fbpx
Category

gallery

Rebuilding lives, one broken tile at a time

It was an elegant opening for a gallery exhibition. It was difficult to discern, on the surface, that the artists represented some of Los Angeles\’ most impoverished citizens, residents of Skid Row and South Los Angeles, who are actually using the broken bits of tile, stone and other rejected and recycled materials to rebuild their own lives.

A Life Interrupted, a Dream Fulfilled

Moshe Hammer\’s pieces look like quirkier, black-ink versions of medieval illuminated manuscripts. The Hebrew letters dance and morph into images based on his intensive studies of commentaries on the sefarim. Apparently, Hammer was feverishly working on such drawings when he took one of his late-night walks to clear artist\’s block in July 2004. He had trekked miles from his Fairfax area apartment when the truck hit him at the intersection of Santa Monica Boulevard and Western Avenue, killing him instantly, according to a coroner\’s report.

Not Just for Kids Anymore

Storyopolis, the children\’s art gallery and bookstore, is kicking out children next week for a grownups-only project, an Artists\’ Studio Series featuring the not-so-kid-friendly art created by children\’s book illustrators they work with regularly.

Painter With a Camera

Robert Sturman said he never felt the need to observe Jewish rituals.

Building the Perfect Painting

For local artist Rebecca Levy, building a body of work literally begins with the building. "Each one is different and has a charm of its own,"

New Articles

More news and opinions than at a
Shabbat dinner, right in your inbox.

More news and opinions than at a Shabbat dinner, right in your inbox.

More news and opinions than at a Shabbat dinner, right in your inbox.