WALLS, DIARIES, AND PAINTINGS

SNOWED IN TODAY WITH A CUP OF ESPRESSO AND

MY NEW JOSE' PARLA' BOOK... WALLS, DIARIES, AND

PAINTINGS.

THESE CERTAINLY EQUAL HAPPINESS!

FIFTEEN NEW PAINTINGS BY JOSE' PARLA' WILL

BE ON EXHIBIT @ THE BRYCE WOLKOWITZ GALLERY.

MARCH 3-APRIL 16, 2011

OPENING RECEPTION:

MARCH 3, 6-8PM

NEW YORK

THESE PAINTINGS.. "CHRONICLE PARLA'S EXPLORATION

OF THE DIVERSE PLACES AND CULTURES HE HAS

TRAVERSED. FROM ISTANBUL TO HAVANA, FROM TOKYO

TO NEW YORK, THE COLORS AND TEXTURES OF THE

NEIGHBORHOODS AND ALLEYWAYS HAVE FOUND A

FORCEFUL AND MOVING RESOLUTION IN PARLA'S WORKS

THAT ARE INSPIRATIONAL AND REVEALING. "

-Excerpt/Byrce Wolkowitz Gallery, NY

PUBLISHED BY HATJE CANTZ, THIS NEW MONOGRAPH

OF PARLA'S WORK, WALLS, DIARIES, AND PAINTINGS

WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE UPON THE

EXHIBITION'S OPENING.

EXPERIMENTING

So my stenciling ability sucks right

now. But. I've been playing around with

this idea in my head for a while.

(...and for the record, it's not Joaquin

Phoenix although I can see the resemblance)

I'm a big fan of Ben Bridwell with Band

of Horses, so I made a stencil of him with

one of his rad beards. I wanted a pair of

80's styled shades on him with my

signature design, Retro Mosaic, on the

shade.

The 'I Brake For Beards' quote was the

the first thing that came to mind when

the idea initially sparked.

I hope to have t-shirts available

sometime @ future shows.

UNDER WATER SCULPTURE CORAL REEF OF JASON DE CAIRES TAYLOR

© Jason deCaires Taylor

Jason deCaires Taylor's underwater sculpture installations

are also coral reef... fascinating!

His installations can be found in places around the Globe.

"...Highlighting natural ecological processes, Taylor's

interventions explore the intricate relationships that exist

between art and environment. His works become artificial

reefs, attracting marine life, while offering the viewer

privileged temporal encounters, as the shifting sand of the

ocean floor, and the works change from moment to moment."

His website is a must see!

UnderwaterSculpture.Com