The Artists’ Opening Reception is Saturday, April 24, 2010 from 7 – 12 p.m.

GEORGES MONFILS is an Internationally renowned artist well known for his mixed media pieces.

His first ever California exhibit will be at:

San Marino Gallery

70 N. Raymond Avenue

Old Town Pasadena, CA 91103

www.sanmarinogallery.com

The Artists’ Opening Reception

Saturday, April 24, 2010

7 – 12 p.m.

This exhibition consists of artwork inspired by icons. Two show stoppers of MICHAEL JACKSON include “King of Pop”, made of 33 original Motown Records and “Forever Michael”, a portrait using Michael’s original album covers.

Also featured in this exhibition is a fiberglass sculpture of LADY GAGA that incorporates a vintage brass drum and paparazzi lighting.

John F. Kennedy, The Black Eyed Peas, Eminem, Jack Nicholson, Oprah, Sharon Stone, Jennifer Lopez, Giselle, Taylor Lautner, John Mayer, Robert Pattinson, Kristen Stewart, Courtney Love and others are included in this major premier. The Event of the season!! Live Music performances by Mista Perkins, X2 and Flowethics DJ Spinning: Del Rio & DJ Empty, gourmet food trucks and prizes.

Come for the party – stay for the art.

“THIS IS IT”

We are pleased to welcome Marta Klonowska to our space here at the San Marino Gallery. And, we would like to extend a special thank you to Bernd Lausberg for assisting us with the installation of Marta's amazing work.

EMINEM “RELAPSE”

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Renowned European artist, Georges Monfils, has created a controversial painting of Multi-Platinum, Oscar and Grammy winning Rapper, EMINEM. Georges was drawn to the prolific rapper because of his shocking yet real lyrics – Verbal Graffiti as Georges likes referring to them.

Eminem is the only Rapper in the Top Selling Artists of the Decade, and also the only artist to have two albums in the Top 10 selling Albums of the Decade. All achieved in an industry specific to the black community.

While Eminem has blatantly spoken out to the world that he is recovering from drug addiction, portrayed in this image by graffiting the word “RELAPSE” on the wall, he is also shielding himself from the rain – in other words, the temptations that surround him. As a further poke at reality, Eminem uses a newspaper to try to shield himself. The same papers so quick to blast him in the first place.

Eminem is just an everyday man, working out his troubles vocally. The artist, famous for his mixed media, utilized only acrylics, in an effort to have Eminem’s simplicity show through. This controversial theme, involving the Paparazzi and celebrities, runs
throughout all the pieces in Georges upcoming exhibit at:

San Marino Gallery
Saturday April 24th 7 – 10 p.m.
70 N. Raymond Avenue, Pasadena, CA 91103
626.441.9007
www.sanmarinogallery.com
Georges Monfils exhibition runs through June 5, 2010.

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Site Specific Installations in Maine & NYC

A businessman, one Coleman Burke, owns spaces in New York City, as well as Portland, Maine, and invites sculpture artists to utilize the spaces for site specific installations. The spaces themselves become integral parts of the respective artworks, as pieces of post-modern fiction, whereby the spaces become artifacts in the post-modernist fictions. "Post-modern art is not so much about the creation of objects as it is about the creation of imaginative enterprises, alternative realities that parallel the everyday."

Gehard Demetz

Gehard Demetz bares it all to Yatzer
interview & text by Apostolos Mitsios for Yatzer

They say that the murderer always returns to the scene of the crime and Yatzer admits to have sinned for good with the case of Gehard Demetz. Some months ago we presented his spectacular sculptures at Yatzer (The dark celebration of Gehard Demetz // 01 October 2009), and they became one of our bigest success, with thousands of people visiting our site and letting dozen of passionate comments (read some more comments here). Since we are big fans of his unique work and due to your demand we found Gehard Demetz and convinced him to give us an exclusive interview. Wishes do come true and as you can imagine we couldn’t be any happier. The only thing left now is for you to discover his answers, hoping that they may cast a light on his enigmatic work. And if you are planning by coincidence to visit Madrid these days, you certainly should not miss the opportunity to see Gehard Demetz’s sculptures in person and visit his latest exhibition at gallery Raquel Ponce (11 February -27 March 2010).

