HOLLYWOOD CA (Hollywood Today) 01/23/12

Photos & facts by Karen Ostlund

The Blessing Ceremony at Chinese Pavilion

17^th Los Angeles Art show closed its door last night, with Chinese Buddhist Art as impact for the Chinese New Year today.

Buddhist Art made impact on Chinese Artistic Traditions at Chinese Pavilion.

The Myths of Rape (1977/2012) was a special opening night performance by Elana Mann and Audrey Chan, working with Leslie Labowitz- Starus and Lacy, to re-create a 1977 performance by Labowitz-Starus, originally performed as part of Three Weeks in May. Performers re-enacted compelling tableaux, typical of 1970′s street demonstrations, exploring past and current forms of activism.

Three Weeks in January: End Rape in Los Angeles is part of the Pacific Standard Time Performance and Public Art Festival presented by LACE Gallery. The show runs through February 1^st 2012 with a schedule of over 30 events including a candlelight ceremony January 27^th, organized across the Los Angeles metropolitan region. (Threeweeksinjanuary.org)

Three Weeks in January artwork at opening

The LA Art Show, Modern & Contemporary kicked off last Wednesday and closed last night, with its host Art of Elysium and supporter/actor David Arquette. The proceeds from the opening night party was enable preview beneficiaries The Art of Elysium to expand its program to bring arts to critically ill hospitalized children, and increase substantially the number of school children who visit the Getty through the J. Paul Getty Museum’s Education Department for Title One School visits.

left,Kim Martindale & actor David Arquette (photo by pressoffice)

Los Angeles Fine Art Show: Historic & Traditional showcased a special exhibition honoring the history and tradition of the arts in China: The Classic Collection of Buddhist Paintings. It showcased retrospective works by master brush painter Xia Jingshan, accompanied by a selection of works from his preeminent student Tong Hongsheng.

Chinese performances

Classic Collection of Buddhist Paintings is a retrospective of 76 works by Master brush painter Xia Jingshan. Jingshan began studying traditional Chinese scroll painting at age 16, but it wasn’t until he was 28, under the tutelage of rabbi Nanting that Xia Jingshan began what would become a life-long focus on Buddhist art.

The 7,000 square feet China Pavilion closed the show’s multi-year focus on China, with a powerhouse in both traditional and contemporary arts & installation of a reading room from a Qing Dynasty house.

Fortune Cookie in steel by Guang Zhou, BZ Gallery

Qing Dynasty reading room of Jiang Bin, who was a well-known imperial physician in Wuyuan City. The city contained the most historic and original buildings in China.

The reading room was the place within the home where paintings would have been on display. Paired with the paintings, books, and intricate carvings, the reading room was taking visitors back in time to experience the traditional atmosphere of Chinese art.

Carole Feuerman sculpture

This reading room is an example of Ming & Qing Dynasty architecture in Anhui province. Chinese architecture reached its pinnacle of style and technology during this time era. Houses during this time period embodied Chinese philosophy, with an emphasis on harmony, symmetry, and beauty. It was made entirely of wood with interlocking joints. These houses contained many woodcarvings, often representing ideas that were seminal to Chinese philosophy. The carvings represented the owner’s aspirations – a bat represented prosperity, while the pomegranate represents fertility, and the peach symbolizes longevity.

Moods of Norway's tractor at Paul Stolper Gallery. Skull by Damien Hirst

Los Angeles Art Show’s VIP program events outside the convention center included:

THE GETTY CENTER VIP PRE-SHOW RECEPTION,

with David Bomford, acting director of the J. Paul Getty Museum, and Jennifer Howell, founder of The Art of Elysium. They welcomed art dealers and collectors from around the world and special guests from XiaJingShan Culture Development Company in Beijing to Los Angeles for ONE WEEKEND, THREE SHOWS of art, special programs, and events.

MINOTTI LA COLLECTORS AFTER PARTY – ART MEETS DESIGN
A mixer with art enthusiasts while viewing a selection of contemporary art works.

The event was set at Minotti, luxury furnishings showroom in West Hollywood.

Artist Yuroz at Corzine Fine Art Gallery

CORZINE FINE ART WEEKEND VIP AFTER PARTY – for collectors, gallerists, and art enthusiasts. To celebrate and experience one of West Hollywood’s new state of the art gallery spaces! Throughout the years Nancy Corzine, has had the honor of meeting many wonderful artists and to collect their works of art. As an integral part of the dynamic spirit of the Los Angeles arts community, Corzine Fine Art was launched November 2011.