Tiffany Liu & M. Mararian’s Inky Dreadfuls July 19, 2008

Corey Helford Gallery presents

Tiffany Liu
“Life, Death & the Inbetween”

M. Mararian’s Inky Dreadfuls
“Phobias, Foibles & Fiends”

Opening Reception Saturday, July 19, 2008 from 7 to 10pm
On View July 19 until August 9, 2008
Special Guest Artist: Krista Huot in the Loft

Corey Helford Gallery
8522 Washington Boulevard
Culver City, CA 90232
T: 310-287-2340
www.coreyhelfordgallery.com

Corey Helford Gallery is proud to present its first double solo exhibition, with new works by Los Angeles artist Tiffany Liu and New York’s M. Mararian’s Inky Dreadfuls.

For her first solo show at Corey Helford Gallery entitled “Life, Death & the Inbetween”, Tiffany Liu unveils a whimsical world of childlike fantasy that is inspired by her personal reflections on passing, renewal, and growth. Liu employs a bright color palette of acrylic paint and gouache to create symbolic representations of human emotion: love, fear, happiness, and anger. In addition to her signature miniature pieces, Liu increases the size and scale of her work, bringing her emphasis on detail and subtle symbolism into a significantly larger format.

Michael Mararian returns to Corey Helford Gallery with his largest exhibition to date entitled “Phobias, Foibles & Fiends”. Featuring over thirty macabre ink renderings, his new body of work is a dark comedy of psychological fears, character flaws and complexes of the human id. Using black India ink, archival brush pens and rapidographs, Mararian continues to create narratives that transform traditionally cheerful images and concepts into frightening yet humorous tableaus.

The show will also feature guest artist Krista Huot’s first exhibition at Corey Helford with a collection of her newest works in the loft. Huot will debut a series of twenty acrylic and mixed media works that explore the intricate path of self awareness. Inspired by childhood storybooks, fairytales and the forests of Northern Canada where she was born and raised, Huot studied painting and is a classically trained animator. She currently resides in Montreal. For more information about the artist, please visit www.kristahuot.com.

About Tiffany Liu
Los Angeles artist Tiffany Liu was born in Taiwan and raised in Los Angeles. Growing up in a creative household, Liu was involved in the arts at an early age. Spending time at her mother’s art gallery and developing her skills with her father, an art teacher, were experiences that set Liu’s talent into motion. She attended Pasadena Art Center of Design where she earned a BA in Illustration and went on to become a children’s art teacher and children’s book illustrator. Liu paints reflections of everyday life and is inspired by the world around her, especially the uninhibited, creative minds of her young students. Her work has been exhibited in numerous Southern California galleries, including CoproNason, Gallery 1988, and Subtext. For more information, please visit www.tiffanyliu.com.

About Michael Mararian
Raised as an only child in Massachusetts, Mararian is a self-taught artist and children’s theater playwright. He graduated from the Art and Theater program at the University of Bridgeport and studied at the Arts Student’s League in New York. Mararian’s exhibition history includes McCaig-Welles Gallery in New York City, Galerie D’Art Yves Laroche in Montreal, and two sold-out shows at Corey Helford Gallery in Los Angeles. His work has garnered interest from notable collectors as well as the media, and he will be featured in the August issue of Juxtapoz magazine and the upcoming edition of NY Arts Magazine. Mararian currently resides in Brooklyn, New York with his wife Elizabeth and their two cats, 99 and Mavis. For more information about the artist, please visit www.inkydreadfuls.com.

Official Website: http://www.coreyhelfordgallery.com