“IF YOU BLINK, YOU’LL MISS IT” by Quim Tarrida @ Toy Art Gallery (Dec 9 opening)

EVENT-PRESS: Toy Art Gallery is proud to present “IF YOU BLINK, YOU’LL MISS IT” by Quim Tarrida. The artist’s first U.S. exhibition continues his exploration of hidden meanings and imagery found in popular culture through a variety of mediums. The title is derived from film industry jargon which is used to refer to imperceptible subliminal images inserted in between frames


EVENT-PRESS-CONTINUED: The exhibition consists of an approach to the personal universe of Quim Tarrida, which he himself calls the Subcutanian World, a microcosm inhabited by strange, metamorphic and viral beings, true anti-heroes on the verge of the uncanny. Projections of the self or of Neo-pop alter egos, ultra-world characters, compose a unique and prodigious imaginary, and attain form through a series of sculptural pieces, limited ceramic editions, and drawings, notable among which are classical pieces from his iconography, such as Subsub Family, The Soldier, Subcutanian Ninja, Oh Gaar, or his latest productions,Relaxing in Blue and The Monkey Knows.


"IF YOU BLINK, YOU’LL MISS IT" starts Friday, Dec. 9th, 2011 and runs through Dec. 30th. There will be an opening reception from 7-11 PM on Dec. 9th at Toy Art Gallery’s new showroom located at 7571 Melrose Ave. Hollywood CA 90046. Meanwhile, feel free to peruse more preview-images pon THIS FB-album. The forms look extremely interesting and decidedly 'art toy' in aesthetics, IMHO.