Art Muzeo Magazine - Issue #2

ART MUSIC & CULTURE || ISSUE 2

INTRODUCING

ARTMUZEO

MAGAZINE Art Muzeo is an art, music, and culture magazine. We celebrate artist’s accomplishments and support artists who have just started with their creative careers. Our objective is to give artists and musicians an new outlet to present, market, and sell their masterpieces. We love to discover talent and share it with the world, bringing the art community together. Art Muzeo celebrates all art cultures and support local artists, mom-and-pop shops, and hand-crafters. We keep everyone informed on upcoming art and music events or opportunities.

STAFF

FOUNDER AND ART DIRECTOR

Tammie Valer

CREATIVE DIRECTOR AND CONTRIBUTOR

Eric Michael

SPECIAL THANKS TO Adam Campbell Special thanks to all the artists involved on Issue 2.

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ART MUZEO MAGAZINE ISSUE #2 MARCH 2017 Cover art by Jenny Ziomek.

Excerpt page from her artist book edition “When I’m with You.” Back cover art by CuratorLove artist Joshua Arbarbanel’s “It’s Only Natural.”

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BRIAN BERNHARD BROOKE SAUER CARL SHUBS CENDRINE MARROUAT El JOE DEL RIO ERIKA LIZEE JENNY ZIOMEK LISA PEDERSEN MICHELLE DINELLE MIKE COLLINS CURATORLOVE - ABDUL MAZID PRESTON CRAIG PRESTON SMITH RACHEL WILSON ROB GRAD RUBEN THOMAS SANDRA LAUTERBACH SKYE AMBER SWEET STACEY ALEXANDER THE PERFECT PEAR TM GRATKOWSKI TODD WILLIAMSON URKS DESIGN

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BRIAN

BERNHARD After 25 years of exploring the art world, I have learned that I am obsessed with the creative process. My artistic expression has encompassed just about every media one can think of…from painting, drawing & photography to video, music & performance art. I have produced documentaries about hundreds of other artists, creative thinkers and visionaries from all over the globe…plucking out the “hows" and the “whys" so I could learn directly from my artistic heroes and share that valuable knowledge with the world. I have taken all of this curiosity for process and infused it into my current series of artworks.

This current series of works is a journey into the heart of creative flow.

I begin with a simple image…like a heart, a flower or an eye, and then I dig in. I drill down as far as the journey takes. Each painting, mural, drawing or illustration has its own life and story, taking many weeks or months to complete. I place the blank canvas, paper or wall in front of me and open up my senses, allowing all of my life experience to flow through. I let the universe guide my adventure… allowing myself to get lost within the narrative, so that I can find my way out to a satisfying and balanced ending.

“Worried Tiki” Ink on paper 10” X 10”

Recently, I have launched a lifestyle brand for weirdos, called “Embrace the Weird”; designing an array of bold and exciting wearable art products based on my current creative ow. I see each product as a unique design challenge, like a canvas all its own...and each piece is its very own work of art. It has been an amazing creative endeavor to develop an independent sustainable art business that provides unique value to my patrons while supporting me enough to keep creating and building my unconventional artistic vision. www.brianabernhard.com contact@brianabernhard.com

“Without Limits Mural” A variety of paint media on concrete wall 11’ X 15’

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“Alien Sex Toy Skate Deck” Canadian Maple from Sustainable Forests 8 Wide Skateboard Deck

“The Starship” UV Ink on Sustainable Canadian Forest Wood 12 x 12

“Chaos Heart” Acrylic on canvas 16 x 16

“Chaos Flower” Acrylic on canvas 16 x 16

“Love Explosion” Ink on Paper 10 x 10

“Observation Flow” Ink on Paper in a Hard Wood Frame with Museum Grade Glass 18 x 18

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BROOKE

SAUER

Brooke Sauer lives in Los Angeles, CA. When she is not working in the studio she spends a lot of time in nature. She has exhibited her work at spaces like LA Louver, the UCLA Hammer Museum, and Los Angeles Contemporary Exhibitions, to name a few. She has been working as part of the collaborative duo, B&T for over ten years, however, in the past few years she has returned to her solo practice in painting, collage and sculpture.

Her newest piece, In Search of Treasure, is a series of hand cut collages that explore the relationship between humans and nature. She places photos of regular people and stands them on top of stone minerals. This is intended to recreate her fantasies of shrinking down to the size of an insect and exploring the intricate details of these magnificent stones and encourage the viewer to derive their own narrative; place themselves in the tiny landscape that they see before them. www.brookesauer.com

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From the “In Search of Treasure” Series Hand Cut Collage

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CARL SHUBS Carl Shubs is a fine art photographer, based in Los Angeles. He has exhibited in numerous galleries and exhibits in Southern California and has had his photographs published in several highly regarded online magazines.

He prefers to shoot whatever catches his eye as he goes out into the world, without studio setup or extra lighting. He calls these photos “found images,” which is a combination of street photography and photojournalism, even when it may happen in a studio. Subject matter might be anything, including people, singular scenes like Ground Zero after 9/11, a boy in a lingerie shop, a tree in the middle of nowhere with sneakers hanging from it at moonrise, reflections off a window, or something about shapes, patterns, or colors. He calls the latter "urban abstracts" and "urban graphics."

