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.