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James Jean Rebus. The Martha Otero Gallery isn't the largest space, so having just some of his invited guests come through makes it packed. It's not the size of the space, but how you use it and this was well done. I took some photos but in the end, it was hard to see the art. Gladly I came through earlier and posted photos of the hanging of the exhibition. The funniest thing is that the entire show was redone since I visited. A few things were in the same place, but overall, it looked different. I'm proud of James Jean and his accomplishment in doing this show. It's in him and it's great to see this happen. It'll only go up more from here. Amazing art by a great artist. I can't wait to see more. Goodsmile(s). Aki flew in for a day only to have the Earthquake happen while he was gone. At this moment, we didn't know what would happen in just a couple of hours. It makes an art show seem insignificant, but this is what we did earlier in the day. A figure on the horizon?! I think so.
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That's Esther Pearl Watson! She's been attending Cal Arts in Valencia although she's plenty established as an artist. This is a show of her recent works that was up for just a few days on campus. You can tell that her work is coming in some new directions and I'll venture to guess school allows for this. I'd like to hear the criticism sessions she has to go through about her work. I'm sure some get it, and some don't, but that's is how you get better and grow. While some of us think we're doing it all just perfect, some of the others keep wanting to learn.
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This is James Jean's work for his upcoming exhibition at Martha Otero Gallery on Fairfax in Los Angeles. While hanging commences and just about finishes, his exhibition will run from March 12 – April 30, 2011. It's quite a long run and the works will surely impress you in person. The pages that look like drawings are actually prints from his sketchbook. Sketchbook drawings? Yes, mere sketches. Some of the grand painted works are actually borrowed from their respective owners and some are ready for the sale. I've seen some of these in progress but never saw the exact final. It's three rooms of space there's plenty of art. The wallpaper done by Trapeze Editions look great too. I thought James painted it by hand. One thing that's great about the development of James Jean which I'm sure a lot of you probably won't know, is that he's gone away from an illustrative style to more abstract works, but now, it's slowly coming back to being a mix of both. The layer upon layer of work make his works deeper in meaning and feeling. He's pushing the edges.
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These are more Linkin Park photos, but this time I had the advantage. Even though my gear isn't what it used to be when I shot concert photos with a still camera, especially when you really need to have a lens that opens up with a wide aperture of at least a 2.8, which I don't have, I did alright. I lose out on the action shots which become less sharp with the slowed down shutter speed, but I did make up with access. In a normal large concert, I guess the limit is three songs in the front area which is in front of the crowd and in front of the security staff as well. One thing I didn't know is when a person crowd surfs, the security guards who recognize it, raise their arm like in a “Heil” type of position. Perhaps it's the alert the guard next to him that someone is on their way and could end up in their zone.
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