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ARTIST, SOPHIA GASPARIAN PARTICIPATES IN BENEFIT AT SKIRBALL CENTER
By Leslie Reed
Westside Today
http://www.westsidetoday.com/m3-6656/artist-sophia-gasparian-participates.html
Jan 31 2012
CA
Sophia Gasparian is one of many successful artists who have agreed
to donate their work to "Artworks for Healing" on Wednesday, February
8th at the Skirball Center.
Sophia Gasparian is known for her sociopolitical work. As an artist,
she thrives on blatant political subjects. Sophia was born in Yerevan,
Armenia.
Sophia's work began in experimental film and later transitioned to
installation combining video, sound and painting. In 2002, Sophia
developed the installation "The Day of the Dead: Armenian Genocide
1915." In 2005, she co-curated an international group exhibition
"Requiem for the Genocide" with Yerevan MOCA.
Constantly pushing barriers, Gasparian recently completed the
"Forced to Confront the Face of Evil" series. Her narrative paintings
intertwine childlike innocence with sociopolitical criticism and her
aesthetic approach remains apart from mainstream art, incorporating
stencils, stickers, spray paint and other nontraditional media.
This fundraiser will benefit the nonprofit organization, A Window
Between Worlds. Celebrating their 20th anniversary, A Window Between
Worlds has helped thousands of survivors of domestic violence,
through art programs.
The event is presented in collaboration with Heidi Gray and the James
Gray Gallery at Bergamot Station, as well as several other prominent
Los Angeles galleries.
Sophia talks about how she became involved with the projcect, "During
a group exhibition "Mysterious Objects: Portraits of Joan Quinn" where
my work was a part of, I was asked by the curators J. Cheryl Bookout
and Amanda Quinn Olivar to participate in "Artworks for Healing" to
help end domestic violence using art. It is an honor to participate
and be among a great company of people who care about public issues."
Additional "Artworks for Healing" artists include: Kim Abeles, Janet
Inez Adams, Peter Alexander, Herb Alpert, Larry Bell, Janet Bothne,
Amy Caterina, Chase, Chukes, Charlie de Mar, Marie Lalanne Elfman, Ned
Evans, Shepard Fairey, Samantha Fields, Ed Freeman, Sophia Gasparian,
Curt Gunther, Gadi Hakim, James Hayward, David Hume Kennerly, Sally
Lamb, Michele Lee, Victoria Levine, Bernie Lewinsky, David Lloyd,
Don Morris, Ed Moses, Terry Romero Paul, Zandra Rhodes, Cathy Salser,
John Sexton, Rena Small, Myron Stephens, Lauren Szabo, Ann Thornycroft,
Tim Townsley, William Wegman, and Ron Zheng.
"Artworks for Healing" will be held Feb. 8th, 7:00pm - 10:00pm, at
Skirball Cultural Center, 2701 N. Sepulveda BLvd, in Brentwood. The
evening will feature an art auction, champagne, hors d'oeuvres,
and dessert.
For more information and tickets www.skirball.org
By Leslie Reed
Westside Today
http://www.westsidetoday.com/m3-6656/artist-sophia-gasparian-participates.html
Jan 31 2012
CA
Sophia Gasparian is one of many successful artists who have agreed
to donate their work to "Artworks for Healing" on Wednesday, February
8th at the Skirball Center.
Sophia Gasparian is known for her sociopolitical work. As an artist,
she thrives on blatant political subjects. Sophia was born in Yerevan,
Armenia.
Sophia's work began in experimental film and later transitioned to
installation combining video, sound and painting. In 2002, Sophia
developed the installation "The Day of the Dead: Armenian Genocide
1915." In 2005, she co-curated an international group exhibition
"Requiem for the Genocide" with Yerevan MOCA.
Constantly pushing barriers, Gasparian recently completed the
"Forced to Confront the Face of Evil" series. Her narrative paintings
intertwine childlike innocence with sociopolitical criticism and her
aesthetic approach remains apart from mainstream art, incorporating
stencils, stickers, spray paint and other nontraditional media.
This fundraiser will benefit the nonprofit organization, A Window
Between Worlds. Celebrating their 20th anniversary, A Window Between
Worlds has helped thousands of survivors of domestic violence,
through art programs.
The event is presented in collaboration with Heidi Gray and the James
Gray Gallery at Bergamot Station, as well as several other prominent
Los Angeles galleries.
Sophia talks about how she became involved with the projcect, "During
a group exhibition "Mysterious Objects: Portraits of Joan Quinn" where
my work was a part of, I was asked by the curators J. Cheryl Bookout
and Amanda Quinn Olivar to participate in "Artworks for Healing" to
help end domestic violence using art. It is an honor to participate
and be among a great company of people who care about public issues."
Additional "Artworks for Healing" artists include: Kim Abeles, Janet
Inez Adams, Peter Alexander, Herb Alpert, Larry Bell, Janet Bothne,
Amy Caterina, Chase, Chukes, Charlie de Mar, Marie Lalanne Elfman, Ned
Evans, Shepard Fairey, Samantha Fields, Ed Freeman, Sophia Gasparian,
Curt Gunther, Gadi Hakim, James Hayward, David Hume Kennerly, Sally
Lamb, Michele Lee, Victoria Levine, Bernie Lewinsky, David Lloyd,
Don Morris, Ed Moses, Terry Romero Paul, Zandra Rhodes, Cathy Salser,
John Sexton, Rena Small, Myron Stephens, Lauren Szabo, Ann Thornycroft,
Tim Townsley, William Wegman, and Ron Zheng.
"Artworks for Healing" will be held Feb. 8th, 7:00pm - 10:00pm, at
Skirball Cultural Center, 2701 N. Sepulveda BLvd, in Brentwood. The
evening will feature an art auction, champagne, hors d'oeuvres,
and dessert.
For more information and tickets www.skirball.org