Event: Beginnings / Endings (And Other Worthless Epiphanies) by Luke Chueh @ Copro Gallery (May 8-29)
EVENT-PRESS: Luke Chueh’s upcoming solo exhibition of new works, "Beginnings / Endings (And Other Worthless Epiphanies)", begins Saturday, May 8th at Copro Gallery in Santa Monica, and runs till May 29th. The show will feature upwards to 18 paintings, and also showcases another Chueh "remix" of a popular piece of modern art. Last year, Chueh remixed Francisco Goya's "Saturn Devours His Son". This year he pays tribute and remixes the Francis Bacon masterpiece, “Figure with Meat.”
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LUKE-CHUEH-SAYS: "Beginnings / Endings… features a range of work that many of my fans will be happily familiar with. The show is meant to be, as the title suggests, a stylistic bookend before Luke begins to explore and experiment with themes inspired by my love/hate relationship with "contemporary" art." (via e-mailer)
[FYI: Shown above-right is the image for "Saturn Devours His Son" and is currently available as an exclusive giclée print for Corey Helford Gallery / (15" x 30") Signed/Numbered - 50 prints]
COPRO-GALLERY-PRESS: Luke Chueh's "Beginnings / Endings (And Other Worthless Epiphanies)" bears all the stylistic stamps Chueh's fans have come to love. Employing minimal color schemes, simple animal characters, and a seemingly endless suite of ill-fated situations, Chueh balances cute with brute, perched on the fine line between comic and tragic.
ARTIST-BIO: Chueh studied graphic design at California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obipso where he earned a BS in Art & Design (Graphic Design concentration). Employed by the Ernie Ball Company, he worked in-house as designer/illustrator creating award-winning designs, and was featured in the design annuals of Communication Arts and Print Magazine. As if this were not enough, Chueh also created, produced, wrote, designed, edited and published "E.X.P.", a 'zine dedicated to the "Intelligent Dance Music (IDM)" genre. In 2003, Chueh moved to Los Angeles to further pursue a career in design, only to join the ranks of the under-employed. He resorted to painting as a way to keep both his edge and his sanity. When the Los Angeles underground art show, Cannibal Flower, invited him to exhibit at their monthly events, Chueh began his ascent into the LA art scene. Chueh has since established himelf as the arbiter of disarmingly benign menace. Ever the designer, Chueh also has a new toy coming out through Munky King.
WHAT: Luke Chueh's "Beginnings / Endings (And Other Worthless Epiphanies)"
WHEN: May 8 - May 29, 2010
Reception for the artists:
Saturday, May 8, 2010, 8 pm - 11:00 pm
WHERE: Copro Gallery
Bergamot Station
2525 Michigan Ave. T5
Santa Monica, CA 90404
310-829-2156
CoproGallery@live.com
www.copronason.com
Food vendor: Don Chow Taco Truck
