Author: Matt

Martin Emond (d. 2004) was a New Zealand cartoon illustrator and fine artist who combined elements of old school tattoo and classic sign painting into a sequential art style that drastically changed the look of alternative comics, and whose untimely death occurred as he was on the cusp of achieving...

March 1 – 29, 2020 Preview: Friday March 6, 7-10pm Artist Reception: Sunday March 8, 3-6pm Mandy Cao was born and raised in China and graduated from Pasadena's Art Center College of Design in 2014. Her first exhibition sold out in a single night, and within a few years, her CV would include...

March 1 – 29, 2020 Preview: Friday March 6, 7-10pm Artist Reception: Sunday March 8, 3-6pm Alaska Sohne was born and raised in a Korean household in the north part of Texas and graduated from Pasadena's Art Center College of Design in 2016 with a BFA in Illustration. That same year she won...

Online Exclusive: With highly-refined and meticulously executed graphite drawings to complex, dreamlike oil paintings of ethereal young women suspended in fluttering robes of richly-patterned fabrics drenched in color, Soey Milk drifted onto the art scene like a sultry summer storm...

Online Exclusive: Christine Wu’s art draws emotional tension from its soft, tonal palette and sketchy layers. She guides the viewer’s eye with detailed points of interest and spots of colored light. Fundamentally, warm light might imply comfort, cheerful emotions, while cool hues imply something more mysterious...

Online Exclusive: Mark Todd shows an ever deepening interest in deconstructing comic art from his childhood. Over the years his works seem to be getting more abstracted allowing more of a true collaboration with his idols Jack Kirby and Steve Ditko. His faux naive style reveals an understanding not just...

Barbie: The Plastic Religion Extended to January 26th! You have to have guts to mount an exhibition like the ones that the Argentine artists Pool & Marianela (Marianela Perelli and Emiliano Paolini) exhibit these days across the globe. The Plastic Religion plays with religious iconography, with special emphasis on the Christian religion,...

Cash and Carry Holiday Sale An online exclusive Artist Christopher Doran, aka Click Mort, used to leave oddly shaped, altered toys on the shelves of stores in Los Feliz. He worked for collectible toy producer, Gentle Giant, and frequently drafted his co-workers to help him place his guerrilla artworks. Soon after, he...