July 2023

2023 Beverly Hills Art Show – part 2. Here the art visitors put their phones down as they discover how to relax their minds while talking about the art. “No, smartphones do not make you dumber. But they can put a drain on our cognitive capacity, thereby reducing our ability to complete tasks at hand, even if we are not using them at the time.”
Hotel Bohemia,
Karlovarska 4,
110 00 Prague 1
Czech Republic
Phone: 420-234 608-111

Juliette Art Journalist. Vivid Life, and Stories That Grip

2nd Episode: July 2023. Intro: In the thrilling next chapter, Juliette checks into Hotel Bohemia in Prague, eager to interview Czech painter Honza, who is under suspicion for the murder of his former girlfriend, artist Jana. Juliette, having visited Honza’s studio, grows increasingly wary of him. Her fear intensifies when a large German Shepherd appears. As she hears a man call her name, she is paralyzed with fear.

Hello, this is Juliette LaCroix, last time I talked to you from Hotel Montalembert in Paris. I am an artist and writer currently visiting Prague. Here are some excerpts from my upcoming true art novel,© still untitled, because so many things occur. I am reminded of Freudian comfort theory by the pillow in the Hotel Bohemia. Preparing for the upcoming day is like living out an adventurer’s dream. The city of Prague has a magical aura. I hope I will find a romance here. I will let you know. Juliette LaCroix.

Written in Bohemia Hotel Kafe. A Czech designer Ota Mourek created the bronze-green striped chairs in the hotel’s Kafe. So comfortable you could invite someone to sit on your lap. The light pink walls of the Kafe contain B&W and sepia-toned pictures by Hans Krocek, inspiring you to talk about the future. The coffee from Zanzibar (Africa) is strong. Rather than using regular cups, the brew is served in beautiful tall thin porcelain tulip-shaped vases with two handles. The taste of Czech croissants is similar to that of French croissants. I am on my way to meet Honza Pechman, an artist who was being investigated for the murder of the painter Jana Stromanova. A strange symbolic design was smeared on her body with Winston & Newton green gold, paint when the body was found in her studio, laying death on an unfinished canvas ©…Registered (WGA), 1977 case law,

Alex Haley vs Harold Courlander.

Next day tracing artist Jana’s murder in her studio, marks of Winston&Newton green gold on her body

In about 15 minutes, I walked from the hotel Bohemia down the cobblestoned streets to Honza’s studio at Stepanska Street. It was in the basement of an 18-century yellow building. The studio’s doors were open, but no one responded to my greeting. The corner had a mattress and I felt my back shiver. The death of artist Jana Stroumanova is alleged to be related to Honza.

His art became more evident to me as I observed it. The majority of the paintings are large oils, with some watercolors. Mostly lifestyle-related romantic images in surrealistic or expressionistic styles. The colors are very warm and vibrant. Artists’ work is judged on two levels. A buyer’s first reaction to the art is to like it. Honza’s art reaches this point. The front side of one painting leaned against the wall.

I became intrigued and turned it around. Wow! It was Honza, painted by Jana Stroumanova in an abstract nude style. An imposing determined figure sitting on a divan held a big green pear between his legs. There is a resemblance to a plus. An 1847 painting by Francois-Leon-Benouville, The Wrath of Achilles. A Czech language notice was also attached. It looked like a police report, with a separate sign that says, “Sold for $50,000.00”.

I felt goosebumps all over my body as I froze. An elder man was holding a German Shepherd named Jax that was barking fiercely at me. With a command, he calmed the dog. Jax walked over to the mattress and lay down. “I am Honza’s dad, and I knew you would come”. We introduced ourselves. Most Czechs can speak English. I heard a sexy man’s voice calling “Jax…Jax” from the hallway. Honza was entering the studio. “Change of plans Lucienne”, he said to me, “Our friends’ gallery Villa Pelle is holding an important art vernissage“. As a result, we went. We rode a red-painted street car. Honza spoke: “I told to my attorney you wanted to discuss Jana’s murder. In his response, he stated that the questions should relate to my art and not to Jana’s death”. I said to Honza: “Ok, let’s see the art first”. I think Honza is the perfect art sitter, especially for the women’s groups and the type with a lot of other potential for me to explore…


When we reached the gallery vernissage of Lubomir Typlt, a known Czech artist was surrounded by crowds of art voyeurs. Typlts show called Levitace is very contrasting, neon color drawings. Large paintings of surrealistic prone crying babies, heretic art, woman’s group of levitating witches. Fight for levitating food in a spaceship between hungry Russian and American Astronauts. Humoristic sensation, luckily not made on the earth?
 
Villa Pelle
Pelléova 91/10, 160 00
Praha 6, Czech Republic
Phone: +420 224 326 180

JUST IN:

Fernando Botero “El Maestro”, Boterismo. the giant painter of South America. At MOLAA Museum of Latin Art, On behalf of the Museum Crowd, LaArtTV want to thank Mrs. Solimar Salas V.P of the MOLAA, and the curator Mrs. Gabriela Urtiaga. Botero show at: 628 Los Alamitos Ave. Long Beach, CA. 90082 Long Beach CA. June 2022 – July 2023.
LaArtTV, 2023. Interviews with visitors to the Botero’s Art Show. Art hat up, ™ by Monica Schroeder artist. MOLAA has it all. It’s all about how they present art! A great relationship between the Museum and its members and the visitors is guaranteed. In addition to talking on camera about their art impressions, they responded about how they would dress Fernando Botero as his fashion stylist. Or, imagine being cast as a nude dancer in a painting/sculpture titled “Two Nude Dancers.” Who would be your nude partner? It is people who are the best art critics. One day, I hope my artwork will be talked about by the art crowd.
Psychologie Soziale Funde (translated from German editorial)LaArtTV gives the art interviewees psychological cognitive betterment. When speaking on camera, the speaker overcomes a phobia of public speaking to offer constructive criticism about art. It is possible to successfully desensitize a social anxiety disorder by means of systematic desensitization. This is the purpose. It increases confidence to speak in public. Developing your personal skills is important.

