NATALIA FABIA: HOOKER SAFARI
Dates:
Sat Nov 10, 2007 00:00 - Fri Nov 02, 2007
NATALIA FABIA
“Hooker Safari”
A Glamorous Jungle Pageant
Opening Reception Saturday, November 10, 2007 from 7‑10pm
On View November 10 - December 3, 2007
Corey Helford Gallery
8522 Washington Boulevard
Culver City, CA 90232
T: 310-287-2340
www.coreyhelfordgallery.com
Corey Helford Gallery is proud to present Hooker Safari: A Glamorous Jungle Pageant, a solo exhibition of new works by Los Angeles artist Natalia Fabia. This will be Fabia’s first solo show at the Gallery, and her most ambitious exhibition to date. Hooker Safari marks a new direction in the artist’s style and technique, while retaining the seductive and provocative imagery that she is known for. Fabia takes the viewer on an African expedition where glamorous women are the wildlife: a seductress and her panther prepare for the kill, a herd of girls relax in a savanna, and a glamazon perches in her tree. The show will feature twenty oil-on-panel paintings, numerous drawings and an exotic vine installation of entangled chandeliers, flowers, bugs, and glitter. Opening night will also include the debut of Hooker Medallions, limited-edition wearable works of art from Fabia’s jewelry line Hookerfeathers. Also, heightening the atmosphere of safari and celebration will be the appearance of “Charon Nogues and Her Beasts of Burden”, featuring ten Los Angeles models who will be dressed in a collection of custom, sexy animalesque costumes designed by stylist Charon Nogues. Open to the public, the reception for Hooker Safari will take place on Saturday, November 10 from 7 to 10pm, and the show will be on exhibit until December 3, 2007.
Natalia Fabia is of Polish descent and was raised in Southern California where she graduated from Art Center College of Design in Pasadena. Inspired by light, color, punk rock music, hot chicks and sparkles, Fabia is fascinated with “hookers”, which fuels her paintings of sultry women. Her work has been featured in numerous gallery exhibitions including Thinkspace Gallery, M Modern and The Shooting Gallery. She has been featured in Angeleno, Juxtapoz, and New York Arts magazine as well as appearances on Miami Ink, Fox 11 News and Indie 103.1. For more information about the artist, please visit www.nataliafabia.com.
“Hooker Safari”
A Glamorous Jungle Pageant
Opening Reception Saturday, November 10, 2007 from 7‑10pm
On View November 10 - December 3, 2007
Corey Helford Gallery
8522 Washington Boulevard
Culver City, CA 90232
T: 310-287-2340
www.coreyhelfordgallery.com
Corey Helford Gallery is proud to present Hooker Safari: A Glamorous Jungle Pageant, a solo exhibition of new works by Los Angeles artist Natalia Fabia. This will be Fabia’s first solo show at the Gallery, and her most ambitious exhibition to date. Hooker Safari marks a new direction in the artist’s style and technique, while retaining the seductive and provocative imagery that she is known for. Fabia takes the viewer on an African expedition where glamorous women are the wildlife: a seductress and her panther prepare for the kill, a herd of girls relax in a savanna, and a glamazon perches in her tree. The show will feature twenty oil-on-panel paintings, numerous drawings and an exotic vine installation of entangled chandeliers, flowers, bugs, and glitter. Opening night will also include the debut of Hooker Medallions, limited-edition wearable works of art from Fabia’s jewelry line Hookerfeathers. Also, heightening the atmosphere of safari and celebration will be the appearance of “Charon Nogues and Her Beasts of Burden”, featuring ten Los Angeles models who will be dressed in a collection of custom, sexy animalesque costumes designed by stylist Charon Nogues. Open to the public, the reception for Hooker Safari will take place on Saturday, November 10 from 7 to 10pm, and the show will be on exhibit until December 3, 2007.
Natalia Fabia is of Polish descent and was raised in Southern California where she graduated from Art Center College of Design in Pasadena. Inspired by light, color, punk rock music, hot chicks and sparkles, Fabia is fascinated with “hookers”, which fuels her paintings of sultry women. Her work has been featured in numerous gallery exhibitions including Thinkspace Gallery, M Modern and The Shooting Gallery. She has been featured in Angeleno, Juxtapoz, and New York Arts magazine as well as appearances on Miami Ink, Fox 11 News and Indie 103.1. For more information about the artist, please visit www.nataliafabia.com.
