One of the most respected dealers of Lowbrow editorial and illustrated art, Matthew Abramowitz, brings his renowned Los Angeles, Calif., establishments, The 4th Wall Gallery and The Gallery@Storyopolis, to Dallas.
Opening May 21st at 2925 Fairmount Street, The 4th Wall Gallery brings its stable of popularly recognized artists from the Lowbrow movement (The underground visual art movement that began in LA in the late 1970’s and now is a widespread populist art movement that has been called pop surrealism.) to Dallas. The 4th Wall has been defined as “feeding one’s mind and soul through imaginative artists and is sure to tantalize and impress the minds of both the beginning and the experienced art collector.” With its unique and limited collection, The 4th Wall Gallery abolishes labels and celebrates artists breaking down the walls of conformity as home to an amazingly diverse group of world-renowned artists.
“We look forward to bringing to this vibrant City our one of a kind pieces for families who seek to invest in collections they can share with their families for generations,” says Abramowitz. “The 4th Wall Gallery is the realization of a vision to make a home for art that pushes your mind’s eye. Kristine and I are proud to have Gallery Director, Jordan Roth as part of the 4th Wall team. He brings a unique understanding to both the local and global art scene.”
Three prominent artists will be featured in the opening exhibition: New York sculptor and painter CYNTHIA von BUHLER; New York and Miami painter MIGUEL PAREDES; and noted New York artist and illustrator SCOTT BAKAL. All three artists will be present for Gallery opening on May 21st.
CYNTHIA von BUHLER
Art & Antiques magazine, in March of 2006, named von Buhler “one of the top contemporary surrealists.” An internationally exhibiting visual artist, her work has been on the covers of New York’s Gallery Guide, Communication Arts, and New York Arts along with feature articles. Prior to moving to New York von Buhler was chosen by Boston Magazine as one of the “40 Bostonians We Love.” Von Buhler’s work is in hundreds of personal collections all over the world; Howard Stern owns a portrait of himself painted by von Buhler, while Jann Wenner, the publisher of Rolling Stone, purchased von Buhler’s portraits of Madonna and Jimi Hendrix. In February, 2007, von Buhler and her interactive sculptures, were featured on television in Japan, Switzerland, and Germany as part of the exhibit, ‘Andy Warhol: In His Wake.” Her award-winning illustrations have been recognized as being among “the best and most cutting-edge” in the country. Von Buhler is the author of the popular children’s “The Cat Who Wouldn’t Come Inside,” published by Houghton Mifflin. In the Steven Spielberg celebrity-written benefit book Once Upon A Fairytale she illustrated a story by Martha Stewart. CVB Space, von Buhler’s art studio in Manhattan’s Meatpacking District, has been featured in Sex and the City, Law & Order SVU, Someone Like You (starring Ashley Judd, Hugh Jackman, and Greg Kinnear) and No Reservations (starring Catherine Zeta-Jones).
MIGUEL PAREDES
When you overlay colors and stories, no one is more thorough and precarious than Mr. Paredes himself. Explosive points in culture bring his most recent feelings to be associated in Los Ninos. Paredes draws on the physical and metaphysical New York urban landscapes of his adolescences and the youthful landscapes of his own children growing up in the 21st Century mentality of Miami. Former works, such as Salseros, NY Stories, and Culture in a Bag, have illustrated stories and characters of moments in his life. His style has acquired consistency and strength from La Guardia High School to exhibitions at Art Basel, David Kent Gallery, Agora Gallery of Chelsea, while showing with Ronnie Cotrone and mentored by Lee Quinones to name a few. He has been quoted to be similar in the likes of Lewis Carroll or J.R.R. Tolkien with a twist. Miguel Paredes and his work caught the attention of Miami Ink’s tattoo artists which led to the collaboration of designs for Roothless & Toothless, a childrens urban hip clothing line. At 4th Wall Gallery opening, Miguel will be providing his largest collection ever shown, which will include a collection that was produced 7 years ago, along with Salseros, Brownstones, Madonna & Child, closing it off with Los Ninos and the sculptures of Miss Universe 2020. His assortment of work will sure have you jovial and enthusiastic contemplating what will come next from his inner thoughts and visuals.
SCOTT BAKAL
Scott Bakal has been showing in galleries and doing commercial work for the likes of Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, The New Republic, Yoga Journal and Discover. Bakal’s work also can be found in private collections throughout the world and has recently been included in the permanent collection of the Museum of American Illustration in New York City. His illustration for Me + the Devil, which recounts the story of the short life of the revered Blues guitarist Robert Johnson, has received a total of 21 recognitions and two medals. Works from the Me + the Devil series will be featured at the Dallas opening. For this series, Bakal uses simple shapes and lines to build a part fact, part fictional little known world of Johnson into something tangible for the viewer. In both the color and black and white work, he creates glimpses of life and ghostly images of what could have happened all those years ago which helped create the legend of his life and death.
Abramowitz and his wife Kristine also bring to Dallas The Gallery@Storyopolis. Called “the capital of imagination where books feed the mind, art feeds the soul, events feed the imagination and stories come to life,” Storyopolis also will be at the Fairmount Street location and will have a grand opening in June. Its original illustrations from children’s books are said to lift the stories off the pages and onto the walls of children’s rooms … or those of the nostalgic adult who never wants to grow up. The likes of Sara Ferguson, Julie Andrews, and Hayden Panettiere have done theatrical readings at the Gallery in Sherman Oaks.
“Brad Pitt, Denise Richards, Faith Hill, and Sharon Stone shop and marvel over our fabulous art unique to The Gallery@Storyopolis,” says Kristine Abramowitz. “We are thrilled to bring our wonderful collection of original illustrations and art from famous children’s stories to Dallas where appreciation for the arts has energy unlike any other city.”
The 4th Wall Gallery is located at 2925 Fairmount Street, Dallas, TX 75201 and is open Tuesday through Saturday, 10:00 am-6:00 pm; other times by appointment. For more information call 214/740-9400.
Storyopolis
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