Wednesday, July 30, 2014

Hennessey + Ingalls Welcomes Brandon Boyd!



HENNESSEY + INGALLS WELCOMES BRANDON BOYD


WHAT: Hennessey + Ingalls welcomes Incubus front man, visual artist and author Brandon Boyd in a music and art signing, creative conversation and interactive audience Q&A.

WHEN: Saturday, August 16, 6pm – 9pm

WHERE: Hennessey + Ingalls
                 Space Fifteen Twenty
                1520 N. Cahuenga Blvd.
                Los Angeles, CA 90028

CONTACT:  Jen DiSisto / Art Duet / (323) 825-5221 / jen@artduet.net
                       Victor Santos / Hennessey + Ingalls / Victor@hennesseyingalls.com

About Brandon Boyd:

Brandon Boyd’s life is one characterized by creativity and self-expression. As a very young boy he often carried sketchbooks and notepads, and though he was never formally trained, over the years he has developed that young habit into an inextricable part of his adult life. In 1991 he began singing and writing lyrics with high school friends in what would be come the multi-platinum and internationally recognized rock band, Incubus. Brandon is the author of three books combining his artwork and creative writing: White Fluffy Clouds (2003), From the Murks of the Sultry Abyss (2007), and So The Echo (September, 2013).  Timing a new book alongside new music, he also released Sons of The Sea in September, a collaboration between he and acclaimed producer Brendan O’Brien.  In the winter of 2014 the group played sold out shows in LA, NY and The Fillmore in San Francisco.  Shifting creative gears in his own unique and versatile way, Brandon showcased his visual art In Europe for the first time in March, participating in an exhibition in Zurich followed by book signings and Q&A’s in Paris and London. This fall he will again travel overseas with his visual art for a gallery exhibit in Rome and other cities.

About Hennessey + Ingalls:

Since its founding in 1963, Hennessey + Ingalls has grown to fill a unique niche in American retailing. They are the largest art and architecture bookstore in the western United States, and probably the largest retail operation in the country dealing just with books on the visual arts. A family owned business, founded by Reginald Hennessey as an outlet for rare and out-of-print architecture books, is now on to its third generation and is still family-owned and managed. Hennessey + Ingalls has become a landmark in the visual arts community. They are pleased to count many of the area's and the country's leading architectural firms as clients, along with museums, collectors, art galleries, students, interior designers, graphic design firms, and schools. They are the primary book supplier to three large academic art libraries in Southern California, as well as to smaller schools and corporate libraries around the country. They maintain especially strong and in-depth selections of books in art and art history, all phases of architecture, photography, interior design, graphic design, and landscaping. The broadness of the collections and the knowledge of the staff at Hennessey + Ingalls is an important reason why top art directors in film, television, and advertising shop with them. In short, Hennessey + Ingalls has proven itself over the years through the combination of unequaled stock and most attentive customers service to be a successful and valued member of the vibrant art, architecture, and design communities here in Southern California and beyond.
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Tuesday, May 27, 2014

Brandon releasing 'Four Points' print set!




Pre-orders for 'Four Points' which is releasing on June 2 will begin this Thursday, May 29 at 10 am PST on the shop on Brandon's site www.brandonboyd.me

Here is the description of the set:

Four Points
Set of 4 Giclee prints

Limited edition of 200
Signed and numbered by artist
Printed on 100% rag cold press watercolor paper
Size: 6 inches x 9 inches unframed

Enclosed in custom stamped folder
Accompanied by Certificate of Authenticity from printer
$225.00



Thursday, May 15, 2014

May 2014

Not sure when we fell completely off the blog bandwagon...somewhere after the amazing trip to Europe! So that adds up to over a month, bad bad bad on our part!  And instagram may be partially to blame!  As I type this our new website is about 70 percent complete which is beyond exciting!  Below just a few links and invites about what's gone on the recently..and some recent press for art duet and artists : 
Complex Magazine
Jay Z's Life + Times Blog
Arrested Motion 
All Hollow Magazine
Los Angeles Magazine

brandon commissioned to do special watercolor piece
brandon featured on cover of all hollow magazine photographed by tasya van ree
janette beckman exhibit at hvw8 gallery in LA

art duet co-curates exhibit in palm springs during coachella
moby's closing party following march of innocents parade

moby x shepard fairey art talk hosted by shana nys dambrot at project gallery

Wednesday, March 26, 2014

Brandon in Europe!!!!!!



