The Hive Gallery Group show and Performances

The Hive Gallery Group show and Performances-
September 4th, 8-12:30AM
$8 at door/ $5 for those dressed in Black and Yellow
Show runs Sept. 4th - 25th

Featured Artist 1: Edward Frausto
Featured Artist 2: Elizabeth Caffey
Featured Artist 3: Gary Garner
Tall Wall Artist: J. Slattum
Small Wall Artist: Ryan Ebelt
Installation Artist: Rick Strieck

September 2010 Artists:

Jay Davis / Treiops Treyfid / Paul Torres / Van Soro / Takayuki Shimada / Carol Powell / Henry Cram / Mike Street / Mikolaj Wyszynski /
Jonathan Measures / Hembert Guardado / Andrew Long / Monica Martinez / Sherry DeLorme / Crystal Sylver / Yumiko Awae / Karen Kang /
Franciso Enciso / Cynthia Rogers / Brian Jones / Marianne Williams / Snow Mack / Kevin Mack / Alie Ward / Craig Cartwright / Leah Johnston /
Debbie Lee / Larkin / Jeff Christenson / Loretta Gonzalez / Hestin Lostwood / Jeff Levine / Heidi Calvert / Maritza Torres / Daisuke Okamoto
and more!!!and more!!!

FRONT ROOM:

800-850 The David Brothers
[ www.thedavidbrothers.com ]
900-945 WMX
[ www.myspace.com/wmx667 ]
955-1040 Alpha MC
[ twitter.com/alphamc ]
1050-1135 8mm
[ http://www.8mmlovesyou.com/home.cfm ]
1145-1230 Bumtech
[ www.bumtech.com ]


BACK ROOM:

Dukessa
DJ Gozar
DJ Gingee

Resident Artists:

Sensei / Nathan Cartwright / Mary Spring / Greg Gould / Walt Hall / Sarah Winkle / John Dang / Douglas Alvarez / Jinx / DC /
/ Feminine Oddities / Shrine / Sonik / Ichae Ackso / Leyla Akdogan / Stephan Canthal / Paul Torres / Laura Diamond / Mike Street
/ The Little Red Writer / Randy Kono / Sara Hedstrom / Alex Schaefer / Patrick Haemmerlein / Alan DeForest / Bethany Pratt / Meagan Boyd /
/ Wasmi / Radhika Hersey / Amanda Sage / Romina Gonzales / Yuki Miyazaki / Sophia Gasparian / Ink Pen Mutations Press / Doug Meyer /
Nicole Bruckman / Glenn Fox / J.Salvador

ALL NEW FABRIC ENVIRONMENTS/ INSTALLATION by: Sonik http://www.transmorphic.net

BURLESQUE PERFORMANCES BY: Feminine Oddities www.feminineoddities.com

HIVE TAROT DECK READING BY:
Seraphime Rhyianir
Medium, Astrologer, Card Reader, Poet
sidereally.occultated@gmail.com
http://thesometimesbrand.blogspot.com

SPONSORED BY:
www.3eg.org

"Beerotica 3" and "Erotospective: The Best of Bluegirl"

Come and see our Third annual Beerotica show, featuring the best of erotic art from all over the Los Angeles and the US! Plus, revel in the Best of Bluegirl, curated by none other than Heidi Calvert! Three featured Artists, plus our Small and Tall Wall Artists, and an installation by Celene Petrulak dominate the show, aided by dozens of other artists both up-n-comers and reknowned, including Clive Barker!

OPENING: August 7th 8-12:30AM
$8 at door/ $5 for those dressed in Erotic Costume

Featured Artist 1: Cate Rangel
Featured Artist 2: Melody Duenas
Featured Artist 3: Janet Kim
Tall Wall Artist: Sophia Gasparian
Small Wall Artist: Anna Todaro
Installation Artist: Celene Petrulak

August 2010 Artists
“Bee-rotica 3”: Our third annual exhibit, Hive artists celebrate the summer with bees represented on the spicier side of things

Joseph Larkin / Salah / JM / Marty Gordon / Simon Estrada / Audrey McNamara / Terry Kim / Sherry DeLorme / Jeremy Cross / Andrew Long / David Gough / Loretta Gonzalez / Jason Shorr / Skyler Gonzalez /
Amy Shawley / Mary Spring / Jessica Valencia / Shannon O'Connor / Joe Baric / Pukac / Ivan Godinez / Sylvia Lizarraga / Jay Davis / Eitan Alexander / Christopher Umana / Xiao Diana Liu / Patrick Mizumoto /

