Manifest Equality - Group Art Show This Week

I have a painting in this show <<><>< I know it sounds crazy but I entered a contest to be in it, and out of over a thousand entries I won! I'm one of 5 contest winners showing work along side a huge number of other amazing artists. I definitely have to thank Freddi Cerasoli who is in the show and told me about the contest. Come next week, either to the opening wednesday night or the big party saturday. It is all of course for a really good cause. see you there!

(ps...click the logo for a link to all the info)

Blowin' up in Japan <<< Plus 81 Magazine

I just got published in a Japanese art magazine called PLUS 81, (or +81) for their Spring Issue on Pattern Graphics.

http://www.plus81.com/publishment/magazine/index.html

Watch the little animation and midway thru you'll see some of my art go flashing by on the pages.

This is a really, really high quality magazine, and they were super nice, and I still can't believe I got in it.
2010_02_26 update: This magazine is tough to find in the U.S., BUT>>>> apparently you can find it in New York here, maybe here and hopefully soon in Los Angeles at Kinokuniya in Little Tokyo. We went there today and they had many copies of the magazine.

Art of Elysium - Heaven Gala 2010

I got published in a book! This is a first for me and I'm really excited. It is the catalog for the Art of Elysium Benefit Auction to be held in conjunction with Christie's at Palihouse Holloway this spring, March 4th. I donated a painting to the charity and here it is. Below are photos from their big fundraising event this past weekend.



So I went last weekend to the Art of Elysium Heaven Gala 2010. Shephard Fairey hosted it and did all the graphics, they had a fashion show at dinner, and Billy Idol performed. Yeah, he's pretty old now. But that was all just side-show to the huge number of famous actors everywhere. (Google it if you wanna see who was there.) Here's some pictures of the event, my nerdy self on the red carpet, and the catalog book that they published for the upcoming auction of donated artwork at Christie's in Beverly Hills.

Website / 2010

Hello Everyone - -
sadly, the Cerasoli Gallery, which represented my work for the past 2 years has recently closed. For any inquiries and updates about my work please go to my website here.

2010 looks to be an interesting year. I'm applying to schools and residencies, there WILL be some shows, I will also be in a magazine and a book next year. stay tuned....

2009, Meiosis, Oil on canvas, 54" x 48"

Scion Installation 5 - self portrait show

I have a self portrait in the Scion Installation 5 show. It has toured the country and is now returning to LA for the final stop before the work is auctioned off for charity. Come to the opening event ::::
Saturday, September 12, 7pm to 10pm
"Scion Installation 5 link here"

upcoming.....

"Curiosity" - Janine Beane Gallery, Berlin, Germany. Opening June 13th.
(read the press release here.)

"Plus 2" (group show) Sloan Fine Arts, New York, NY. Opening June 20th.

Photos from the show

hello everyone thanks so much to all of you that came out for the show. sorry it took so long to get these up here my computer is ancient <<<

Solo Show at Cerasoli Gallery - March 14th to April 15th

My next solo show here in LA!

It is at the CERASOLI GALLERY in Culver City, CA.
8530-b Washington Blvd., Culver City CA 90232.

Link to the gallery here.
Link to press release here.

Opening reception is Saturday, MARCH 14th, from 6 - 9 PM. Hope you can make it!

Faunts Album out on iTunes - CD release Feb. 17th

Check it out!!! Cover and CD art by yours truly :)

It is a featured album right now on the iTunes main page in the Indie section.

This is really fun it is the first Album Cover i have done, and it couldn't be for a better band. This is one of my favorite CD's right now. You can buy it at iTunes now of course, or wait and get the real thing soon...

The CD will be hitting stores February 17th.

NEW SITE!

Click here to link to my new website:
www.davidobrienartwork.com

Next Show.......

Due sometime in March at the Cerasoli Gallery here in Culver City. Stay posted for exact dates......

Update 2

The following are all recent works i completed before Art Basel in Miami this past december. I just dropped them here for reference. See my website if you are interested in exact dimensions and materials....

Update

this post has newer, cleaner images of recent work.

Art Basel

The Art Basel Miami Experience is now only a memory. After 4 days of craziness my only comment is that Miami is like Vegas: just as dirty and insane except its not fake its REAL> hahaha. I saw some much art i never wanna see art again!

Here is a little bit of press:


http://www.genartpulse.com/archives/2008/12/art_basel_roundup.php



and some photos and more on the way. I did an "on-camera" interview there as well for the Scion Art Tour which hopefully i'll be able to post a link to soon.


Cerasoli : Lebasse at Aqua Hotel, South Beach, Miami

Aqua Hotel

3 new works

These are new work i am producing for Art Basel in Miami at the beginning of December. I will be showing work there with my gallery. Its actaully at a separate thing,,, at the Aqua Hotel. More on this later on...



"Blood and the Magic Number" - watercolor, pen and pencil on paper.





"I wish I hadn't Died" - watercolor, pen and pencil on paper.





"Snowman" - watercolor, pen and pencil on paper.

face

face - sketch with pen and colored pencil. approx 8" x 10"


I am doing these tiny sketches of faces. I think i am becoming interested in how multiple expressions and emotions might form, and what constitutes a 'face'. This exercise could evolve into a form of figure drawing, where i begin to render full bodies in this way. I like the bleeding of the edges.

explode implode

"People Pinwheel and a Meeting of the Minds" - watercolor and ink on paper approx. 28" x 28"




"Talking Flower (with God Complex)" - watercolor and ink on paper approx. 30" x 30"

Mating Dance

"Mating Dance" - Watercolor, pencil, pen and colored pencil on paper. Approx 38" x 60".

two works in progress

the night sky - pen, pencil and watercolor on paper, 46" x 60" (in progress)



thirteen black holes - pencil and pen on paper, 50" x 80" (in progress)

divine invasion

mixed media on paper. approx 19" x 28"