Here's a sneak peek at a few of the pieces to premiere at the Hi-Fructose 5th Anniversary Group Exhibition. Take a look at the paintings from Lori Earley, Mia, and Yoko d'Holbachie. See detail views of the works here and look for more show previews coming soon..

We just had to show you Oakland artist Scott Hove's wonderfully delicious piece for the Hi-Fructose 5th Anniversary Group Exhibition. See detail views here and look for more show previews coming soon..

Hi-Fructose Volume 15 features an extensive cover feature on the evolution of James Jean , which including a special sketchbook section from him, we discover the art of Kristina Collantes, feel gravity's pull with painter Jeremy Geddes , cross-section ghosts with sculptor Kate MacDowell, throw shapes with James Marshall (Dalek), uncover the art of Al Columbia , probe inner space with Colin Christian . We spotlight Mark Ryden's new solo show and the She-Wolves of Miss Van. Check out preview images for Hi-Fructose Vol.15. We'll show you the cover soon... Don't miss this volume of Hi-Fructose available in April!

Spirals of rope and thread are carefully layered to create the amazing sculptures by the artist known only as Jim who began creating these sculptures in 1980. Be sure to check out his Skull Gallery for a look at his amazing hanging craniums here.

Both Kevin Cyr (HF vol.10) and Jessica Hess both create masterful landscape paintings, albeit of derelict spaces. Their classical inspired paintings of contemporary urban landscapes are often cover from tire to wind shield or sidewalk to support beam, with grafitti, rust, and decay. Their new show "Temporal Surfaces," curated by HF contributor Lainya Magana, opens March 6th at White Walls in San Francisco. See a preview of their show here. And look for Kevin Cyr in the Hi-Fructose 5th Anniversary Group Exhibition.

Ecoli, the HIV virus, and Small pox all get the glass blown heirloom treatment from Luke Jerram. Jerram creates an unbiased and dare we say beautiful look at these microbiotic killers by stripping the usual color off and representing them in a literally clear way. Says Jerram: "These transparent glass sculptures were created to contemplate the global impact of each disease and to consider how the artificial colouring of scientific imagery affects our understanding of phenomena." and this testimonial from an HIV victim supports his argument: "Knowing that millions of those guys are in me, and will be a part of me for the rest of my life. Your sculpture, even as a photo, has made HIV much more real for me than any photo or illustration I've ever seen. It's a very odd feeling seeing my enemy..."

Los Angeles' Rob Sato opened his small but very impressive show "Junk History" at Giant Robot's San Francisco location last Saturday, February 13th. Sato premiered two large watercolor works, that, when inspected in person, reveals a miniature universe of detail. The larger pieces, like this decaying Gundam robot above, for example, are home to hundreds of decomposing aircraft, herds of cattle, battleship armaments, satellite dishes and electrical towers. They swarm like microscopic bacteria or snails on a house overhang, and as Sato told us Saturday "they break free and fall to the ground from periodic earth quakes." Also on display are a series of framed prints and a row of insanely detailed painted miniatures. Each of these miniatures are presented in vintage Kokachrome slide holders with imaginary captions and made up dates which make the whole slide collection read as (skewed) photo journalism. Sato's "Junk History" runs until March 9th. More...

Tonight Martin Wittfoot opens his new show "Tempest" at Copro Gallery in LA, featuring his trademark semi apocalyptic paintings featuring structured landscapes falling into ruin, populated by pervasive if haunted wildlife. Wittfooth's latest work shows the gradual yet profound turn from the slightly campy, cartoony vein of his early work to more contemplative, somber, and immensely powerful narratives that fairly vibrate with tension. Wittfooth hasn't completely abandoned his sense of the whimsically absurd though, and this is apparent in his new sculptures featuring goggle-eyed cats and naked dogs crawling out of mailboxes. Also showing is Chris Ryniak's "The Burgeoning", a new series of hyper detailed paintings of glossy eyed, leafy skinned, and multi-tentacled monsters.

Multi-media artist Dave McKean's influential fractured vision has been seen in films like Mirror Mask (which he directed), the graphic novel Cages as well as many frequest collaborations with British author Neil Gaiman. His most recent exhibition opens tonight at LA's Billy Shire Gallery. It's an amazing collection of artworks inspired by silent cinema
And Rare European Silent Film posters from 1892-1929. The image above is an homage to Fritz Lang's silent classic "Metropolis." See work preview of the online here.

Andrew Brandou's hypnotizing line heavy paintings have an unexpected ethereal glow. You can find him in Hi-Fructose Vol.14 now on stands and don't miss his duo show with the eye-catching work of Martin Hsu at Munky King which just opened on Melrose. Or be sure to check out some of their work here.

The
Pasadena Museum of California offers an interesting and overlooked perspective on one of the local icons of the city – The LA River. Though not often though of as a prominent subject for museum quality interest, the curators have done an outstanding job bridging the gap between difficult-to-imagine and outstanding efforts in thought provoking content and commentary. Nathan Spoor provides us a peek at the upcoming exhibit,
take a look here.

Damon Soule's most recent body of work for "Modus Alone" continues his exploration of geometry, color and space. What makes this work different from previous showings however, is its focus on the metaphysical aspects of these perceptions rather than the material. As an extremely pragmatic and empirically minded person Damon's work most often centers on scientific themes, choosing to reflect on the complexity of technological, political, and social life in our modern times, rather than the esoteric nature of consciousness. In many ways these new works are more personal, as Soule, through the use of geometry attempts to gain a better understanding of the ethereal.
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Camille Rose Garcia sent Hi-Fructose some exclusive behind the scenes looks at the creation of her newest illustration work, nothing less that Lewis Carroll's "Alice In Wonderland". Garcia stays true to her traditional oil slick ink work and sordid candy colors but has branched out to embrace watercolors (as opposed to her usual medium of acrylics) for this series of works, to great effect! Camille will be hitting the road to do a west coast book signing tour- as well as an exhibit of the illustrations (and maybe some other goodies) at Merry Karnowsky Gallery in Los Angeles- catch her if you can! More...

The
Pasadena Museum of California offers an interesting and overlooked perspective on one of the local icons of the city – The LA River. Though not often though of as a prominent subject for museum quality interest, the curators have done an outstanding job bridging the gap between difficult-to-imagine and outstanding efforts in thought provoking content and commentary. Nathan Spoor provides us a peek at the upcoming exhibit,
take a look here.