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ANTEBELLUM PRESENTS IN
DECEMBER 2007
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DECEMBER 2007
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ANTEBELLUM GALLERY presents:
Featuring artists
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RAYMOND
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GUADALUPE
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TOXTLE |
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MAURO YRIGOYEN
FAJARDO |
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JACK MILLETTE
MOSHER |
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JUAN MARTIN
DEL CAMPO JR |
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AJ EPSTEIN |
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DAVID G.
CROCKER |
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UGLY SHYLA |
and many more!
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Dia De Los Muertos (Day of
The Dead) is a traditional Mexican holiday which celebrates and honors
the dead through colorful expression in art, costumes, music, food,
dance & drink ...an important annual event culminating in "una fiesta en
el cematario" (a party in the cemetery).
Among the cultures of
Mexico - where the tradition originated - this observance has ancient
Aztec and Mesoamerican roots and is a national holiday. The Day of the
Dead is also celebrated to a lesser extent in other Latin American
countries; for example, it is a public holiday in Brazil -where many
celebrate by visiting cemeteries and churches. This holiday is also
observed in the Philippines. Observance of this ancient tradition has
spread to Mexican-American communities in the United States as well.
Similarly themed celebrations also appear in some Asian and African
cultures.
Though the subject matter
may be considered morbid from the perspective of mainstream
Anglo-American culture, Latin celebrants typically approach the Day of
the Dead joyfully. Though this festival occurs at the same time as
Halloween, All Saints' Day, and All Souls Day the traditional mood is
much brighter in tone with an emphasis on celebrating and honoring the
lives of the deceased together with celebrating the continuation of life
in a different form or realm. The core belief is not that death is an
absolute end and personal extinction but that death instead marks the
beginning of a new stage of spiritual growth.
Curator RICK CASTRO will
present this first-ever art exhibit featuring erotic interpretations of
Dia De Los Muertos. Castro is reaching out beyond the Latino community,
inviting artists of all backgrounds, nationalities and faiths to share
their interpretations of this predominately Latin tradition.
It is Castro´s hope that
by presenting Dia De Los Muertos, one of the few Latin traditions not
completely veiled in religious dogma, and opening this tradition up to
all nationalities, faiths and sexual persuasions the exhibit will begin
to bridge gaps of alienation and fear regarding these mysterious core
aspects of life - sexuality and death - which some religions have
stigmatized, exploited, or viewed very differently for thousands of
years.
Life, sexuality, death,
and spirituality are all entwined in an erotic mutual embrace of
celebration at?Antebellum Gallery's "Dia De Los Muertos~Erotica"
exhibition. Please do join us!
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opening reception- 7pm, thru December 15th, 2007 |
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Antebellum Gallery |
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1643
N. Las Palmas Ave, Hollywood, CA 90028, 323
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www.antebellum.us.ms
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Toxtle
~ untitled ~ 30"x40" ~ oil on canvas ~ 2007 |
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TOXTLE
was born in Mexico City and raised in California. |
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Toxtle has
always pursued his artistic interest in Music, Film, and
Fine Art. He began oil painting studying the
fundamentals under Robert Kingston.
Toxtle
says, "though Dia De Los Muertos theme is death, it is
meant to celebrate life. This painting explores sex,
life, and death."
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Toxtle is
currently working as a Tattoo Artist at California Tattoo. |
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Raymond
Sandoval ~ Buddies ~14 1/2" x 7 1/2" ~ dry pigments
,shellac on barn wood ~ 2007 |
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Raymond
Sandoval ~ Red Bal l ~ 11" x 5 1/2" ~ dry pigments,
shellac on barn wood ~ 2007
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Raymond
Sandoval ~ Wrapped 1 ~ 14" x 7 1/2" ~ corn husks on barn
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Raymond
Sandoval ~ guerito ~ bonito ~ paper mache mask ~ 2007 |
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RAYMOND SANDOVAL
lives in Jemez Springs, New Mexico, population 364.
Surrounded by the Santa Fe National Forest nestled in the
walls of San Diego canyon, Raymond has made his home where
his great grandfather settled. Sandovak says, I wanted to
see the stars at night and hear the crickets again.
Sandoval is a
graduate of the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts and
received numerous awards and commissions.
Sandoval's
artwork range from small bronzes to colossal Monuments.
Sandoval's most well known work is the colossal bronze of
TAMANEND in Philadelphia, Pa, located on Penn´s Landing
along the Delaware river. TAMANEND commemorates the
contributions of Native Americans Indians.
As an
artist, Sandoval uses the figure as language. The art
becomes the messenger. He is always learning. Sandoval says,
"my work is a result of working where there is seemingly
nothing, allowing myself to be irrational and emotional,
then with a measure of faith, I intuitively make an image.
What I find is that in some indirect way, I´ve dredged up a
peice of myself and put it on public view. Using traditional
icons with the idea that my forefathers came here to
homestead with the scared image in their memory, they
created a very simple and clean image of their patron saint
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When
Sandoval was invited to be a part of Dia De Los Muertos ~
Erotica exhibit, he used that idea. Simple and clean using
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Guadalupe Posada ~ husband & wife ~ acrylic on
canvas ~ 2007
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GUADALUPE
POSADA is a
26-year-old artist and crafter living in Fresno, CA.
Guadalupe
studied with Reedley College at Kingston University, London.
Guadalupe
says, "I've been drawing for as long as I can remember. I
work mainly with graphite pencil, acrylic paints and
mixed medium. Art expresses ones true self and allows me to
channel my emotions in a healthy way. I'm interested in
Mexican Folk Art and art relating to Religious icons. I'm
inspired by real life, people and places, I feel I must
capture that immediately. My favorite artists include Frida
Kahlo, Salvador Dali, Georgia O'Keefe, Pablo Picasso and
Mark Ryden. Relationships and love are connected to my work,
reactions to break-ups and other aspects of said
relationships.