There is so much to say about this MOST amazing trip, it will be getting its own section on
Brandon's site soon!!! In the meantime, check out this time lapse video HERE of him live painting in our booth on his last day of Grafik 14!

Moby x Closing Reception & Parade on Friday!


This not to be missed exhibit has been a success in every way. Be sure and go to the closing reception and check out yet another great recent interview here in ARRESTED MOTION !

Monday, March 3, 2014

March 2014 - In like a lion!



MOBY'S INNOCENTS EXHIBIT

Moby's INNOCENTS photo exhibit has been going SO extremely well and has received widespread critical acclaim in outlets such as LA Weekly, LA Confidential, The Wild Magazine, KCET Artbound, Whitehot, VICE, and many many others. The exhibit is on display through the end of March at PROJECT. It's a must see!




BRANDON BOYD IN EUROPE

Europe is just around the corner!! Here is the invite to GRAFIK 14 and Brandon's book signing and Q&A taking place on Friday, March 14. This will mark the first time Brandon's art has been exhibited overseas!


Book signings have been posted to his website HERE. We will be in Paris & London and couldn't be happier to spread the So The Echo love!!!

Tuesday, January 21, 2014

2014 with bells on!

How have we not posted since the new year began?  Particularly with SO much going on??!

Where to begin... well firstly we were just enjoying this portrait of the legendary Dr Dre taken in 1990 by Janette Beckman in this month's Esquire Magazine.  Definitely follow Janette's blog HERE. She is always up to something amazing!


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Speaking of always up to something -- Brandon will head to the east coast next week to play several cities with Sons of The Sea. This is SO exciting because apart from TV appearances they haven't played venues as of yet since the album released a few months ago. We are looking forward to some of the west coast dates slated for February which we are able to attend - LA, San Fran at The Fillmore, etc.

And then in March BIG BIG news is that we are heading to Zurich, Switzerland where Brandon will be a part of Grafik 14 and will showcase art, have a book signing and a Q&A at the Design Museum there. Other European cities are current being scheduled so stay tuned!  This will mark the first time Brandon's art has traveled outside of the US - a long time coming, but worth the wait!


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And lastly, drumroll please... we are in major planning mode for the ridiculously talented MOBY and his second photography exhibit, Innocents opening at PROJECT  on February 21!  Stay tuned for imagery, interviews and exciting tidbits in the near future.



About Innocents in Moby's words:

nothing happens quickly.  

even the things that happen quickly don't happen quickly.  

a volcano or an earthquake might seem spontaneous and violent, but they're

the result of long and obscure processes.  

the apocalypse of 2012 happened in an instant, but it had begun, almost tectonically, ages ago.  

when an ocean liner turns, it appears, for all the world, identical to how it appeared before it's turning.  but its new trajectory is a departure from its old, and this

becomes increasingly evident over time.

the apocalypse of 2012 was with us, then it was upon us, and even now it's both a part of our collective fabric and a representation of something disconcertingly new.

everyone has responded in their own way.  

some with an atavistic attachment to what they saw as their pre-apocalyptic, quotidian lives; others with an emblematic representation of the paradoxically subtle and dynamic changes.

'the cult of the innocents', of course, fall into the latter category.

they first appeared in the seconds after the apocalypse, when the eschatological dust was still settling, bringing with them their silence and their shame, as represented in sacrifice and concealment.  

this was their best response to the changes that they observed and felt but only understood in the most basic and subjective ways.

'clearly we've brought this upon ourselves', seemed to be their mute proclamation, 'and we shall stand hidden, as testament to our shame at what we are and what we've been.'

it goes without saying that the sacrifices in the hills created and attracted a lot of global media attention.  in this show, however, we've chosen to underrepresent the more

sensationalistic aspects of the 'cult of the innocents', instead focusing on their mute and somber penitence.



