Love Art Day

sad, happy and everything in-between. Some find that they love the competition and adrenaline that comes with sports or prefer crunching numbers by the books. Others find themselves indulging in theater or other forms of the arts. We find ourselves little by little in the things and people we love, including ourselves. BUT-what do we do when we start finding the things we love?
LOVE ART DAY 2018
POPUP EVENT
Music | Fashion | Art 
Saturday, April 21, 2018
355 BOWERY NY, NY 10003
Explore, Enjoy, & Engage the canvases, minds, lyrics, sounds, bodies, and tastes, of  ART developed straight from Love.
Event Details
2PM - 5PM                  "Why I Love Art" Gallery Viewing 
6:30PM - 7:30PM        VIP COCKTAIL RECEPTION  & PRESS EVENT 
Chef: DeVonne of @Yardy.nyc
Wine: Pompette Wines, Harlem NYC
DJ: NativeSun @nativesun84
7PM- 10PM       LOVE ART STUDIOS ALBUM DEBUT & FEATURED PERFORMANCES
 
 
Open Gallery Featured Artists: 
 
@selimc__ The artist Selim, is the embodiment of perspective, escaping the barriers of self and societal norms as a self-taught artist. Selim was born in the US Virgin Islands, however spent the majority of her adolescent years in New York & Connecticut. Upon graduating from Hampton Unviversity with a B.S in Marketing, Selim took her talents to Corporate America. Having faced the internal dilemma of purpose and action, a career change was necessary and Selim is now a role that has awarded her the flexibility to take action with her passions of fine art, culinary arts, event management, and artist development. After the debut of Selim’s “Age of Self”, a self-curated and run multi-sensory exhibition in 2015, Selim has been featured in a number of art exhibitions across New York City. Currently, Selim’s work is being featured at Harlem’s very own 67 Orange Street  and in the Adam Clayton Powell State Office Building Plaza (9thfl).
@theartistnabz Born In Brooklyn NY Raised In East Orange NJ To Dr. Malachi Z York and Karen McDonald. My mother first noticed my natural artistic ability at age 7. She facilitated me being able to refine those skills in a performing arts middle school studying animation/cartooning. Senior year in high school, I decided to expand my art medium to tattoos. In college, I studied graphic design. While I served in the United States Army, I continued to draw and do tattoos for my battles. At the end of my service, I moved to Bethlehem Pennsylvania. One day, after seeing my friend painting a board game, I decided to give painting a try and found a new passion. My goal is to continue to develop my ability to capture all I see in a variety of art mediums. My inspiration stems from my Sudanese roots and the raw beauty of women.
@robayala_ Rob Ayala is a New York-based Visual Artist/Musician. Rob is multi-dimensional and is extremely versatile. His first art exhibit titled “Fantasy in Color” was displayed at Raw Space Gallery in Harlem, NY in November 2014. His artwork is described as dark themes explored through bright colors. Some paintings are focused on social issues such as police brutality while other paintings are more abstract and dream-like. Rob had always been artistic, but only began painting in 2013. In 2014, he founded the artist collective “Fantasy in Color” whose name was inspired by his first art exhibit. In addition to Art rob has written and produced music for MTV, Cinemax, FOX, Toyota, Rockstar Games and the 2015 film "Criminal Activities" staring John Travolta. Rob is also a member/producer of the music group “Pink & Blue.” Pink & Blue’s first full-length album, “God Made Sex” was released in early 2014. In an era where originality and true creativity is rare, Rob Ayala is definitely a breath of fresh air!
@artbychristyayala Christy Ayala is a vivacious, self-taught, Latina artist born in Harlem, New York and raised in the Bronx, New York. Her artwork is inspired by personal experience that conveys a message of love and pain, as well as an interpretation of her surrounding environment. Christy is a visual artist that creates her unique urban, surrealist, abstract pieces using acrylic paint. She is open to many creative paths such as, graphic design, drawing, painting, and any types of art form that allows her to create new and unique works of art. 
@creativeweirdo - D'Angelo "Dlo" Slaughter a photographer videographer based in NYC by way of Minneapolis, MN. You may find that Dlo puts alot of passion behind his creative vision rather that's with fine art, portrait, street, events or family photography. With a mission to story tell, you will notice details in each image to keep you coming back.
 
Open Gallery Featured Performances:
 @Mattviolinist - Bronx native Mathew Silvera, aka MattViolinist, utilized music as an escape from all the negativity that was prevalent in his community, giving him a sense of pride and accomplishment when he struggled academically. Mathew received accolades after becoming a three-time first place winner at the Apollo Theater, following a halftime performance at Madison Square Garden for the New York Knicks. Matt's performance as the featured artist in the American and Russian tour of The Hip Hop Nutcracker with Kurtis Blow and the off-Broadway production of Death Boogie, afforded him various opportunities in the newspaper, in radio, and in television, expanding his artistic range to a featured principle in campaigns including Mastercard commercials and an Nyc.gov #Not62 campaign.  MattViolinist recently broke barriers by incorporating an unconventional orchestral instrumental with the sweet sounds of Soca music. Matt was invited to perform his Soca set during Miami Carnival and through his success in pushing the envelope, Matt shared a stage with legendary Soca artist Alison Hinds, while cruising the Caribbean on Soca On The Seas. As he takes advantage of each opportunity presented to him, he knows that the skill and passion he has for the violin provides him with the ability to touch the lives of others through recording and live performances.With the evolution of the music business, Mattviolinist continues to live by the motto that music is a powerful tool that brings people from various cultures and walks of life together. His goal is to enlighten, empower and influence by creating unity through music.
@Jhodgebeats - JHodge, Co-founder of Love Art Group, began recording and composing music at the age of 6 in his hometown of Queens, NY. His influences include 50-70's soul, original rock n roll, jazz, and 90's hip-hop, pair this with the sharp mind and love for technology, JHodge is mastering and elevating both the art of sound, and lyricism as we know it today.
Darren Arthur-Poet: Brooklyn native Darren Arthur is an ambitious young man focused on his creative pursuits as a poet and poetry teacher, actor, dancer, singer, and photographer. Under the tutelage of artists such as Lemon Andersen, Nicco Annan, Carvens Lissaint and Mohagany L. Browne, he has amassed a wide scale of artistic prowess that he uses to convey his truth and the struggles of so many others he may encounter. He has touched stages such as New York Live Arts, Tammany Hall, Nicholas Brooklyn, the Symphony Space, the Nuyorican Poets Cafe, the Bowery Poetry Club, The Apollo Theater, the Barclays Center and The Russell in Connecticut. He was also a member of the 2013 Urban Word NYC Slam Team that won third place at the “Brave New Voices” international poetry festival at the Auditorium Theatre in Chicago. He was a speaker at the TedX Youth Day at The Hewitt School and as an actor and playwright for his own one-man show, “Forest.” Darren also taught poetry to sixth graders at Eagle Academy for Young Men in the Bronx. Darren is currently working on starting his very own Art Therapy workshop and looks to build curriculums that will create a community of healthy, ever-advancing and interdependent
 
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