"My art is
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DIA DE LOS MUERTOS ~ i EROTICA !
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November 2nd, 2007 |
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opening reception- 7pm, thru December 15th, 2007 |
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Antebellum Gallery |
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1643 N. Las Palmas Ave, Hollywood, CA 90028, 323
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www.antebellum.us.ms
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ANTEBELLUM PRESENTS IN
NOVEMBER 2007
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NOVEMBER 11th, 2007
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ANTEBELLUM PRESENTS IN
SEPTEMBER 2007
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SEPTEMBER 16th, 2007
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ANTEBELLUM PRESENTS IN
JUNE 2007
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JUNE 30th, 2007
JUNE 23rd, 2007
JUNE 16th, 2007
JUNE 13th, 2007
JUNE 9th, 2007
JUNE 8th, 2007
JUNE 2007
“HOLY HOMO COMICS, DUDE!!!” Antebellum is proud to present
TOONFETISH!, an exhibition of Gay erotic comic & illustrated art.
“KABOOM!!” Over the past 25 years, the medium of illustrative
storytelling has exploded far beyond the realm of “disposable
kiddie entertainment”. Whether mainstream or alternative, comics are
now a respected art form that features an endless array of
illustration styles and diverse subject matter including adult
fantasy, erotic & fetish themes.
“THANKS, DADDY!” 40 years after pioneer Tom of Finland blazed the
trail with his “dirty drawings”, a whole new generation of artists
carry gay erotic illustration into the new millennium. These artists
who could, and in many cases do, work in the mainstream, have chosen
to use their formidable talents to create images and stories that
express themselves erotically. Unabashed, unapologetic and
definitely “UN-PC”, they're putting their imaginations on paper
for all to enjoy. From single image pinups, to fantasy and science
fiction adventures to everyday erotic tales.
“2D FANTASY FUEL!” Gay erotic comics not only reflect existing
fetishes and types in real life, but now influence and add to the
gallery of arousing archetypes. Sexy Manga Boys, Nasty Skatepunks,
Slutty Spacestuds, Superhung Superheroes and “curiously hot”
Otherworldly Creatures have seeped into the fantasies of many a comic
reader. “Toons” have now become a fetish unto themselves.
“THIS IS A JOB FOR… ”As creator of “G-MAN” and “CHELSEA
BOYS” books, internationally renown artist Glen Hanson leads the
pack in this field. Together with legendary fetish and fashion
photographer Rick Castro, they have put together TOONFETISH!,
a show
that will feature some of the hottest artists working in this field
today including-
Drubskin, from San Diego, CA, Dronio, from Bologna, Italy,
Justin
Hall, from San Francisco, CA, Zart from Athens, Greece,
Savieri, from
Melbourne, Australia, Patrick Fillion from Vancouver, Canada and
many
more!
“SPURT!!” TOONFETISH! explodes in Hollywood at the ANTEBELLUM
GALLERY opening nite reception- June 8th! the exhibit runs through
July, 13th, 2007 with kickass drawing salons and events throughout
the show's run lead by the artists themselves!
co-currated by Rick Castro & Glen Hanson
for further information, please contact-
Rick Castro
Antebellum Gallery
1643 N Las Palmas Ave
Hollywood, Ca 90028
323 856-0667
general hours-
wednesday thru Saturday
1-7pm
antebellum@earthlink.net
www.antebellum.us.ms
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ANTEBELLUM GALLERY PRESENTS
TOONFETISH!
featured artists
Glen Hanson, Drubskin, Savieri, Justin Hall, Zart, Dronio
Patrick Fillion and many more!
opening nite- June 8th, 7pm!
exhibit runs through July, 13th
special salon events to be annouced throughout the duration of the
exhibit, including :
* june 9th- Hidden history of the Superhero- lecture by Justin Hall!
* june 16th- Glen Hanson’s naked drawing salon!
* june 23rd- zine & comix convention!
* june 30th- Drubskin’s RomperStomper SkinHead party!
* july 13th- erotic animation film night- closing party!
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artist bios
Glen Hanson
a native of Toronto, He
currently lives in Los Angeles. where he
works on a variety of illustration, animation, design, writing and
art direction.
Hanson has designed characters for animated shows Beetlejuice, Daria,
Spy Groove and for Disney tv and SoapNet network. Hanson’s
illustrations have appeared in a variety of publications including
Entertainment Weekly, L'Uomo Vogue, Variety, The New York Times, FHM
and Maxim, the cover of BLINK 182's. Hason has such diversw clients
as “The Enema Strikes Back” CD, packaging for BOD Body Spray, t-
shirts and ads for designer Andrew Mackenzie and campaigns for
Sunsilk shampoo.
For 8 years Hanson co-wrote and illustrated the syndicated Chelsea
Boys comic strip, most recently compiled in the hardcover book,
“Chelsea Boys Steppin' Out!”. Hanson also co-wrote Wonder Woman
VS. The Red Menace for DC COMICS as part of their Realworlds series.
Glen's erotic male illustrations have appeared on everything from
greeting cards, t-shirts, party plates and publications like
Unzipped, Torso and Blue.
In 2004 the first collection of these images was published in the
book G-MAN . Hanson was cover artist and contributor to STRIPPED, the
illustrated male both published by Bruno Gmunder.
by Glen Hanson
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DRUBSKIN
lives in San Diego, CA.
drubslkin creates proto-pornography for the punk and skateboard
generation: Drub's images of a new queer archetype with a subversive
comic book style are colorful manifestos of youthful lust. Mixing
traditional fine art techniques with today's technology, Drub's
artwork perverts the mind and the medium. Drub's distinctive images
have previously been featured in Blue, Freshmen, Gay-News Amsterdam,
Instigator Magazine and exhibited in Amsterdam, Berlin, Toronto, and
many cities in the U.S of A.
by
Drubskin
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ZART
Born in Greece in 1976 and grew
up in a small seaside town.
