At the Asian Art Museum in San Francisco a few years ago, I watched the Korean Buddhist Nun artist Seol-min paint a gorgeous artwork of the Water Moon Avalokiteshvara, also known as Guanyin. Her canvas was laid flat on the floor and she painted on top of it as if she was bodysurfing a gentle wave with brushes in hand. The large hall where Seol-min painted was quiet. The gentle sound of her brushes created a kind of music that echoed off the marble walls. My oil on panel painting "The Painter of the World" is my latest artwork inspired by this experience with the artist Seol-min.
From the Washington Post: Acclaimed rock-and-roll guitarist, music producer, solo artist and “The Sopranos” actor, Stevie Van Zandt rose to fame touring the world with Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band. In his new memoir, “Unrequited Infatuations,” Van Zandt chronicles the twists and turns of his nearly nonstop career since the mid-1960s. The musician turned activist turned actor joins Washington Post opinion columnist Jonathan Capehart to share stories from his unique life journey."
"Move towards the light", a friend said to me as we wandered the streets of Montreal on a crisp spring afternoon. My painting "Monk Station" is inspired by that day and depicts a saffron robed pilgrim in a 21st century urban moment. The monk is moving towards the light. Set in a subway station in Montreal, this painting looks at the place of the spirit in our fast paced lives.
My oil on wood cigar box painting of Frida Kahlo is the latest in a series of artworks that amplifies the shared culture between Mexico and the United States. Frida was a dynamo. Her artworks explore the realms of myth, memory, and physical reality in groundbreaking ways. My latest portrait of Frida is an homage to her work and influence.
My painting imagines Frida when she lived in San Francisco. In 1930-31 Frida and Diego Rivera lived at 716 Montgomery Street in San Francisco, just down the hill from North Beach and Chinatown. Frida met and created with a group of artists who energized her creative process. KQED notes that "For six months, the couple stayed at the studio of Rivera’s old classmate and friend, sculptor Ralph Stackpole, who introduced them to an eclectic group of writers, painters and photographers." For a number of years, I lived in San Francisco at the corner of Green and Montgomery streets. I would often walk down the steep hill on Montgomery towards the Transamerica building and imagine Frida living in my neighborhood. More on Frida in San Francisco in the marvelous program and article by KQED - Inside Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera's Life in San Francisco
Exhibited and sold at The Other Art Fair Los Angeles at Barker Hangar September 2021. Thank you to all my collectors and followers. I so appreciate your interest in my artwork.
Thanks to everyone who commented on and enjoyed the painting at @theotherartfair
Congressional Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez created headlines around the globe with her Tax the Rich Dress worn at the 2021 Met Gala.
The socially provocative dress was designed by Aurora James who said in the New York Times: Listen, it would be a lot easier to go to the Met Gala and just wear a really beautiful dress and look really beautiful and have a good time. But that was not her intention, right? Her intention was to take a conversation that’s largely existing in working-class communities and bring it into rooms where that conversation might be a little bit more uncomfortable. It’s not easy to show up in a room like that, with a statement like that.
There’s a lot of people who gain access to rooms like that and are too afraid to rock the boat."
My painting celebrates AOC, Aurora James, and everyone rocking the boat. Thanks to everyone who commented on and enjoyed the painting at @theotherartfair
Private View Thursday September 23 6pm - 10pm There will be FREE parking for all Private View guests on Thursday evening.Please use the Promo Code PVCHADWICKto register for freePrivate View Tickets. Enter Promo Code as directed at top of ticket page.
Friday - Sunday
Friday, September 24: 4 – 7 pm PT 7 – 10 pm PT
Saturday, September 25: 11 am – 4 pm PT 4 – 8 pm PT
Sunday, September 26: 11 am – 3 pm PT 3 – 6 pm PT
For Friday, Saturday, and Sunday admission, please use the Promo Code 30CHADWICKto register for 30% off tickets.
TICKETS & CHECK-IN
All visitors of The Other Art Fair Los Angeles must have a ticket to enter. All tickets can be purchased through Eventbrite on our tickets page: https://www.theotherartfair.com/la/tickets/
Upon arrival to the Fair, proceed to the Welcome Desk to check-in. Here, the QR code on your ticket will be scanned. Please have this handy on your mobile device so you can have a speedy check-in.
Visitors 21+ over will be wrist-banded during check-in for quick service at the BOMBAY SAPPHIRE bar. Government-issue I.D. is required. Plus, special Guest Artists, interactive art installations and murals, live DJ sets, complimentary cocktails from BOMBAY SAPPHIRE, food trucks, and more!
If you wish to return on another day of the Fair, please visit the Welcome Desk to request a complimentary will-call ticket for your additional visit. Subject to availability.
PARKING: Parking is free on Thursday 9/23 but if you come on Friday, Sat, or Sunday, you need to pay for parking.
Where?Barker Hangar, 3021 Airport Ave, Santa Monica, CA 90405
OUR SAFER FAIR PLAN:
Vaccination or proof of negative test is not required to attend, but it is required that attendees wear masks indoors regardless of vaccination status. If you are feeling sick or were recently exposed to someone with COVID-19, please stay home. Learn about our health and safety measures by viewing our Safer Fair Plan.
Gregg Chadwick Frontlines 37"x24" oil on linen 2021
Art at its best possess an uncanny ability to communicate ideas and feelings that we need to understand. It seems that especially in times of struggle or unrest, art helps us connect to the personhood of others especially during the current Covid epidemic. My paintingFrontlinescelebrates the nurses and other healthcare workers battling for all of us.
