First off, a HUGE thank you to
The Hive LA,(gallery) Ngoc Hoang of the
Professional Bakist (food),
Yxta,(drinks),
Music Functioing as One,(string music) and DJ Clownfish (DJ) for a fantastic opening!
We had a wonderfully large turnout for the event, and the crowd had a great response to the paintings.
Here are pics of all the paintings:
http://www.flickr.com/search/?q=extinct&w=29945203%40N04
Here's the Hive LA's post of the show:
http://thehivela.blogspot.com/2009/06/daisy-church-hive-los-angeles-june-27th.html
Here's the Professional Bakist's post about the show and hor'deurves
http://professionalbakist.blogspot.com/2009/06/we-go-together.html
More pics:
http://bummerws.blogspot.com/2009/06/daisy-church-art-show-at-hive.html
My concept for the show was based off the news about a year ago pronouncing the Baiji dolphin, a river dolphin found in China, officially extinct. I ended up reading Douglas Adam's book "Last Chance to See," which is about Adam's mission to go around the world and see endangered animals before they are gone forever.
I started thinking about the fact that an animal can go extinct like that within my lifetime, and thinking about other animals that have gone extinct in recent modern history, as well as animals on the brink of the same fate, and was inspired to create this series.
I wanted the human female presences to create counter-points to the animal subjects; they represent the cultural and historical context of each animal, and echo ideas about display, voyeurism, and the relationship humans have to the natural world.
if you missed the show, it's on view through august 5th!
Presented by The Hive Los Angeles
1402 Micheltorena St
Los Angeles, CA 90026
Extinct: Endanger
New works by Daisy Church
On View June 27th - August 5th, 2009
Artist Website: http://www.daisychurch.com
Gallery Website: http://thehive.la
For gallery sales and inquiries, please stop by The Hive Los Angeles or contact
Charles Renn
info@thehive.la
323.665.1028
or curator Sebastian Marlow
siidesign@gmail.com