Since he can remember, Zart has been drawing on every blank space of
his school books. Men, women, ambiguous creatures, clothes, gestures,
expressions....
In 1996 Zart entered the Accademy of Fine Arts of Rome , Italy where
he studied for two years.then dropped out as his tuttors were telling
him,“you’re not a painter, but a graphic artist...(!)” Zart then
moved to London where he got accepted at Saint Martins College of Art
and Design. Zart completed a BA hons course in Graphic Design with
specialisation in Illustration, Then spent 2 years working for
various Design Studios, but military duty in Greece was impossible to
avoid....So Zart returned to Greece in 2003, worked for OZON magazine
for 6 months and then spent a year and a half of his life training in
the Greek Air Force (a real opportunity to explore the human
behaviour, especially the disturbed one).
In 2004 Zart got hired from CREAM advertising company, where he works
as a Senior Art Director.
Zart has never abbandoned his love for drawing and throughout the
years his style has developed into a mixture of spontaneous scetches
and his experience in Design.
Currently Zart is working on a series of drawings entitled:
“Documentations of Complicated Lives”.
by Zart
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JUSTIN HALL
lives in San Francisco.
Justin loves comic books, travel, and sex, and has managed to indulge
all three of these passions in his life. Hall is an award-winning
cartoonist best known for True Travel Tales, his comic book series of
true-life adventures from the road. His work has been featured in
numerous other publications, such as the Houghton Milfin Best
American Comics, the S.F. Bay Guardian, Boy Trouble, and more. Hall
also occasionally acts in porn films, and some of his experiences in
the industry have wound up in the pages of Hard To Swallow, a gay
porn comic co-created by Dave Davenport.
by Justin Hall
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SAVIERI
is an artist and writer living in
Melbourne, Australia.
Savieri grew up in a little backwater town where
his nightmares flourished in a cultural desert. At 17
Savieri plucked them from the barren soil and hoisted his
demons towards his dreams. Salieri has since lived and
worked in Sydney, Paris and New York, but still calls Melbourne his
home.
Savieri is influenced by the many things he never planned on
becoming, Savieri has made dubious use of his ample
talents... Or is it the other way around?
by Savieri
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DRONIO, (Jacopo Camagni )
was born in Bologna, Italy, on December 21, 1977.
After studying classical art, graphic design and photography at Liceo
Artistico F. Arcangeli, Dronio began his career in 1998 with the gay
comic series "Take Away" and the strip "Le Amiche Giuste" (exhibited
in the Triennale of Milano) published by Kappa Edizioni. Dronio’s
boldly inked and energetically colored illustrations have been used
for advertising around the world, in magazines, on covers for video
games, and even in a book for the Opera House of Rome.
In 2005, Dronio developed his "True" series, a lush collection of
illustrations that reinterpreted some of the most famous characters
from fairy tales, fantasy literature as well as contemporary real
life, with his own sexy and slightly alternative homoerotic point of
view.
Dronio and his boyfriend, writer/designer Marco Felicioni, co-created
and published the first volume of "Magna Veritas", a graphic novel
series for Soleil Edition of Toulon, France in 2006. The 2nd issue
of "Magna Veritas" is due out later this year.
Currently, Dronio is working on a variety of projects including
illustrations for “Graveside”, a "dark toned" mini-series for
Image Comics.
by Dronio
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PATRICK FILLION
lives in Vancouver, Canada.
Patrick has been an artist since birth, preferring pencil and paper
to most other toys as a child, he would draw for hours on end. As an
adult, Patrick's love of art and comics in particular is stronger
than ever.
Recently Unzipped magazine stated, "It's not hard to see why
Fillion's comics have caught on so well in the gay community. From
the lasciviously sketched studs in tights to the intensely graphic
depiction of sexual intercourse, Fillion's books are like X-Rated
versions of the superhero books he and many of us grew up idolizing."
Putting as much care and love into developing the characters and the
stories as he does into drawing them, Patrick redefines how we look
at adult comics. Produced with the highest standards possible, each
comic book is created with absolute devotion to quality and attention
to detail.
A leader in the field, Patrick's art continues to inspire and
impress. His men are exquisite and memorable. His comics are bold
and cutting edge. One thing is certain. Patrick is an artist of
great influence and like Tom of Finland before him, his amazing
artwork will continue to pave the way for other artists.
Patrick has created 3 art books, Heroes, Hot Chocolate and Mighty
Males, all of which have been published with great success by Bruno
Gmunder. When Patrick is not busy writing, drawing and publishing
comics, he is hard at work illustrating for several well known gay
publications, such as Black Inches, Latin Inches, Torso, Inches and
recently Freshmen magazines.
Today, Patrick and his life and business partner, Fraz have created
their own independent publishing company called Class Comics.
Through this company, they produce and print several Gay Erotic theme
comics such as Naked Justice, Camili-Cat (whom Patrick created 20
years ago, at the age of 12), Satisfaction Guaranteed, Guardians of
the Cube, Deimos, and the anthology series called Rapture.
In 2007, a fourth art book entitled Bliss: The Art of Patrick Fillion
will be released by the German Publishers. This fourth book, a more
personal look at Patrick's work, promises to be his most exciting so
far, with nearly 100 pages of his signature studs bursting to life
for our viewing pleasures.
by Patrick Fillion
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Curator
RICK CASTRO is an independent filmmaker and photographer living
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working in Los Angeles his entire life.
Castro’s explores the world of fetish and fringes of culture. His
work has been published in artist editions, exhibitions and
institutions worldwide. Rick co-directed and wrote the cult film
Hustler White , (1996) and the documentary Plushies & Furries, (2001)
for MTV.