DAVID HOCHBAUM "To The Winds"
Dates:
Sat Sep 15, 2007 00:00 - Mon Sep 10, 2007
Corey Helford Gallery
presents new works by
DAVID HOCHBAUM
“To The Winds”
Opening Reception Saturday, September 15, 2007 from 7-10pm
On View September 15 - October 6, 2007
Corey Helford Gallery
8522 Washington Boulevard
Culver City, CA 90232
T: 310-287-2340
www.coreyhelfordgallery.com
Corey Helford Gallery is pleased to present “To The Winds” a continuation of “Fool’s Paradise”, first shown in New York in the spring of 2007. Exhibiting his first solo for Corey Helford Gallery, artist David Hochbaum explores the ideas of detachment and confusion in one’s home and familiar surroundings. Creating a narrative about human behavior, his work is an alchemic mixture of history, astronomy, sex and iconoclastic symbols. The characters, an extension of Hochbaum and those close to his life, are messengers, either lost or distracted from their course who search for their higher purpose, as they yearn for peace of mind and spirit. But these characters are not without hope and strength. They continue their mission to relay the message of love and the overcoming of doubt and fear. They listen, and they tell. Striving towards enlightenment, they stand atop the constricting cities carrying the burdens of the human condition, exposing the beauty and truths for all to see. The exhibition will feature a sculpture installation created from hundreds of ladders and faux birds, completing the theme of nomadic displacement. The reception is open to the public and will take place on Saturday, September 15 from 7 to 10pm. “To The Winds” will be on view until October 6, 2007.
Born in 1971, David Hochbaum was raised in suburban New City, New York. Feeling like an outsider, he connected with the energy and decadence of Manhattan. Hochbaum turned to art as a form of self-expression, and in 1991 attended the School of the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, Massachusetts. Upon graduation, he returned to New York where he currently resides in Manhattan. Hochbaum is known for his unique photo constructions — paintings built on photographs and images — which take on a sculptural quality. He has exhibited in numerous galleries worldwide, including McCaig-Welles Gallery, James Anthony Gallery, Strychnin Gallery, in Berlin and New York, and the Standard Hotel in Los Angeles, and his work has been included in several art fairs such as Scope and Bridge Art Fair. For more information about the artist, please visit www.davidhochbaum.com
presents new works by
DAVID HOCHBAUM
“To The Winds”
Opening Reception Saturday, September 15, 2007 from 7-10pm
On View September 15 - October 6, 2007
Corey Helford Gallery
8522 Washington Boulevard
Culver City, CA 90232
T: 310-287-2340
www.coreyhelfordgallery.com
Corey Helford Gallery is pleased to present “To The Winds” a continuation of “Fool’s Paradise”, first shown in New York in the spring of 2007. Exhibiting his first solo for Corey Helford Gallery, artist David Hochbaum explores the ideas of detachment and confusion in one’s home and familiar surroundings. Creating a narrative about human behavior, his work is an alchemic mixture of history, astronomy, sex and iconoclastic symbols. The characters, an extension of Hochbaum and those close to his life, are messengers, either lost or distracted from their course who search for their higher purpose, as they yearn for peace of mind and spirit. But these characters are not without hope and strength. They continue their mission to relay the message of love and the overcoming of doubt and fear. They listen, and they tell. Striving towards enlightenment, they stand atop the constricting cities carrying the burdens of the human condition, exposing the beauty and truths for all to see. The exhibition will feature a sculpture installation created from hundreds of ladders and faux birds, completing the theme of nomadic displacement. The reception is open to the public and will take place on Saturday, September 15 from 7 to 10pm. “To The Winds” will be on view until October 6, 2007.
