If you're in Los Angeles on May 23, be sure and make a beeline to the Dial M for Madonna show at the World of Wonder Storefront Gallery located in Hollywood. They always host the most fun-filled art shows and who knows, maybe even Bobby Trendy will show up. Errr, don't let that last part deter you. Anyway, I'll have 2 pieces in the show along with over 40 other artists. The LA Times even gave the show a Best Bet rating.
This painting was originally printed in Cracked magazine to accompany an article about fashionable celebrity adoption. It has a little secret too. The image you see above is the print version. I had to make it perfect for the client...however, the original painting was purposefully created to include a crooked and asymmetrical arch. Underneath her perfect facade lies imperfect truths the public never sees, so I wanted her icon to reflect that.
I ripped this one out of my sketchbook, trimmed it, and placed it in a frame. Originally, this illustration was created as part of an Exquisite Corpse I did with Doodle Whore and Pretty on the Outside. While sketching it, I spilled wine on it which should increase its value. It was an expensive wine, you see.
The Details
"Dial M for Madonna," curated by James St James and Steven Corfe and opening with a gala reception on May 23, is a 40-artist-strong group show of all things Madge, from a conical bra made entirely of chocolate to a photograph of the Village Voice’s Michael Musto spoofing Madonna’s Sex book, “standing naked in a Jersey street with nothing but a wig and a cig to distract from my painfully tucked penis.” Opening night will also feature a video tribute to the late great 400lb Madonna impersonator, Queerdonna.
World of Wonder Storefront Gallery
6650 Hollywood Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90028
8pm to midnight
Free
Congrats!
Posted by: midevil | May 23, 2008 at 05:48 AM
Fucking hell. I need to move to California .... sigh ....
Posted by: Demon Kitty | May 22, 2008 at 08:30 PM
I'm surprised you didn't include this Madonna loveliness.
BTW, when I was in LA last week I noticed that Bobby Trendy's storefront has a giant "For Lease" sign on it...
Posted by: lynnster | May 22, 2008 at 02:00 PM
Congratulations!
Posted by: Erick | May 22, 2008 at 11:17 AM
Congratulations, 14!!! Wish I lived anywhere near LA so I could go see the show. Love the smug look and bustier peeking out from behind David's Versace onesie in the first one, and the thick, ropy neck and cotton candy hair in the second.
Posted by: jerkygirl | May 21, 2008 at 11:36 PM