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holy jesus (satan), Dave MacDowell may just be the new king of pop (rest in pieces, M.J.). i was lucky enough to see David MacDowell’s The Sins of Atticus Finch show at Thinkspace a couple months ago, and the more i see of his portfolio of jumbled up pop schizophrenia, the more i laugh and laugh and laugh and laugh all crazy like while talking to myself. there is plenty of more wonderful-ness on his website here, and you can read his blog here to read about the methods behind his particular brand of madness. preach on, mad pop genius. preach on.

Dave MacDowell - Princess (molly ringwald as slave leia)

Dave Macdowell - Bad Motha' Eraserhead

Dave Macdowell - The Little Prince

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every second Thursday of the month is the Downtown Art Walk where trusting artistic souls open more than thirty galleries as well as their hearts to the Los Angeles public. usually there are lots of random people, lots of booze, and lots of damage… and for once it’s not just me. here are a few of the highlights from tonight:

Crewest has their seven year anniversary surprise with live beats by DJ Phyz Ed (best DJ name ever) and live printing by Two Rabbits, plus art from a TON of artists.

Jessica Ward -Canceptual

Thinkspace is invading the Citzen LA Downtown Art Park (458 S. Main Street in downtown Los Angeles 90013 (between 4th & 5th) with live painting from Mear One (fucking rad!) and Ekundayo.

the Hive Gallery is still showing it’s May collective (Hive? collective? get it?) of artists, as well as musical type performances. they usually charge, too, so here’s your chance to see stuff there for free.

finish the night up by hitting Dance Right at La Cita, with free entry through their RSVP here, and DJ sets from the IHEARTCOMIX boys Franki Chan and Juiceboxxx (second best DJ name ever…)

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Brandi Milne and her world of anthropomorphic ice cream, happy octupuses, and weirdo shiny eye faces is having a little ol’ opening tonight at bad ass gallery Thinkspace. (watch out! last time i was at Thinkspace, someone tried to stone us. not with drugs, but with actual rocks. just another night in sunny Los Angeles for jesus satan, i guess. next time, assholes of the world, i prefer drugs to violence, okay?…) anywho, pretty dope stuff, and she’s kind of purdy, too…
there is going to be an Easter Egg hunt tonight, as well… from the site: ‘Brandi Milne’s Easter Egg Hunt’ details*:
A large number of Easter eggs will be hidden about the gallery (both inside and out) for patrons to hunt for and discover. Each egg will contain a special ticket, good for one of many prizes to be redeemed that evening, including the grand prize, a framed one-of-a-kind original drawing from Brandi herself. Other prizes will include limited edition giclee prints, copies of Brandi’s latest book with Baby Tattoo “So Good For Little Bunnies”, one-of-a-kind original sketches, one-of-a-kind hand-made creations from Brandi, copies of her new Gelaskins, and much more.

*Limit one egg per patron during the hunt

Run Rabbit, Run from Brandi Milne:
Born and raised in Anaheim, California, Brandi Milne always had a love for creativity. Growing up, she was happily influenced by the oddities of the 1970’s and 80’s, vintage Halloween decorations, classic cartoons and an abundance of nostalgic child playthings. A self taught artist and illustrator, Milne’s work represents a melding of many very different genres while embracing beauty and aesthetic over message or propaganda. Milne has shown at numerous galleries throughout California including Corey Helford Gallery, CoproNason, Gallery 1988 LA and SF, and La Luz de Jesus.

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Brandi Milne and her world of anthropomorphic ice cream, happy octupuses, and weirdo shiny eye faces is having a little ol’ opening at bad ass gallery Thinkspace on April 10th. (watch out! last time i was at Thinkspace, someone tried to stone us. not with drugs, but with actual rocks. just another night in sunny Los Angeles for jesus satan, i guess. next time, assholes of the world, i prefer drugs to violence, okay?…) anywho, pretty dope stuff, and she’s kind of purdy, too…

*UPDATE* so there is going to be an Easter Egg hunt at the opening, as well… from the site: ‘Brandi Milne’s Easter Egg Hunt’ details*:
A large number of Easter eggs will be hidden about the gallery (both inside and out) for patrons to hunt for and discover. Each egg will contain a special ticket, good for one of many prizes to be redeemed that evening, including the grand prize, a framed one-of-a-kind original drawing from Brandi herself. Other prizes will include limited edition giclee prints, copies of Brandi’s latest book with Baby Tattoo “So Good For Little Bunnies”, one-of-a-kind original sketches, one-of-a-kind hand-made creations from Brandi, copies of her new Gelaskins, and much more.

*Limit one egg per patron during the hunt

Run Rabbit, Run from Brandi Milne:
Born and raised in Anaheim, California, Brandi Milne always had a love for creativity. Growing up, she was happily influenced by the oddities of the 1970’s and 80’s, vintage Halloween decorations, classic cartoons and an abundance of nostalgic child playthings. A self taught artist and illustrator, Milne’s work represents a melding of many very different genres while embracing beauty and aesthetic over message or propaganda. Milne has shown at numerous galleries throughout California including Corey Helford Gallery, CoproNason, Gallery 1988 LA and SF, and La Luz de Jesus.

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2 Friday the 13ths in a row huh? You don’t see THAT everyday.

Matthew Feyld and Dave MacDowell next Friday @ Thinkspace. Flyer:

I’m getting kind of excited about the show, mainly because of this:

The Samuel L. Jackson 5

That’s Dave MacDowell, lot of Lowbrow/Pop Surrealism happenings in LA lately.
And Matthew Feyld’s work is just funny magic:

untitled (two men)

Definitely trying to make it to this one.  Runs 03-13-09 through 04-03-09.

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