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Gary JohnMask Of Luck2018
2018
About the Item
Los Angeles street artist Gary John exploded onto the international art scene first during Art Basel Miami in 2013. John’s playfully bold work quickly gained attention and he was named one of 20 standout artists at the 2014 NY Affordable Art Fair. His works have been exhibited at Artspace Warehouse since 2013. His contemporary artworks continue to be exhibited at major international art fairs in the United States, Asia and Europe, including Los Angeles, New York, London, Singapore and Hong Kong. Celebrities and major art collectors worldwide have acquired his timeless artworks, which have seen a significant increase in value.
John applied acrylic paint and mixed media onto cardstock to create this one-of-a-kind artwork measuring 12 inches high by 9 inches wide. The artwork is signed and dated by Gary John in black along the lower left corner using the first two letters of his first and last names: "GA JO". This artwork is not framed. A certificate of authenticity issued by the art gallery is included. Convenient local Los Angeles shipping. Affordable Continental U.S. and worldwide shipping options are available.
Gary John has been a street artist since 1985. Originally from Seattle, Washington, he moved to Venice Beach, Los Angeles in 2003 and began selling on the Venice boardwalk. After almost 10 years on the boardwalk and experiencing “a bout with homelessness,” he was discovered and his artistic career took off with great success. He references this success in every artwork he makes. Along the left side of the artwork he paints a series of circles joined together by an arrow pointing up. Each circle represents a stepping stone on the path of success that keeps growing to greater heights. On the right side he depicts a line of houses, expressing the joy he finds in the stability of a home.
His street artworks have a whimsical yet exciting and bold quality, inspired by classic cartoon and comic book characters rendered with acrylic paint in a bold graffiti style, on newspaper, board or other media. His choice of newspapers reflects the diversity of his Los Angeles surroundings, including Korean language newspapers, which have become equally collected as his artworks on English language newspapers.
John cites Pablo Picasso, Keith Haring and Jean-Michel Basquiat as his artistic inspiration. Other influences are comic books and American pop culture. His original artworks add a new face to the continuous popularity of pop art.
John says about his art: “I grew up in a dysfunctional home. I always got lost in my art as an escape. Art is my passion. There is not enough time in the day to do all the painting I want to do. I’m consumed with it.”
REPRESENTATION
Artspace Warehouse, Los Angeles, USA
EXHIBITIONS
2023 “Urban Ecologies: Cities Are Built for Art”, Artspace Warehouse, Los Angeles, CA
2022 “Breakthrough Artists of the Affordable Art Scene”, Artspace Warehouse, Los Angeles, CA
2021 AAF New York, NY
Kunstwarenhaus Zurich, Switzerland
Artspace Warehouse, Los Angeles, CA
2020 Art Palm Springs, CA
LA Art Show, Los Angeles, CA
2019 Art Palm Springs, CA
AAF Hong Kong
Artspace Warehouse, Los Angeles, CA
AAF New York
2018 AAF Hong Kong
Kunstwarenhaus Zurich, Switzerland
AAF New York, NY
“It Runs in the Family,” Artspace Warehouse, Los Angeles, CA
Art Palm Springs
2017 Affordable Art Fair Hong Kong
Artspace Warehouse Los Angeles, CA
Arteria Gallery Montreal, Canada
2017 Art Market San Francisco, CA
Affordable Art Fair New York, NY
2016 Art Hamptons, NY
Affordable Art Fair Hong Kong
Affordable Art Fair New York, NY
Palm Springs Fine Art Fair, CA
LA Art Show, Los Angeles, CA
2015 Artspace Warehouse, CA
Affordable Art Fair Singapore
Artspace Warehouse, Los Angeles, CA
Art Hamptons, NY
2015 Affordable Art Fair London, UK
Love Art Fair Toronto, Canada
Affordable Art Fair New York, NY
Palm Springs Fine Art Fair, CA
LA Art Show, Los Angeles, CA
2014 Red Dot Art Fair, Miami, FL
Kunstwarenhaus Zurich, Switzerland
Lurie Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
Houston Fine Art Fair
Artspace Warehouse, Los Angeles, CA
Love Art Toronto Fair, Canada
Stand Arte Gallery Madrid
Affordable Art Fair New York, NY
Palm Springs Fine Art Fair, CA
Affordable Art Fair London
2013 SCOPE Miami Beach, FL
2012 Palm Springs Fine Art Fair, CA
2011 SOHO Gallery, Studio City, CA
2003-13 Abbot Kinney Art Walk, Los Angeles, CA
2008-13 Downtown Art Walk, Los Angeles, CA
2003-13 Venice Beach Boardwalk, Los Angeles, CA
1988-90 ‘COCA’ Center of Contemporary Arts, Seattle, WA
TV & FILM
The Flight Attendant, HBO
How I Met Your Father, Hulu
Insecure, HBO
Cherish The Day, OWN
- Creator:Gary John (1957, American)
- Creation Year:2018
- Dimensions:Height: 12 in (30.48 cm)Width: 9 in (22.86 cm)
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- Framing:Framing Options Available
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- Gallery Location:Los Angeles, CA
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Gary John
Gary John's passion for street art began in 1985 when he started creating eye-catching works that would eventually captivate audiences around the world. Originally from Seattle, he made his way to Venice Beach in 2003, where he started selling his drawings on the Venice Boardwalk. After almost ten years of selling his work on the boardwalk and experiencing “a bout with homelessness,” John first exploded onto the international art scene during Art Basel Miami in 2013. John’s playfully bold work quickly gained attention and he was named one of 20 standout artists at the 2014 New York Affordable Art Fair. His artworks continue to be exhibited at galleries and major international art fairs in the United States, Asia, and Europe. Notable collectors include Kelly Clarkson. John cites Pablo Picasso, Keith Haring, and Jean-Michel Basquiat as his artistic inspirations. Other influences are comic books and American Pop Culture, which he infuses with emotional and impulsive gestures. His mixed media works blur the boundaries between Pop Art and Abstract Expressionism with Street Art elements.
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