Opening Reception Saturday, September 5, 2009 from 7 to 10pm
On View September 5 until September 26, 2009
This September, Los Angeles street artist Buff Monster serves up “Heavy Metal Ice Cream Smile”, his third solo exhibition at Corey Helford Gallery. Sweet indulgence is the flavor of the day as Buff Monster broadens his artistic range with delicious narratives that bounce from happy to satanic. For the show, bright geometric and camouflage patterns are juxtaposed against dark monochromatic themes, and new fluorescent orange and yellow hues sprinkle his acrylic-on-birch squirting landscapes. Buff Monster continues to develop his trademark pink palette, titillating kanji translations and Superflat technique while experimenting with stipling and repetition to create illusion and depth. The exhibition will feature his highly-anticipated new book Life Is Sweet: The Art of Buff Monster, limited-edition signed and numbered serigraphs and a giant custom balloon installation. Open to the public, the reception for “Heavy Metal Ice Cream Smile” will take place on Saturday, September 5 from 7 to 10pm, and the show will be on view until September 26, 2009.