-moby



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Monday, December 23, 2013

Tis The Season!

A heartfelt thanks to everyone who supports Art Duet artists & events. It really means a lot! Have a wonderful holiday and look for lots of great things from us in 2014!!!



Tuesday, December 3, 2013

Holidaze!

Yep, it's already that time, I can't believe it but that's another story! Let's get our holiday shopping on!!! Art is the best gift to give!


PROJECT GALLERY HOSTS

HOLIDAY PARTY & ART MARKET

                                                 David Marc Grant
                               
WHAT: PROJECT Gallery hosts its first annual holiday art market featuring original art, books, prints, cards and other items from its roster of artists and friends including Janette Beckman, Timothy White, Brandon Boyd, Ian Ross, David Marc Grant, Jeremiah Kille, Ming Ong, Yevgeniya Mikhailik, White Faux Taxidermy, Poster Child Prints, Hennessey & Ingalls and many others.

WHERE: PROJECT Gallery: 1553 N. Cahuenga Blvd. Hollywood, CA 90028

WHEN:   December 14, 7 pm; Holiday party and opening night
               Market open through January 12, gallery closed December 23-28
             
CONTACT:  Gallery: Sarah Gough, sarah@projectgallery.net; 323-462-1100
                    Press: Jen DiSisto, Art Duet, jen@artduet.net; 323-825-5221

Wednesday, November 27, 2013

WILD THING wrap up!

Last Saturday at PROJECT we welcomed White Faux Taxidermy in a group
show benefiting S.T.A.R.T Animal Rescue. The night was a huge success, and it was great seeing some of our favorite artist friends working on an entirely different and unique medium. Lina from the LA WEEKLY posted a slideshow and LA Confidential Magazine wrote about it HERE! The show is there through December 8 and fits the holiday vibe quite nicely!

opening night

lion by CANTSTOPGOODBOY

bear by brandon boyd


Wednesday, November 13, 2013

SO much going on!


Time has flown by and the Serj Tankian DISARMING TIME exhibit will open to the public this Friday! Go to www.eyeforsound.com to download Serj's app and play a song created for each art piece. This interactive exhibit is the first of its kind and we are REALLY looking forward to it! Read about it here in Los Angeles Magazine!

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Brandon x Ernie Wolfe Gallery
Brandon has curated a bad ass (and completely unique!) show at the Ernie Wolfe Gallery, opening reception next Wednesday and all are welcome!! Come say hi to us! And to Brandon before he leaves for South America with Incubus!


DETAILS!

WHERE: Ernie Wolfe Gallery
             1653 Sawtelle Blvd.
             Los Angeles, CA 90025
            (310) 478-2960        

WHEN:   Wednesday, November 20, 7pm – 10pm open to the public reception
              Exhibit runs through December 8, 2013

CONTACT: Gallery: Ernie Wolfe, (310) 478-2960
                 Press: Jen DiSisto, jen@artduet.net, (323) 718-1391

Ernie Wolfe Gallery presents ‘The Horror The Horror’ and celebrates the publication of Extreme Canvas 2: The Golden Age of Hand Painted Movie Posters from Ghana.  The exhibit, excerpted from Wolfe’s latest book, features 23 paintings by 8 artists, carefully selected by musician, artist and horror flick aficionado, Brandon Boyd. The featured posters are all published, hand painted, unique and original works of art, by known artists from the Golden Age of this exclusively Ghanaian tradition that existed fleetingly from the late 1980s until the late 1990s, and were created for use within the context of their local tradition.

Says Wolfe about the collection,  “Starting in about 1985 and continuing until just before the millennium, there existed a Golden Age of hand-painted imagination-driven movie posters in Ghana. This was a time when market forces from abroad were minimal and these unique and exotic paintings were created solely for the local Ghanaian movie viewing audience. The best and brightest artists of a generation competed fiercely and directly in the public eye for this exciting new work, being careful to sign and date the great majority of these paintings. Their hand-made artistry stood its ground against the inevitable tide of printing technology that globalization inexorably thrust upon them, and for a short while, carved out a small oasis in time where man actually won out over machines.” 