Castro’s photography is in the permanent collections of The Alfred
Kinsey Institute and The Tom of Finland Foundation. His books and
zines are archived at the UCLA library, and The Leather Museum in
Chicago. Castro has photographed portraits of the Dalai Lama,
(sipping tea) Gore Vidal, Peter Berlin, Alan Poul (producer-Six Feet
Under & Tales of the City) and his longtime muse, Tony Ward.
Castro owns and runs ANTEBELLUM GALLERY.
(see
www.rickcastro.com for more information.)
about the gallery
Antebellum Gallery is Located at 1643 North Las Palmas Avenue, in the
heart of downtown Hollywood. The term antebellum is latin for,
“before war” and while it commonly refers to a more romantic Gone
With the Wind era, we find ourselves again today with American
culture at odds with political/religious/social agendas that threaten
to blow the lid off its foundations at any given moment.
Steeped in Victorian nuances with a salon style, Antebellum is a
casual space for art and engaging conversation. Antebellum Gallery is
intended as a hybrid of artistic, cultural, and political iconoclasm.
For more information please contact Rick Castro (by email:
antebellum@earthlink.net / phone: 323 856 0667.
www.antebellum.us.ms
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4pm- visit Antebellum Gallery. the only fetish art gallery in america!-
-Maura Egan- New York Times Magazine
Antebellum Gallery claims to be, “the only fetish art gallery in
America”. with exhibits like The Bondage Show and Evening with a
Ropemaster, we’re not going to argue.
-Leslee Komaiko- Los Angeles Magazine
In a photo that hangs on the wall of Rick Castro’s feitsh-art
gallery, Antebellum, a fist is deeply emdedded in an ass“. From the
fister’s still-visble wrist dangles a silver chain, echoing the
thought bouncing through my own head, Castro chuckles, “wouldn’t
that make the best jewlery ad?”
- Ernest Hardy- LA weekly
“The Modern Heretics exhibit at Antebellum Gallery projects and
intense, sometimes whimsical, otherworldly erotisism.”
- Dan Cullinae- Frontiers Magazine
“The Bondage Show” is an exhibit billed as photography by “three
generations of bondage masters.” Not your usual fare, this trio
spans the range from tortured rough trade to guilded deity. The live
events around the show are significant, opening last week with a
performative lecture by the seminal Modern Primitive movement
founder, Fakir Musafar, continuing with neo-Victorian Rick Castro’s
Fetish Tea Party. and newcomer Domasan who practices shibari,
(japanese style knots)”
- Ron Athey- LA Weekly
On a recent rainy Friday afternoon, Castro served orange pekoe tea,
and cookies as he discussed the differences between porn and erotica,
defined fetish, bemoaned the culture war and praised his muse — and
queer icon — Tony Ward.” -
- Ernest Hardy- LA Weekly
BLACKS exhibt is the black spirit of the erotismo. An extension
explores the world of fetish with all the sexiness, the esotismo, the
irony and the power of the bodies and the minds black. To Hollywood
it arrives “blacks”. You will understand because to say goodbye to
the white ones.
-Babillonia, Italy
ANTEBELLUM presents Wednesday, 4th April
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presents:
BLACKS
The Beauty Of Black Sexuality
featured Artists
Belasco, Alva Bernadine, George Pitts,
Marc Baptiste, John Howard,
and Carlos Batts
Antebellum Gallery is
pleased to announce a group exhibition featuring black artists creating black
erotic imagery that confronts preexisting taboos and reinvents BLACKS as
fetish.
BLACKS explores the beauty of black sexuality and
eroticism in the new millennium.
Co-currated by artists
Carlos Batts and Rick Castro
opening reception
VALENTINES DAY
February - 14th-2007
Exhibit runs through April 4th,
2007
SALON
EVENTS
feb 24th- BATTS MOVIE NIGHT- (a collection of experimental films presented by
carlos batts) - $10 cover
march 3rd- LIVE SKETCH CLASS- (hosted by BELASCO & MIGUEL REYES)- $25.00 cover
march 10th- HOOKAH DEN- (shisha smoking and belly dancing!) - $20.00
march 24th- SOUTHERN TEA PARTY- (with guest of honor- BABY, live music, spoken
word)- $20.00
closing party on April 4th-
featuring the artist- BELASCO,
(honoring the 43rd anniversary of the passing of MARTIN LUTHER KING JR.)
Antebellum Gallery
1643 n las palmas ave
hollywood 90028
323 856-0667
general hours- wednesday thru saturday- 1-7pm
www.antebellum.us.ms
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Artist Bios
BELASCO currently lives in Los Angeles.
Belasco began creating erotic art in the early 1990's for various club rags and
small press publications. He went on to create chapbooks featuring erotic
stories and paint the covers for the first three books in the "B-Boy Blues"
series of novels by James Earl Hardy. In the later part of 1997, Belasco's work
was included in the Meatmen anthologies from Leyland Press. In 2000, Cleis press
released a collection of Belasco's work in "The Brothers of New Essex". Since
then Belasco continues to create original artwork and publish his own brand of
afro-homo-erotic illustrations and stories.
BELASCO - AFRO ART
BELASCO - BOO AND THE BOYS SINK
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GEORGE PITTS is Director of
Photography at LIFE Magazine. From 1993-2004, he was the Director of Photography
at Vibe Magazine. He is also a photographer, painter, and writer.
Mr. Pitts photographs have been published in The New York Times Magazine, New
York Magazine, Esquire, Details, Clam, Premiere, Spin, Talk, Raygun, Paper,
Nerve, Manhattan File, Voidek, Werk , Tally Ho, Stereotype, Gotham, Vice, E
Design, " Graphics Photo Annual 2000, American Photography, Masterminds of
Mode: International Fashion Festival in Japan, (2000), Nerve: The New
Nude,(Chronicle Books), and an upcoming compilation on human scars, tentatively
entitled, Scars,(Great Britain); and The New Erotic Photography" (Taschen,
2007).
