DEC 6th, *2008*: Show @ LA LUZ DE JESUS GALLERY
LA LUZ DE JESUS GALLERY -- PRESS RELEASE
Alexandra Gibson "From the Outside In"
Book signing, photographic exhibition and live erotic photo shoot
4633 Hollywood Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90027
323-666-7667 Fax: 323-663-0243
www.laluzdejesus.com
Online press release with images:
http://leejosephpublicity.com/
In an era when popular culture shuns the mysterious & sacred for the garish & over-exposed, Alexandra Gibson cultivates a deeper, innate ideal of sexuality and eros. Her work expresses a genuine desire to explore the individual, to extract and expose the mystery of the spirit.
One could describe her style as a cross-fertilization of social realism and erotica, a distinct departure from the increasingly commonplace www-erotica that relies upon a simple algebra of nudity and exploitive pose. Gibson's muses bare themselves in front of her camera physically and psychologically, exposing a nakedness that is far more than nudity. She documents the very immediate, captures the moment of permission, of acquiescence. When viewing these images one can almost hear the subject exhale, a thumping pulse, the hum of raw lust like electricity.
In her first book "From the Outside In," Gibson offers her audience visions of passion that are unexpected and unique: there are men and women entwined as serpents, spells inscribed with razor and blood, nymphs tamed by rope round slender neck, and near spectral figures emerging from inky black. The body is a tableau to Gibson and she has the distinct ability to emphasize its eroticism through the shooting of the specific (i.e., portraiture) or through the revelation of its more anonymous, seductive architecture. This ability to mate the stark and secret recalls for the onlooker the work of Brassai and Arbus, Man Ray and Mark, Evans and Witkin.
Gibson's work has appeared in countless publications including Rolling Stone, the New York Times, the L.A. Weekly, and Curve. Her photography has been shown in a list of equally prestigious locations: the California State Capitol, the corporate offices of Hewlett-Packard, the Advocate Gallery, & the Helen-Pittman Gallery in Detroit, MI. Most recently, Gibson traveled to Oaxaca, Mexico to study under photography legend Mary Ellen Mark.
La Luz de Jesus Gallery is proud to present an exhibition of new works by Gibson in conjunction with the release & signing of her book. Limited edition archival prints will be on display & available for purchase. Also, as part of this special event Gibson will be erecting one of her famous live photo stages for a live erotic photo shoot in the gallery - an event not to be missed!
Alexandra Gibson From the Outside In: $35.00, Hardcover, 40pp, published and distributed by Alexandra Gibson, www.iwillshootyourhead.com, ISBN: 978-0-9817994-2-1
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La Luz de Jesus is located at the Soap Plant/Wacko building, in Los Feliz at 4633 Hollywood Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90027. Gallery hours are Monday – Wednesday: 11am – 7pm, Thursday – Saturday: 11am – 9pm and Sunday 12-6pm. For high resolution jpegs, interview requests and more information contact: Lee Joseph Publicity, 359 E. Magnolia, Suite F., Burbank, CA 91502, leejemail@gmail.com, p (818) 848-2698 f (818) 848-2699.
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Lee Joseph Publicity for the Visual Arts
www.leejosephpublicity.com
818) 848-2698 (p) 818) 848-2699 (f)
Alexandra Gibson "From the Outside In"
Book signing, photographic exhibition and live erotic photo shoot
4633 Hollywood Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90027
323-666-7667 Fax: 323-663-0243
www.laluzdejesus.com
Online press release with images:
http://leejosephpublicity.com/
In an era when popular culture shuns the mysterious & sacred for the garish & over-exposed, Alexandra Gibson cultivates a deeper, innate ideal of sexuality and eros. Her work expresses a genuine desire to explore the individual, to extract and expose the mystery of the spirit.
One could describe her style as a cross-fertilization of social realism and erotica, a distinct departure from the increasingly commonplace www-erotica that relies upon a simple algebra of nudity and exploitive pose. Gibson's muses bare themselves in front of her camera physically and psychologically, exposing a nakedness that is far more than nudity. She documents the very immediate, captures the moment of permission, of acquiescence. When viewing these images one can almost hear the subject exhale, a thumping pulse, the hum of raw lust like electricity.
In her first book "From the Outside In," Gibson offers her audience visions of passion that are unexpected and unique: there are men and women entwined as serpents, spells inscribed with razor and blood, nymphs tamed by rope round slender neck, and near spectral figures emerging from inky black. The body is a tableau to Gibson and she has the distinct ability to emphasize its eroticism through the shooting of the specific (i.e., portraiture) or through the revelation of its more anonymous, seductive architecture. This ability to mate the stark and secret recalls for the onlooker the work of Brassai and Arbus, Man Ray and Mark, Evans and Witkin.
Gibson's work has appeared in countless publications including Rolling Stone, the New York Times, the L.A. Weekly, and Curve. Her photography has been shown in a list of equally prestigious locations: the California State Capitol, the corporate offices of Hewlett-Packard, the Advocate Gallery, & the Helen-Pittman Gallery in Detroit, MI. Most recently, Gibson traveled to Oaxaca, Mexico to study under photography legend Mary Ellen Mark.
