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www.jimmybleyer.com
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"Using Binoculars to Look Within"
STATEMENT
Jimmy Bleyer is a rising Los Angeles artist whose work documents the search for meaning and emotional context in everyday and dreamland occurrences. His spiritually charged world is portrayed in acrylic and spray paint, with loose brushwork on carefully selected, often reclaimed woods or fine canvas. In contrast to the energetic feel of his work, he is a contemplative painter, approaching his work as a meditation. He presents women in heightened emotional states, dissolving their surroundings into an abstraction infused with the energy of their 'subtle bodies' and the natural wood grain beneath. The resulting work presents an open context to be plugged in by the individual viewer. At once romantic, mysterious and illusory, Jimmy’s enigmatic work is featured in numerous collections across the US.
In addition to his residency at the Hive Gallery, he is co-founder of the beloved guerrilla print company Lost Cause Society with Walt Hall and is a regular fixture at art events and galleries across Southern California, most notably Cannibal Flower, Create:Fixate, Hyaena Gallery, Truxtop Gallery, Monkeyhouse Toys, Carmichael Gallery of Contemporary Art and the new ISM: Gallery.
Day of the Burn '08
"Seema, Dancing on the Roof of the Hive"
MONTHLY APPEARENCES / CURRENT SHOWS
1st Saturdays: THE HIVE GALLERY AND STUDIOS : The infamous monthly group show that is becomng the hottest monthly art event on the West Coast! 729 South Spring Street, LA CA 90014 TheHiveGallery.com
Last Saturdays: INFUSION GALLERY : Notorious art tastemakers CANNIBAL FLOWER bring their monthly fusion of art and performance to downtown LA - CannibalFlower.com
THE HIVE GALLERY & STUDIOS - RESIDENT - TheHiveGallery.com
MONKEYHOUSE TOYS - PERMANANT - MonkeyHouseToys.com
HYAENA GALLERY - PERMANENT - HyaenaGallery.com
"Saint Anne"
UPCOMING SHOWS
Saturday, May 10 - MONKEYHOUSE TOYS - Lost Cause Society invades Monkeyhouse Toys for a very special show.
"Harem" postcard (back)
PAST SHOWS
Saturday, January 26th - ISM: gallery GRAND OPENING - 540 E Broadway, Long Beach, 90802 7p-10p
Saturday, March 8 - CREATE:FIXATE - Lost Cause Society makes its C:F debut in March
Saturday, Nov 17 - CARMICHAEL GALLERY - Collaboration Show - Lost Cause Society hand embellished prints on wood galore! West Hollywood www.CarmichaelGallery.com
Saturday, Nov 24 - INFUSION GALLERY - Cannibal Flower Group Show and Performances - Downtown LA. My studio will be open at the Hive just a few doors down www.cannibalflower.com
Saturday, Dec. 1st - CREATE:FIXATE - Reunion - Past artists come together for massive loft party downtown - www.createfixate.com
Saturday, Dec. 1st - THE HIVE GALLERY - The Hive's 1st Saturdays party, my open studio - 729 South Spring Street, 90014
Saturday, Dec. 8 CACTUS GALLERY - Small works group show with a heavy dose of THE LOST CAUSE SOCIETY (Me and Walt Hall)
October 5 - CANNIBAL FLOWER WEST GALLERY - Featured Artist Jimmy Bleyer, with the Cannibal Flower Art & Print Show.
Octtober 5 - TRUXTOP - The 100 Dollar Show!
Saturday, August 28 - INFUSION GALLERY - Cannibal Flower Group Show and Performances www.cannibalflower.com
Saturday, August 4 - THE HIVE GALLERY - "Dream a Little Dream" Group Show + Open Studio! Wear your PJ's.
Friday, August 10 - EPOXYBOX STUDIOS - Bagavagabonds Bohemian Circus - Join The Hive's swarm of live painters for another wild night with the Bagavagabonds. Great, great fun and good people to boot! www.bagavagabonds.com
TRUXTOP GALLERY - Flags Unflown Through mid August
Friday, August 17 - Truxtop Gallery - HAREM - New paintings on wood
by Jimmy Bleyer
with selected works by some of Jimmy’s favorite female artists, including:
Annie Terrazzo, Catherine Brooks, Jenna Colby, Alie Ward, Carol Powell, Michele Waterman, Mary Spring, Kari Jewel and more!
***FULL LIST OF OVER 90 SHOWS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST***
