Slappin the Bass

If you haven't seen I Love You, Man, the title does not make sense. Go watch it already.

I'm one of those folks a bit leery when musicians paint/actors create bands/musicians become actors. Sometimes it works.

I'm the loser who just learned Pete Wentz is the bass player of Fall Out Boy. Why did I assume he was the lead singer? The other artist is Travis McCoy, the frontman of the Gym Class Heroes. They collaborated to create the cluster of paintings you see below. They also show at Gallery:1988.

I am a sucker for animals, so I couldn't resist petting the hot pink bulldog guarding the paintings. Check out my duds. I bought my minidress for five clams at the Depeche Mode concert. It was sold as a t-shirt, but with tights I think it worked as a dress...?

The piece below stopped me in my tracks:

I spied it hanging in the cavernous room below.

No matter who I asked, no one knew the artist's identity. Hello! (I love all of the art in this room, btw) I showed these photos to my friend and fellow art aficionado Christina Costa of Visual Noise, who pointed out it was hanging in Carrie Bradshaw's apartment on Sex & The City.

A little investigating revealed it's a wall hanging by Paul Smith. I swear I just did post about him...

Crazy 4 Cult

My sleeping pattern is so messed up, I'm up at 4:30am and it's my day off. Oh well.
The other day I checked out the latest show at Gallery 1988.

Crazy 4 Cult feaures different artist's spins on cult classics like Barbarella, Office Space, The Wizard of Oz, The Shining, etc.
I don't know/forgot to note who created each piece above, but the first two are by Shepherd Fairey and Carlos Ramos.
I like the doll from Office Space because I could totally use it as a punching bag. That guy was so creepy.

Click for more info at Gallery 1988's website.

Silver Screenprints

Some LA artists have created paintings capturing their favorite moments in film for Gallery 1988.

Remember these moments in A Christmas Story? Ralphie is so excited to meet Santa, and can't even speak when they meet. After a few false stars he gets out... I want an official Red Ryder, carbine action, two-hundred shot range model air rifle! Santa says: You'll shoot your eye out, kid! Then the mall Santa uses his boot to push Ralphie down the slide.

Then here's Ralphie with his rifle before he wrecks his glasses. Poor Ralphie!

There are many other films featured in the collection, like Edward Scissorhands & Clockwork Orange. To see more, visit their website at www.nineteeneightyeight.com/home.html

The works you see here were created by Mark Bodnar & Israel Sanchez.