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Coming up!

'Wild Thing' is a RAD group art show and charity event happening at PROJECT with hip home decor company, White Faux Taxidermy. Come to the November 23 event and support the incredible local animal rescute organization, START Rescue.org.



DETAILS...

WHAT:  PROJECT Gallery is proud to host: White Faux Taxidermy Presents ‘Wild Thing’, a group art show and charity auction to benefit animal shelter and rescue team, STARTrescue.org. Home design company White Faux Taxidermy was created with the idea that their uniquely customizable and stylish faux pieces would pay homage to outdoor life without hurting animals in the process. For ‘Wild Thing’, White Faux Taxidermy resin animals have been given to twenty carefully selected artists, both local and international in their rawest form, creating a highly unique blank canvas. Each artist has made their chosen piece their own with only one simple rule: honor the animal. The results are handcrafted, original, one-of-a-kind pieces never seen before from these artists.

WHERE: PROJECT Gallery              
               1553 N. Cahuenga Blvd. Hollywood, CA 90028

WHEN:   Opening reception with silent auction: Saturday, November 23. 7p – 10p
              Exhibit through December 8

CONTACT:  
Gallery: Sarah Gough, sarah@projectgallery.net; 323-462-1100
Press: Jen DiSisto, Art Duet, jen@artduet.net; 323-825-5221
WFT, Event Coordinator Debbie Dexter ddmagster@yahoo.com 323-309-4977

Participating artists are: Anthony Ausgang, Bob Rickett, Steve Olson, Ian Ross, Adam Wallacavage, Christopher Conn Askew, Nicolas Bowers, Marsha Perloff, Clam Lynch, Dominique Nagel, Brandon Boyd, Jeremy Kille, Lauren Virdone, Frank Infante, Kevin Lozano, Allison Torneros, CANTSTOPGOODBOY, Holly Purcell, Elizabeth Conley and the Kenmore Elementary School/Kenmore, Washington.

ABOUT WHITE FAUX TAXIDERMY: WFT is a young, urban home design company with playful animal pieces that pay homage to outdoor life, rather than being a hunter’s trophy. White Faux Taxidermy products have adorned the walls of thousands of clients, businesses, hotels, magazines and design television shows.  Sought after by well known interior designers from six of the seven continents, WFT has created a highly talked about and creative culture for the animal lover in every one of us.  For more information please visit http://www.whitefauxtaxidermy.com/art-for-start-selection-page
ABOUT START ANIMAL RESCUE TEAM: Every day thousand of pets are killed in Southern California shelters. S.T.A.R.T. was formed in order to address the issues of overpopulation by providing two very important components: 1) Transports
animals are rescued from high kill shelters in central and southern California and transported to northwestern rescue organizations, where they are re-homed. 2) Spay/Neuter
funding veterinary clinics in local communities to facilitate free spay/neuter services. http://startrescue.org/






Thursday, October 24, 2013

Serj Tankian at PROJECT Gallery!


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

PROJECT Gallery Hosts

EYE FOR SOUND PRESENTS: DISARMING TIME
Musical Paintings by Serj Tankian





             
WHAT: PROJECT Gallery welcomes multifaceted musician, artist, poet and activist Serj Tankian in the premiere of his debut interactive art exhibit, DISARMING TIME. A uniquely audible and visual experience, DISARMING TIME features a collection of Tankian’s 22 original art pieces: paintings, mixed media and sculptural works paired with a track of music composed specifically for each visual work. Via a set of headphones accompanied by his newly created IOS/Android application ‘Eye for Sound’ (powered by VStory), smartphones are able to scan and recognize art and immediately cue the associated audio track and other content.  Guests will embark on a multimedia journey that will allow them to see the music and hear the art. Tankian has scheduled two gallery appearances to sign limited editions of newly released prints from the DISARMING TIME exhibition.