Gehard Demetz is represented by galleria Rubin, Milano / Italy.

"First snow in Israel", © Gehard Demetz, 2009, wood, 171 x 71 x 58 cm,
Courtesy Galleria Rubin, Milano,
Photo by Egon Dejor

CITY OF ANGELS

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Acclaimed artist, Georges Monfils, provides a provoking tribute to Los Angeles, a city as famous as it is infamous.

Georges latest work – CITY OF ANGELS combines several of the artist’s signature mediums; acrylic, original vinyl records and Dominoes.

His subject; a city that propels from the heart of the entertainment industry and spins around in a whirl of personalities that include film, music and sports legends.

Georges stimulates the senses with the use of 3-dimensional elements to create the iconic images of this ever changing, but eternally recognizable city. The effect is to both attract and amuse. Dominoes portraying the Hollywood landscape, 100 stacked records for the Capitol Records building and Kobe’s image on a basketball that looms over the sky like the “man in the moon”.

Further alluding to Georges intent, the spinning reels of the film and music industry suggest a Mickey Mouse cap on his central character – the irreverent Jack Nicholson as “McMurphy” from “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest”.

Perplexing in the subtle undertones, Georges Monfils’ CITY OF ANGELS captivates the viewer as it urges deeper contemplation.

Drawing inspiration from the oxymoron that is 'Paparazzi', this current work by artist Georges Monfils reflects a satirical view on the relationship between

"celebrity" and the photographs that keep their images at the center of the world stage.

A defining trait of Georges' creativity is to illustrate controversy. With 'Paparazzi' his focus is on celebrity, for being a celebrity. Recreating famous magazine covers, these icons are at once- subject and character; Georges combines to show image and reflection.

Recent California laws have attempted to control celebrity frenzy. But, does celebrity exist without frenzy? The answer would appear to be simple. With all the implied evil the paparazzi represents is the celebrity's fear of obscurity the greater evil?

It's no wonder, one does not exist without the other.

For more information on this painting or to schedule an interview with the artist, please contact: Ilene Balingit at 626.441.9007 or email at sanmarinogallery@yahoo.com.

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NEW PAINTING OF MICHAEL JACKSON

International Renowned Artists, Georges Monfils has created a Mixed Media Painting of the Evolution of Michael Jackson “King of Pop”

Utilizing 33 Original LP Vinyl Records. The Release of This Amazing Work of Art Coincides with the 25 Year Anniversary of The Jackson 5’s signing with Motown.

By cutting the original records into various shapes, the artist incorporated the importance of the Man with his original music label. Michael Jackson changed the face of music as his face changed. That is carefully recreated in the artist’s interpretation of Michael’s personal Evolution.

Michael Jackson will never be forgotten. His imprint on the music industry is immeasurable. He is considered one of the most influential artists of all time, has the top selling album of all time – “Thriller”, changed the music video industry into an art form, inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, holds 15 Grammy Awards, won 26 American Music Awards (more than any other artist) and was a legendary dancer, composer, producer, instrumentalist.

Artist Georges Monfils, is also the creator of the Van Gogh portrait made of over 12,000 artist’s colored pencils. Each pencil cut and sharpened to lie in a particular way. When looking at the portrait from a distance it looks almost identical to the original self-portrait by Van Gogh, except it is 5 feet tall. Only as you move closer you are aware that it is thousands of pencils. It is so exceptional that it was purchased by the Van Gogh Museum to hang in their entry.

This exhibition entitled “Evolution” will feature works of art on Michael Jackson, Jay-Z, Puff Daddy, Eminem, Black Eyed Peas, Lady Gaga, Beyonce, 50 Cent, Kid Cudi, Kanye West, T.I., Jack Nicholson and Leonardo DiCaprio. Artist opening reception: San Marino Gallery; Saturday, April 24, 2010 7pm - 10pm. Exhibit runs through June 5, 2010.

If you’d like more information about this topic, or to schedule an interview with Georges Monfils, please call Ilene Balingit at 626-318-2688 or email Ilene at sanmarinogallery@yahoo.com

San Marino Gallery 70. North Raymond Avenue, Pasadena, CA 91103 www.sanmarinogallery.com T. 626.441.9007