When I first walked into the gallery, I immediately thought wow… what are these, photos? Then I took a couple steps closer to the images and realized that they are drawings on paper. My photos hardly ever convey the brilliance of most of the pieces that I see in various art exhibits, so do yourself a favor and check out Anish Kapoor’s work at Regen Projects (up until Feb. 28) for yourself. Simply fabulous!

Courtesy of the artist and Regen Projects.

Below are images I took of some other incredible works of art by Christian Jankowski, Glenn Ligon and Marilyn Minter. Thank you Shaun, Stacy and Heather!

Artist: Christian Jankowski, Hula Hooper Price Latimer Agah.

Artist: Glenn Ligon. (Quotation, Richard Pryor R.I.P.) Courtesy of artist and Regen Projects.

Artist: Marilyn Minter, pretty sexy… Courtesy of artist and Regen Projects.

Next post will feature work by Raymond Pettibon from the Regen Projects Vault with a collaboration by Mark Gonzales.

Tehran, Iran born artist Shirana Shahbazi. The door on the bottom left of this image should give you an idea of the size and scale of this piece.

We also observed the Oranges and Sardines exhibit and the Gouge exhibit. Both exhibits are a must see. We especially enjoyed the woodcut prints in the Gouge exhibit.

On February 4, 2008 I spent half the day with Josh, Neil and Jose while Marcuson Tree Management manicured a tree for a client in Los Angeles. Besides documenting the process my actual job was to stack all the cut branches out in the driveway where they would meet their destiny with the chipper. Josh is a certified and highly skilled Arborist with a license to wield a chainsaw, a master at his craft. It’s no wonder then that UCLA is one of his best clients. It’s hard, but rewarding work and the pictures tell the story. According to Josh he had views of downtown LA, Hollywood and the coastline. It sure was a clear and beautiful day.

Before.

Also before.

After.

The gear.

The chipper.

Neil sharpening the chain.

Neil leveraging the tree with a pulley to avoid dropping pieces onto the guest house.

Josh assessing the tree.

Josh checking out the view.

A little gift.

Laguna Beach is a nice place to visit while staying on earth, but they sure do have some horrible art, except for the Alphonse Mucha’s that we saw.

Adam’s outdoor sculptures.

Three random products of chance, kinda like everything else on earth.

On January 30, 2009, legendary professional skateboarder and noted accordion-wielding front man for Flogging Molly, Matt Hensley, hosted an artshow titled Stencils Aren’t Art by San Jose’s finest Jason Adams. The show was also sponsored by Black Label Skateboards, Dekline Footwear and Pura Casta Tequila. Ceaser, the owner of Pura Casta, who also happens to farm the agave in Mexico, was on hand along with his right hand man, Ryan Quintana, to give out samples of Pura Casta to everyone present. A who’s who of skateboard industry friends and family showed up to support Jason as he continues to break into the art world and to snatch up some of his new works on wood and paper. The show will be up at Hensley’s Flying Elephant Pub & Grill for several weeks.  There are only a few pieces left for purchase, so hurry on down and stick a red dot next to your favorite piece because the work is priced to sell and going fast. The following morning Matt hosted The Blokes from noon to 3. Check out photos and the video of Matt jamming with The Blokes while patrons take turns dancing to the awesome Irish music.

10 limited edition decks were made by Black Label for Stencils Aren’t Art.

Jason and Matt setting up the show.

Jason’s works on wood.

Works on paper, Johnny Cash, Elvis Presley, Joe Strummer and Hank Williams. The paper itself was also made by Jason.

Close up of Hank Williams.

The Master of Disaster, Duane Peters.

Hank Williams and Ziggy Stardust.

John Lucero and Jason Adams.

Ryan Quintana and Ceaser of Pura Casta Tequila.

Price and Sean Sheffey.

Heavy Metal Chuck (HMC), Korinne, Patrick Nagy, Jen and Sandee.

Mike O’Meally and Jake Brown.

Price and Pat Duffy.

Matt Hensley and Jason Adams.

The following morning on January 31, 2009 Matt jammed out with The Blokes while his customers ate brunch and danced along. Watch The Video.