WHERE: PROJECT Gallery              
               1553 N. Cahuenga Blvd. Hollywood, CA 90028

WHEN:   Thursday, November 14. Press Hour 6-7pm. Private reception 7p-10p
              Open to public exhibit dates: November 15 – 21, daily hours 12p-6p
    Artist in attendance: November 15 & 16 1pm – 4pm

CONTACT:
Gallery: Sarah Gough, sarah@projectgallery.net; 323-462-1100
Press: Jen DiSisto, Art Duet, jen@artduet.net; 323-825-5221
Management: GeorgeTonikian,Serjical Strike;george@serjicalstrike.com; 818-953-3250

PROJECT Gallery welcomes multifaceted musician, artist, poet and activist Serj Tankian in the premiere of his debut interactive art exhibit, DISARMING TIME. A uniquely audible and visual experience, DISARMING TIME features a collection of Tankian’s 22 original art pieces: paintings, mixed media and sculptural works paired with a track of music composed specifically for each visual work. Via a set of headphones accompanied by his newly created IOS/Android application ‘Eye for Sound’ (powered by VStory), smartphones are able to scan and recognize art and immediately cue the associated audio track and other content.  Of the project which began in early 2013, Tankian says, “The urge came to me in the discovery that music has become so temporal and devalued in the world today, so I wanted to create an exclusive experience…something unique for someone to hold so they become the only person to experience this. I'm aiming to have people SEE the music and HEAR the art. Using a modern app, we're able to take Kandinsky's Synesthesia to a whole new level."

Serj Tankian was on born August 21, 1967 in Beirut, Lebanon and is an Armenian-American singer-songwriter, composer, multi-instrumentalist, record producer, poet, painter and political activist. He is best known as the lead vocalist, songwriter, keyboardist and occasional live rhythm guitarist of the metal band System of a Down. During his musical career, Tankian has released five albums with System of a Down, one with Arto Tunçboyacıyan (Serart), as well as four solo albums Elect the Dead,Imperfect Harmonies, Harakiri, and Orca, his first real classical symphony. A live orchestral version of Elect the Dead incorporating the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra named Elect the Dead Symphony was released in 2009. He's also released 2 books of poetry, Cool Gardens and Glaring Through Oblivion. In 2002, Tankian and Rage Against the Machine/Audioslave guitarist Tom Morello co-founded a non-profit organization, Axis of Justice. Tankian also founded the record label Serjical Strike Records and in 2011 he was awarded the Armenian Prime Minister's Medal for his contributions to the recognition of the Armenian Genocide and the advancement of music.  For more information on Serj please visit http://www.serjtankian.com
 
About Eye For Sound:
The application ‘Eye For Sound’ was born from the desire to create a unique and immersive musical experience that reconnects the value of tangible products to music.  It provides a fusion of art and music easily accessed through a Smartphone or tablet making each experience personal and unique to each user.  By exploring the simultaneous connection between art and music via optical recognition, each user experiences a one of a kind stimulation of the senses. ‘Eye for Sound’ was created with broad intention and aims to become a platform for other artists to utilize. Please visit www.eyeforsound.com for information and a sample demonstration.

About PROJECT Gallery:
Beautifully designed PROJECT Gallery is a cultural destination located in the center of Hollywood. PROJECT features actively rotating exhibitions with emerging and established artists and boasts a unique and creative event space with a modern edge. In a very short time PROJECT has held exhibitions for contemporary artists such as Zio Zigler, Ian Ross, Jeremiah Kille, Brian Batt and street artist/muralist CANTSTOPGOODBOY. Diversified programming has included a group pop up with LA art venture CARTWHEEL and the highly regarded photography exhibits: 50 Years of The Rolling Stones, Indian Larry by Timothy White and ROCK/FIGHT, all of which garnered national attention.  The gallery has received widespread media attention from Entertainment Weekly, Rolling Stone, LA Weekly, BL!SSS Magazine, Complex, Los Angeles Confidential, Refinery 29, LA Canvas and many others. For more information on PROJECT please visit www.projectla.net or Gallery Rep http://www.artduet.net.