"Erotrospective: The best of bluegirl" ( heidicalvert.com )- Heidi will be exhibiting her favorite erotic artists over the years in all mediums

Clive Barker / David J / Heidi Calvert / Steve Diet Goedde / Dave Naz / LCroskey / bd Miller / Eric Hill / Aaron Piotr Rushmore / Bill Bronson / Kitty Brown / Rick Morris / VK7 / Crystal Sylver / Bill Pacak /
Marianne Williams / Stephan Canthal / Oriana Nazworthy / Alex Schaefer / June Juliet / David Foto / Rae Threat / Miss Numa / Ozzie Rosales / Robin Davey & Greta Valenti / Monica Roache / Rico JC / Karla Usag

Projection: Ramzi Abed’s “The New Erotic”

Performances by:
Shania
The Makers
piEL
Sunshine Factory
Dj Kronick
Amy Wolkins
La Fille
IrinaXara

Resident Artists:

Sensei / Nathan Cartwright / Mary Spring / Greg Gould / Walt Hall / Sarah Winkle / John Dang / Douglas Alvarez / Jinx / DC /
/ Feminine Oddities / Shrine / Sonik / Ichae Ackso / Leyla Akdogan / Stephan Canthal / Paul Torres / Laura Diamond / Mike Street
/ The Little Red Writer / Randy Kono / Sara Hedstrom / Alex Schaefer / Patrick Haemmerlein / Alan DeForest / Bethany Pratt
/ Radhika Hersey / Romina Gonzales / Yuki Miyazaki / Sophia Gasparian / Ink Pen Mutations Press / Doug Meyer / Meagan Boyd
/ Annie Terrazzo / Glenn Fox / Nicole Bruckman

ALL NEW FABRIC ENVIRONMENTS/ INSTALLATION by: Sonik http://www.transmorphic.net

BURLESQUE PERFORMANCES BY: Feminine Oddities www.feminineoddities.com

HIVE TAROT DECK READING BY:
Seraphime Rhyianir
Medium, Astrologer, Card Reader, Poet

Bare In Mind

August 7th's Bee*rotica show appeared in the LA Time's free paper Brand X. This week's issue focusing specifically on Sex and Dating features the Hive on page 23. Check out the article for a few previews of the show!

BEE *ROTICA: Erotic Art Themes Show

This stimulating show will feature not only an "Erotrospective" of Heidi 'Bluegirl' Calvert's sensual photography, but also a piece by Clive Barker! Other featured artists include Cate Rangel, up-and-comer Melody Duenas, and Janet Kim. Resident artist Sophia Gasparian's politically inspired work will grace the Tall Wall with Portland, Oregon's Anna Todaro, on the Small Wall. Performances, live music, and DJs to get down to as well. Come check us out! Saturday August 7th, 8pm-12:30am, $8 or $5 for the erotically costumed!

Resident artist Yuki Miyazaki featured in Pop Surrealism Magazine

Here is a link!
http://www.popsurmag.com/

The Hive's July First Saturday Show! It's the Bee's Knees!

Get pumped!

We here at the Hive are all a-buzz over the group show on July 3rd! This show is everything you've come to expect from events at the Hive. With 6 featured artists, over 70 exhibiting and resident artists, live painting, 10 performances by local DJs & performers, and pole dancing by Feminine Oddities, it's a event not to be missed!

So, lay out your black & yellow, call your friends, and BEE here!

July 3rd 8-12:30AM
$8 at door
ONLY $5 in Black and Yellow
Show runs July 3rd -31st

TONIGHT!!!! "B3" Video Game Inspired Opening

Yep, its that time of the month again......it's time for the Hive's first Saturday opening!!!! This video game themed show features such artists as Jehan Choo, Apricot Mantle, Natalie Repp, and Salah among others. From 8pm-12:30am tonight's opening will feature live painting, performances, burlesque, DJs, and more! $8 cover, $5 if you come dressed in a themed costume. Can't wait to see you all tonight!

Sorry you missed us! MAY EDITION

Two points I'd like to make for those who missed out on our MAYhem Show & Art Walk:

a) TSK! TSK! You don't know what you're missing out on. (Or maybe you do, in which case I'm sorry, you must feel terrible.)

b) You're lucky we've got a brilliant man on our team (also a Hive Resident) who took it upon himself to film this month's exhibit. He did a swell job! Thanks Randy Kono!

