Patricia Anders
Last summer I had the chance while in LA to visit the Ten Women Gallery in Venice. Wonderful newbrow artist Patricia Anders, turned me onto it. She has been kind enough to contribute her beautiful paintings and art dolls to many Eclectix exhibits over the years and is a member of this artist co-op, along with many other very talented women. This venue is overflowing with eclectic arts and crafts, many different mediums and styles are jam packed into numerous little meandering rooms.
At the time, they had an altered Barbie exhibit up, aptly titled “Barbie Redux” . There have been a number of altered Barbie exhibits over the years, but I have to say this was one of the best I have seen, more professionally executed than others. There were Day of the Dead Barbies, goth Barbies, princess Barbies, mutated and depressed Barbies, goddess Barbies, vampire Barbies and even a bat girl Barbie. The whole idea is great – what else to do with all those cast off Barbies that have inspired such love/hate relationships over time? And Halloween being in the mix made it even better.
Patricia Anders
The gallery has the feel of a treasure hunt, around every corner is another wall or niche filled with wondrous goodies. Some folk art, doll art, fabric arts, fine art paintings, mounted prints, photography, glassworks, sculptures of every imaginable shape, jewelry, functional art and more adorn the walls. Even the bathroom had a huge altered mannequin sculpture watching you do your deed!
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If you are in the LA area, try to make a stop here, it is a fun and stimulating visit. Ten Women Venice, 1237 Abbot Kinney , Venice, CA 90291, 310-452-2256
Click here for a complete list of artists and events, and more pix.
LINK – For more of Patricia Anders’ lovely work.
(This entry was originally posted on 12/16/09 and transferred here – as we are discontinuing our other blog site)
