemens, and Matthew Hodges. The trio will join creative forces to bring the public a glimpse of 'nonsense and everything that goes with it'. Aptly titled, their vision is guaranteed to be saturated with unpredictable textures, colors, shapes, and mediums that will draw your attention from detailed stencil work, to freehand drawings and paintings.

While enjoying the evening's encounter, be sure to also check out guest artist and local Los Angeles tattoo artist Thom Gastelum, and the vibrant sounds of Akasa. Matt Hodges and Friends March 19 - April 14, 2011Opening Reception:March 19, 7-11pm  www.holdupart.com

An Evening with Guillermo del Toro Tonight!

Source: ZocaloPublicSquare - Guillermo del Toro knows his monsters, whether they’re vampires, ghosts, mythical beings, hell beasts or humans. His richly written creations are also visual marvels - from the grey-skinned ghost of  “The Devil’s Backbone” to the rickety, mossy faun of “Pan’s Labyrinth”. They occupy elaborately constructed fantasy worlds that, however gory and strange, have at their center sharply felt human emotion.

Del Toro, whose upcoming projects include a remake of “Frankenstein” and a three-part video game called inSANE, visits Zócalo to talk about his work, his vision, and why the monstrous and the human are so closely connected.

TUESDAY, JANUARY 18, 2011, 7:30 PM

ArcLight Hollywood 6360 W. Sunset Blvd.Los Angeles, CA, Between Vine and Ivar, with DeLongpre to the south. Parking $2 with validation.

Register for tonight's event for FREE here

The Best Thing About Me is You (Video)

Hats off to Ricky Martin, the man looks happier than ever. And what a song, what a video, what a message!!!! Enjoy the Video Below:

Robert De Niro Announces Cash Prize for Painters

Source: Yahoo - Robert De Niro announced Wednesday that his late father's estate has established a new $25,000 annual award, the Robert De Niro Sr. Prize.

It will honor American artists for achievement in painting.The prize will be administered by the Tribeca Film Institute, and De Niro made the announcement in his role as Tribeca Film Institute co-chair.

He was joined by Megan Fox Kelly and Jeffrey Hoffeld, advisors to the estate, at a reception held at his father's studio in New York.

A committee of distinguished individuals in the art world will be appointed annually to nominate and select three finalists and the prize recipient.The estate will also host a group exhibition for the finalists at which the winner will be announced.De Niro will fund the prize, which is among the first to celebrate and shine a light on midcareer artists. The first prize will be awarded in 2011.

"I am proud to honor my father as an artist and pay tribute to his painting through the Robert De Niro Sr. Prize," De Niro said. "By annually awarding an American artist who is recognized for exceptional quality in painting, we hope to support artists, like my father, who are making a lifelong commitment to their art."

De Niro Sr. was part of the New York School of post-war American artists. His work blended abstract and expressionist styles of painting with traditional representational subject matter, bridging the divide between European modernism and abstract expressionism.

His work is found in the permanent collections of the Brooklyn Museum of Art, Hirshhorn Museum, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Smithsonian American Art Museum and Parrish Art Museum, among others.

Former Graffiti Painters Find an Outlet for Their Art

Source: LA Times - The Graff Lab, founded by artist/musician Ricardo Guerrero in the Pico-Union neighborhood, aims to transform street taggers into skilled artists. There is only one rule: No gangsters. Read more at LATimes.com