Born in 1971, David Hochbaum was raised in suburban New City, New York. Feeling like an outsider, he connected with the energy and decadence of Manhattan. Hochbaum turned to art as a form of self-expression, and in 1991 attended the School of the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, Massachusetts. Upon graduation, he returned to New York where he currently resides in Manhattan. Hochbaum is known for his unique photo constructions — paintings built on photographs and images — which take on a sculptural quality. He has exhibited in numerous galleries worldwide, including McCaig-Welles Gallery, James Anthony Gallery, Strychnin Gallery, in Berlin and New York, and the Standard Hotel in Los Angeles, and his work has been included in several art fairs such as Scope and Bridge Art Fair. For more information about the artist, please visit www.davidhochbaum.com
VAN ARNO Opens at COREY HELFORD GALLERY +++ SATURDAY, JUNE 30
Dates:
Sat Jun 30, 2007 00:00 - Tue Jun 26, 2007
VAN ARNO
"Sweet Home Valhalla"
With guest artist Inky Dreadfuls in the loft
Opening Reception: Saturday, June 30, 2007
7 to 10pm
On View: June 30 - July 28
Corey Helford Gallery
8522 Washington Boulevard
Culver City, CA 90232
T: 310-287-2340
www.coreyhelfordgallery.com
Open Tuesday - Saturday, Noon to 6:00pm
Corey Helford Gallery is pleased to present Sweet Home Valhalla, a solo exhibition of new works by Los Angeles artist Van Arno.His first solo show with the gallery will feature a series of twelve oil paintings, combining elements from World War One and the Gods of Mythology to create narratives that are as visually exciting as they are extreme. Drawing from his lifelong fascination with history, Arno incorporates cultural references, historical icons and unusual storylines into his work. Medusa is caught in an unguarded moment engaged in her hair care and nutrition regimen. Dutch stripper Mata Hari is transformed into a tank-busting goddess. And an antlered Valkerie rescues a dying German fighter pilot. Working in a figurative style he calls Uber Mannerism, Arno presents his characters in the most dynamic way possible. “The goal is to represent the figure in a hyper-stylized way that is still tenuously believable. The rules of anatomy, gravity, lighting, and physics must b!
e altered to fulfill this goal.”
Van Arno was born in Chattanooga, Tennessee and attended Otis parsons School of Design in Los Angeles, California where he supported himself working as a bouncer in nightclubs and adult video arcades. As a young illustrator, his images appeared on album covers, video game box art, and nightclub posters around the city. He has exhibited in galleries worldwide including Jonathan Levine Gallery, The Shooting Gallery, Copro Nason Gallery, Mendenhall Sobieski Gallery, and most recently, Galerie d’art Yves Laroche. Several of his works were included in a national survey of Lowbrow painters at the Hollywood Art and Culture Center in Florida along with Mark Ryden, Chaz Bojorquez, Kenny Scharf, Anthony Ausgang, and others. For more information about Van Arno please visit www.vanarno.com.
Upstairs in the loft, guest artist Inky Dreadfuls (Michael Mararian) will present Little Unfortunates, an installation of over twenty pen and ink drawings. Inky Dreadfuls darkly rearranges our fondest visions of childhood naivete and bygone days in an attempt to allegorize the lost innocence of our modern times. Raised as an only child in Massachusetts, Mararian is a self-taught artist and children’s theater playwright. He graduated from the Art and Theater program at the University of Bridgeport and studied at the Arts Student’s League in New York. Mararian has exhibited at Corey Helford Gallery, Thinkspace Gallery, MF Gallery, and Mezco Toys inaugural art show in New York City. He currently resides in Brooklyn, New York with his wife Elizabeth and their two cats, 99 and Mavis. For more information about the artist, please visit www.inkydreadfuls.com. The opening reception for Sweet Home Valhalla and Little Unfortunates will take place on Saturday, June 30 from 7 to 10!
pm and is open to the public. The exhibition will be on view until July 28, 2007.
"Sweet Home Valhalla"
With guest artist Inky Dreadfuls in the loft
Opening Reception: Saturday, June 30, 2007
7 to 10pm
On View: June 30 - July 28
Corey Helford Gallery
8522 Washington Boulevard
Culver City, CA 90232
T: 310-287-2340
www.coreyhelfordgallery.com
Open Tuesday - Saturday, Noon to 6:00pm
Corey Helford Gallery is pleased to present Sweet Home Valhalla, a solo exhibition of new works by Los Angeles artist Van Arno.His first solo show with the gallery will feature a series of twelve oil paintings, combining elements from World War One and the Gods of Mythology to create narratives that are as visually exciting as they are extreme. Drawing from his lifelong fascination with history, Arno incorporates cultural references, historical icons and unusual storylines into his work. Medusa is caught in an unguarded moment engaged in her hair care and nutrition regimen. Dutch stripper Mata Hari is transformed into a tank-busting goddess. And an antlered Valkerie rescues a dying German fighter pilot. Working in a figurative style he calls Uber Mannerism, Arno presents his characters in the most dynamic way possible. “The goal is to represent the figure in a hyper-stylized way that is still tenuously believable. The rules of anatomy, gravity, lighting, and physics must b!
e altered to fulfill this goal.”
