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This new gallery’s underground artist shows traverse paintings, sculpture, toys, prints and more. Their new exhibit, Hallows, spotlights five artists, opens on Halloween and is appropriately freaky.
Seaside’s Butch Adams, himself a byproduct of comic books, cartoons and anime, creates, in the words of gallery director Maya Freeman, “cutesy monsters.” True. But his “The Holy One” rabbit painting is more Donnie Darko than Thumper.
Ray Magsalay’s 37 years as city of Monterey parks supervisor made him an authority on local horticulture. He’s also a prolific assemblage artist and bonsai master who uses found objects like discarded toys and animal bones in his elaborate art. When, at 13, Paxton Mobley discovered Salvador Dali, he found his artistic brethren in the Surrealists. Now the Monterey artist paints animals, plants and objects in bizarre and whimsical juxtapositions.
Devon Ryan (RIP) did special make-up f/x in Hollywood for over 30 years on Flesh Gordon, Blade Runner, The Lost Boys, Star Wars and so and on. His contribution to Hallows is “Scaryonettes,” gruesome, gothic marionettes poignantly focused on mortality.
San Francisco’s Eric Joyner joins the cast late with two uncharacteristic (meaning no robots, no donuts) paintings. The opening reception is loaded with Chateau Sinnet wine, Acme coffee, music by DJ Christina McKnew– and leaves time to spare for later Halloween shenanigans.
Opening reception 6-9pm Friday, 1230 Fremont Blvd., Seaside.
583-0913. Runs until Dec. 8
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