Downtown Los Angeles'
Corey Helford Gallery
is honored to premiere the new collection of works from Los Angeles artist
Elizabeth McGrath
on Saturday, November 5th.
McGrath
will be transforming Gallery 3 into her own wonderland of dark whimsy with her delightfully odd creatures variously adorned with jeweled eyes, crystal blood drops and gold trim. Some have miniature diorama windows in which you will find tiny dreamlands filled with cupcakes, the Grim Reaper, unicorns and more. The "star" of the show is a three-headed deer covered in over fifty thousand Swarovski Crystals.
"The Making of a Unicorn" Sculpture (11" x 8" x 5")
Although disturbingly and deceptively innocent and charming on the surface, McGrath's inspiration is "the symbolism man uses to express the inward and outward battles of humanity and its quest for a resolution to suffering." The title for the exhibition, "Dark Howl", is a reference to the Beat-period poem "Howl" by Allen Ginsberg, which "years later, still feels like it describes the people and places of today - fighting the same battles within one's self."
"The Bakers" Sculpture (5" x 12" x 5")
McGrath
's exhibit will open in Gallery 3 on Saturday, November 5th from 7-11pm, along with Natalia Fabia in Gallery 1, plus Alessandra Maria and Lauren Marx in Gallery 2.
About Liz McGrath:
Los Angeles-born self-taught artist Elizabeth McGrath has always had an eye for the strange beauty in the grotesqueries of life; this appreciation is nowhere more evident than in her work. Inspired by the relationship between the natural world and the detritus of consumer culture, she brings forth a new cavalcade of creatures from the darker corners of the streets, the city and the imagination. It is this melancholy interaction between man-made status symbols and suffering specimens of nature that make up her intricate body of work.
About Corey Helford Gallery:
Corey Helford Gallery (CHG) was first established in 2006 by Jan Corey Helford and her husband, television producer and creator, Bruce Helford (Kevin Can Wait, Anger Management, The Drew Carey Show, George Lopez, The Oblongs) and has since evolved into one of the premier galleries of New Contemporary art.
Its goals as an institution are the support and growth of young and emerging, to well-known and internationally established artists, the production and promotion of their artwork, and the general production of their exhibits, events and projects.
CHG represents a diverse collection of international artists, primarily influenced by today's pop culture and collectively encompassing style genres such as New Figurative Art, Pop Surrealism, Neo Pop, Graffiti and Street Art, and Post-Graffiti.
After nine years in Culver City, CHG re-located in December 2015 to a robust 12,000 sq. ft. building in Downtown Los Angeles, seven times larger than its original space, where it continues to host exhibitions within the heart of the city's art community. The current space boasts three separate galleries, each of which house individual artist and group exhibitions, whereas the main gallery offers 4,500 sq. ft.,
providing total immersion for its attendees.
New exhibitions are presented approximately every four weeks. For more info and an upcoming exhibition schedule, visit
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COREY HELFORD GALLERY
571 S. Anderson St. (Enter on Willow St)
Los Angeles, CA 90033
Tel. 310.287.2340
Open Tuesday-Saturday, 12 Noon to 6pm
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