The
Venice Art Crawl celebrates Art every three months. On Thursday, September 17,
it hosts a special VAC event…celebrating the Afterburn from Burning Man.
VAC will
close Rose Avenue between 3rd and 4th street for an
evening of art, performances, art cars, installations. Full Circle, and niteSpa located at 305 Rose
Avenue will be a big part of this month’s Crawl. Both the upstairs and
downstairs (niteSpa) will be hosting art events. Artist set to be featured are:
Sona Mirzaei, Gus Harper, Vittoria Colonna, Aazam
Irilian, Wendell Wiggins, Eva Montealegre,
Matt McMahon, Louise Taylor, and more. Artists Sona Mirzaei and Eva Montealegre will also be painting live at the event.
niteSpa
recently returned to Venice…after rising rents forced owner Julia Lolita Martin-Wrobel in search of an affordable
location. Full Circle has made it possible for her to return along with other
local businesses.
Community is why
Full Circle exists, explained Andrew Keegan co-founder of Full Circle. “Each of us is on our own journey in life,
and it's the people we meet and develop friendships, relationships, and
partnerships along the way with who truly allow us to grow. At Full Circle we
provide a space for people to do the inner-work while connecting with
like-minded individuals who are also on a path of forward motion. There are
many components to community, too. In this instance we're focusing on a space
where people can come together to embrace their own beauty, both internal and
external. Beauty and wellness are very much in alignment with our spiritual
practices that keep self-care and self-growth at the forefront of life's
journey.”
Fantasia, Sona Mirzaei, In search of splendor, 56x54
Contemporary artist Sona Mirzaei has been busy making waves in
both the U.S. art scene as well as the international scene. The self taught
artist
has exhibited her works in London, Singapore, Copenhagen, Chicago, Las Vegas,
Toronto, Paris, Miami, Hong Kong, New York City, Dubai, San Francisco, and numerous
venues and galleries all over Southern California. Mirzaei will be
participating in the Beverly Hills artSHOW this October.
“Fantasia was created during my blue period in
2014 and it has a lot of tranquility and motion that gives you a calming sensation
with euphoric robust energy due to the pink and bright hues against the blue
and dancing rhythmic figures that makes one feel as though they're at
Disneyland. The magic that you can imagine, feel and create that embodies this
emotion and abstract patterns in Fantasia has innocence, passion, Zen and Zephyr
qualities
that make it a joyful experience to behold.”
You can catch Sona doing some live painting in front of Full
Circle and niteSpa (downstairs) at this special VAC event. http://www.sonamirzaei.com
Artist Aazam Irilian has painted as long as she can remember. “I have
been an artist and art educator for over 25 years. However, it has been the
last five years that I have decided to focus more on my passion and feed my
desire of being an exhibiting artist. Dedicating more time to creating bodies
of work that completely are aligned with my point of view and life purpose
—healing my soul and hopefully others as well. http://www.aazamirilian.com
Painting by Gus Harper, Blue Vision, Oil on Canvas
Artist Gus Harper lives for his art.
Currently he has two studios where he actively creates. Raised in Santa Monica,
his mother was his earliest inspiration. “My Mom exposed me to art at a young age,”
recounts Harper. “I can remember her taking me to LACMA when I was so
young that I was learning my ABCs.” Harper’s mother imparted her love of
art to her son at an early age…teaching the fundamentals of art and the
importance of balance and color while they explored museums and galleries
together.
Harper recalls the irony of seeing the work of renowned portrait painter
Don Bachardy on one of his museum trips with his mom. Years later, when Harper
was 27, he would pose for the famed artist. http://gusharperart.com
Vittoria Colonna has been creating art as long as she can remember. She started early on doodling on her
mother’s walls. “My recent foray SOURCE explores the meaning of consciousness
through a non representational yet abstract delivery where ideas form a dance.
Painted under auspicious cosmic forces, I fell into a trance with this set
with these paintings. I choose to seek the invisible and feel the intangible
even mystical. Of late, she has been
exploring multiple mediums of expression through the arts, such as film making,
performance art and painting.“ http://www.colonnavittoria.com
Eva Montealegre grew up in an artistic family. Writing conventions, theatrical
musical venues and small art exhibit events were often held in her home.
Her mother was a journalist for St. Louisan Magazine and her father was a restauranteur and artist.
Large
gatherings celebrating life and artistic endeavors were the foundation of her
family life. Eva's love affair with painting emerged under the tutelage of
abstract painter, Robert Kingston. From the moment she first applied paint to
canvas something resonated deep in the core of her being and she knew she was
destined to become what some people call a mad crazy painter. It was a
match of spirit and the world - she sold that first painting even before
it dried. www.evamontealegre.com
Wedell Wiggins, Yemanja (Natural Mystic of the Oceans) 24x36
Wendell Wiggins is a full-time artist in Los Angeles. Having
studied at the California Institute of Art, he has enjoyed a successful career
creating book illustrations, storyboards, print advertising design, broadcast
graphics and more. http://on.fb.me/1iv02Oo
VAC will
close Rose Avenue between 3rd and 4th. The event runs
from 6-midnight. Full Circle upstairs and downstairs (niteSpa) will host
events. Both niteSpa and Full Circle will continue the festivities for the
after party through 1:00AM!! After 8pm there is a $10 donation for entry. At midnight enjoy a sound healing at Full Circle! http://www.veniceartcrawl.com/ http://www.fullcirclevenice.org http://nitespa.com