CHIGGITY CHECK IT OUT!

Part 1: May Show
Part 2: May Show

The Cute and Creepy Conundrum

The Mysterious MacSorro!

MacSorro, a.k.a. Jorge Macswiney, has been a favourite of mine at The Hive for awhile now. He was, at one time, a resident at the gallery but still remains a frequent contributor to our monthly shows. Every piece he creates is painfully detailed and curious. His trademark animal-masked characters are often accompanied by strange companions that one could only imagine existing in dreams or some sort of parallel universe. It's hard to believe that such a talented artist, who paints out his imagination and on to canvas in vivid color, could have no proper artistic training. According to his blog, it was his friends who nagged at him to start showing his artwork in galleries. Thank goodness that Mac agreed! His pieces are delightfully unique! You won't see anything like them anywhere else!
This month we are featuring MacSorro as our Tall Wall Artist. As you can imagine, his show has been anticipated for quite a bit and his featured wall piece is a real eye-catcher. I can give you a special sneak peek but not the whole shebang! This piece is composed of two scantily clad damsels masked as chicks. A seemingly peaceful scene is twisted and turned sideways as a pet cow rests quietly outside its barn house and a monkey leads a conga line of battered plastic duckies at the ladies' knees. From the panicked positions of the masked women and a beaten down dart board in the back round, this may turn into more of a target practice. You'll have to come down on Saturday to find out!

For more on MacSorro please visit his myspace or site!
myspace: http://www.myspace.com/Macsorro
site: http://www.macsorro.com/index.html


The Lovely Loretta!

The cute ones are always dangerous! That just goes to show in a lot of Loretta Gonzalez's pieces. Loretta's work is heavily influenced by the lowbrow art movement that emerged in the 1970's. This movement's origins were in punk, the hot-rod street culture and other subcultures. It's not a surprise that Loretta's work is a mix of cute and dangerous. A sublime paradox! Little girls and axes, nursery room horrors and mangled teddy bears are definitely my cup of tea.
According to Loretta's blog, her latest series is called "Dead Teddy". Most of the pictures were inspired by her daughters face and the idea that, "my teddy bear was not able to keep me safe and secure" (when she was a child).
This month's show features two pieces by Loretta. One entitled "I gave you my heart" and another called "Control Freak". I'll let you decide which is which.


For more on Loretta and her work you can visit her blog:
http://www.lorettagonzalez.com/

MAYhem SHOW!

Come one, come all to MAYhem at The Hive!
OPENING SHOW: MAY 1, 2010
(show will run from may 1-may 29, 2010)
Where you ask?
729 South Spring street
Los Angeles, CA 90014
And when will you be expected?
8pm-12:30am
How about funds?
$8 at the door
ONLY $5 if you wear black & yellow!!!
BUZZZZZ

Here's a peek at the Featured Artist lineup list:

Featured Artist 1: Brandon Sopinsky
Featured Artist 2: Vincent Seritella

Tall Wall Artist: Macsorro
Small Wall Artist: Bleys Lieuallen

Installation Artist: L.D. Grant

Over 70 group show artists including:
Dave Macdowell / JoKa / Hiedi Calvert / Racecar 13 / Andrew Long / Faith Cavendish / Van Saro / Alex Freeman / Nicolette Spear / Sandra Fremgen / Paul Torres / Skyler Gonzalez / Nicole Bruckman /
Janelle McKain / Sara Hasse / Christopher Umana / Jessica Ward / Apricot Mantle / Brian Smith / Mary Spring / Snow Mack / Brian Robertson / Daisuke Okamoto / Kenji Tanaka / Cynthia Rogers / L.Croskey /
Bridget Mroczkowski / Sara Winkle / John Dang / Henry Cram / Holly Wood / Crystal Sylver / Robin Cohen / Jose Lopes / Karen Kang / Wellington Rawls / Erick Rodriguez / Pukac / Charles Swenson /
Jeff Christenson / Kim Zsebe / Craig Cartwright / Steve Korkis / Sam Graham / Carol Powell / Alina Chau / Janet Kim / Max Grundy / Andrew Long / Alex Ruiz / Billy Dyson / Patrick Mizumoto / Joseph Larkin /
Scott Aicher

