Psychedelic Art By David Eichholtz Psychedelia and Psychedelic Art was influenced by surrealism, Dada, visual perception and Op Art along with other historical and cultural references such as Art Nouveau, Indian textiles and Pop Art. It defined the 1960s and Counter Culture movement and was ever present in rock culture on album covers, poster art and liquid light shows as the back drop for concerts on both the east and west coasts of the US at venues such as the Fillmore East

Merion Estes, Lost Horizons #45, 2009, Mixed media on paper, 44" x 30" MERION ESTES Naturally June 15 – July 21, 2012 Opening reception: Friday, June 15, 5:00-7:00 PM David Richard Contemporary 130 Lincoln Avenue, Suite D, Santa Fe, NM 87501 p 505-982-0318 | f 505-982-0351 www.DavidRichardContemporary.com David Richard Contemporary is pleased to present, Naturally, the gallery’s second solo exhibition for Merion Estes. Featured are the various approaches Estes has employed to

A contemporary and modern art fair for Los Angeles October 1 - 3, 2011 Opening preview Friday, September 30, 5:00 - 9:00 PM L.A. Mart 1933 S Broadway 2nd Floor Los Angeles, CA 90007 Visit us at Booth # 340 Please contact us for a limited number of complimentary passes for the preview and fair For more information and purchasing additional tickets please go to www.artplatform-losangeles.com We will feature Southern California Painting from the 1970s (and some 1

Click here to view catalog LOS ANGELES PAINTING IN THE 1970S The decade of the 1970s saw an explosion of art across America – everywhere, of every kind, by everyone. Nowhere did this explosion have more resonance than in Los Angeles; during the decade the city flooded with artists, newly graduated from Southern California’s many art schools and departments or attracted by the city’s growing cultural sophistication and complexity. And nowhere more than Los Angeles did the anom

Judy Chicago, Sky Sun - Flesh Garden Series, 1971, Sprayed acrylic on acrylic, 96" x 96" SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA PAINTING, 1970s: PAINTING PER SE A group exhibition featuring: Charles Arnoldi, Billy Al Bengston, Karl Benjamin, Jerrold Burchman, Hans Burkhardt, Karen Carson, Judy Chicago, Ron Davis, Tony DeLap, Doug Edge, Merion Estes, Charles Garabedian, Scott Grieger, Marvin Harden, Maxwell Hendler, Ynez Johnston, Matsumi Kanemitsu, Craig Kauffman, Helen Lundeberg, Ed Moses, Mar

Merion Estes, Lost Horizons #48, 2009, Mixed media on paper, 44" x 30" FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: RED (ELEMENTS) A Group Exhibition Featuring: Dawn Arrowsmith, Philip Baldwin & Monica Guggisberg, Roy Colmer, Alex Couwenberg, Laura De Santillana, Merion Estes, Jean-Marie Haessle, Maxwell Hendler, Matthew Penkala, Roland Reiss, Ben Sewell, Michael Schultheis, Julian Stanczak, Charles Strong and Robert Swain. June 1 - 26, 2011 Opening reception: Friday, June 3, 2011, 5:00-7:00 PM D

PAINTED BLACK A Group Exhibition featuring artwork by: William Brice, Lisa Cahill, Peter Demos, Merion Estes, Beverly Fishman, Gregory Frank Harris, Maxwell Hendler, Ward Jackson, Otis Jones, Matsumi Kanemitsu, Minoru Kawabata, Masatoyo Kishi, Scott Malbaurn, Beatrice Mandelman, Robert Motherwell, Clarence Morgan, Rakuko Naito, Louis Ribak and Benjamin Sewell April 1 - 30, 2011 Opening Reception Friday, April 1, 5:00-7:00 pm David Richard Contemporary 130 Lincoln Avenue, Suit

Matsumi Kanemitsu, Pacific Series - 2 AM, 1972, Sumi ink on paper, 39 1/4" x 28 7/8" AKA Zen unminimalizes itself Crazed on caffeine, mired in deadlines and armed with enough power cords to make rash decisions, a personal relationship with Zen escapes me. Conceptually, on the other hand, and very basically, it proffers wisdom through meditation. By extension, it incorporates clean lines and a clear mind. In AKA Zen, David Richard Contemporary co-owner and the show’s curator

Matsumi Kanemitsu, Pacific Series - 2 AM, 1972, Sumi ink on paper, 39 1/4" x 28 7/8" a.k.a. ZEN Dawn Arrowsmith, Meris Barreto, Lisa Cahill, Laura De Santillana, Merion Estes, Gregory Frank Harris, Maxwell Hendler, Otis Jones, Matsumi Kanemitsu, Minoru Kawabata, Masatoyo Kishi, Scott Malbaurn, Robert Motherwell, Sumiye Eugenia Okoshi, Harue Shimomoto, Jack Zajac, Eric Zammitt March 2 - 27, 2011 Opening reception: Friday, March 4, 2011, 5:00-7:00 PM David Richard Contemporary