On September 1st a group show entitled “High Class Lowbrow” opened at the Hyaena Gallery in Burbank, CA. The show is curated by Chris “The Creep” Densmore, and is inspired by the Lowbrow Art Movement. This scene – once subversive and filled with monsters and pin-up style girls – has changed over the years adapted new styles of art, younger and tamer artists, and has been referred to as anything buy “Lowbrow”. Under the surface is still a group of artists, and fans that love the gritty, often grotesque art that started it all. This show features work by Dave Burke, The Creep, Peter Adamyan, Eric Ortiz, Rick “Dienzo” Blanco, Sara Ray, Eric Pigors, and more.
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“Necropolis” Dark Art Group Show @ Congregation Gallery
This past weekend was a good time for art fans as a handful of amazing shows opened up. One of which was “Necropolis”, a dark art group show that opened at the Congregation Gallery on Saturday. The show features work by Nikko Hurtado, Christopher Peters, Cam Rackam, Christopher Ulrich, Larkin, Dan Harding, Scott Holloway, Buddy Nestor, Jeremy Cross, Jason Soles, Aunia Kahn, Christopher Conte, Kolaboy, Chad Savage, the Creep, Jason Hernandez, Sean Chappell, Scarecrowoven, Liv Rainey-Smith, and many more. The show will be on view until roughly August 12th. I was very happy to see the work of Kolaboy, as I have been a fan of his since around the time this site started. Liv Rainey-Smith also made some amazing little block prints.
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“Sideshow” by The Creep @ Hyaena Gallery
Chris “The Creep” Densmore opened his latest solo show “Sideshow” at the Hyaena Gallery this past February 16th. With this new series of works Chris hopes “to show that whether a “born-freak†or a “made-freak,” these are ultimately portraits of people, and not so different from the audience that remains fascinated with them.” It’s a great idea for a show, and while many artists use sideshow “freaks” as inspiration, few tackle the imagery with respect as Chris has done so here. The portraits are well done, and most importantly classy. John Merrick, Bill Durks, and even some great little “golden age” cartoons can be found at the show. Take a look at the Hyaena Gallery’s Facebook for some photos of the reception night (Here).
See the full show: Sideshow @ Hyeana Gallery