26 resident artists including:
Sensei / Nathan Cartwright / Mary Spring / Greg Gould / Walt Hall / Sarah Winkle / John Dang / Douglas Alvarez / Jinx / DC / Michelle Bellasis /
/ Feminine Oddities / Shrine / Sonik / Ichae Ackso / Leyla Akdogan / Stephan Canthal / Paul Torres / Laura Diamond / Mike Street
/ The Little Red Writer / Randy Kono / Sara Hedstrom / Alex Schaefer / Macsorro / Patrick Haemmerlein / Alan DeForest / Bethany Pratt
/ Wasmi / Radhika Hersey / Amanda Sage / Romina Gonzales / Yuki Miyazaki / Sophia Gasparian / Ink Pen Mutations Press / Doug Meyer /
Liane Shih / Annie Terrazzo / Glenn Fox

PERFORMANCES BY:
8:00-8:50 Kristopher Escajeda [www.myspace.com/kristopherescajeda]
9:00-9:50 Michael Sean [Facebook.com/MichaelSeanOneal]
10:00-10:50 Megan Jade
11:00-11:50 Myk Mansun [www.myspace.com/mykmansun]
12:00-12:40 Inconsiderate Orca [www.myspace.com/inconsiderateorca]

8:00-8:50 Amanda Michele (Soundcloud.com/AmandaMichelleDJ)
9:00-9:50 Charles Fox (http://charlie.la )
10:00-10:50 Mara Fluff (WaxDj.com/TheFluff)
11:00-11:50 Richard Agopian (http://alteregoevents.net)

FABRIC ENVIRONMENTS/ INSTALLATION by: Sonik - http://www.transmorphic.net

NEON INSTALLATION BY: Teeem- teemster@gmail.com

Stay tuned!

LOOK OUT LOVERS!

To be honest, I'm normally not a big fan of watercolor. However, one artist has managed to change my mind. Alina Chau's work originally caught my eye last month when she was featured as our small wall artist. I'm most familiar with her watercolor work but she is a very busy artist with a lot more than just that on her plate. Alina currently works at Technicolor as a senior animator and has also worked as a storyboard artist for more than 4 years. And as if that wasn't enough, this wonderful watercolor woman also teaches at Woodbury University in Burbank, CA as an adjunct professor. We were lucky enough for her to provide us with another extraordinary piece for The Hive's 5th Anniversary show. Her painting entitled, "Festival", features several characters in a detailed downtown masquerade. Words cannot describe how her colors and characters make you feel. The shadows being cast on the buildings and her trademark beak-masked wanderer on a unicycle make you feel the wind and warmth of a typical sundown on a sunny, Spring day in Downtown L.A. Our lovers on the left (a well-dressed count and his equally handsome lady) are curious and romantic while being serenaded by our clown-esque accordionist on the right hand corner. When looking deeper into the painting you notice an inconspicuous detail that really made this painting stick out..."HIVE" is labeled onto a light blue street sign! Ah, creative and thoughtful! Her meticulous knack for detail with watercolor is amazing. When observing her work in person you wouldn't believe it wasn't a print! The Hive Gallery is proud to have her shown in house for the second month in a row.

For more on Alina and her work please click away on the following links:
Alina's Site: POW!
Alina's Blog: BANG!

Brandon Sopinsky's piece, "Stump Jumper", caught my eye with its bright neons, skull mask and treacherous canines. The Beetlejuice-like stripes on this character's octopus ensemble made my heart melt. This piece leaves a lot of space for the imagination. Is this a octopus intruder fighting for the good or for the evil, jumping from one nuclear waste filled stump to the next? Is he simply a creation of an experiment gone haywire? Being a fan of art on the darker side of the moon, I took a look at his other pieces and knew I would be a faithful follower! Sopinsky's light hearted, ghoulish twists on creepy creatures take root in his other occupation, toy designing for MATTEL. You will be able to learn more about this artist and see more than just one of his pieces for our upcoming show in May! Brandon will be posted on our Featured Artist 1 wall!

For more on Brandon and his art, click on the nuclear, neon links below! BUahahha!
BLOoOOooG!
carbonmade creatures

The Hive is where the Love is.

Once upon a 2005 in a city not too far away, on a street called Spring between 7th and 8th was a lonely storefront. It was rather large and was calling out for someone to fill its walls with warmth and color. It was during this time that a young fellow by the name of Nathan decided he would like take on something new and exciting, i.e. finding a whitewashed, empty space and filling it with art and exotic decor! An artist hive of sorts... So while on a walk through Downtown L.A. he stumbled upon the lonely storefront between 7th and 8th and knew that it was the one.