As Director of Photography at Vibe magazine, he received numerous honors in
Photography including The SPD Gold Award in 1994 and 2004; an Alfred Eisenstaedt
Award nomination for Photo Essays in 1998; selection in American Photography
volumes 10 - 19; and received three National Magazine Award (ASME) nominations
in Photography: 1994, 1995, and 2001. In 2002, Vibe magazine received the
National Magazine Award (the ASME) in General Excellence for 2001. In 2006,
LIFE magazine was nominated for an ASME for the Best Celebrity Cover of 2006.
In 2006, he was awarded The Lucie Award for Picture Editor Of The Year" for his
work with LIFE Magazine.
Mr. Pitts was named one of the nineteen Movers and Shakers for the Future,
(1995) by American Photo magazine. In 1995, he was instated in the Who's Who
Among African Americans edition. In 1999, he was selected for the IBC
(International Biographical Centre, Cambridge, England) Outstanding People of
the 20th Century volume. In 2001, he served as one of the judges for ICP's
Eugene Smith Award in Photojournalism, and was on the Nominating Board for
ICP's 2001,Infinity Awards in Photography. In 1973 he was a Fulbright Recipient
to Great Britain in Painting. In 1972 he received The Painting lst Prize at The
Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture.
Mr. Pitts also teaches courses entitled Picturing Sexuality, and The Senior
Thesis Seminar, at The Parsons School of Design. He has also taught at The
School of Visual Arts.
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ALVA BERNADINE was born in
Grenada, West Indies and moved to Britain at the age of 6 to London. At the age
of 10 Alva bought a toy camera that took blurred pictures, some of which his
mother still has in the family album.
Alva became seriously interested
in photography at the age of 21. Alva?s first pictures were of London tourist
spots and the next year Alva started practicing his present style. Alva is
self-taught and has never been an assistant.
Alva has worked mainly in the
editorial field for the last 18 years. Alva has photographed for numerous
magazines and has had many profiles of his work in countries such as France,
Spain, Italy, USA, Australia, Germany and, his home country, Great Britain.
In 1987, Alva was joint winner the
Vogue/Sotheby's Cecil Beaton Award for his series of shoe pictures entitled 'The
Fetish. In 2001 his book Bernadinism: How to Dominate Men and Subjugate Women
was published. In 2002, Alva won Erotic Photographer of the year in Britain.
ALVA BERNADINE - MR. BERNADINE AT
HOME
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JOHN HOWARD was born in
Austin, Texas in 1962. Howard went to the University of Kentucky from 1982-
1985.
Howard is the gonzo cartoonist of
choice for the rowdier adult magazines of America, like Buttman, Screw, and
Hustler. Howard is legend in the counterculture comic world. and is the man
behind the Horny Bikers Slut comic series, which featured various amped Amazons.
muscle-bound native Americans in bikinis and she-males with attitude, Howard
recently branched out into adult video directing, with titles like Tales from
the Crack- ,(a live action pop art version of the comic starring Belladonna) and
Vault of Whores. In his films, Howard merges comic panels into live scenarios,
proving there?s life in the comic book genre yet.
Some of Howards comics include -
Leaping Weasel, Deathman,Horny Biker Slut and She-Male Trouble.
JOHN HOWARD
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Curator CARLOS BATTS
Carlos Batts wears many hats very
well; photographer, filmmaker, curator. Over the past 15 years he as taken the
DIY mantra to heart documenting a variety of sophisticated subcultures; music,
life style and art. Painter, stylist, make up artist, and set designer have all
been titles he has carried through out the creation of his vast body of work.
Carols has honed and refined his artistic sensibilities into a balanced mosaic
of high fashion and photo-collages that encompass his entire vision.
Among an ever-expanding universe
of other forums in addition to photography, Batts has directed short films, and
curated Street Art exhibits by the likes of Mike GIANT, Rich Colman, Kime
Buzelli, Axis, Chris Lindig and Photography exhibits by Chris Haston, Steve Diet
Goedde, Dave Naz, Patrick Hoelck, Rick Castro, Estavan Oriel, and Andres
Serrano.
Batts is a contributor to these
magazines: Swindle, WARP (Japan), Vibe, Maxim, URB, WYWS, Garage (Italy).
Clientele: NBC, WB Television,
Shoes, NBC, Digi Design, Sky Spirits, Ballantine Books, DC Comics, AGFA Film,
Calee Clothing (Japan), Third Rail Clothing, Fleer Trading Cards, Century Media
Records, New Line Cinema, Warner Brothers, Abacus Records, Relapse Records and
Reptilian Records.
Musical artists photographed:
Danzig, Snoop Dog, Mark Mothersbaugh, DJ QUIK, AFROBOTS, Radiation 4, City High,
Crystal Method, Z TRIP, Ozomatli, Ginuwine, The Distillers, Pig Destroyer,
godHead, Ink & Dagger, The Dwarves, LABTEKWON, Dog Fashion Disco, Nikka Costa,
Nebula, AWOL ONE, ONE BLOCK RADIUS and Mastodon.
CARLOS BATTS - MS. VAIN
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Curator RICK CASTRO
Rick Castro is an independent
filmmaker and photographer. Castros work explores the world of fetish and
fringes of sex culture. His work has been published in artist editions,
exhibitions and institutions worldwide. Rick co-directed and wrote Hustler White
and the documentary Plushies & Furries for MTV.
Castros photography is in the
permanent collections of The Alfred Kinsey Institute and The Tom of Finland
Foundation. His books and zines are archived at the UCLA library, and The
Leather Museum in Chicago. Castro has photographed portraits of the Dalai Lama,
(sipping tea) Gore Vidal, Peter Berlin, Alan Poul (producer of Six Feet Under)
and his longtime muse, Tony Ward. Castro owns and runs ANTEBELLUM GALLERY.
Antebellum Gallery is Located at
1643 North Las Palmas Avenue, in the heart of downtown Hollywood. The term
antebellum is latin for before war and while it commonly refers to a more
romantic Gone With the Wind era, we find ourselves again today with American
culture at odds with political/religious/social agendas that threaten to blow
the lid off its foundations at any given moment.
