In all my years in Los Angeles, I have never experienced the weather like what we are going through right now. Where is our February heat wave? Snow?! Yikes. Meanwhile, the art world keeps spinning. We just completed LA’s art fair season.Which fairs did you attend? Did you have any favorite art. I know I did. I’ll let you see what I loved at the LA Art Show.
And don’t forget to go over to Poet’s Place to see what Linda and her group of poets have to offer this month.
Check out The Makery for 3D Collage night. We have a bunch of Foo Dogs for all of you. Come hang out and make something.
There’s a New Gallery in Hyde Park for Glass
Hyde Park Gallery LA is opening its doors for the first time on March 4th, with a Grand Opening Exhibition of the renowned glass artist Nao Yamamoto who appears on the “Blown Away” Series Season 2 on Netflix. The gallery, located at 2618 W Florence Ave, LA, CA 90043, will focus on the burgeoning art glass market, and will be the only gallery dedicated to this genre in Los Angeles. The gallery was created by artist/designer Scott Slagerman who is an integral part of the current Los Angeles glass scene. Scott grew up in Los Angeles and studied glass and art during the late 70’s and 80’s when the American Glass Movement was just taking off. He then spent almost 20 years living and working in France as a glass artist and designer. He was won numerous awards for his unique work in this medium, with a piece in the permanent collection of the “Musee des Arts Decocrative” in Paris.
“When I think about LA, the first things that come to mind are palm trees, beaches, and Hollywood, not glassblowing! However, there is a history of glass in Los Angeles and a current glass scene that has grown considerably in the last 10 years. Most people in LA have no idea that this glass scene even exists, and it really deserves to be talked about, especially now that it has matured to this level. Our plan is to help people rediscover this under-represented and under-appreciated art form.”
Hyde Park Gallery was created to showcase this local glass scene and offer a platform for both established and emerging glass artists. Currently in LA there are no other galleries that represent glass art as their focal point. During the 80’s and 90’s there were several glass galleries, the Kurland-Summers Gallery being the most prominent, however none are still in operation. Slagerman is determined to bring the best of this medium back to the forefront, sharing the beauty and complexity of glass art with the local community. His gallery will host artist receptions, art talks, special opening weekends, and tours of his expansive glass studio, as he wants the community to experience what’s going on around them behind closed doors and learn about the complexity of art glass creation.
Celebrity artist Nao Yamamoto was born in Japan and has been building her artistic practice in the United States since 2011. She received a Master of Fine Arts in Studio Art and Design from California State University, San Bernardino in 2014, and her Bachelor of Fine Arts from Tama Art University in Tokyo in 2011, specializing in glass art. Nao creates artwork inspired by the simple beauty of glass and nature, to celebrate the power of life. The second exhibit will feature the organic combination of wood with blown glass, a signature style and process of gallery owner Slagerman.
“We hope you will join us for the opening weekend of gallery events as well as hosted tours of the glass studio. Please visit our website and join our mailing list for announcements about future events and upcoming exhibitions. We are excited to bring the excitement and beauty of art glass to art lovers and glass enthusiasts in the Los Angeles region.“
GALLERY HOURS FOR OPENING EXHIBIT:
Saturday March 4th, 11-9 (Opening Reception)
Sunday March 5th, 1 - 7
Tuesday – Friday, 11 - 5
Saturday March 11th, 11 - 7
Sunday March 12th, 5 - 9 (Closing Reception)
Contact: Scott Slagerman Tel: 310-413-6493
Scott@scottslagerman.com
For more information please visit
https://www.hydeparkgalleryla.com
Over at thisiscolossal.com they have a list of current grant opportunities for some of you artists out there. Go check it out.
I Love MONA
Oliver Nowlin's First Solo Show at MONA
MONA is proud to announce Oliver Nowlin: Lightning’s Lung, on display February 24, 2022 through August 27th, 2023. The opening will take place from 6-8pm on Saturday, March 4th and is free to the public.
Nowlin’s wall-based sculptures convey stories from his life abstracted through geometric forms, texture, color, mark-making, and light. He also integrates and transforms found objects into his work (cardboard packaging and beer can decals) through sculptural and painterly interventions.
RSVP to the Opening Reception HERE.