Untitled 54 Art Blog: August 2019

Thursday, August 29, 2019

"Loteria V" /Cactus Gallery/ Mezzanine of The Last Bookstore

"Loteria V" ~ POP-UP SHOW in Downtown L.A.
Scheduled to run: September 21-October 5, 2019
RECEPTION: SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 21 * 6P-9P
ADDRESS: Mezzanine of The Last Bookstore, 453 S. Spring Street, Los Angeles, CA 90013

Lotería is a traditional Mexican game of chance, similar to bingo, that uses images on a deck of cards instead of plain numbers. There are 54 images; each has a name and an assigned number. The cards are very colorful and the imagery on them is broadly recognized in all of Mexico, other Latin American countries, as well as European nations.

The most recognized version of Lotería is the “Don Clemente Gallo” rendition which was introduced in Mexico in 1887 by the French businessman, Don Clemente Jacques. The owners today own the registered trademark and have continued this version through 3 generations with the original artwork remaining the same.

All 54 images of the original deck will be represented in the show. Here is a link to the original Loteria set: http://loteria.elsewhere.org/clemente1/

In addition, artists are creating cards from a second set of Loteria cards #55 - 108. These works will be 3" x 5" max. Here is a link to the lesser known set, which is equally fun ~ http://loteria.elsewhere.org/clemente2a/

Participating artists:

Jaclyn Alderete, Douglas Alvarez, Joe Alvarez, Olympia Altimir, Anima en Manus Art Dolls (Ioanna Tsouka), Ulla Anobile, Julie B., Lea Barozzi, Ruth Barrera, Skye Becker-Yamakawa, Terri Berman, Denise Bledsoe, Andrea Bogdan, Alea Bone, Catherine Bursill Moore, Lacey Bryant, Ivonne Carley, Jon Ching, Nancy Cintron, Joshua Coffy, Janae Corrado, Josie Del Castillo, Ghilly De Young, Bob Doucette, Pamela Enriquez Courts, Rosie Garcia, Ivan Godinez, Brenda Gomez, Annette Hassell, Lori Herbst, Veronica Jaeger, Patricia Krebs, Mavis Leahy, Ann Lim, Milka LoLo, Malathip, Jon Measures, Emma Mount, Samantha Mullen, Janet Olenik, Raul Pizarro, Sarah Polzin, Tania Pomales, Olga Ponomarenko, Myriam Powell, Johnny Quintanilla, Jen Raven, Valerie Savarie, Carolina Seth, Cat Sommer, Kelly Thompson, Roger Triviños, Holly Wood, Gabriela Zapata and Sabrino Zarco.

For collector preview, contact Sandra Mastroianni at sandra@cactusgalleryla.com.

I am so excited to again invited to "Loteria V" at Cactus Gallery! Please join us in the "Mezzanine of The Last Bookstore. It' such a fun show to paint and see. -kelly

Please don't forget to visit the amazing artists that have their studios and shops in the Mezzanine!

CEM

Acrylic, Gold Leaf, Letraset Letters, Resin on Wood, Framed

I am so happy to be painting the "ElSoldado" card again this year. Last year I chose "Joan of Arc". This year I was compelled to choose "Chelsea Elizabeth Manning". As a soldier, activist, whistle blower and wrongly imprisoned Patriot her story of injustice haunts me.

I celebrate her bravery and sacrifice in this painting.

Chelsea Manning's wiki page

Chelsea Manning latest news https://www.independent.co.uk/topic/chelsea-manning