Steeped in Victorian nuances with
a salon style, Antebellum is a casual space for art and engaging salon
conversation. Antebellum Gallery is intended as a hybrid of artistic, cultural,
and political iconoclasm.
For more information please
contact Rick Castro (by email: pyewackett@ca.rr.com / phone: 323 856 0667.
www.antebellum.us.ms
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Quotes
Visit Antebellum Gallery. The only
fetish art gallery in America! Maura Egan- New York Times Magazine
Antebellum Gallery claims to be,
the only fetish art gallery in America. With exhibits like The Bondage Show and
Evening with a Ropemaster, we´re not going to argue.
Leslee Komaiko - Los Angeles
Magazine
In a photo that hangs on the
wall of Rick Castro´s feitsh-art gallery, Antebellum, a fist is deeply emdedded
in an ass. From the fister´s still-visble wrist dangles a silver chain,
echoing the thought bouncing through my own head, Castro chuckles, wouldn´t that
make the best jewlery ad
Ernest Hardy- LA Weekly
The Modern Heretics exhibit at
Antebellum Gallery projects and intense, sometimes whimsical, otherworldly
erotisism.
Dan Cullinae- Frontiers
Magazine
The Bondage Show is an exhibit
billed as photography by three generations of bondage masters. Not your usual
fare, this trio spans the range from tortured rough trade to guilded deity. The
live events around the show are significant, opening last week with a
performative lecture by the seminal Modern Primitive movement founder, Fakir
Musafar, continuing with neo-Victorian Rick Castro´s Fetish Tea Party. and
newcomer Domasan who practices shibari, (japanese style knots)
Ron Athey- LA Weekly
On a recent rainy Friday afternoon,
Castro served orange pekoe tea, and cookies as he discussed the differences
between porn and erotica, defined fetish, bemoaned the culture war and praised
his muse and queer icon Tony Ward.
Ernest Hardy- LA Weekly
"I clearly remember we were
calling ourselves colored, and after the song, ("Say It Loud I'm Black and
I'm Proud," a landmark 1968 statement of racial pride)
we were calling ourselves black.
The song showed people that lyrics, music and a song can change society."
James Brown- Associated Press
interview.- 2003
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2006
appearances/events/presentations
MODERN
HERETICS
Sean
Platter - Mephistopheles
MODERN
HERETICS EXHIBIT Opens October 28th 2006!
OPENING
RECEPTION - 7-9 PM, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 28TH, 2006 through December 2nd, 2006.
Featuring
artists - SEAN PLATTER, TONY LABADIE, DON SABAN, HR GIGER, PAMELA JOSEPH WITH
KUROSH VALANEJAD, VES PITTS, JAMES DINVERNO, PAUL WIRHUN, RICK OWENS AND MANY
MORE!
Modern
Heretics is a group exhibition depicting modern interpretations of the age-old
scapegoat, THE HERETIC.
The
Heretic: Forever vilified and blamed for all the sin of this world, after this
exhibit the heretic will have a rebirth representation- THE MODERN HERETIC-
that of an artistic interpretation as, iconic, sardonic, ethereal, poetically
blasphemous and erotic!
Special
SALON EVENTS will be presented weekly during the course of the exhibit.
october
31- world premiere of issue #3-
Demonicsex , (contributing writer- clive barker!)
comix signing with sean platter & tony labadie.
november
9th- fetish book club- $10.00 entry fee
november
18th- tarot & tea leaf readings- $20.00 entry fee
november
25th- seance - story telling- $20.00 entry fee
december
2nd- opium den - sean platter -host- $20.00 entry fee
december
9th- black christmas- closing party- (dark santa in window. make a wish for xmas.
receive a lump of coal!)-
$5.00 entry fee
SEAN
PLATTER considers himself a victorian in a digital world.
Seans
fascination with ornament and past design forms can be traced back to the grand
victorian homes of his youth. The overabundance of detail and sense of fantasy
appealed to Sean like nothing else. Over time, this fascination lead to an
appreciation for outlandish excess, the exotic , the erotic, and all things
macabre.
Sean
received a degree in graphic design at a midwestern collage and moved to Los
Angeles in 1984. He has had many interesting jobs including manually pasting
phone numbers in the local phone book, advertising for gay papers and
illustrations for In Touch and Indulge for every month from 1984 thru 2005. Sean
was also an animator at Filmation studios working on He-man and She-Ra. Sean
continues to work as a professional animator.
Sean
lists his influences as- Harry Bush, Simon Bisley, The Symbolists, The
Orientalists. Hindu devotional art from India, Byzantine art and Medieval
illuminated manuscripts.
Sean is
the creator of a twisted graphic novel called DEMONICSEX: satanic tales of
transformation and possession. The second volume will be released on All Hallows
Eve at Antebellum gallery!
Sean
Platter - Orgasm-Death
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TONY
LEWD LABADIE says It all started with strange dreams of lizard-men and alien
atmospheres.
Lewd,
says he has always had a passion for art in every form, be it Film, books,
comics, photography, architecture, culture, even food has inspired and given
Lewd motivation to create.
Character
illustration and the male body have been the primary focus of lewds art and
experimentation. Lewd sees the male body as a frame of power and lust, hard,
feral, and arousing, causes him to bring forth wildly exotic fantasy that hes
dreamt. Lewd says, this gives my characters bizarre, or monstrous
characteristics and stimulates more mystery and curiosity, making
experimentation with sex much more fulfilling and enjoyable.
Monsters,
demons, aliens, and other famous creatures such as the Predator reveal their
erotic potential and become objects of lust & desire are depicted in Lewds
artwork.