Van Arno was born in Chattanooga, Tennessee and attended Otis parsons School of Design in Los Angeles, California where he supported himself working as a bouncer in nightclubs and adult video arcades. As a young illustrator, his images appeared on album covers, video game box art, and nightclub posters around the city. He has exhibited in galleries worldwide including Jonathan Levine Gallery, The Shooting Gallery, Copro Nason Gallery, Mendenhall Sobieski Gallery, and most recently, Galerie d’art Yves Laroche. Several of his works were included in a national survey of Lowbrow painters at the Hollywood Art and Culture Center in Florida along with Mark Ryden, Chaz Bojorquez, Kenny Scharf, Anthony Ausgang, and others. For more information about Van Arno please visit www.vanarno.com.
Upstairs in the loft, guest artist Inky Dreadfuls (Michael Mararian) will present Little Unfortunates, an installation of over twenty pen and ink drawings. Inky Dreadfuls darkly rearranges our fondest visions of childhood naivete and bygone days in an attempt to allegorize the lost innocence of our modern times. Raised as an only child in Massachusetts, Mararian is a self-taught artist and children’s theater playwright. He graduated from the Art and Theater program at the University of Bridgeport and studied at the Arts Student’s League in New York. Mararian has exhibited at Corey Helford Gallery, Thinkspace Gallery, MF Gallery, and Mezco Toys inaugural art show in New York City. He currently resides in Brooklyn, New York with his wife Elizabeth and their two cats, 99 and Mavis. For more information about the artist, please visit www.inkydreadfuls.com. The opening reception for Sweet Home Valhalla and Little Unfortunates will take place on Saturday, June 30 from 7 to 10!
pm and is open to the public. The exhibition will be on view until July 28, 2007.
WILLIAM S. SCHWARTZ at Corey Helford Gallery
Dates:
Fri May 11, 2007 00:00 - Thu May 03, 2007
Corey Helford Gallery
presents
William S. Schwartz
Second Exhibition from The William S. Schwartz Estate Collection
Opening Reception Friday, May 11, 2007 from 7-10pm
On View May 11 - May 26, 2007
Corey Helford Gallery is pleased to present the Second Exhibition from The William S. Schwartz Estate Collection. The show will feature a variety of oil paintings, including a 1926 self-portrait of the artist as well as a series of portraits in pastels from the 1924 and 1925 International Watercolor Shows at the Art Institute of Chicago. The William S. Schwartz Estate Collection has remained within the family since his death in 1977, and the Second Exhibition follows Corey Helford Gallery’s April 2006 debut of The Estate Collection, which they presented to the public for the first time in thirty years. The reception for the Second Exhibition will take place on Friday, May 11 from 7 to 10pm and is open to the public. The show will remain on view until May 26, 2007.
Considered to be one of the most prolific artists of his generation, William S. Schwartz (1896-1977) was born in Smorgon, Russia and studied at the Vilna Art School under a four-year scholarship. At the age of fifteen, he emigrated to the United States and continued to study fine art the Kellom School in Omaha and the Art Institute of Chicago, while supporting himself as principal tenor in local vaudeville, radio, concert, and operatic performances. As passionate about music as he was art, Schwartz incorporated his love for both into a series of abstract paintings entitled Symphonic Forms. Schwartz’s work demonstrated his skill at moving easily between abstraction and realism as well as his modernist ideas about space and form. A W.P.A. (Works Progress Administration) artist, Schwartz contributed to the more than 400,000 public works of art created during Franklin D. Roosevelt’s tenure as President. Skilled in oil and watercolor painting, lithography, and sculpture, his work has been included in exhibitions worldwide in addition to numerous private and public collections, including the Art Institute of Chicago, San Francisco Museum, Detroit Institute of Arts, Library of Congress, Department of Labor, Musee Julf (France), Tel Aviv Museum (Israel), and Biro-Bidjan Museum (Russia). Since 1922, Schwartz has been featured in more than one hundred publications and noted by major art critics throughout the nation.
