MEDIA ALERT:
Art from a Galaxy Far Far Away
Star Wars-inspired Art by Randy Martinez and Denise Vasquez
“Do or do not. There is no try,” says Jedi Master Yoda of this exciting new exhibition.
WHAT: Art from a Galaxy Far Far Away is a celebration of the culture phenomenon that is Star Wars through the showcasing of artwork inspired by the 1977 film, its sequels, prequels and the litany of auxiliary characters created by George Lucas. Professional illustrator and painter Randy Martinez and Denise Vasquez will be showing their Star Wars-inspired works at Hold Up Art from August 20 to September 5, 2011.
WHERE: Hold Up Art
358 E. Second Street, Los Angeles, CA 90012
WHEN: Opening Reception on Saturday, August 20, 2011 from 7:00 PM to 11:00 PM
Exhibit runs through Sunday, September 15, 2011
WHO: Randy Martinez is one of the most renowned illustrators of his time. His work depicting Lucasfilms’ Star Wars characters launched him to the forefront of the genre, and can be seen in Star Wars Insider, Scholastic Books, Topps Trading Cards, and the Star Wars Celebrations II-V (Europe and Japan). In addition to his work on Star Wars, Randy is one of today’s premiere sketch card artists. He is a fixture for Topps Trading Cards. He began drawing for them in 2004 and garnered numerous accolades on titles such as Lord of the Rings, Heroes, Terminator, and Marvel Comics. Recently, Randy added the credit of author to his resume. He has published two titles with Impact Books, “Creature Features: Learn to Draw Monsters and Aliens” and “Sketch Card Mania.”
Denise Vasquez is an artist working in many mediums: actress, illustrator, author, custom toy designer and award-winning singer/songwriter/guitarist. Denise currently creates custom vinyl toys for Bean Pot Toiz, and has worked with other companies, like DKE Toys, Topps, Breygent Marketing, Sadlittles, 5Finity Productions and others. Denise’s vinyl dolls have been collected by Stan Lee (he owns a Stan Lee doll created by Denise, which is featured in Morgan Spurlock’s “Comic-Con Episode IV: A Fan’s Hope), and are featured on Conan O’Brien’s “COCO MoCa: Museum of Conan Art.”
Alongside Randy’s original work, Denise will be featuring several original hand-crafted vinyl toys, including the unveiling of her Dia de Los Meurtos take on the Darth Vader helmet. This one of a kind life-size helmet will be up for auction throughout the exhibition. Bids will be accepted online and over the phone. Interested bidders should contact Hold Up Art at 213-221-4585.
For more information about this and other exhibits, please visit www.holdupart.com.
MEDIA CONTACT:
Versa Manos | Robert Hensley
versa@gorgeouspr.com | robert@gorgeouspr.com
323-782-9000 O 323-658-6189 F