Tony "Lewd"
Labadie - Demon
Tony "Lewd"
Labadie - Caraca
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DON
SABAN is a native of Phoenix ,AZ, he received his formal training at Brooks
Institute of Photography, Santa Barbara, and was simultaneously a prote of
professor William A. Rohrbach, University of California Santa Barbara, who
studied with classic photographer Minor White at Berkley in the 1950´s.
Sabin has
been a member of the Santa Barbara Museum of Art Photography Committee. During
his tenure in Santa Barbara, he was one of the first photographers to be in Art
Life magazine, and also on the cover.
After
moving to Los Angeles, Saban taught at Otis/Parsons and continued his
photographic work which has been published in numerous magazines.
Don Saban
was commissioned by the Santa Barbara Museum of Art to do photography for the
book : Standing in the Tempest: Painters of the Hungarian Avant-Garde.
Sabans
current work is experimentation with digital images working with color and
design that at once becomes spiritual, celestial and mythical.
Don Saban
says, I've always wanted to do more with photography than what was possible when
I first started out. With the advent of digital cameras and new technology I can
now realize what I've always dreamt of doing This new body of work embraces the
old with the new, starting with an image made by a digital camera (which still
uses a glass lens, shutter and f/stops like a traditional camera) and
traditional studio lights.
In
essence the image becomes somewhat of a blank canvas for me to explore the
possibilities. The digital lab has replaced the limitations of the darkroom,
allowing me to accomplish my artistic vision and goals. Ultimately images are
wonderful to look at, and what one takes away from them is up to the individual.
Don Saban
- # 74
Don Saban
- # 45
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PAMELA
JOSEPH says her work often starts with separate parts that come together
over time to make a complete statement.
Pamela
has a long-standing interest in women and their place in contemporary society,
their power or lack of it, and their relationship to the world around them. Over
the past few years, Pamela's work has also explored different religious issues,
especially the Madonna. The Virgin Mary has been an intense attraction for
Pamela, who was raised as a Catholic. The Virgin was the ultimate symbol of
feminine perfection.
Pamela
bought the kneeler about three years ago, drawn to its textures and sense of
history. At the time she had no idea how it would manifest in an artwork.
Pamela
then painted the Pussy Madonna image in 2003 while she was a Visiting Artist at
the American Academy in Rome. It was there that Pamela became especially aware
of the sympathetic juxtaposition of the sacred and the profane: erotic scrims on
buildings would be backdrops for provocative Bernini sculptures, or a Virgin
Shrine enclosed in neon would be next to a suggestive movie poster.
Pussy
Marshmallow is Pamela's alter ego, a woman who audaciously dares to break the
rules in the game of the sexes. Here she is reborn as the Savior Christ child,
resting in the arms of the Virgin Mary while winged fairies soar and the
putanesca burns in hell.
Pamela
has worked with KUROSH VALANEJAD on a wide range of projects from 1992.
Kurosh suggested turning the Pussy painting into a 3-D stereoscopic light
projection and executed the separation of layers and designed the light box.
Pamela and Kurosh then engage in dialogue to further develop the piece.
The
intricate mirror box was fabricated based on similar historic contraptions.
Pamela's has been fascinated with the idea of the phrase They did it with
mirrors, the conflict and the indecision of what is real or merely illusion.
The
Kneeler becomes a complete environment with the addition of the text, which is
based on Pamela's personal experiences and memories. The words are a dialogue
between the supposedly different personas of the Madonna and the whore in a
conversation with a paternal figure. Sound artist Liliana Mejia took my words
and wove them into a complex overlay of voices, much like a supportive Greek
chorus. She has composed a score that interacts with other elements such as fire,
wings and music. The refusal to be judged now extends into the collective realm
and is not just an individual effort.
The image
of kneeling is one of surrendering pride and admitting ones sins. Instead, this
humbling act becomes a defiant stance in the face of rigid and perfectionist
views.
Pamela Joseph with Kurosh Valanejad- The Kneeler
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ERIC OCTOBER was born and raised in the Central Valley and then
transplanted to Southern California.
After
receiving a BA in Fine Art at UCLA he has pursued various media to express his
artistic ideas, including drawing, painting, sculpture, photography, and mixed
media/assemblage.
Reoccurring themes in his work include examining the ways the male body is
represented and specifically how the male body is presented to gay men.
Currently,
in addition to painting, Eric is focusing on animation as his next artistic
frontier to explore.
Eric October -
Invisible Man
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H.R. GIGER was born in the small city of
Chur, Switzerland in February, 1940. Giger grew up in a rather normal, middle
class family environment. His father was the local pharmacist. When he was quite
young his father received a human skull as a professional promotion from a
pharmaceutical firm, and the young Hansruedi was taken spellbound.
After high school (gymnasium) Giger went on to
study architecture and industrial design at Zurich's School of Applied Arts. He
soon expanded his network of friends to include those in involved in various
aspects of the arts, and began drawing creatively.
In 1966 Giger began work as an interior designer,
and at the same time, completed some early paintings. In 1968 Giger began
working exclusively as an artist, as well as filmmaker. Giger has his first
posters published in 1969 and also has some of his first exhibitions outside of
Zurich.
Giger begins using the airbrush in the next
decade, and his works take on a unique otherworldly quality. He grows to be
considered the leading airbrush artist in the world and proved that fine art
could be produced via the device. Working in large formats, Giger's paintings
are meticulously rendered and possess a blend of erotic mystery and alien
elegance.
In 1978 Giger began work on the film ALIEN, and
ended up sculpting much of the creatures and sets. In 1980 the artist is awarded
an Oscar for his stunning work on the classic film.
Giger began work on The H.R. Giger Museum in the
middle 1990s and this continues today, as the medieval castle in Gruyere,
Switzerland is being continually expanded. The museum houses Giger's personal
collection of art from around the world, as well as a substantial collection of
his own paintings and sculptural work.
