Apr 22, 2010

Blaine Fontana @ LBP April 24th


In addition to Thomas Doyle releasing a new series of sculptures this weekend, LeBasse Projects will also feature a return to the gallery for Blaine Fontana. After a several year hiatus from gallery shows, Fontana is returning with a full body of paintings that have been in development over the last year.

Blaine will also be adding an installation mural and have some gift giveaways for those who come early. Join us Saturday:

Blaine Fontana
'The Golden Record'
Saturday, April 24th 7-10pm

Add yourself to the FB RSVP here.

Apr 16, 2010

Thomas Doyle @ LBP (4.24.10)


Opening in our Project Room, the gallery presents Thomas Doyle's first Los Angeles solo show. Doyle's work mines the debris of memory through the creation of intricate worlds sculpted in 1:43 scale and smaller. Often sealed under glass, the works depict the remnants of things past - whether major, transformational experiences, or the quieter moments that resonate loudly throughout a life.

For 'Collateral Damage,' Doyle continues to explore the impact of memory through his Distillation Series. Based on the premise that a personality can be distilled down to certain key formative events, the work in this series centers on the home and family life. Doyle begins with this safe, archetypal space, then distorts reality through a warped and dreamlike lens, in much the same way the mind recalls events through the fog of time. The result is a world where houses are inverted, earth crumbles away, and people sink into the ground - all trapped under glass and frozen in time.

Thomas Doyle :: 'Collateral Damage'
Opening Saturday, April 24th, 2010
LeBasse Projects
6023 Washington Blvd.

There is a great interview with Doyle on our friend Amanda Erlanson's site here.


Apr 1, 2010

Showcase Series :: San Francisco :: April 2nd



LBP is on San Francisco this week opening our second 'Showcase Series' after a successful run to NY last Fall. For this show the gallery is adding some new artists to the roster with Herakut, Seonna Hong and Alexandros Vasmoulakis. Also included are Yoskay Yamamoto, Nate Frizzell, Edwin Ushiro, Melissa Haslam and Andrew Hem.

We hope you can join us for this four day exhibition in SF's Japantown. We are taking over a beautiful gallery space from April 1-4th. The Artists Reception opens Friday April 2nd from 7-10pm.

More details at LeBasseProjects.com

Here are a few previews from our setup...