So in early April of 2005 he rounded up the troops and started building.


They tore down walls with their bare hands!









They fixed metal piping with ease and even used fire to complete their tasks!








They built up high...









And they built down low...











They built until there was nowhere else to go.








And when they were done they started the fun! That was 2005 and we've only just begun...


Now in 2010, The Hive is celebrating its 5th anniversary! We're all grown up and ready for another year full of fun, adventure and new colors and styles from artists all over. Bring your friends and family in to be part of our LOVE AT THE HIVE show on April 3rd.

April Spotlight: Erik Siador

Ch-ch-check it out...

First off, Erik Siador is a badass.
He has established so many connections through his artwork it's hard to know where to begin. Being an extremely talented jack of all trades, Erik's expertise branches outside of the every day art world and into the extraordinary. Being trained in traditional and digital illustration, fine art and painting, graphic design, web design, 3D modeling, traditional animation, sculpture and even fashion design (FORREAL?!), it's no wonder he's making such a big splash in the the art community. His work has been featured in several urban and art magazines such as; Complex, Maxim, XXL, Juxtapose and ISM (just to name a few). In addition to his work with several publications, he has collaborated with companies like Scion and Burton and artists including The Roots and Nine Inch Nails. (ECLECTIC McGEE) Anyways, this rave about Mister Siador IS going somewhere...I'm very excited to announce that he will be exhibited at The Hive as our Featured Artist #1 for our 5 YEAR ANNIVERSARY SHOW! Yowza!
I know we can only wait in fierce anticipation to see what he has in store for us but ,being that he is a nice fellow, he sent a couple sneak peeks over our way. SO indulge yourselves as I present these pictures, bright in living color!

On a side note, any artist than can incorporate their pet kitties into their artwork wins me over automatically. Check these bad boys out!

If you would like to know/see more of Erik and his artwork, visit his myspace or website! The links are provided below. If that's not enough, and it won't be, you will get the chance to see him and his new art in person on April 3, 2010 at The Hive Gallery!

Get to steppin'! (Or er--clicking?)

Erik Myspace:
http://www.myspace.com/eriksiador
Erik Website:
http://www.eriksiador.com/

The Hive Gallery's 5 Year Anniversary Show

April 3rd 8-1AM
$8 at door/ $5 for those dressed in Black and Yellow
Show runs Apl.3rd to 24th

Featured Artist 1: Erik Siador
Featured Artist 2: Chase Osborne
Tall Wall Artist: Jeff Christenson
Small Wall Artist: Lauren Gardiner
Installation Artist: Thomas Lynch III

"Denizens of Hiveland" themed show

Aglaia Mortcheva / Chet Zar / Mia / Brian Robertson / Chelsea Bayouth / Monica Martinez / Alina Chau / Yumiko Awae / Randy Horton / Leyla Akdogan / Crystal Sylver / Jimmy Bell / Eric Hamm / Edward Frausto /
Apricot Mantle / Jessica Ward / Amy Kollar Anderson / Brandon Sopinsky / Joan Charles / John Michael Gill / Anna Todaro / Tim Gore / Charles Swenson / Raya Golden / Frank Hansen / Shay / Jophen Stein /
/ Mike Bilz / Delphia / Billy Dyson / Henry Cram / Danielle Duer / Nathan Cartwright / Pamela Mower Conner / Mary Spring / Nick Wildermuth / Carmen Luceno / Ken Dougherty / Shinya Luo / Macsorro /
McEvoy and Rodriguez / Alina Chau / Nicolette Spear / Liane Shih / Joseph Larkin / Snow Mack / Cynthia Rogers / Brandon Dishman / Nate Seubert / Andy Haynes / Jimmy Bell / Randy Horton /
Rick Strieck / Jose Carabes / Yuki Miyazaki and many more!!!