Talking art. Such expression of our individualism is a must.

August 2023

Shulamit Nazarian Gallery 616 N. La Brea Ave, LA , CA
 
Spooky Action by Wendell Gladstone 7/15-8/19/23 [Overheard opinions]: A sense of separation embraces individuals to pursue melancholic loneliness rather than interconnect with one another. Holding hands in front of the cuddling couple in the painting “Dream Glider,” a woman asks, “Is your roommate out tonight?” An architect from France working on a project in Joshua Tree said: “Huge eyes are those of aliens who wish to flirt with humans.”
Gemini G.E.L. Gallery at 8365 Melrose Avenue Los Angeles, California 90069.
 
On view through Friday, September 15, 2023. ELLSWORTH KELLY | AN EXPLORATION OF COLOR. Examines the finesse and subtlety with which Kelly used his Gemini collaborations to explore single-color variations. The exhibition is inspired by the observation of Kelly in the Gemini artist studio by Gemini co-founder Sidney Felsen.
Diane Rosenstein Art Gallery, 831 N. Highland Ave. LA, CA 90038, 7/15-8/26/23
 
Beautiful Peace On Earth. Since 1974, Creative Growth, a non-profit studio space, and gallery, has supported artists with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Is guided by the principle that art is fundamental to human expression. Ms. Jeanne Schmidt a visitor said: “On Saturday afternoon. Here is a crowd discussing this interesting work. I found an Intellectual art ride and a weekend’s beautiful experience.

observed by Leona Schull. 8.3.23. Fashion on the set of The Idol, Moments TV series sparked film photographers’ interest in Leica’s “echt” vernissage. You want to be here because of the stylish crowd. Analyzing Mr. Eddy Chen’s photographic syntax within the context of Idol’s Moments. Passion? This divergent question was for Eddy’s charmed circle. Suppose Mattel hires you to create a new Barbi Doll. Which artist would you hire? Note their creative responses. At Leica Art Extravaganza Los Angeles, I had a great time.

Interview with Mr. Eddy Chen

oBSERVING: by Leona Schull, artist for Laarttv. At the photo vernissage Los Angeles Leica, 113 N Robertson Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90048, August 3, to September 25, 2023, “Idol Moments” show, Mr. Eddy Chen gave a talk about his artwork. Mr. Eddy Chen’s wide-angle intrusive lens is in action on the sets of The Idol television series. Check out the other reel, and reviews from his circle of fans. Some are sporting a small Leica camera over their shoulders. Ready to capture this art opening?
Michael Finkel (Knopf) has written a new best-seller titled The Art Thief. A depiction of the art thief Stéphane Breitwieser and his beautiful romantic accomplice Anne-Catherine who stole more than 2 billion dollars in art. Stored in the attic of his mother’s house in France. ‘They made wild love, (no world’s bed or hotel suite can match) next to George Petel’s 1627 sculpture Adam and Eve, Cornelle de Lyon’s Madeline de France, this nation’s important treasure, and more… Mr. Michael Finkel wrote Stranger in the Woods and the well-received film based on his book True Story (James Franco, Jonah Hill). His work has appeared in the New York Times Magazine, Vanity Fair, and other publications. Michael Finkel resides in Provo, Utah, as well as in the South of France.

LaArtTV contacted Mr. Michael Finkel for an ART PERFORMANCE interview related to his latest best-seller titled: “The Art Thief”. Below is their correspondence:

(The proposal by LaArtTV)  The setting: Laarttv.com would like to interview you for your latest book: The Art Thief.  Do you live in Los Angeles? The interview: You would be in a bathtub partially covered with prop house bats. White glowed butler would serve a flute of Champagne.

(Response by Mr. Michael Finkel)

On Tue, Aug 8, 2023, at 11:47 AM Michael Finkel Website <cosmicdawnconsulting.com> wrote:

Dear Julian: I can truly honestly say, in my 30+ years of globetrotting journalism, that I have never had the opportunity to bathe in a tubful of plastic bats while being served Champagne by a liveried butler.

No wonder my life feels somehow incomplete.

It’s a fabulously off-kilter idea.
Alas, I do not live in Los Angeles. (I live in Park City, Utah, which is sort of the LA of Utah.)
Let me know how you’d like to proceed.
Yours,
Mike Finkel

Dries Van Noten is honored to present an exhibition by Sam Falls at The Little House, 451 N. La Cienega Blvd., Beverly Hills. 8/15 to 9/15/23. Sam enjoys the sun and music. During this time, he experimented with the new exponent of photography. The artist arranges his painting so that it will be exposed to the sun’s rays for a limited period of time. There is a change in the color pigmentation of the paintings toward dark or light shades. It’s a color scheme that rhymes with Dries Van Noten’s hip fashion designs next door.

Interview with artist Sam Falls at the Dries Van Noten gallery.

September 2023

Mash Gallery 812 N. La Cienega Ave, LA. Undulation Theory, 8/12 to 9/30/23. The ever-changing palette of modern art. As you look through the gallery window, Christy Hopkins’ large paintings attract your attention from across the street. Watching her painting, drinking coffee at home, thinking that you lost 200K in stock last week. As a result, you feel much better. The Limbic system changes emotions. Well done. You have just survived another psychological setback thanks to the great art.©