La Luz de Jesus Gallery is proud to present an exhibition of new works by Gibson in conjunction with the release & signing of her book. Limited edition archival prints will be on display & available for purchase. Also, as part of this special event Gibson will be erecting one of her famous live photo stages for a live erotic photo shoot in the gallery - an event not to be missed!
Alexandra Gibson From the Outside In: $35.00, Hardcover, 40pp, published and distributed by Alexandra Gibson, www.iwillshootyourhead.com, ISBN: 978-0-9817994-2-1
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La Luz de Jesus is located at the Soap Plant/Wacko building, in Los Feliz at 4633 Hollywood Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90027. Gallery hours are Monday – Wednesday: 11am – 7pm, Thursday – Saturday: 11am – 9pm and Sunday 12-6pm. For high resolution jpegs, interview requests and more information contact: Lee Joseph Publicity, 359 E. Magnolia, Suite F., Burbank, CA 91502, leejemail@gmail.com, p (818) 848-2698 f (818) 848-2699.
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Lee Joseph Publicity for the Visual Arts
www.leejosephpublicity.com
818) 848-2698 (p) 818) 848-2699 (f)
Avenue of Art and Design Art Walk: Alexandra Gibson *Book Release & Exhibition*
http://www.cocodemerusa.com/bt
COCO DE MER presents
Alexandra Gibson's
FROM THE OUTSIDE IN
Erotica Photography
Reception Saturday, May 31, 2008 from 4 to 8pm
Coco de Mer is proud to present "Erotica", a special one-day exhibition of new works by erotic fine art photographer, Alexandra Gibson, as part of the West Hollywood's annual Avenue of Art and Design Art Walk. Limited edition archival prints will be on display. Each print will be available as limited editions of 5-10. As part of this special event, Miss Gibson will be erecting one of her famous live photo stages for live erotic photo shoots in the Coco de Mer private back garden. Also available for the first time will be the release of Gibson's book "From the Outside In" featuring images from the show.
Alexandra Gibson's work is erotic in nature, but beyond this it refuses simple classification. Her images exude a feeling of timelessness—seeming to exist as comfortably in the French court, a 1920s speakeasy, or in a surrealist conception of the future. In stark black and white and seductive sepia, she explores the boundaries of gender, sex, and eroticism. With a background in both art photography and journalism, her images carry a strong sense of personal and editorial narrative with an eye for the surreal.
Located in West Hollywood in the in the heart of Melrose's luxury boutique district, Coco de Mer provides a unique environment— part sensuous sex boutique, part art gallery, with beautifully designed products proudly displayed in museum-quality curios. The space also includes ingenious interactive features such as a 'peepshow' window into the changing room and a "Mr Permissions" office, in which you can watch saucy movies, record confessions, or pick up the antique telephone and listen to confessions others have left behind.
Coco de Mer, West Hollywood
http://www.coco-de-mer.co.uk
8618 Melrose Ave
Los Angeles, CA 90069
(310) 652-0311
For more information on the artist:
www.alexandragibsonphotography.com
photogibson@gmail.com
323.810.9251
COCO DE MER presents
Alexandra Gibson's
FROM THE OUTSIDE IN
Erotica Photography
Reception Saturday, May 31, 2008 from 4 to 8pm
Coco de Mer is proud to present "Erotica", a special one-day exhibition of new works by erotic fine art photographer, Alexandra Gibson, as part of the West Hollywood's annual Avenue of Art and Design Art Walk. Limited edition archival prints will be on display. Each print will be available as limited editions of 5-10. As part of this special event, Miss Gibson will be erecting one of her famous live photo stages for live erotic photo shoots in the Coco de Mer private back garden. Also available for the first time will be the release of Gibson's book "From the Outside In" featuring images from the show.
Alexandra Gibson's work is erotic in nature, but beyond this it refuses simple classification. Her images exude a feeling of timelessness—seeming to exist as comfortably in the French court, a 1920s speakeasy, or in a surrealist conception of the future. In stark black and white and seductive sepia, she explores the boundaries of gender, sex, and eroticism. With a background in both art photography and journalism, her images carry a strong sense of personal and editorial narrative with an eye for the surreal.
Located in West Hollywood in the in the heart of Melrose's luxury boutique district, Coco de Mer provides a unique environment— part sensuous sex boutique, part art gallery, with beautifully designed products proudly displayed in museum-quality curios. The space also includes ingenious interactive features such as a 'peepshow' window into the changing room and a "Mr Permissions" office, in which you can watch saucy movies, record confessions, or pick up the antique telephone and listen to confessions others have left behind.
Coco de Mer, West Hollywood
http://www.coco-de-mer.co.uk
8618 Melrose Ave
Los Angeles, CA 90069
(310) 652-0311
For more information on the artist:
www.alexandragibsonphotography.com
photogibson@gmail.com
323.810.9251
