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his fourth show at La Luz de Jesus Gallery, on the fourth of July,
we proudly present to you the superfine art of smog-tinged, So-Cal
art hero, The Pizz. Self-taught, self-employed and self-destructive,
our boy Pizz has held a key position in the west coast underground
art scene since the early '80s. He grew out of a club called "The
Art Boys" which among others included famed painters Robert Williams,
Gary Panter, and Matt Groening and led the artist to a two year stint
at Rip Magazine, drawing the Rat Fink comic strip. While other
artists were constantly moving more toward illustrative work, Pizz
courageously committed to the fine arts of oil and acrylic and a sphere
without boundaries for his brilliant imagination. His paintings have
always been very accessible as well as marketable (we've hosted the
sold out shows to prove it), because he starts with such broad, traditional
themes, but then of course tweaks them out into a very different perspective.
His new exhibit is an incredible collection of lowbrow masterpieces
illustrating some of the finest technique around. Pizz uses a traditional
"desert chrome"method for his dark and gloomy backgrounds
and has perfected a backwards, chiaroscuro, black velvet technique
to create such depth that the pieces seem to glow. He simply wants
to convey an alternate reality with paint and brush, but it is the
skill with which he does this that is anything but simplistic. The
Pizz is a sentimental favorite of La Luz de Jesus.
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