QUEENS OF SORROW by Jim Ovelmen April 26, 2008

Kristi Engle Gallery presents:
QUEENS OF SORROW
Featuring projected animation piece and performance
By Jim Ovelmen

Saturday, April 26, 2008
7:30 pm sharp (Door opens at 6pm)

At Kristi Engle Gallery
5002 York Avenue
Los Angeles (Highland Park), CA 90042
323-472-6737 http://www.kristienglegallery.com/
Gallery Hours: Thursday, Friday, & Saturday: 12noon - 6pm or by appointment

About event:
On Saturday April 26th, Kristi Engle Gallery will present for one night only, artist/musician Jim Ovelmen's "Queens of Sorrow." Through animation and music, Ovelmen examines the paradoxes inherent in America's so-called "gilded age" of the late 19th century and the legacy it engendered. Developing pen & ink drawings into 3-D computer animation, Ovelmen has created the opulent yet cold surroundings of a Vanderbilt style mansion. Tension is created by an incongruent combination of the elegant setting and the strange, coarse behaviors of the characters that inhabit it, including one based on the folk singer/musician Townes Van Zandt. A projection of the animation will be combined with a live musical performance by the artist.
Event info: http://www.artslant.com/la/events/show/15391-queens-of-sorrow

About Jim Ovelmen:
Jim Ovelmen is a visual artist and musician living in Los Angeles. While often mixing drawing, painting, sculpture and animation, he creates multi-media work. His multi-media work has been exhibited at galleries and museums nationally and internationally, including Torrance Museum of Art, L.A.C.E., Santa Monica Museum of Art, Cirrus Gallery, Hayworth Gallery, and Christine Koenig in Vienna. He is also Assistant Professor of Art at California State University Los Angeles.

Official Website: http://www.kristienglegallery.com/