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Tuesday, October 15, 2013

This Saturday! Fred Segal Melrose x Muhammad Ali


We did an amazing exhibit with Artworks Gallery/Pasadena a few years ago of their collection of Muhammad Ali photos by National Portrait Gallery Photographer (Smithsonian) Michael Brennan. We've remained friends with Artworks and are happy to spread the word that a grouping of the Ali photos will be at Fred Segal / Melrose with an opening party this Saturday. Join us!!!

Tuesday, October 8, 2013

PROJECT Gallery Presents FIGURATIVELY SPEAKING


WHEN:          Opening: Thursday, October 10, 7pm – 10pm
         Exhibit runs through: November 10

WHERE:        PROJECT Gallery: 1553 North Cahuenga Blvd. Hollywood 90028

WHAT:           PROJECT Gallery is proud to present FIGURATIVELY SPEAKING; a group exhibition featuring Brian Batt, Erin Hammond and Christina Angelina and their unique and vastly varying styles of figurative work through: (respectively) reconstructed portraiture collage work and pointillism, expressive emotionalism and eclectic romanticism, and the examination of raw beauty in the unexpected.

ABOUT THE ARTISTS:
BRIAN BATT
Brian Batt is an east coast native currently based in New York City. He took his first painting course while still in junior high at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts and would go on to graduate from Hartford Art School in Connecticut as an illustration major. Immediately upon graduation, portrait requests started coming in. References were often photos of family members that had passed away, occasionally, children that had died tragically young.   When the paintings were finished, the surviving family members would be overwhelmed with emotion, reeling from likeness and spirit that were captured. The power in these moments had a profound impact on Brian and led him to pursue portraiture more seriously.
He began painting in the pixelated/mosaic style that Chuck Close trail blazed, interpreting the technique through his own style.   Pointillism or Pixel Pointillism involves applying distinct dots or squares of pure color in patterns to form an image. Whether working in photorealism or pointillism, Brian combines aspects of classic portraiture with pop cultural iconography. He explores the idea of an image consisting of thousands of smaller shapes, each shape being essential to the larger picture. His paintings have landed on the walls of John Krasinski and Reese Witherspoon and his work is regularly commissioned for important galas and charity events.   For more information on Brian please visit: http://battstudios.com


 Keith by Brian Batt
  
ERIN HAMMOND
Erin Nicole Hammond was born in Milwaukee, WI. She grew up mainly near the cornfields and lakes near the border of Illinois. She studied Fine Art with an emphasis on painting and sculpture at a university in her community; University of Wisconsin Parkside. She has lived since then in the small town of Caledonia right outside of downtown Racine, until recently making a move to Los Angeles.
Being a girl of many traits, collaborating painting, acting, and modeling Erin has has been known to express a sort of fashion statement through her work as well as an eclectic sense of style in her pieces. She loves to get away and create and cites the existence and process of life, often conveying both the surreal and unflattering parts of life and portraying women as her subject. A lot of her work is created first by writing as odd as that sounds which later turns to sketching, and later into visual understanding. She has graced gallery walls nationwide and her work held in private collections throughout the U.S. For more information on Erin please visit: http://www.erinhammond.com/artist/

Hanna by Erin Hammond

CHRISTINA ANGELINA
Fine artist, street artist, photographer and producer: Angelina’s unique talent lies within every image she constructs, in every single stroke of her brush, in every color she mixes, in every mystical story behind her work.  Her education varies from a BFA in Art in from UCLA to NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts and the Art Center College of Design.  Most recently, Christina completed several paintings and window dressings exclusively for Christian Louboutin at Neiman Marcus Beverly Hills (the paintings have now become part of Neiman Marcus’ permanent collection). In September of 2011 she created the cover art for Rodrigo Y Gabriela’s latest album, “Area 52”.  Angelina has also appeared as herself in several documentaries, films and most recently the music video for Van Hunt's latest single, "Eyes Like Pearls," which debuted in December on Rolling Stone. Angelina is a process-oriented artist and her objective is to find the temporal and raw moments that define a lifetime and then cram all the details and nuances into one image. When she isn’t bound by professional commitments or finishing a painting in her studio you can find her wheat-pasting her drawings to the beautifully weathered and sun-stained city walls. For more information on Christina please visit http://www.christinaangelina.com