First mentioned here, the Hyaena Gallery in Burbank has a new group show that will be opening December 19th entitled “Kill Your Idols”. The show is centered around artists pushing past those, that inspired them to create art in the first place. I think it’s a great idea, while it is a good idea to have some strong influences being able to move away from them and carve a niche for yourself is the ultimate goal. The list of artists features work by Dan Harding, Peter Adamyan, Tatomir, Chris “The Creep” Densmore, Spinestealer, Rick “Dienzo” Blanco and more. The show is online to view as of the 15th. The standout pieces for me are the ones by Dan Harding, Dienzo and Peter Adamyan (all shown).

It’s an amazing show, make sure you head over to the site and check out all the work:
Kill Your Idols @ Hyaena Gallery

I know there has been an insane amount of media about Michael Jackson, but this one I figured would be welcome. The artist known as Dienzo has put up a painting for sale entitled “Michael Thrilling”. The painting is acrylic on canvas board, 11″ x 14″ and framed. It was originally made for an “80’s themed show earlier this year at The Phantom Gallery in Orange”. It’s a great looking painting, and perfect for all of those that were inspired by one of the coolest videos of the 80’s

Michael Thrilling by Dienzo

Rick “Dienzo” Blanco has a new solo show coming up this Saturday, May 16th. The show is entitled “Vampyrically Speaking” and features all new acrylic paintings. There is a wide variety of sizes and prices, sure to fit anyones taste. So if your a vampyre fan or a fan of Dienzo, head on over and see the full show. I’ve attached a few here to give an idea of what the show is all about.

Dienzo @ Hyaena Gallery

This weeks article features prints by Naoto Hattori, Phoebe Washer, Dienzo, Joe Ledbetter & Lori Earley. Check it out Here

L.A. based artist Dienzo has been working on a new series of paintings called “Monster Mini’s”. Each one of these little paintings are 6″ x 6″, acrylic on canvas.

So far he has done: “Wolfgang”, “Julian”, “Dolores”, “Mumford” & “George” (shown), and you can see that these six are based on the classic horror monsters that have inspired so many people. I think these little paintings are amazing, they have a great feel to them and Dienzo’s style of painting is really catchy. They’re also pretty affordable so don’t hesitate.

Dienzo also has a killer painting that will be in the B Movie show, it’s huge and really exciting. So if you cant make it to reception this coming Friday the 18th, you can see the work online this Monday.

Dienzo Monster Mini’s for sale

One of the artists that will be showing work in the “Attack of the B Movie Art Show” is Dienzo. He’s an amazing artist and I’m excited to have him on board.

He currently has prints available on his site, but he has also just released some open-edition prints. So if you’re looking for some art, but wouldn’t mind it being way more affordable, head on over to to his ebay site. He has a huge amount of prints available. The one shown above is “Leonard Searching”, I love the expression in this one. The print is 10″ x 12.5″ with a 2″ border.

Dienzo Open Edition Prints

And if you would rather have the limited edition prints that are also a signed and numbered, check out his homepage.
Art of Dienzo