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RICK
OWENS was born and raised in Porterville California. Rick then studied art
at Parsons in Los Angeles before opting instead to take a two-year course on
pattern-making. He then spent a number of years cutting patterns for knock-off
and sportswear companies, before embarking on his own label. A strong reputation
and following both consumer and retailled him to the attention of a group of
Italian manufacturers, with whom he is now partners in his ever-growing company
OwensCorp. Rick designs his own clothing lines called Rick Owens, DKSHWDS and
Lilies. Owens is also Artistic Director for Revillon, the French fur brand
founded in 1723. Owens won the CFDA Perry Ellis Award for Emerging Talent in
2002. Rick?s designs for many celebrities including Courtney Love, Madonna,
Helena Bonham Carter and his longtime muse, Michele Lamy.
Ricks
video-instillation documents the creating of his fashion shoot with paraplegic,
transvestite model, The Goddess Bunny, who is a celebrity in her own right
modeling for art photographers Joel-Peter Witkin and Rick Castro, and touring
with Marilyn Manson.
Rick Owens-
Fashion Shoot With Goddess Bunny
Antebellum Gallery is Located at 1643 North Las Palmas Avenue, in the heart of
downtown Hollywood. The term antebellum is latin for before war and while it
commonly refers to a more romantic Gone With the Wind era, we find ourselves
again today with culture clashes at odds with political/religious/social agendas
that threaten to blow the lid off its foundations at any given moment.
Steeped
in Victorian nuances with a salon style Antebellum is intended as a casual space
for art and engaging conversation. Antebellum Gallery is intended as a hybrid of
artistic, cultural, and political iconoclasm.
Antebellum Gallery is owned and operated by RICK CASTRO, an
independent filmmaker and photographer. Castros work explores the world of
fetish and fringes of sex culture. His work has been published in artist
editions, exhibitions and institutions worldwide. Rick co-directed and wrote
Hustler White and the documentary Plushies & Furries for MTV.
Castros
photography is in the permanent collections of The Alfred Kinsey Institute and
The Tom of Finland Foundation. His books and zines are archived at the UCLA
library, and The Leather Museum in Chicago. Castro has photographed portraits of
the Dalai Lama, (sipping tea) Gore Vidal, Peter Berlin, Alan Poul (producer of
Six Feet Under) and his longtime muse, Tony Ward.
Antebellum Gallery
1643 n
las palmas ave
Friday, July 28th 2006
Monday, July 17th 2006
On April
7th, 2006, we lost an icon and part of our history. John
Blackburn passed away at 8.35pm due to complications from treatment
for colon cancer. He was 67.
Born on September 10th, 1939, John grew up
in rural Statesboro,
Georgia, attended Georgia State College, then transferred to art
school in Nashville, Tennessee during the 1950's.
John's first art exhibit was in 1960 in Statesboro, GA. Delighted
and encouraged when the local chamber of commerce invited him to
display his landscapes, John was so excited he decided to create new
paintings including nude men in the scenery. Nobody thought about
checking to see what the budding young artist was planing on
presenting until the actual opening. Thus, as the exhibit opened at
the public library John innocently exhibited the first homoerotic art
exhibit in Statesboro and possibly the South.
Sometime around 1962 John moved to Los Angeles and never looked
back. He immediately immersed himself in the burgeoning gay
community. John's artwork was on the cover of ONE Magazine. Founded
by Harry Hay, Jim Kempner, Morris Knight and designer Rudy Gernriech,
One was the first gay periodical of its day. John's art was soon
featured in Physique Pictorial, the magazine created by Bob Mizer of
AMG Studios.
During the late 70's John created the infamous character of Coley, a
bisexual hedonist whose sexual pleasures were vast and indulged
often. For this character John incorporated his own experiences and
memories of what it was like being a young gay blade in the south
during the 60's & 70's. John also created artwork for the Meatmen
comic series, including a cover for issue #21.
During 1977 John had two milestones in his life. He opened
FrameMakers in Westwood, CA, where he designed and built custom
frames. He also met the love of his life, Jimmy Kawakami.
John was a close friend of Ted Shawn, a prominent New York dancer and
founder of the Denishawn dance company. John painted numerous
portraits of Ted and the company, using the images of dancers as
prototypes for his artwork. John Blackburn loved art, spending hours--
sometimes entire days--painting in his studio. John worked with all
mediums: oil, acrylic, pastel, watercolor, pen&ink, pencil and block
prints. John liked nothing better than creating art, surrounded by
his birds, with whom he also had a strong affinity.
"John definitely had a Zen philosophy,"
says his life partner Jimmy,
"he was very kind and had a non-judgmental approach to everyone, and
everything. He believed that all in this world was of equal value. He
didn't place people above other living creatures. John did had bad
memories of the religious dogma from the area he grew up, but in
recent years was thinking of moving back. He longed for a slower
pace. LA was getting to him. We both were seeking a quieter life."
John Blackburn is survived by his sisters Billie and Frances, his
three birds Camille, Simone and Carmen, and his true love Jimmy
Kawakami. John Blackburn will be loved and missed by the people who
knew him and had the pleasure of experiencing the art, spirit and
kindness of this true southern gentleman.
Antebellum Gallery will present a memento mori honoring the life and
art of John Blackburn on July 17th, 7pm. Work from the collection of
John Blackburn from 1958- 2006 will be on display. This is a one
evening event only. The public is invited.
The Giger -
John Blackburn 1964
June, 9th through June 30th 2006
Antebellum gallery presents
MIGUEL & RICK'S
"!QUINCEANERA!"
"A celebration of the
Latin Male"
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Miguel Angel
Reyes |
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Ramon's piece |
OPENING RECEPTION june 9th - 7pm - 10pm!
featuring Live Performances & Dancers!
$5.00 cover
Miguel's drawing classes with live models! Thursday's june
15th & 22nd - 7pm!
$25.00 - Reservations required.
CLOSING RECEPTION June 30th
- 7pm - 10pm!
!Pelon!
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