ANDREW BRANDOU “As A Man Thinketh, So He Is” April 14, 2007

ANDREW BRANDOU
“As A Man Thinketh, So He Is”

Opening Reception Saturday, April 14, 2007 from 7‑11pm
On View April 14 - May 5, 2007

Corey Helford Gallery is proud to present “As A Man Thinketh, So He Is”, an exhibition of new paintings by Los Angeles artist Andrew Brandou. His first solo show with the gallery explores the history of JimJones and the People’s Temple, creating a visual roadmap of the Jonestown story. Integrating wood from significant locales of Jones’ past into the series of acrylic and silver and gold leaf paintings, Andrew Brandou’s stable of symbolic animal caricatures lead the viewer from Jim Jones’ Indiana birthplace and his days as a young preacher in the San Francisco Bay Area to his final destination - Guyana. Through his vibrant and childlike imagery, Brandou translates tragic themes into engaging narratives that are as alive with cultural and religious references as they are just plain dark fun. The exhibition includes a
life-size recreation of Jones’ iconic throne, on which patrons may have a specially framed commemorative Polaroid taken. Open to the public, the reception for “As A Man Thinketh, So He Is” will take place on Saturday, April 14 from 7 to 11pm, and the show will be exhibited until May 5, 2007.

Andrew Brandou was raised in Michigan with a Catholic school upbringing. However, his interests have always leaned toward the darker side, including the occult, magick and mind control. A graduate of Otis Parsons, the Los Angeles based artist worked at the legendary Paper Moon Graphics card company, as well as on numerous entertainment projects such as The Simpsons, Rugrats, Duckman, and Spongebob. As an art director for Meltdown Comics and Span of Sunset, Brandou designed their visual presentation and recently launched his Sniper Bunny series in conjunction with the Southern California-based stores. Brandou’s work has graced the pages of Juxtapoz, The New Yorker, Mean Magazine, and SF Weekly. Toy blog Vinyl Pulse recently interviewed him (www.vinylpulse.com), and the artist will be featured in the upcoming issue of Swindle. He has exhibited in numerous galleries such as Jonathan Levine Gallery, Shooting Gallery, Copro Nason, La Luz de Jesus as well as exhibitions, including Art Basel’s We’ll Make A Lover of You. For more information about Andrew Brandou, please visit howdypardner.com.

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