Global Inheritance "Think Big" Themed show Artists paint mini recycling bins to travel the USA):

Daisuke Okamoto / Jodii Tseng / Henry F. Cram / Matthew Hibbens / Aorta VI / Jimmy Bell / Frank Hansen and 8 more artists

Performances by: TBA

Resident Artists:

Sensei / Nathan Cartwright / Mary Spring / Greg Gould / Walt Hall / Sarah Winkle / John Dang / Douglas Alvarez / Jinx / DC / Michelle Bellasis
/ Feminine Oddities / Shrine / Sonik / Ichae Ackso / Leyla Akdogan / Stephan Canthal / Paul Torres / Laura Diamond / Mike Street
/ The Little Red Writer / Randy Kono / Sara Hedstrom / Alex Schaefer / Macsorro / Patrick Haemmerlein / Alan DeForest / Bethany Pratt
/ Wasmi / Radhika Hersey / Amanda Sage / Federico Hudson / Yuki Miyazaki / Sophia Gasparian / Ink Pen Mutations Press / Doug Meyer /
Liane Shih /



PERFORMANCES HOSTED BY: Marlena Dali - facebook.com/marlenadali

FABRIC ENVIRONMENTS/ INSTALLATION by: Sonik - http://www.transmorphic.net

NEON INSTALLATION BY: Teeem- teemster@gmail.com

BURLESQUE PERFORMANCES BY: Feminine Oddities www.feminineoddities.com

HIVE TAROT DECK READING BY:
Seraphime Rhyianir
Medium, Astrologer, Card Reader, Poet
sidereally.occultated@gmail.com
http://thesometimesbrand.blogspot.com

ALICE IN WONDERhiveLAND!

What a splendid place for Alice to arrive! The rabbit hole was getting a bit too small, so the whole curious committee migrated over to Hiveland for another mischievous, magical night of adventure! There is so much in store for you this Saturday, you'll wish you had eyes on the back of your head!In order for this to happen, we've been busy buzzin' around the gallery! (Oh, they work so hard for you Alice!)

Prince of Cake dropped in today and started working on his Featured Artist Wall. I went into creeper mode and put on my invisibility cloak to take these top secret pics!


He escaped early so I was unable to give you a preview of his treats for Saturday. Besides, I shouldn't ruin such a great surprise. (Tee Hee)

After Prince of Cake grew tired of me, I wandered into the center room and found Nathan working on his grandeur caterpillar piece. Don't mess with him this weekend (the caterpillar that is)--he smokes bees not trees!



We've got a lot hiding down our sleeves kids! Don't forget your striped tights, bunny ears and pocket watches! Only 2 more days...don't be late!

The Hive Gallery and Studios presents:

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"Alice in Wonderland" Themed show
March 6th 8-12:30AM
$8 at door/ $5 for those dressed in Alice in Wonderland costume
Show runs March 6th-27th



Featured Artist 1: Prince of Cake
Featured Artist 2: Ron Pete
Tall Wall Artist: Ping Ping
Small Wall Artist: Alina Chau
Installation Artist: Holly Wood
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"Alice in Wonderland" artists:

Macsorro / Jessica Ward / Salah / Greg Gould / Yuki Miyazaki / Delphia / Marlon McWilliams / Lucien Shapiro / Miss Withers / Celene / Janet Kim / Liane Shih / Daisuke Okamoto / Erick Rodriguez /
Max Grundy / Mike Bilz / Snow Mack / Aimee Kuester / Sylvia Lizzaraga / Ryan Ebelt / Brian Robertson / Steven "Wireboss" Darden / Matthew Hibben / Paul Whitehead / Jocelyn Marsh / Melody Duenas /
Mike Lewis / Benjamin Parkes / Asia / Jessica Valencia / Frank Hansen / Marianne Williams / Janelle McKain / Amy Shawley / Skyler Gonzalez / Salvatore Scrivo / Rick Strieck / Belgin Wedman / Eric Hamm /
Ted Von Heiland / Anna Todaro / Pukac / Joseph Larkin / Shannon O'Connor / Hembert Guardado / Anna Chaidez / Michael Banks / Michael Carbonaro / Aglaia Mortcheva / Aorta VI / Jophen Stein /
Bill Solomon / Raya Golden / Kayla Sanders / Alan DeForest / Corey Smith /

Performances by:

Maria Chavez
Conor Rogan
Thomas Pm
B.I.B.
Matt Foster
LoFi Freq

(plus more TBA)

Resident Artists:

