Eastern Projects Presents
Albert Reyes
DREAMERS
OF THE
AMERICAN DREAM
OCTOBER 5 - NOVEMBER 9, 2019
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Closing Reception
November 9, 2019 6-10 pm
900 North Broadway #1090
Los Angeles, CA 90012
With Musical Performance by KESEM
Albert Reyes was born in the Los Angeles suburb of Panorama City in 1971 and grew up in the working class neighborhood of El Sereno. Having been known to create artwork out of anything from what he has in his pockets to whatever he can find walking through his neighborhood. He has also shown in a gallery along with a painting by Picasso. These same strange dualities and juxtapositions are highly prevalent in his work, which tackles both conceptual and graffiti art. Recognized for his ubiquitous “GIVE “ tag, Albert has a distinctive artistic approach inspired not only by street art, comic books, and American pop culture; but also by contemporary and classical “high art “. Many of his drawings and illustrations incorporate everything from icons of corporate America to Hollywood stars to mass media to politics to consumerism. His goals are simple: make a living as an artist and use his talent to make a positive impact on people’s lives.
Checkout Albert’s interview on LA Mag!
https://www.lamag.com/culturefiles/albert-reyes-dreamers-of-the-american-dream/
Eastern Projects Gallery is pleased to present Sun-Jik Yang’s debut SOLO SHOW: “PORTRAITS”.
Opening Reception is Saturday August 10, 2019 6-10pm, coinciding with LA Chinatown’s last “Chinatown Summer Nights” celebration of 2019. Show runs from August 10- September 14,2019.
“I often compare a painter to a psychologist. While a psychologist listens to and observes people to read who they are, an artist paints to have a better understanding of his or her subject.”
“Painting comforts me and heals me. More importantly, it helps me deepen my understanding of people in my life. Thus, most my painting subjects are the people of whom I know. Their individual life stories, and my perception of them, and the chemistry and bond between my subjects and me are essential for me to conceptualize and visualize when I paint them. In that sense, painting is a process for me to get to know them better. My works demonstrate physical, emotional and psychological structures of people. I believe that the most rewarding aspect of being an artist is when my artistic creation helps people express their sense of identity. I wish my paintings would deliver an immediate impact to the audience.” - Sung-Jik Yang
Join us Saturday, June 8th, 2019 from 6-10 pm for the Opening Reception of Chance Cooper’s “Erased from a True Story”
(Exhibition will run from June 8th, 2019 - July 16th, 2019)
As moments turn into memories, we stash them in the closet of our mind. Some are draped over hangers, visible with every peek, waiting to be flicked through and tried on again. Others are neatly folded, layered inside a drawer, sharing a compartmentalized feeling. The rest are thrown on the floor and kicked to a corner, only to get lost and collect haze.
Even the clearest head doesn’t have enough room in their closet to go shopping for memories every new trend. Eventually our minds have to choose which ones to let go of. When it comes time to clean out the closet, there are some ‘good times’ even Goodwill won’t take. Unfortunately, those must be thrown away.
Until then, this body of work hangs the memories that will be erased from a true story.” - Chance Cooper
ARTIST BIO:
As a kid, Chance Cooper grew up skipping from city to city, eventually finding himself with loose legs in Los Angeles - where he would be raised. Chance’s artistic style has been molded by the memories of his life, forgotten and not. His work to date is recognized as a playground for his characters to perform their existential secrets. Chance often uses words and objects within his paintings to guide the viewer to a rabbit hole where they can jump in and create their own fling with the image, all while having their morality tested along the way. In many cases, each recurring visit to a piece will evoke a new dialogue within the mind of the observer, spawning endless narratives. His work celebrates the sacred art of storytelling and his paintings carry the feeling of a page torn from one’s life. With the appearance of a fictional fantasy, the skin of Chance’s work is just a layer of what humans do so well of disguising - themselves.
The Opening Reception will coincide with the Chinatown Summer Nights 2019. Part food event, part summer party, Chinatown Summer Nights presents an exciting hot spot for Angelenos this summer. Every 2nd Saturday of the month, experience large-scale, outdoor video projections; take part in hands- on, cultural activities; sip on craft brews while enjoying art and dance with 89.9 KCRW’s DJ’s from 5pm - midnight.