Located in the Culver City Art District, Corey Helford Gallery was established in April 2006 by Jan Corey Helford and her husband, television producer and creator, Bruce Helford (The Drew Carey Show, George Lopez, The Oblongs). Passionate art collectors, the Helfords are producers on the art documentary The Treasures of Long Gone John and have partnered to open their first gallery. Corey Helford Gallery presents a wide range of artists, from members of the new fine art movement, such as Bigfoot, Andrew Brandou, Natalia Fabia, Korin Faught, James Naccarato, David Stoupakis, and Sage Vaughn, to early Modernist William S. Schwartz. Notable shows include Charity By Numbers, which was co-curated by Gary Baseman and featured an unprecedented lineup of artists. Corey Helford Gallery presents new exhibitions approximately every four weeks. For more information and an upcoming exhibition schedule, please visit coreyhelfordgallery.com.
Corey Helford Gallery
8522 Washington Boulevard
Culver City, CA 90232
T: 310-287-2340
www.coreyhelfordgallery.com
Open Tuesday - Saturday, Noon to 6:00pm
presents
William S. Schwartz
Second Exhibition from The William S. Schwartz Estate Collection
Opening Reception Friday, May 11, 2007 from 7-10pm
On View May 11 - May 26, 2007
Corey Helford Gallery is pleased to present the Second Exhibition from The William S. Schwartz Estate Collection. The show will feature a variety of oil paintings, including a 1926 self-portrait of the artist as well as a series of portraits in pastels from the 1924 and 1925 International Watercolor Shows at the Art Institute of Chicago. The William S. Schwartz Estate Collection has remained within the family since his death in 1977, and the Second Exhibition follows Corey Helford Gallery’s April 2006 debut of The Estate Collection, which they presented to the public for the first time in thirty years. The reception for the Second Exhibition will take place on Friday, May 11 from 7 to 10pm and is open to the public. The show will remain on view until May 26, 2007.
Considered to be one of the most prolific artists of his generation, William S. Schwartz (1896-1977) was born in Smorgon, Russia and studied at the Vilna Art School under a four-year scholarship. At the age of fifteen, he emigrated to the United States and continued to study fine art the Kellom School in Omaha and the Art Institute of Chicago, while supporting himself as principal tenor in local vaudeville, radio, concert, and operatic performances. As passionate about music as he was art, Schwartz incorporated his love for both into a series of abstract paintings entitled Symphonic Forms. Schwartz’s work demonstrated his skill at moving easily between abstraction and realism as well as his modernist ideas about space and form. A W.P.A. (Works Progress Administration) artist, Schwartz contributed to the more than 400,000 public works of art created during Franklin D. Roosevelt’s tenure as President. Skilled in oil and watercolor painting, lithography, and sculpture, his work has been included in exhibitions worldwide in addition to numerous private and public collections, including the Art Institute of Chicago, San Francisco Museum, Detroit Institute of Arts, Library of Congress, Department of Labor, Musee Julf (France), Tel Aviv Museum (Israel), and Biro-Bidjan Museum (Russia). Since 1922, Schwartz has been featured in more than one hundred publications and noted by major art critics throughout the nation.
Located in the Culver City Art District, Corey Helford Gallery was established in April 2006 by Jan Corey Helford and her husband, television producer and creator, Bruce Helford (The Drew Carey Show, George Lopez, The Oblongs). Passionate art collectors, the Helfords are producers on the art documentary The Treasures of Long Gone John and have partnered to open their first gallery. Corey Helford Gallery presents a wide range of artists, from members of the new fine art movement, such as Bigfoot, Andrew Brandou, Natalia Fabia, Korin Faught, James Naccarato, David Stoupakis, and Sage Vaughn, to early Modernist William S. Schwartz. Notable shows include Charity By Numbers, which was co-curated by Gary Baseman and featured an unprecedented lineup of artists. Corey Helford Gallery presents new exhibitions approximately every four weeks. For more information and an upcoming exhibition schedule, please visit coreyhelfordgallery.com.
Corey Helford Gallery
8522 Washington Boulevard
Culver City, CA 90232
T: 310-287-2340
www.coreyhelfordgallery.com
Open Tuesday - Saturday, Noon to 6:00pm
