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An Artful Weekend in Beverly Hills
Tuesday, May 24th, 2011
This spring’s Beverly Hills Affaire in the Gardens was the busiest I’ve seen in five years. The park, full of fine art, live music and gourmet vending trucks seemed to lure out every resident in the village. Kids were dancing, parents were shopping and the artists all had smiles on their faces, saying, “ the Affaire in the Gardens is back!” That means people were buying art and lots of it.
My “best in show” ribbon went to the geometric cocktail table made of reclaimed wood pieces by Terry Hansen. I’m hoping to use this in our funky, meditation room at Maison Luxe Greystone Mansion Showcase Event.
Came Sculpture playful metal pieces put a smile on every one’s face, captivating young and old.
A sucker for anything high glossed and nautical, I loved the combo by Neil Zeye.
Malen Pierson delighted with his life sized animals made of recycled iron.
The glazed pears by Ojima Ceramics were sublime.
Other worth mentioning were: Gabe Leonard’s spin on movie art, Iris Work’s large landscape photographs, Steve Keating’s photography and Veronica Schmitt paintings.
Later that night we headed over to Robert Reynold’s studio for a birthday bash. The beginnings of his latest body of work were on display - a Zen inspired boat. Perhaps he’s feeling a bit free these days due to the move he and studio director Gemma are making to LA’s Old Building District. They’ve scored an amazing studio on the roof with a birds eye view of the city from the mountains to the Pacific Ocean. The bonus here for all you art buyers is that the entire 5,000 square foot studio (in the LA Arts District) is on SALE. The studio at 821 Traction Ave. is open 9-8 throughout Memorial Day Weekend.
This one’s favorite and I’m trying to score it for a client, so hands off!
Tags: Art, Beverly Hills, Beverly Hills Affaire in the Gardens, Came Sculpture, Gabe Leonard, Iris Works, Lori Dennis, Los Angeles Arts District, Los Angeles Old Building District, Maison Luxe Greystone Mansion Showcase Designer, Malen Pierson, Memorial Day Weekend 2011, Neil Zeye, Oijima Ceramics, Paintings, Photography, Robert Reynolds, Sculpture, Steve Keating, Terry Hansen, Veronica Schmitt
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Pop Up Gallery on Melrose
Sunday, November 21st, 2010
A few weeks ago I wrote about two of my new favorite artists, Robert Reynolds and David Hollen.
Now I know West Siders (from Los Angeles) aren’t likely to make the 15 minute drive “all the way” downtown, so it is with great pleasure that I reveal the location of the Aryai pop up gallery at 8457 Melrose. Until November 3oth you can see Robert’s Jesus inspired, life sized boat hanging from the ceiling and revel in the fantasy filled minatures of Jeremey Mora.
Other artists work on display at Forma Mentis are Kim Abeles and Sia Aryai. The exhibition is petite, sweet and filled with plenty of whimsy.
Tags: Aryai Gallery, David Hollen, Forma Mentis, Jeremy Mora, Kim Abeles, melrose avenue, pop up gallery, Robert Reynolds, Sia Aryai
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Martyn Lawrence Bullard Wins Big
Tuesday, October 26th, 2010
I knew the stakes had been raised at the PDC last Monday night when I walked across the lobby and saw a red carpet with Sharon Osbourne and no less than 20 cameras flashing their bulbs. It was Marty’s big night, DESIGNER OF THE YEAR, hosted by the PDC and brand new Andrew Martin, super chic, buy off the floor showroom.
Everyone was there to congratulate Martyn and PARRRRTEH, including Taylor Dayne (who still has PIPES) and Downtown Julie Brown. I got so excited during Tell It To My Heart, that I jumped on stage with hunky Martyn and boogied my bootie. Bravo’s new show Million Dollar Decorator was filming, so let’s “Watch What Happens” and see if I make it to the episode. Big night, big party, big award and great, big, talented, sweet man. Congrats.
A few days later I spoke at the Solargy showroom opening party in Tarzana. The first of its kind in Los Angeles, it’s a good looking showroom room filled with energy effiicient solutions for residential and commercial buildings. My favorite was the HVAC system that has an automated humidifier for those dry winter nights. And designers, co-owner Gabrielle is quite the charmer. Make sure to book your tour with him.
Immediately after I popped into the Jean De Merrry Party to talk about my book, say hi to everyone and see Mike Ragan’samazing fabric display. The Melrose Place showroom is breathtaking and I love the way they transformed the parking lot into a green paradise complete with fountain, sculpture and exquisite outdoor lanterns. I’d expect nothing less from Jean De Merry.
Rounding out the weekend, the SoCalContractor and I headed over toFabrik Magazine’s Arts District Art Walk and visited the studios of some of LA’s finest. Sculpture by David Hollen, Canvas by Robert Reynolds and Photography by Cyril Helnwein were all fantastic. The experience was entirely surreal going behind the concrete walls into studio spaces that were buzzing with energy and unbridled, urban beauty.
DAVID HOLLEN
DAVID HOLLEN
ROBERT REYNOLDS
CYRIL HELNWEIN
Beautiful blonde Italian, Gemma Sonego (architect, floral artist, collector of vintage furnishings) and little Elle Bell took a liking to each other and stayed side by side for the better part of our visit. I fell in love with both her and her husband, Robert Renoylds and will be having them soon for a soiree on the West Side.
Tags: Arts District Art Walk, Cyril Helnwein, David Hollen, Downtown Julie Brown, Fabrik Magazine, Gemma Sonego, Jean De Merry, martyn lawrence bullard, Melrose Place, Mike Ragan, PDC, Robert Reynolds, Sharon OSbourne, SoCal Contractor, Solargy, Taylor Dayne
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