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Although it appears as though he’s sticking with his signature pink characters, backgrounds and animated landscapes, the ever growing Buff Monster goes Beyond the Pink at Culver City’s Corey Helford Gallery.

From CHG:

“For “Beyond The Pink”, Buff Monster creates a new series of acrylic-on-panel works that radiate with his signature pink neons, Superflat style, and disarmingly subversive characters. The artist’s futuristic playgrounds bounce with creative expression as multi-hued argyle pyramids intermix with melting facades and floating faces.

Presenting his works in a larger and more detailed context than before, Buff Monster revisits his classic ice cream and maraschino cherry imagery with an eyeful of fresh inspiration. Returning from his recent travels to open the “Art From The New World” museum exhibition in Bristol, England, the artist adopts a more experimental approach, blending his iconic graphics with new landscapes, as well as introducing portraits for the first time.

“This new body of work is influenced by the history of Western art that I saw throughout Europe. My time at the Louvre viewing Renaissance paintings was truly inspiring. The National Gallery in London had some amazing pieces as well. And then visiting the Tate Modern was a bit of a shock after seeing nothing but classical paintings, but the pop stars like Lichtenstein and Warhol still get my pulse racing,” Buff Monster adds.

Upstairs in the loft, a vibrant series of flattened metal spray cans customized by Buff Monster will be on display. Open to the public, the reception for “Beyond The Pink” will take place on Saturday, September 4 from 7 to 10pm, and the show will be on view until September 22, 2010.”

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Ghostbusters, and Goonies, and Gremlins! Oh, my! Fresh off their ultra successful and thriving Crazy 4 Cult 4 group art show, Los Angele’s Gallery 1988 brings another inspired group show to their Melrose gallery with The 3G Show which features artistic odes to the aforementioned Ghostbusters, Goonies and Gremlins. Co-presented by the always artistic Autumn Society.

Click here to see more of what’s in store from Gallery 1988’s The 3G Show and much, much more from Slash Film here.

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Los Angeles’ (via Austarlia) up and coming painting/graf power duo Dabs Myla continue their quest for world dominance with their Japanese inspired show Tokyo Deluxe at Culver City’s Thinkspace Gallery.

Check a preview of Dabs Myla’s Tokyo Deluxe here as well as their recent Juxtapoz interview here.

Also…showing in Thinkspace’s main gallery is Sarah Joncas’ with her latest solo show Siren.

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My dear friend, do-it-all renaissance woman and quester in arms, Debra Koffler along with her Conscious Youth Media Crew (CMYC), bring the bay area the world premiere of their recently completed film Why I Ride: Low and Slow. The documentary, which tells “the untold history of San Francisco’s unique lowrider culture in the city’s Mission District”, screens free(!) along with other films, live music and art making at the de Young Museum in San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park.

From CMYC:

“Mission Media Archives in association with Conscious Youth Media Crew and Burning Wagon productions, proudly presents “Why I Ride: Low and Slow,” our recently finished film documenting the untold history of San Francisco’s unique lowrider culture in the city’s Mission District.

Join us for a night of memories, reunions, and celebration featuring the voices of Mission District street historians: Roberto Hernandez, Valerie Tulier, Felipe Velez, Mitchell Salazar, and Sandy Cuadra.“

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The good chaps at Secret Headquarters answer the age old question, “what happens when you ask a bunch of cartoonists, artists and assorted weirdos to do one panel comics?” as they’re one-of-a-kind comic book shop in Silver Lake hosts the group show Bound & Gagged. “Comedy, horror, navel gazing, abstraction and more” curated by Tom Neely and I Will Destroy You featuring the artists listed below and, of course, comics and booze!

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The dirty hands of David Choe return to LA to sign copies of his comprehensive, 10 year in the making, self-titled art book as well as his signature whale-inspired Munko vinyl figures at Giant Robot’s Sawtelle gallery space GR2.

From the Giant Robots:

“Giant Robot is proud to host a reception and book signing with artist David Choe to celebrate the release of his 288-page, self-titled monograph published by Chronicle Books.

In addition to signing his brand-new book, Choe will be autographing his newly released Munko figures, which are based on his whale paintings and made by Japan’s Good Smile Company.”

More on David Choe:

• FRIDAY (July 30): David Choe Signing @ Giant Robot SF
• FRIDAY (April 30): The Dirty Hands of David Choe Return to Theaters
• COVERAGE: David Choe’s Nothing to Declare
• FRIDAY (April 23): David Choe’s Nothing to Declare at LAzarides
• The Art of the Lost Art of Inglorious Basterds
• THURSDAY (Feb. 18): The Lost Art of Inglorious Basterds
• Giant Robot Biennale 2: 15 Years Final Weekend

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The 30th anniversary of Silver Lake’s always festive street festival, Sunset Junction, goes down this weekend full of the usual too many bands to name, drinking, dancing, carnival rides and games, fried foods, street vendors, drinking and more drinking. Also drinking!

Click here or flyer below for all the info you’ll need to know.

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The group of artistic individuals who make up the Bagavagabonds join forces with a mighty group of creative cohorts, including marketing master friend Jessica Chong and K-Swiss, for a night good causes full of art, music, film and partying as Filter Magazine presents the Bagavagabonds DREAM Art Explosion!

Proceeds from art sales benefit Aaron Rose’s youth-oriented Make Something!! workshops across the country.

From JC:

“DREAM a little dream or a lot?  You’re invited! It’s a $10 donation at the door, but drinks are free all night and you will be able to purchase original artwork for $50 or less.  The proceeds from the artwork will benefit Make Something!!

RSVP: sirfrancisdrake@bagavagabonds.com“

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The spirit of Sister Corita keeps on kicking as master puppet maker Beth Peterson leads a Labor of Love a workshop in creating puppets and story-telling at the Courtyard Galleries at the Hollywood Lutheran Church.

From the Corita Art Center:

“Puppetmaking workshop with Beth Peterson, puppet maker extraordinaire. Inspired by Corita and Jan Steward’s Learning by Heart, Teachings to Free the Creative Spirit, Beth has been creating puppets, masks, pageants and parades all over Los Angeles for over 16 years with schools, community and professional theatres. Join us for puppet-making and story telling from 11am until 2pm at the Courtyard Galleries. Next stop, Sunset Junction!”

More on the sensational Sister Corita:

• THURSDAY (Aug 5): Sister Corita Art Silkscreen Mash-Up & Film Screening @ Levi’s Workshop SF
• SATURDAY (July 24): Sister Corita Art Silkscreen Mash-Up @ Blue Rooster Art
• Sister Corita is the Nowness
• FRIDAY (June 4): Los Feliz Art Walk Featuring Sister Corita’s Rebel Nuns & Aaron Rose
• THURSDAY: Viva Corita!
• Flux You Very Much!
• TONIGHT: Get Fluxed With Us and Sister Corita
• Flux You!
• SATURDAY: Love
• Chasing Corita
• Continuing Corita Coverage
• Sister Corita IS Your Valentine
• These Rules Rule
• A. Rose is A. Rose is A. Rose

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From HVW8:

“HVW8 presents Celestial Beings a solo exhibition by Alvaro Ilizarbe / Freegums. For this show Alvaro painted large wooden pieces portraying large forces that lie in the space around us. With a variety of finely painted lines Alvaro draws upon space and shapes to transform the gallery into a portal to a parallel dimension.

please rsvp at celestial_beings@hvw8.com“

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