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Preview: “Dreamlands” Group Show at CHG Circa

Illustrious fantasies unravel in the "Dreamlands" group show, opening at Corey Helford Gallery's CHG Circa space on March 14. Guest curator Caro (who is also our Hi-Fructose staff blogger) brings her Japanese Pop Art-inspired aesthetic to the show; she works with many of the featured artists, like So Youn Lee and Hikari Shimoda, through her arts platform Sweet Streets. The exhibition features 35 artists, many of whom our readers will recognize, such as Naoto Hattori, Tom Bagshaw, Hannah Faith Yata, Lola, Kazuki Takamatsu (HF Vol. 33 cover artist), and many others. The artists in the show were invited to interpret their dreams, and the resulting work is soft, utopian, and surreal.

Naoto Hattori

Illustrious fantasies unravel in the “Dreamlands” group show, opening at Corey Helford Gallery’s CHG Circa space on March 14. Guest curator Caro (who is also our Hi-Fructose staff blogger) brings her Japanese Pop Art-inspired aesthetic to the show; she works with many of the featured artists, like So Youn Lee and Hikari Shimoda, through her arts platform Sweet Streets. The exhibition features 35 artists, many of whom our readers will recognize, such as Naoto Hattori, Tom Bagshaw, Hannah Faith Yata, Lola, Kazuki Takamatsu (HF Vol. 33 cover artist), and many others. The artists in the show were invited to interpret their dreams, and the resulting work is soft, utopian, and surreal.

Rebecca Leveille Guay

So Youn Lee

Sonya Fu

Teiji Hayama

Tom Bagshaw

Kazuki Takamatsu

Kazuhiro Hori

Hikari Shimoda

Hannah Faith Yata

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chg circa, Dreamlands, Sweet Streets

Andrew Brandou, chg circa, Redd Walitzki, Richard J Oliver, The London Police

February 5, 2015

Four distinct artists- Andrew Brandou, The London Police, Redd Walitzki, and Richard J. Oliver- will show alongside each other next Saturday at CHG Circa. Simply titled "FOUR", their collective show ranges in a variety of styles and themes that portray ethereal environments. Notably, this exhibit is Redd Walitzki's (covered here) Los Angeles debut of her enchanting laser cut paintings. Check out our preview after the jump!

Opening Night: “Giants Among Us” Group Show at CHG Circa

chg circa, Eric Joyner, Joe Fenton, Kinsey, So Youn Lee

September 25, 2014

Last Saturday, CHG Circa showed us every kind of giant you can think of with their group show "Giants Among Us" (previewed here). Giants are a timeless myth that has inspired artists for centuries. For Circa's contemporary artists- Anita Kunz, Andrew Brandou, Armando Marino, Benjamin Bryce Kelley, Eric Joyner, Joe Fenton, John Brophy, Korin Faught, So Youn Lee, to name a few- giants are monstrous beasts, revered figures, a narrative and a concept. With so many literal and wildly conceptual ideas, it becomes a sort of game to find the giant in each.

“Product Displacement” Group Show Explores the Role of Advertising in Art

Andy Warhol, brandi milne, chg circa, Richard J., The Game of Thrones

May 20, 2015

In today's advertising world, it's almost impossible the avoid visual landscape of company brand names and logos. We endulge in a pop culture that is virtually paid for and made possible by "product placement", creating often unwelcome interruptions. This Saturday, CHG Circa gallery's artists have chosen to interrupt their own imagery in "Product Displacement". Consumerism is a necessary evil to a healthy economy that has intrigued artists for decades. Perhaps the most famous example is Andy Warhol, whose works like the Campbell soup cans forced us to reckon with big business' presence in our lives. Artists such as Eric Joyner, Buff Monster, Shag, Brandi Milne, Richard J. Oliver, Andrew Brandou, Ron English, and Sylvia Ji take a cue from artists like Warhol to publicize their own experiences with advertising.

Opening Night: Soey Milk and Joey Remmers at CHG Circa

Alfred Hitchcock, chg circa, Dark Surrealism, Joey Remmers, soey milk

December 18, 2014

Artists Soey Milk and Joey Remmers were on hand to celebrate their side by side openings at CHG Circa on Saturday. Newly graduated from Pasadena Art Center, Soey Milk was in especially high spirits- her paintings are the culmination of an "unhurried journey" to becoming a fulltime artist. Her solo exhibition "Sinavro" (previewed here) embodies focus and uncertainty that any budding artist might experience. Milk's brush tells us her story, as rocky as her impressionistic strokes which meet points of detail. Her women appear strong and confident in their boldy colored robes, decorated with traditional Korean motifs. Underneath, hints of nudity add an element of carefreeness and mystery that tempt the viewer.

Preview: “Dreamlands” Group Show at CHG Circa

Preview: New Works by Andrew Brandou, The London Police, Redd Walitzki, & Richard J. Oliver

Opening Night: “Giants Among Us” Group Show at CHG Circa

“Product Displacement” Group Show Explores the Role of Advertising in Art

Opening Night: Soey Milk and Joey Remmers at CHG Circa

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