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Post by sleepboy on Jan 29, 2010 21:39:26 GMT -8
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Post by shelly on Jan 30, 2010 5:06:05 GMT -8
12.12.10 is a long way to promote a show don't you think?
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Post by sleepboy on Jan 30, 2010 5:29:44 GMT -8
Haha, got the date wrong. Should be 2.12.10
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Post by roqlarue on Feb 1, 2010 15:18:54 GMT -8
Roq La Rue Gallery presents Sarah Joncas “Shadow Play” new paintings And Ciou “Mysterious Flowers” paintings and drawings Opening Friday February 12th 6-9pm Show runs through March 6th Contact us to be placed on a preview! Sarah Joncas new show focuses on the theme of shadows. Her work is primarily narrative portraiture, but is imbued with a sense of cinematic spatiality and a contemporary noir sensibility. Influenced by artists diverse in scope as Van Eyck, Lautrec, Hopper, Varo, Mucha, and Frida Kahlo, Sarah was also greatly influenced by the newly emerging Anime scene as a child. As Anime became more pervasive in US culture, it was readily embraced for its approach of using complex narratives and emotional maturity within a cartoon framework. This use of a cartoon as a form of fine art “character” has been one of the stapes behind the Pop Surrealism scene and Sarah’s melancholy heroines are examples of the range of subtle nuances that can be achieved using that as a base despite its seeming limitations. She has exhibited her paintings in New York, Los Angeles, Palm Springs, and Rome. Ciou hails from Paris, France. Her work features the admittedly well worn standard of spooky girls and their animals consorts, however Ciou’s unapologetic punk style (reminiscent of teenage notebook scrawls dialed up to 11) breathes a new brash life into the theme. Her sweet and sour heavy metal nymphs live out their wild carnivalesque fairytales on found vintage papers, taken from old medical books, dictionaries, and nature manuals. Her line-work is by turns thickly layered like decadent rocker girl eyeliner and then meticulously thin and ornate like stitchwork. Ciou has exhibited in Paris, Amsterdam,Brussels, Toulouse,Berlin, Los Angeles, Rome,and Barcelona. This is her first US solo show. She also has about of her work entitled “Chat Siamois”.  |
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Post by virtu on Feb 1, 2010 15:31:44 GMT -8
Have grown to love both artist.
Joncas has really matured over the last few years into an amazing talent.
Ciou's black & white drawings are outstanding, almost prefer them to her paintings.
Roq La Rue is my all time favorite gallery, they have stayed true to Low Brow & Pop Surrealism.
Kudo's
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Post by williamm on Feb 2, 2010 1:51:46 GMT -8
Can't wait to see the show !!!!
Love Ciou's paintings :-) her art is just amazing !
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Post by sleepboy on Feb 9, 2010 9:24:38 GMT -8
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Post by roqlarue on Feb 9, 2010 15:49:41 GMT -8
Here's a sneak peek at some of the works from the show. Sarah Joncas  "Afternoon Sister"  "Miss Muffet"  "Shadow Play" Ciou:  "The Secret Garden"  "Ceremony of the Spring"  "The Vampire Twins" |
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Post by roqlarue on Feb 10, 2010 8:05:41 GMT -8
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