“Car, Cowboy, & Astronaut” Photography - Archival Pigment on Luster Paper Edition of 20 - Signed on Back 15.75” x 20” (Image) | 22” x 26” (Framed) $1,100 (Framed) | $900 (Unframed)

His work explores unique perspectives on events and objects in daily life that reveal truths or examine who we are and the world we live in. He is drawn to images that spark an emotion, rouse his curiosity, or stir his intellect. His photos may inspire people to look beyond the mundane of everyday life and see the humanity and beauty that surrounds us.

He likes to let each image speak for itself and elicit in the viewer whatever it might, in a Rorschach-like fashion. His photos are typically presented without compositing or major Photoshop editing, which he calls “straight photography.” carl@carlshubsphotography.com www.carlshubsphotography.com

“Statements - #Always Looking @You” Photography - Archival Pigment on Luster Paper Edition of 20 - Signed on Back 15.6” x 22.45” (Image) | 24” x 31” (Framed) $1,100 (Framed) | $900 (Unframed)

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“Modeling” Photography - Archival Pigment on Aluminum Edition of 10 - Signed on Back 16.28” x 30” (Image) | 16.28” x 30” (Mounted) $1,100 (Mounted) | $900 (Unframed)

“Self Portrait - 1” Photography - Archival Pigment on Luster Paper - Edition of 20 - Signed on Back 17.92” x 13” (Image) | 23” x 18” (Framed) $ 900 (Framed) | $750 (Unframed)

“Zelda's Eyes” Photography - Archival Pigment on Luster Paper - Edition of 25 - Signed on Back 16.5” x 11” (Image) | 23.5” x 17.75” (Framed) $750 (Framed) | $600 (Unframed)

“Downtown LA - 2” Photography - Archival Pigment on Luster Paper Edition of 25 - Signed on Back 10.8” x 16.133” (Image) | 17” x 23” (Framed) $750 (Framed) | $600 (Unframed)

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“Water Lilies” Photograph - Archival Pigment on Luster Paper Edition of 20 - Signed on Back 12.96” x 19.367” (Image) | 19” x 25” (Framed) $900 (Framed) | $750 (Unframed)

“Ground Zero - Pussycat Lounge is Now Open” Photograph - Archival Pigment on Luster Paper Edition of 20 - Signed on Back 19.759” x 18” (Image) | 27.5” x 25.75” (Framed) $1,100 (Framed) | $900 (Unframed)

“Faces” Photography - Archival Pigment on Luster Paper Edition of 25 - Signed on Back 10” x 15.07” (Image) | 15” x 20” (Framed) $750 (Framed) | $600 (Unframed) “Sneaker Tree at Moon Rise” 20.803” x 15.6” (Image) | 25.75” x 20.75” (Framed) Photograph - Archival Pigment on Luster Paper Edition of 20 - Signed on Back $1,100 (Framed) | $900 (Unframed)

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CENDRINE MARROUAT A content creator & curator, French instructor, author, and photographer, Cendrine Marrouat lives in Winnipeg, Canada. She is passionate about nature, architecture, the black-and-white format, macros, and reminigrams. www.creativeramblings.com cendrine@socialmediaslant.com

“China Beach 3” Photography 6,004” × 3,188” Print available for purchase soon.

Also known as China Creek, China Beach is a beach on the west coast of Vancouver Island, British Columbia. She was there in March 2016.

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“Ready for It (Silver)” Photography 5,194” × 3,457” Print available for purchase soon.

Roses were her mother's favorite flowers. Every time she has the opportunity to photograph them, she does.

“Beauty in the Sky” Photography 6,030” × 4,028” Prices available at www.cendrinemedia.com/featured/beauty-in-thesky-cendrine-marrouat.html.

She recently came back from Europe, where she visited a few countries, as well as her family. One of her stops was in Sicily.

This photo, which she took in Messina, is among her all-time favorites!

“Droplets 13 / Droplets 17” Photography 6,030” × 4,028” Prints available for purchase soon.

These two shots are part of her Droplets Series, a continuous series of closeups focusing on raindrops and flowers.

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ELJOEDELRIO

Based in Los Angeles, CA, singer-songwriter and recording artist El Joe of the River presents a sound that is the result of an amalgam of influences ranging from Spanish guitar to Hip-Hop. A focused approach to lyrical rhythm and delivery show ostensibly in his vocal attack and timbre, while delicate and deliberate chord constructs make his guitar work immediately recognizable.

Joe is also the host and creator of Mezcla: Eclectic Nights –– a monthly music, poetry and performance showcase that takes place every first Thursday of the month in collaboration with DTLA gallery Art Share L.A. Launched in February 2016, Mezcla presents a new and diverse line up of local, independent artists every month in the heart of the Los Angeles Arts District. www.eljoeoftheriver.com www.soundcloud.com/eljoeoftheriver

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