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Opening Night: Lori Earley’s “The Devil’s Pantomime” at Opera Gallery

On Saturday, June 7, the eminent pop surrealist painter Lori Earley opened a solo show at Opera Gallery in Soho, New York, featuring 34 new oil paintings as well as earlier portraiture drawings of her iconic female characters. The exhibition “The Devil's Pantomime” is opulent in its simplicity. The artist beckons an otherworldly beauty by magnifying the intrinsic features of a woman's face, and reaches the sensory-equivalent of how silk stockings, leather, and dewy skin feels in pure, color form.

Lori Earley. Right Before the Rain. Oil on board.

On Saturday, June 7, the eminent pop surrealist painter Lori Earley (HF Vol. 13 cover artist) opened a solo show at Opera Gallery in Soho, New York, featuring 34 new oil paintings as well as earlier portraiture drawings of her iconic female characters. The exhibition “The Devil’s Pantomime” is opulent in its simplicity. The artist beckons an otherworldly beauty by magnifying the intrinsic features of a woman’s face, and reaches the sensory-equivalent of how silk stockings, leather, and dewy skin feels in pure, color form.

The most satisfying aspect of viewing Earley’s show in person is the unavoidable experience of being overwhelmed by the visceral fervor that the artist originally instilled in her work — physically, through meticulous dark-to-light layers of paint, as well as psychologically, by giving her characters emotional depth and unique temperaments. The artist often paints the women with pastel-colored hair. They gaze back with learned, unforgiving eyes, as if Earley is allowing her portraits the power of choice. “The Devil’s Pantomime,” Earley’s largest show to date, celebrates the artist’s nearly-obsessive attention to finding beauty in the lonesome and solitary dimensions of her characters.

“The Devil’s Pantomime” will be on view at Opera Gallery through June 26.

Lori Earley next to her work. Right Before the Rain. Oil on board.

Lori Earley. Anhedonia. Oil on board.

Lori Earley. The Transformation. Oil on board.

Installation view of “The Devil’s Pantomime.”

Lori Earley. Women in the Green Dress. Oil on board.

Lori Earley. Black-Eyed Susan (Please Remember…). Oil on board.

Installation view at Opera Gallery.

Lori Earley at Opera Gallery in New York City.

Lori Earley. La Femme Aux Cheveux De Lilas. Oil on board.

Left: Right Before the Rain. Oil on board. Right: Cocktail Hour. Oil on board.

Lori Earley. Denise. Oil on board.

Lori Earley at Opera Gallery in New York City.

Portrait study drawing.

Lori Earley. The Woman Who Ignored the Mantis’ Warning. Oil on board.

Lori Earley. Cocktail Hour. Oil on board.

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Lori Earley, Opera Gallery, Pop Surrealism, The Devil's Pantomime

Hello Kitty, Hikari Shimoda, Pictoplasma, Pop Surrealism, Tado

May 6, 2015

Last weekend, Pictoplasma (previously covered here) returned to Berlin for their 11th annual showcase of Contemporary art and design trends. Pictoplasma is well known across the globe for its character design annuals, but the festival also highlights fine art, street art, illustration, toy design, animation, and graphic design. This year saw a continued interest in character-driven Pop surrealism, which addressed modern societal issues through kitsch and cute characters by an eclectic roster. Over 40 international artists took center stage with an extensive program of workshops, lectures at Babylon theater, and two major exhibitions- Pictoplasma's main exhibition "Form Follows Empathy" at Silent Greene and the Pictoplasma Academy Group Show at Urban Spree.

Brandi Milne’s Candy-Coated Paintings Collected in New Show

acrylic, brandi milne, Pop Surrealism

August 21, 2017

Brandi Milne’s pop-surrealist, acrylic paintings are both sweet and strange, each a peek into the artist’s modern-day and childhood influences. A new body of work "Once Upon a Quiet Kingdom," is collected in a show at Corey Helford Gallery in Los Angeles, which kicked off on Saturday. This is her fourth solo exhibition.

Travis Louie’s Creatures Return in ‘The Present Past’

painting, Pop Surrealism, Travis Louie

February 17, 2018

Travis Louie’s creatures carry Victorian and Edwardian vibes, rendered in the artist’s distinctive, fantastical style. A show at Creatura House, the new Seattle venue from Roq La Rue Gallery founder Kirsten Anderson, collects a new set of paintings and drawings from the artist. Louie was last mentioned on HiFructose.com here. He and artist Travis Lampe also recently created the art for the card throwing/tile game Vampires vs. Unicorns: Floor War, constructed by game designer Jim DuBois and Hi-Fructose co-founder Attaboy.

Camille Rose Garcia at Dorothy Circus Gallery

Camille Rose Garcia, painting, Pop Surrealism

February 22, 2018

Los Angeles-born artist Camille Rose Garcia crafts vibrant, horror-infused paintings. A new show at Dorothy Circus Gallery in Italy, titled “The Ballrooms of Mars,” compile a new body of work from the artist. Her multimedia pieces are often cited as being influenced by Max Fleischer, Disney, ’50s-era films, and the work of William Burroughs. The show kicks off Feb. 24 and runs through April 7.

Opening Night: Lori Earley’s “The Devil’s Pantomime” at Opera Gallery

Pictoplasma Berlin Explores What’s New In Character Art

Brandi Milne’s Candy-Coated Paintings Collected in New Show

Travis Louie’s Creatures Return in ‘The Present Past’

Camille Rose Garcia at Dorothy Circus Gallery

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