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  • Review: Obey Your Master Art Tribute to Metallica

    This past weekend a group show dedicated to the music of Metallica opened at the Exhibit A Gallery. While I was not able to attend the show, friend of the Creep Machine Brennan was able to make it to the show, take some photos, and write a short review for us. Take it away.

    So a few weeks ago I received an email about an invite only show coming up at Exhibit A Gallery here in Los Angeles. It was for a show entitled Obey Your Master and was going to be a group show with artists paying tribute to one of the greatest metal bands of all time, Metallica. The list of participating artists was a who’s who of the current art scene. You had everyone from Travis Louie to Shawn Barber and Sylvia Ji to Shepard Fairey all with pieces re-interpreting some Metallica songs into art. I was obviously very stoked to be able to attend this show, and it did not disappoint at all.
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  • Victor Castillo & Luke Kopycinksi @ London Miles Gallery

    On December 10th, the London Miles Gallery opened a duo show with new work from Victor Castillo and Luke Kopycinski (http://www.creepmachine.com/lukekoppa). The artwork from the show has now made its way online for all to view. I like the idea that the gallery chose not to show two artists that were too similar in style, even though the show still looks very cohesive, it’s also more interesting this way.

    Castillo & Kopycinksi @ London Miles Gallery

  • Shows this weekend: Monsters, Big Tuna & Until the Whistle Blows

    Insane amount of shows opening this weekend, some very exciting ones as well.

    Friday:
    Show and Tell Gallery will open “Get Over It”, featuring new work by Steve Powers, Greg Lamarche and Greg Gossel.

    Thinkspace Gallery has three shows opening. Stella Im Hultberg with “Memento Mori” in the main room and Catherine Brooks with “The Seeded Wind and Silent Motion; an Oeuvre of Beetled Beauty” in the project room. Hannah Stouffer will also have “Twilight & Fate” as part of the gallery “Fresh Faces” series.

    Saturday:
    Super7 will be opening “Back to the Dust Bowl” with artwork from John Stuart Berger, Ben Walker, and Justin Lovato.

    Joshua Liner Gallery is opening “Crash & Burn”, a new solo exhibition from Ben Tour and “Higashi No Kamisama – God From the East” with new works from Yumiko Kayukawa.

    MK Gallery will host a new solo exhibition of work from artist Victor Castillo.

    Copro Gallery is opening “Monster” a group show curated by Travis Louie and quite an impressive list of artists.

    Shooting Gallery will open “Until the Whistle Blows” a duo show of works from Paul Chatem and Mike Maxwell. I have been waiting for this one, I am huge fan of Paul Chatem’s work. His style just keeps getting more and more complex. A great example of continual growth every artist should have.
    Right next door at White Walls is new art from Becca and at Gallery Three, “And A Wolf Shall Devour The Sun” By Harley Lafarrah Eaves.

  • Shows this Weekend: Angie Mason, Shepard Fairey & Figures and Grounds

    Here is the rundown of shows that will be opening this weekend.

    Saturday:

    Roq La Rue has relaunched their website and has an opening tonight with art by Victor Castillo and Brian Despain. Both artists are outstanding, this is a killer show. The show is online to view and it looks like a majority of the work has sold out. Roqlarue.com

    Wayne Martin Belger has a show opening up at the Device Gallery in L.A. Check it out here: DeviceGallery.com

    “Murky Menagerie” a new show featuring works by Angie Mason opens up at the Rabbit Hole Gallery in Atlanta. The reception is from 7-11pm. Rabbitholegallery.com

    “Duality of Humanity” is a new solo show at the White Walls Gallery in SF with new works by Shepard Fairey. There is a huge amount of work at the show and it is all online to view. Whitewallssf.com

    Finally, the show that I am very excited to see (online that is) is “Figures and Grounds”. A group show at the Gallery Nucleus featuring work by Sean Cheetham, Kevin Chen, Mari Inukai, Chi-Kit Kwong, Patrick Leger, Christian Rex Van Minnen, Andrew Robinson, Edwin Ushiro & John Watkiss. The show looks like it will be amazing, this is one impressive list of artists. Wait for it to pop up here: Gallerynucleus.com