WWA Gallery, 9517 Culver Blvd in Culver City, will start 2013 off with “Creepy Cute†which juxtaposes the delicate and sweet with the grotesque and sinister through paintings by seven artists; Peter Adamyan, Jonathan Bergeron, Dee Chavez, Desiree Fessler, Kelly Hutchison, Larkin and Chase Tafoya. Each is known for subject matter that elicits visceral reactions of uneasiness, delight or both.
Open to the public, the gallery reception is from 7:00pm-10:00pm on Saturday, January 12th. The exhibit will run until February 9th, 2013.
The artists featured in the show include:
Peter Adamyan combines painting and sculpting for work on layered wood cut outs. His work is filled with religious, political, and pop culture references that he confronts heartily with sardonic humor and surprising twists.
Jonathan Bergeron aka
Johnny Crap is a painter and illustrator based whose artistic career began with designs for concert posters and t-shirts but his skills in ink and oils have since led to exhibits throughout Canada and the United States.
Dee Chavez examines the relationship between surreal spaces and childhood memories. Through her explorations, her work has translated into images of vibrant colors and dark unknown creatures that resonate with both children and adults alike.
Desiree Fessler creates candy colored works that exude pure whimsy and imagination. With a background in traditional painting, Fessler shares her passion and sheer joy for keeping childhood alive through comical depictions of playful animals and dancing sweets.
Kelly Hutchison, aka Dark Vomit, embraced the Southern California punk-rock lifestyle and started creating art
with found objects. His painting style has since evolved to combine Pop Art and Surrealism with heavy macabre, political, social, humorous, and iconic undertones. Hutchison’s body of work comprise of album covers, comic books, t-shirts, posters, skateboard decks, video games, commercial graphics and public art.
Larkin amalgamates surreal peculiarity with Victorian aesthetics for paintings complimented with borders of sculptural inclusions, found objects, and fiber techniques.
Chase Tafoya creates gritty paintings and illustrations infused with urban and street culture. His work has been exhibited in Spain, Germany, Tokyo, and across the United States. In addition, his work can be found on projects and collaborations with Travis Barker, Soul Assassins, DSTROYR, The Lovewright Co. and others.
For more information: http://www.wwagallery.com/
