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When People Look Like Art

March 31, 2023 by Lonnie Lardner

The artist who shot and compiled all these photos changed the way I view art in museums, galleries, and on the street. Lorraine Triolo is a clever, super creative Los Angeles photographer, sculptor and conceptual artist who wrote the book “People Who Look Like Art.”

After seeing her work, I find myself taking in the entire environment of an art show — not just what’s on the wall. Triolo is a master of this kind of observation; she captures the consanguinity between the painting and the person in front of it. With the right match, museum-goers practically disappear into the art behind them. It’s a pretty magical experience. Check out her work below, and next time you visit a show, step back — way back.

For Lorraine’s full collection, check out her profile on Instagram: @peoplewholooklikeart

When Tools Become Art

January 31, 2023 by Lonnie Lardner

(Pic #1) “Trapped Sole” spray can sculpture by Stinky Punk. Featured at Art Share L.A. in downtown Los Angeles.

A stunning Los Angeles exhibit celebrates a fresh way of looking at Spray

“Spray paint simplifies the creative process, acting as both a paintbrush and paint.” (Up Magazine)

It’s a tool that offers the sleek finishing touch we associate with graffiti. It’s super popular because it’s portable, versatile, and accessible. Since the 1960s — when modern graffiti emerged as a veritable art form on New York City subway trains — spray paint became an extension of a tagger’s imagination. Invented originally as an application for aluminum coating for radiators, it quickly became the mainstay of a new brand of inner-city art.

And now, a master of “the art of spray” — a graffiti artist who calls himself “Man One” — has transformed a ubiquitous “tool of the trade” into art itself. Man recently curated dozens of “can-formations” made by Los Angeles artists — into a collection that magically transforms utilitarian objects into fanciful works of beauty, surprise, and wit.