Posted on 09. Aug, 2011 by niki in Artists, Justin Thomas Kay, Mel Kadel, Shows, Travis Millard
These Friends is going to New York. The show opens Friday night at Ace Hotel New York with work from Mel Kadel, Travis Millard, Justin Thomas Kay & upcoming 2K artist Joel Speasmaker. As always they’ll be joined by a line up of superb artists.
8-11pm
Posted on 27. May, 2011 by niki in Artists, Mel Kadel, Shows, Travis Millard
Our favorite couple have a new show opening June 11th at FFDG in SF.
The show runs through July 2nd… we foresee a roadtrip in our future.
Posted on 19. May, 2011 by niki in Artists, Mel Kadel, News, Projects, Travis Millard
Rad new Zine from Travis Millard & Mel Kadel.
Get yours here.
Posted on 20. Apr, 2011 by niki in Albert Reyes, Andy Mueller, Artists, Ashkahn, Christopher Bettig, Ed Fella, Florencio Zavala, Frohawk Two-Feathers, Johanna Jackson, Kaseem Greene, Katsuo Design, Kime Buzzelli, Marc Atlan, Mel Kadel, Michael Leon, Milton Glaser, Misato Suzuki, Nat Russell, Travis Millard
Photos from the install
and the soft opening with The Mighty Harajuku Girls.
(Omg they were so rad)
The benefit art auction is this Saturday the 23rd 7-10pm.
Posted on 15. Apr, 2011 by niki in Albert Reyes, Andy Mueller, Artists, Ashkahn, Christopher Bettig, Devendra Banhart, Ed Fella, Frohawk Two-Feathers, Johanna Jackson, Kaseem Greene, Katsuo Design, Kime Buzzelli, Marc Atlan, Mel Kadel, Michael Leon, Milton Glaser, Misato Suzuki, Nat Russell, News, Shows, Travis Millard
This Saturday April 16th, Space 15Twenty will be graciously hosting a three week long fundraising event for Japan.
Organized with love by Niki Livingston, Sunshine Fox and Tania Enriquez the soft opening will feature a newly remastered Akira Kurasawa’s Rashomon
to be shown at 8:00pm in the courtyard and the opening of the Pop Up Shop.
(We’re big Kurasawa nerds, so we are super hyped on this)
The following Saturday April 23rd is the opening night benefit party with a silent art auction curated by our Creative Director Niki Livingston.
With over 60 artists donating work (& loads of 2K artists, included a hand lettered piece made specifically for the show from Ed Fella !!),
there is sure to be an amazing collection of art to chose from.
Hit+Run will be on hand making totes from a selection of custom work for the show and
My Hollow Drum, Holly D. Drummond and SUPERDELUX are bringing the music.
Come by, hang out and support the effort to raise some money for the rebuilding of Northern Japan.
Posted on 04. Mar, 2011 by niki in Artists, Mel Kadel, Shows
If you were unable to attend the opening of Mel Kadel’s Arms Out show at the Merry Karnowsky Gallery,
there are having a closing reception tomorrow night. See you there.
Sat. March 5th: 6-9PM
Posted on 31. Jan, 2011 by niki in Andy Mueller, Artists, Florencio Zavala, Katsuo Design, Mel Kadel, Michael Leon, Richard Colman, Travis Millard
Our friends over at THIS are having their second These Friends show on Friday night.
They’ve got an amazing line up of friends contributing to the show, including 2K artists
Katsuo Design, Richard Colman, Mel Kadel, Travis Millard, Michael Leon & 2K alum Andy Mueller and Florencio Zavala and so many more.
This is going to be an impressive show.
Posted on 26. Jan, 2011 by niki in Artists, Mel Kadel, Shows
This Saturday February 5th from 8-11pm, Mel Kadel will open her new solo show, Arms Out, at Merry Karnowsky Gallery.
The show will feature carefully detailed and layered drawings of childlike characters exploring, opening up, and overcoming peril with fierce determination. Using coffee-stained paper, micron .005 pens, hand mixed ink wash, pencil, and blades thick layers of hand cut paper are carefully collaged within each scene, making Kadel’s work delicate and dimensional, patterned and precise, with foregrounds, middle grounds, and backgrounds reminiscent of 1950’s engravings.
Mel Kadel, Tied To You and You, 2010, ink and collage on paper, 11″ x 13.5″
MERRY KARNOWSKY GALLERY
170 S. LA BREA AVENUE
(IN THE ART 170 BUILDING)
LOS ANGELES, CA 90036
323.933.4408
Exhibition Dates:
February 5 – March 5, 2011
Gallery Hours:
Tues – Sat 12-6pm
Merry Karnowsky Gallery is proud to present Arms Out, a solo exhibition by Mel Kadel.
With a technique some have called “drawing with an eyelash,” Kadel has created a visual narrative that communicates interconnectedness, balance, and the idea that we are all part of a system whether recognized or not. Inertia is an important part of what propels the work, and whether standing idle, entwined, or reaching up, or outward – what Aristotle said is true – the whole is indeed greater than the sum of its parts. In Kadel’s world characters embark on wondrous adventures, face absurd obstacles, and complete daunting tasks within their lush, imaginative world. Undaunted by gravity, they push, pull, climb, and reach to arrive at their veiled destination.
Using her unusual layering technique, the artist creates wallpaper-like patterns with texture and depth in a seamless fashion that suspends her characters somewhere between imagination and reality. Drawn to patterns and repetition, Kadel sets her characters in surreal landscapes where girls’ tears form rivers, and horses are patched together like quilts. Intricate motifs, such as a sun made of flowers, or coils of rope-like bodies, create an allegorical glow, which is disarmingly warm. Also exhibited are more abstracted patterns with flora filled landscapes, independent of figures, yet interdependent with the elements.
Musician Ian MacKaye of Minor Threat says of Kadel’s work, “Mel goes so hard on her work it’s a wonder she hasn’t fallen in. Actually, I think if you look close enough you’ll see a piece of her in every picture. No joke.”
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Posted on 05. Oct, 2010 by niki in Albert Reyes, Artists, Matt Furie, Mel Kadel, News, Richard Colman, Travis Millard
The Fecal Face 10 Yr Show is closing.
Tommy Guerrero is playing at 8:30.
It’s going to be rad.
Wish I was still in San Francisco…
Featuring works from Corey Arnold, Tiffany Bozic, Kelsey Brookes, David Choe, Richard Colman, FAILE, Shepard Fairey, Jeremy Fish, Ian Francis, Matt Furie, Mike Giant, Henry Gunderson, Maya Hayuk, Jim Houser, Jay Howell, Sylvia Ji, Mel Kadel, Anthony Lister, Mars-1, Travis Millard, Ferris Plock, Albert Reyes, Jeff Soto, Damon Soule, Kelly Tunstall, Aiyana Udesen, Oliver Vernon, and Megan Whitmarsh.
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