Sunday, January 9, 2011

someone else's reality


School was a little rough this past semester and I neglected the blog a bit
and I am so sorry!
I am back today.. Here are some pictures from someone else's reality
a show in October

about people's reality and what that reality might mean for us

"GOod art Provokes and Inspires, sometime with its beauty sometimes with its ugliness "

Artist

Jill Cleary
Kady grant
Andrew Birk
Maya rose Meissner
Steven D'arbenzio
David Frenkel
Vinny Muah
Billy Hun Jan Jung
William Bentley
Amanda Kopp
Trisha Rae Wong
LaLa Montoya

roof installation by Kylie Lascup

& Body paint by Michael Mejia















make yourself at home!



"Make Yourself at Home"
BETTER LATE THEN NEVER!
here are some pics of the amazing show we had back in novembeR!!

"Make Yourself at Home" is an effort to expand on the infinite idea of 'home'. This harmless, yet invasive expression comes with infinite applications. It puts the home owner in a very vulnerable position. But mostly, it asks for an intimate part of the guest, maybe one they aren't willing to "feel", let alone share. We are politely made aware of exactly where we ar
e or aren't.

What does it mean to invite someone to "make themselves at home" and what does it mean to oblige?

Featuring:

LISA CASE
www.lisa-case.com
JILL CLEARY
STEVEN D'ARBENZIO
JOE DIMOS
JENNIFER EWALD
www.jenniferewald.carbonmade.com
CHAD FAY
DARYA GOLUBINA
www.daryag.carbonmade.com
ANDREW BIRK
www.andrewbirk.com
ALEXANDER MAN HO
www.alexanderho.com
MILA MATVEEVA
www.milamatveeva.com
KATHRYN MECCA
www.kathrynmecca.com
LALA MONTOYA
THOMAS PARRINELLO
MAX ROSE
www.maxrose.com
ALINA SABIRIANOVA
ANDREW SALTER
DANNY WALTON
www.littlenuggetprojects.com

MUSICAL PERFORMANCE BY THE BENJEES
http://www.myspace.com/thebenjees)



PAinting by Darya G (top)
& installation by Lala (bottom)

Joe dimos


THE benjees in action!


Installation by Lala Montoya


performance by lala Montoya
"at home I paint"




Michael & vanessa


Thanks again for another amazing show!

Friday, September 3, 2010

The reason of time ..



Albert einstein once said
" The reason of time is so everything doesn't happen at the same time"

And that is the beauty of art.. is a time and steps and going over things.. and putting a piece aside and then going back to it .. I been working on a few things the last 2 weeks
trying to finish up some pieces and even be ready for a new one as soon as this wonderful
summer ends and its great all the time that it took and how little by little they are all coming along..



My priority was to finish the piece " James" which i did and I am very pleased with it..
I also wanted to finish this other piece i started a while back.. I have been working on it and I added some writing.. Wanted to know what people's thoughts are on that... I was trying something new .. I been having trouble with the space that this two people are in..
I did this sort of forest scene and then black took over .. But im not sure if I should go all black or if that little bit of forest that comes out on top worl!?!?



I also Started this drawing for my next painting
The idea is the artist studio.. in a victorian style room in which I am the painter.. we have the nude model.. but instead of me painting the model I am painting someone else..
A little idea of relationships.. or maybe just artists .. n our use of models
and how we might not always paint who we actually have in mind




the walls are now .. like a jade mint very light green..



& also a painting based on a photograph of me on my roof..
Haven't done a landscape in years so figure i try it again!!




Check them out and leave me some thoughts ..
And take your time.


Monday, August 30, 2010

Its Done


Its been a while since I have been able to finish a piece !!!
SO this is an exiting day!!!

I have been working on this portrait of my friend James for about 3 months and I finally Finished it!! Its a great way to end the summer and begin a new semester with a new piece!

This Is James
His looks can kill ...
literally






Tuesday, August 24, 2010

EXHIBIT A



A little update to this post! :)


Art by Darya G and Lala Montoya
Music by Mike Gilsinan on the guitar and Jung-Yi Hsieh on the flute
7 till midnight

love, Lala










Monday, May 24, 2010

Sold





A while back I did this painting for a friends music video
I was visiting my good friend Jenn at her work and met some incredible people
one of them really liked this painting and bought it!!!

this is it!!
I will miss it! but its in good hands now!

<3