My paintings are crafted as reflecting devices that mirror and focus the viewer’s attention on where we've been, and where we are going. As Marvin Gaye sang so poignantly - “What’s going on.”.Frontlines will be on exhibit at The Other Art Fair at Barker Hangar from September 23, 2021 -September 26, 2021.
Gregg Chadwick Carpe Librum 48"x36" oil on linen 2021
The Democratic victory in the California recall certainly seems to go some way toward vindicating the core insights that emerged from this recent conversation with @Redistrict: https://t.co/kfjJKSdmx0
Contemplating a vast, formless infinity: Wanderer above a Sea of Mist, by Caspar David Friedrich, 1818. He was born on this day in 1774. pic.twitter.com/j2B7U4Dxsj
Pledge to protect voting rights: https://marchonforvotingrights.org OR text PLEDGE to 89799
March On for Voting Rights (#VotingRightsMarch) is a mass mobilization to demand that elected officials stop hijacking democracy, denounce voter suppression, and ensure fair access to the vote for all.
Today — the 58th anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr.’s historic March on Washington — we march on cities across America to demand that the vision of Dr. King’s “I Have a Dream” speech be deferred no longer.
We invite all Americans who believe in the power of democracy and free elections to join us. Are you in?
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The Tiny Desk is working from home for the foreseeable future. Introducing NPR Music's Tiny Desk (home) concerts, bringing you performances from across the country and the world. It's the same spirit — stripped-down sets, an intimate setting — just a different space.
Bobby Carter | Aug. 18, 2021
Before the Isley Brothers played "That Lady" during this Tiny Desk (at Home) concert, lead singer and founding member Ronald Isley shared two stories about the song that perfectly encapsulates the scope of their nearly seven-decade career. "It reminds me of going way back, when we had Jimi Hendrix living at the house and playing. We went on to meet a young fellow by the name of Kendrick Lamar who sampled the record and we got a Grammy award for it." At the Tiny Desk, we've hosted shows from superstars and legends – but our home concert series has now officially reached new heights.
Shot at their home studio in St. Louis, Mo., Ronald and his brother Ernie stand front and center, performing just a slice from a catalog overstuffed with classic anthems. (These four songs alone have been sampled or covered by over three hundred artists.) They kick things off with 1983's quiet storm essential, "Between the Sheets." As a nod to the late Notorious B.I.G., Mr. Biggs opens with, "I like it when you call me Big Poppa" – from there, they fire off three more hits, including the immortal "Footsteps in the Dark" and "For the Love of You." The Isley Brothers have eclipsed legendary status – their music is an intrinsic, indelible part of American culture. Watching Ron and Ernie play with as much enthusiasm as they did 30, 40, 50 years ago is an awe-inspiring sight to cherish.
SET LIST
"Between the Sheets"
"Footsteps in the Dark"
"For the Love of You"
"That Lady"
MUSICIANS
Ronald Isley: vocals
Ernest Isley: guitar
Kandy Isley: vocals
Kimberly Johnson: vocals
Calvin Rodgers: drums
Chris Payton: guitar
Quintin "Q" Gulledge: keys
Maurice Fitzgerald: bass
CREDITS
Video: Morgan Glenn, Josh Brickey
Camera Operators: Brandon Brinkley, Isaac Sinason
Additional Production: Mary Meadows, Bryan Weddle, Jonathan Becker, Marcos Machado
Audio: Adam Edmonds, Quintin "Q" Gulledge
Guitar Tech: Sam Mays
Gregg Chadwick "Learn of the elephant" (in process) 54"x54"oil on linen 2021
Hope that you have had a marvelous #WorldElephantDay ! Posted are in process images of my latest elephant inspired painting. I support the efforts of the @sheldricktrust as they strive to create a world that believes all elephants deserve to roam wild and free, safe from harm. Not just on #WorldElephantDay, but each and every day.
As those who follow me know, I first became aware of the fragile nature of our planet as an elementary school student. For Christmas one year, I asked my parents for the book “Wildlife in Danger” published by the IUCN (International Union for the Conservation of Nature) They are still an important organization providing information, plans, and hope for our endangered earth. Worried about the environment as a kid, I drew pictures of animals constantly. Now I am bringing out a series of paintings, to be exhibited at @theotherartfair in Los Angeles at Barker Hangar in September 2021, that shed light on climate change, the beauty of the natural world, and our place with other species.
Notes on Technique: Ghosts of earlier ideas appear within my artworks and combine with other transparent moments to create a semblance of movement, of time passing. I build a combination of shadow and illumination in each painting to create a sensation of light emanating from the work. I work with oil paint and usually create at least one color in each painting from ground pigments mixed by hand with linseed oil. Linseed oil has the propensity to grow more transparent with age and visible traces of earlier painted marks gradually appear because of this tendency — called pentimenti. I embrace this eventual outcome in my work and incorporate planned and unplanned pentimenti in my process.
School for baby #elephants as our caregivers lead the herd into the forest. Our Nursery is currently home to an influx of rescued orphaned baby elephants. Learn how we are caring for them at: https://t.co/EFwBlLAgW7pic.twitter.com/Io3G5t57Z3
In this week’s episode of “Cocktails with a Curator,” set a course for 18th-century Venice as Deputy Director and Peter Jay Sharp Chief Curator Xavier F. Salomon discusses a pair of “vedute” (views) by Francesco Guardi. Displayed on the third floor of Frick Madison alongside works by Tiepolo and Rosalba Carriera, Guardi’s pictures present a lively city with color-coordinated boatmen, laundry hanging from balconies, and liveried attendants greeting dignitaries. This week’s complementary cocktail is the Sgroppino, a Venetian refreshment dating to the 16th century.
To view this painting in detail, please visit our website: https://www.frick.org/guardivenice