On October 10th, the Gloria Delson Contemporary Arts gallery in Gallery Row is throwing a curve ball to everyone who thought it solely carried classical expressionist pieces.
That day is the opening reception of their new exhibit “Rehming Out LA,” which coincides with Downtown Los Angeles Art Walk.
“We’re going to have Suicide Girls do live performance art pieces, it’s going to be awesome,” Eddie Rehm said, the New York based artist who brought the best and brightest of his collection to the gallery on 6th and Spring Street.
Petra Wright, Co-Curator of the gallery said she wanted to bring a different type of energy rather than the more abstract pieces patrons have been used to. “There’s a fresh voice and raw energy in finding new pieces from artists like Eddie.”
She got exactly what she wanted.
Rehm’s chaotic, kaleidoscope paintings are ballads that tell the story of modern day issues that many young people in Los Angeles are dealing with, “transient hopefuls following a dream and doing whatever they can to make it right no matter how life turns out,” Rehm said.
Rehm shows this through an amalgamation of street, punk, grunge, and graffiti styles covered with zealous colors.
People in Downtown are taking notice to the gallery’s changes. “A guy just walked right in and said, ‘Whoa man, this is the coolest thing I’ve ever seen,” Rehm said. People aren’t passing it by as if it were “sheet rock.”
Love or hate Rehm’s paintings, the attention they’re drawing is a good thing.
Wright concurs, “The last 48 hours have been phenomenal. People off the street are stopping and talking. Even folks in this building we’re in want to know more. We can’t wait for the Art Walk.”
After being held in high esteem throughout the New York art community, Rehm wanted to get his paintbrushes wet in LA. “I always dug the LA arts scene.” He said Los Angeles is more open to different styles where as New York can be a bit more constricted at times.
Wright and Rehm found each other in a serendipity sort of way. Rehm was in Los Angeles and just so happened to walk into Wright’s gallery. That’s perfect timing.
The gallery’s center space features Rehm’s notable, Tie Guy. It represents disruption and chaos in an every day workingman’s life. When told what it’s about, it might seem dreary, but Rehm finds a way to shine light into the story.
“My paintings show struggle but the characters keep on doing what they need to in order to find that solace in their lives,” Rehm said.
Wright’s gallery will continue to feature works that the gallery has been known for but every once in a while (and hopefully more often) they’ll put a little twist on things by showcasing artist’s like Rehm.
In case you miss the opening reception, Gloria Delson Contemporary Arts gallery will carry Rehm’s solo exhibition until October 30th.
Gloria Delson Contemporary Arts – Downtown Gallery is located at 215 W. 6th Street #115 Los Angeles, CA with its opening reception on Thursday, October 10th, from 3-10 PM. Eddie Rehm can be contacted at eddieremart.com
