2 GREAT SHOWS AT 2 GREAT LOCATIONS!
JOIN US THIS THURSDAY, MAY 8TH 12-9 PM www.downtownartwalk.com
M.J. HIGGINS FINE ART & FURNISHINGS
400 S. Main Street #103, L.A., CA 90013
213.617.1700 www.mjhiggins.com
Tuesday – Saturday: 11am – 6pm
ENTRANCE IS ON 4TH ST. EAST OF MAIN ST.
SPRING FURNITURE SALE: 20-40% OFF
MELISSA SIMS
NEON VACATION
May 8 – June 8, 2008
Opening: Thursday, May 8th 6-9pm
AFTERNOON DELIGHT 48 X 48 Oil, acrylic & resin on panel
Drawn to the photo-realist movement of the seventies and inspired by the original photo realist Caravaggio, Melissa Sims uses her background and degree in photography to record images for her paintings. When photography alone was no longer satisfying her creative drive it brought her to the dynamic arena of painting where she began layering oil and acrylic with resin, building up a depth and sheen that aligns poetically with her images. Sims paints on 2” deep wood panel boxes wrapping the painting around the edge giving even greater depth to her images.
“My paintings are filled with images that make me feel good. There is enough sad, bad and scary in this world, just watch the news. So I want to give myself and those who look at my paintings, the chance to escape it all and have a fun mini vacation.“
M.J. HIGGINS ART & EVENTS
519 S. Spring Street, L.A., CA 90013
Appointments: 213.617.1700
LUIS SANCHEZ
Past, Present & Future
May 8 – June 8, 2008
BY APPOINTMENT AND DURING THE FOLLOWING EVENTS:
Thursday, May 8th 12-9pm Downtown Art Walk www.downtownartwalk.com
Tuesday, May 13th 6-10pm ARTSEEN www.artseen.org
Friday, Saturday & Sunday, June 6th, 7th 12-9pm & 8th 12-6pm
Downtown L.A. Open House www.downtownla.com
CARNIVAL OF DELIGHT - A BENEFIT FOR LUIS SANCHEZ
Fabulous Silent Auction, DJs & Live Performances
Sunday, June 8th 6 pm - midnight
Donation Tickets: $20
Advance Tickets: http://web.mac.com/sanchezluis1
Ticket includes: raffle ticket for an original painting, entertainment, food + drink
WHAT HAPPENED TO LIBERTY? 40X30 diptych acrylic and dry pigment on fresco on canvas
Luis Sanchez is an extraordinary talent. Luis’ work combines the past, present, and the future. Through the ancient process of fresco he recreates from memories the degraded stucco walls of Mexico City where he was born and raised. His two-dimensional works are often noted for his masterful use of trompe l’oeil, leaving viewers with the impression that he has used photography, college, or other techniques when he has only used the brush.
Born in 1968, Luis was born into a family that included artisans, dancers, and bull fighters. Luis’ talents were evident early on and at age seven his parents enrolled him in Mexico’s prestigious Museo De Bellas Artes. Luis and his family immigrated to the U.S. in 1979. After graduating from high school in 1987, Luis attended Cornish College of the Arts in Seattle, Washington where he studied fine art.
March 1997, ARTSPEAK New York stated that Luis paints in the “unflinching tradition of Frida Kahlo.” In spite of a lifetime of chronic kidney disease Luis’ passion for life and art continues to inspire. Luis has donated many works and raised thousands of dollars for Rise and Shine Foundation (children with Aids), DIFFA, design industries fighting for Aids, Bellevue Art Museum Auctions and donated to local High School art programs. He has also worked as a camp counselor and facilitator for Power of Hope, an organization working with troubled teens.
Please join us Sunday, June 8th from 6-12 pm for a chance to meet Luis, win one of his original paintings and join in a fun filled benefit to help defray recent medical costs.
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