Juxtapoz Magazine - Opening Tomorrow: Buff Monster's 'Beyond the Pink'

Opening Tomorrow: Buff Monster's 'Beyond the Pink'
Friday September 03, 2010

Tomorrow night, Los Angeles street artist Buff Monster to presents Beyond The Pink, a fresh series of acrylic challening works honoring his favorite color: pink (along with a healthy dose of new greens and blues).

Presenting his works in a larger and more detailed context than before, Buff Monster revisits his classic ice cream and maraschino cherry imagery with an eyeful of fresh inspiration. Returning from his recent travels to open the “Art From The New World” museum exhibition in Bristol, England, the artist adopts a more experimental approach, blending his iconic graphics with new landscapes, as well as introducing portraits for the first time.

“This new body of work is influenced by the history of Western art that I saw throughout Europe. My time at the Louvre viewing Renaissance paintings was truly inspiring. The National Gallery in London had some amazing pieces as well. And then visiting the Tate Modern was a bit of a shock after seeing nothing but classical paintings, but the pop stars like Lichtenstein and Warhol still get my pulse racing,” Buff Monster adds.

Upstairs in the loft, a vibrant series of flattened metal spray cans customized by Buff Monster will be on display.

Open to the public, the reception for Beyond The Pink will take place on Saturday, September 4 from 7 to 10pm, and the show will be on view until September 22, 2010.

For more information about the artist, please visit buffmonster.com.