Opening Reception Saturday, September 5, 2009 from 7 to 10pm
On View September 5 until September 26, 2009This September, Los Angeles street artist Buff Monster serves up “Heavy Metal Ice Cream Smile”, his third solo exhibition at Corey Helford Gallery. Sweet indulgence is the flavor of the day as Buff Monster broadens his artistic range with delicious narratives that bounce from happy to satanic. For the show, bright geometric and camouflage patterns are juxtaposed against dark monochromatic themes, and new fluorescent orange and yellow hues sprinkle his acrylic-on-birch squirting landscapes. Buff Monster continues to develop his trademark pink palette, titillating kanji translations and Superflat technique while experimenting with stipling and repetition to create illusion and depth. The exhibition will feature his highly-anticipated new book Life Is Sweet: The Art of Buff Monster, limited-edition signed and numbered serigraphs and a giant custom balloon installation. Open to the public, the reception for “Heavy Metal Ice Cream Smile” will take place on Saturday, September 5 from 7 to 10pm, and the show will be on view until September 26, 2009.
Buff Monster lives in Hollywood and cites heavy metal music, ice cream and Japanese culture as major influences. The color pink, as a symbol of confidence, individuality and happiness, is present in everything he creates. His creative endeavors began by putting up thousands of hand-silkscreened posters across Los Angeles and also in far-away places. His original and one-and-only wheat paste brush and frequent poster missions have developed into a very productive street art career, and he now works on fine art paintings, collectible toys and select design projects. He paints on wood, taking great care to create them as flat as possible. His work has been shown in numerous galleries, usually creating large installations to accompany the paintings. He has released loads of signature vinyl toys through MINDstyle, and has many other projects in the works with other leading toy companies. His art has been published in a long list of magazines, newspapers and books, including Juxtapoz, Vapors, Angeleno, XLR8R, The Los Angeles Times, The New York Times, and others. Buff Monster works tirelessly day and night to spread happiness, joy and a love of pink. For more information about the artist, please visit buffmonster.com.
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 Gary Baseman, Andrew Brandou, Coop, Natalia Fabia, Korin Faught, Sylvia Ji, Eric Joyner, and award-winning photographer Chris Anthony, 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 including Mark Ryden, Marion Peck, Shepard Fairey, Todd and Kathy Schorr, Camille Rose Garcia, and Michael Hussar. 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
