Charmane "Cactus World" Downtown May

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
Contact Person: Christine Faraci
Company Name: Faraci Art + Design
Telephone Number: 310-490-6650
Email Address: christine@faraciart.com
Web site address: www.faraciart.com
April 6, 2009
Chamane presents Cactus World in downtown Los Angeles at the Pacific Electric Lofts May 9-29,
2009.
LOS ANGELES, CA - French artist, Chamane, will debut his collection Cactus World at his first solo
exhibit in the US at the Pacific Electric Lofts, 610 S. Main Street, Los Angeles, with an opening reception
Saturday, May 9th from 7:00 - 11:00pm.
Having emerged out of Europe's underground art scene, Chamane's work has responded to the growing
demand for modern urban-expressionism. With Cactus World Chamane uses the cactus as to
symbolize the human being as varied in individual expression but still rooted to the society in which we
each live; shaped by our education, culture, and community.
Chamane’s collection is his commentary on the rising political and social changes in the world. Each
painting depicts a central cactus combined with universal symbols that dominate our modern society.
The cacti represent icons in art, pop culture, and politics emoting his sentiment which ranges anywhere
from a positive interpretation to a rebellious response.
In an homage to his recent move to Mexico City, accompanying the cacti collection will be a series of
painted skulls which represent Chamane’s interpretation of the Mexican Day of the Dead culture where
the skull represents the soul. True to his urban, pop aesthetic Chamane blends the traditional with the
modern, incorporating elements of lucha libre wrestling masks into the painted skulls.
Chamane pictures himself as a pacifist warrior. His brushes and his colors are his weapons, his
characters his army.
The exhibit is curated by Faraci Art + Design and produced in collaboration with Phantom Galleries Los
Angeles. Music for the opening reception will be provided by WaxOn WaxOff Recordings.
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For more information, please contact:
Christine Faraci, Curator, FA+D christine@faraciart.com 310-490-6650 www.faraciart.com
Liza Simone, PGLA liza@phantomgalleriesla.com 213-703-4362 www.phantomgalleriesla.com
3 7 1 2 S. BENT LEY AVE LOS ANGELES, CA 9 0 0 3 4
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