Sensei / Nathan Cartwright / Mary Spring / Greg Gould / Walt Hall / Sarah Winkle / John Dang / Jinx / DC / Michelle Bellasis /
/ Feminine Oddities / Shrine / Sonik / Ichae Ackso / Leyla Akdogan / Stephan Canthal / Paul Torres / Laura Diamond / Mike Street
/ The Little Red Writer / Randy Kono / Sara Hedstrom / Alex Schaefer / Macsorro / Patrick Haemmerlein / Alan DeForest / Bethany Pratt
/ Wasmi / Radhika Hersey / Amanda Sage / Federico Hudson / Yuki Miyazaki / Sophia Gasparian / Ink Pen Mutations Press / Doug Meyer /
Liane Shih /

FABRIC ENVIRONMENTS/ INSTALLATION by: Sonik http://www.transmorphic.net

BURLESQUE PERFORMANCES BY: Feminine Oddities www.feminineoddities.com

HIVE TAROT DECK READING BY:
Seraphime Rhyianir
Medium, Astrologer, Card Reader, Poet
sidereally.occultated@gmail.com
http://thesometimesbrand.blogspot.com

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February 6th Teaser, Teaser, Pumpkin Eater.

The Hive's February show isn't full of romance and heart shaped chocolate boxes. We've got a full line up of pieces guaranteed to suit whatever status you've found yourself in this year. Here's a couple teasers to tug at your sweet little hearts and tickle your fancy for our show on Saturday, Saturday, Saturday!


JESSICA WARD

Jessica's beautifully macabre artwork will seize your attention in an instant. The message that runs behind her depictions of dual-limbed temptresses that snack on their coiffures are much deeper than what meets the eye. Her graphite charm uncovers ugly truth in the realm of eating disorders and body dysmorphia. Every spiral, skeleton and string of hair represents something different in her ward of mysterious mistresses.
Check out more of Jessica's work online at her website: http://www.jessicawardart.com

SNOW MACK

For all you surrealist admirers, Snow Mack's ardent geisha and ninja piece has enough color and personality to spread from the frame to your cheeks! The careful detail squeezed into every inch of the painting will put you in the artist's dream state alongside the characters. Mack's artwork is inspired by visions and psychedelic fantasies. From the moons in Miss Geisha's kimono to the swirls in the coy pond, this piece will keep your eyes busy for awhile! In addition to the already exquisite detail in the painting, the frame is another piece of art in itself! It is composed of several golden trinkets and treasures and gems. Psychedelic ninjas, kimono's made of moons and golden treasures...what more could I ask for?
For more on Snow Mack visit:
http://www.snowmack.com/snowmackstatemen.html


Sylvia Lizarraga

"Look me in the eyes and tell me you love me," is what comes to mind at first glance when looking at this piece. You can almost feel the heartache you see in this fallen queen's eyes. The sparkle that hides in her crown and eyes are remarkable. The gold beams sprouting out from behind her blindingly blond locks give her the look of a holy deity, a modern day Madonna, crying for her lost love. Bees swarming around her face make this an even more appropriate fit for The Hive! Sylvia truly captures her subject's soul and energy in her work, producing photorealist paintings that you can feel as well as see.

Sylvia's Myspace contains a lot more information on her artwork and style. GO! Go now!
http://www.myspace.com/artistmind


These artists and MANY MANY MANY more will be here on SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 6TH. So screw your eyeballs in, wear your best HIVE attire and get on over to where it's buzzin!!

See you all there!

Accolades for The Hive!

Forth Magazine published a flattering article about THE HIVE and TEMPLE OF VISIONS following the opening on January 9, 2010.

http://forthmagazine.com/events/around-town/2010/01/the-hive-temple-of-visions-opening-night/#more-4951

Photographs were also included to document the successful evening!

In other Hive Media news, Ovation TV will be here tomorrow, January 29, to interview Mike Street, a new resident artist.

Ovation TV is a network dedicated to the arts! Check the link below!

http://ovationtv.com/

Adieu!

The Hive has affordable Working Studios for rent!

One is $250 and one is $300.

You get 24/7 access to the space and free wifi and will be encouraged to submit works to our monthly shows.

This is a great opportunity to get involved in the local art scene and be part of our monthly shows and the downtown artwalk.

contact julie@thehivegallery.com or talk to nathan about the spaces we have available.

Girls Drawin Girls organizing Haiti relief art sale

Hey Everyone I know that Girls Drawin Girls are raising money to donate to the American Red Cross to help send relief to Haiti. All proceeds made from the sold artworks will go directly to the American Red Cross.

So if you want to help out check out this site

http://artforhaiti.blogspot.com/