AUTOMOLOVE: CAR CULTURE WITH A KINK
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Published on Fri, Aug 8, 2008
By: The LACar Editorial Staff
AUTOMOLOVE
The exhibit of automotive-themed art, running from August 2 through September 6,
2008, features works by gallery owner Rick Castro, as well as artists Steve Diet
Goedde, Carlos Batts, Kup Kake, and Chainsaw Chuck (I'm glad he's an artist and
not a surgeon), just to name a few.
Almost as intriguing as the names of the artists are the names of some of the
works on display, such as 'Beautiful Disaster', 'Yolanda in the Trunk', 'Suicide
Doors', 'Bondage Bike Boy' and 'Cheerleader from Good Ol' F.U.'
Another artist represented at this unique showing is Brett Barris, son of the
legendary George Barris, the "King of Kustomizers". Some of Brett's eye-catching
photos, including 'Man in Chains', are on display, along with several from the
Barris archives that capture the beauty of cars and women from decades past.
In the interest of keeping this article family-friendly, some of the art on
display will not be shown here but can be seen with your own eyes when you visit
the gallery. It appears as though the models in some of the featured photo art
slipped out of their clothes before slipping into the cars.
Some of the featured artists are on hand for tonight's opening reception. As I
step outside of the gallery, the parking lot is rockin' with live entertainment
and, of course, what would an automotive-themed exhibit be without some cool,
sexy cars?
Sure, by the time you visit the gallery the opening reception will be just a
memory. The band will have gone home and the cool cars will have driven away.
The talents of these artists, however, will be yours to enjoy for the run of the
exhibit.
Antebellum Gallery is located at 1643 North Las Palmas Avenue in Hollywood.
For more information:
www.antebellum.us.ms
