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Visual artist and former record producer David Anderle to exhibit Los Angeles-themed paintings Nov 14
David Anderle, Charlie Immer, Elizabeth McGrath, Gail Potocki
November 14, 2009 - December 5, 2009
Reception for the artists: Saturday, November 14th, 2009, 7pm - 10 pm
BILLY SHIRE FINE ARTS
5790 Washington Blvd.
Culver City, CA 90232
P: 323-297-0600
F: 323-297-0601
E: info[.]billyshirefinearts.com.
David Anderle
During his lengthy and successful career in the West Coast contemporary music scene of the 1960s through the end of the 1990s, David Anderle continually pursued his passion for painting. “Though I always thought I would quit and paint, and in fact took a number of jobs just to make money to keep painting,” he says, “I started producing and fell in love with working with musicians.”
And indeed, Anderle worked with many; a heavily edited list includes Frank Zappa and The Mothers of Invention (who were signed to their first record deal as a result of Anderle’s persistence), Brian Wilson (Anderle painted a beautiful portrait of Brian in the ‘60s and presided over Wilson’s label, Brother Records), The Doors, Arthur Lee and Love, Leon Russell, Nico, Soundgarden, Sheryl Crow and produced artist such as Judy Collins, David Ackles, Rita Coolidge, Kris Kristofferson, The Swimming Pool Q’s, The Circle Jerks and many more during his stints at MGM/Verve, Elektra and A&M. Anderle defined the concept of the star driven soundtrack with films such as Better Off Dead, The Breakfast Club and Pretty in Pink while working as the VP of A&M’s film music division. Anderle was also involved with the legendary 1967 Monterey Pop Festival.
Because of his success in the realm of music, Anderle flourished as a visual artist at his own pace and rhythm. In 2007 his passion for painting was fully realized with his first gallery show and book, “Better Late Then Never” for Billy Shire Fine Arts (billyshirefinearts.com).
While portraiture was the predominate subject of Anderle’s brush, he has shifted his focus for his new body of work. “In terms of subject matter, I now find myself wanting to move from painting people to painting places. I want to paint places and locations that have histories and stories and secrets and mysteries...that are alone or abandoned or closed, solitary, lonely, quiet… places that are tattered or tarted up…with an emphasis on capturing the ever changing landscape of things Angeleno” states Anderle who’s paintings feature a graceful use of line and vibrant fields of color.
Anderle is purely self -taught and refers to looking at the work of other painters as his “teachers,” citing influences including Modigliani, Munch, Manet, Giacometti, Fischl, Toulous Lautrec and photographer Diane Arbus.
"David, Very impressed...you have lonely soulful touch."-------Herb Alpert (Painter/Sculptor/Colletor/Musician/ Composer)
Charlie Immer "Pulled Apart"
Charlie Immer has created a body of work which observes the inner workings of other-worldly characters, a world where violence has no conseqences and blood & guts can be appreciated for the beauty and color they spray on the envornments around them. Inspired by childhood memories of watching cartoon characters beat on each other, Immers works created with oil and oil glazes on gessoed panel adds gory elements into slapstick cartoon violence and renders it in a very delicate way. They don't feel a thing! Immer, a 26 year old graduate of the Rhode Island School of Design (class of 2008) grew up in western Maryland where he currently lives with a nice collection of skeletons and candy.
Liz McGrath "American Animals and the Golden Cave"
Having spent most of this year traveling across America, touring with her band, Liz McGrath has become acquainted with diverse landscapes, animals and people nationwide. "Though every place is unique in its own way, there are commonalities that cross all boundaries including between species; the need to find shelter, food, companionship and success relate to all people, animals, spaces and times across our country " states McGrath. This shared desire, and its related struggle is what McGrath is exploring in American Animals and the Golden Cave. Every living thing is trying to find its best most comfortable fit in a sometimes hostile environment. Some get lucky and others not as fortunate. Some live in the golden cave and some in the black shadows in the valleys of the mountain.
Gail Potocki
Influenced by the elegant strength of Anthony Van Dyke and the melancholic mystery of the late 19th century French and Belgian Symbolists, Gail Potocki chose an arcane path of study, training intensely to learn to wield oil on canvas in the manner of the Old Masters.
Potocki’s paintings have been exhibited in important Symbolist and Surrealist exhibitions worldwide, sharing wall space with such masters as Gustav Klimt, Egon Schiele, H. R. Giger, Salvador Dalí, and Ernst Fuchs. Her first monogram, “The Union of Hope and Sadness: The Art Of Gail Potocki,” was released in 2006 by Olympian Publishing and examines emotionally charged portraits depicting Potocki's subconscious explorations and environmental concerns as physical characters, covering the first six years of her career. A First Place winner of the First International Online Symbolist Art Exhibition, Potocki currently lives and works in Chicago, IL.
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