ART + DESIGN
Black Diamonds and the Chosen Few
The walls of the East Hollywood gallery La Luz de Jesus will host until March 1 a series of art photographs of members of the one-percenter motorcycle club Chosen Few. Shot by artist Alanna Airitam, the “Black Diamonds” collection features intimate portraits of Chosen members, each one staged in front of a stylized backdrop characterizing what Airitam considered characteristic of the club’s (and the club members’) ethos. 'Pushback' by Alanna Airitam, posed before an old-fashioned photographer's portrait backdrop supplied by Airitam, placed…
Sonia Delaunay and the Invention of the ‘Art Car’
Today it is Sonia Delaunay who gets the lion’s share of exhibitions, as a new…
‘Geno’ Zandomenego’s 1950 Ford Shoebox
Ford’s post-war design revolution was enigmatic of things to come in…
An Airplane Without Wings
Leyat imagined a flying variant. During a test campaign in 1927, a flying…
Samurai Code: Fuller Moto’s ‘Shogun’
Bryan Fuller has finally abandoned his 'Shogun' custom, like Picasso said - 'a…
A Fine Line, Part 3: Underground Artists
A lot of his 'Checkered Demon' biker characters were people he knew from…
A Fine Line, Part 2: Ed ‘Big Daddy’ Roth
Late in 1969, Ed's motorcycle venture came to a screeching halt. Mainstream…
A Fine Line, Part 1: Von Dutch
There was a time in the early fifties to early sixties where Kenny led a very…
Carlo Mollino and ‘The Australian Wall’
"Fifty percent of the architecture of all time has had advertising intentions."…
The Motorcycle Portraits: Jack Penton
I believe, short of the birth of my children and my marriage. motorcycling has…
‘The Kompressor’ – Patricio Castelli
"The bike is not intended to be a tribute, nor a replica: it is simply a free…