James Ivey is an artist and musician from Texas residing in San Diego, California. He is known for having a Surreal art style he calls Carnival Surrealism.[ citation needed] He is known for having very nonchalant work. He uses all oil-based paints, and usually has very bright work, which may seem unusual, considering the materials.[ citation needed]
Growing up in Houston, Texas, Ivey was in numerous punk and hardcore bands including the Charlie Brown Experience and Cactus Flower Daydream. In Houston, Ivey co-founded the dark wave gloom punk band Premonition, which was signed to Siren Records. Premonition released a self-titled album to critical acclaim followed by constant touring.
In the recent past, Ivey has had a recording project using the name "peyote67". The music can be described as cinematic experimental electro-punk utilizing guitars, analog keyboards, found metal objects, contact mics, vintage and new effects.[ citation needed]
Currently,[ when?] Ivey has a recording project called "The Dirty Sun" which can be described as dark wave, industrial, glitch, no wave, electro-punk, lo-fi shoe gaze, which relies heavier on guitars and vintage synthesizers with cold beats all recorded in his own "Dirty Moon Studios" in South Park, San Diego, CA.[ citation needed]
Galleries
James Ivey has been featured in many galleries in San Diego, Los Angeles, and New York. Some galleries he has been featured in include (but are not limited to):
- Forseti Gallery [1] [2]
- Infusion Gallery- Collingswood, New Jersey
- Distinction Gallery- Escondido
- San Diego Air & Space Museum
- Agni Zotis Gallery- Manhattan [3]
- Zedism- San Diego
- Cannibal Flower- Los Angeles
- Eclectix Gallery- San Francisco
- APW Gallery- New York City
- Jett Gallery- San Diego
- Luis De Jesus Gallery- San Diego
References
Citations
- ^ "Images From Forseti Gallery" March 24, 2007 Archived July 8, 2011, at the Wayback Machine, Cactuspillow.com, March 24, 2007.
- ^ "List of Artists at Forseti", Forsetigallery.com, March 30, 2007.
- ^ "The Part Art Show" Archived 2008-05-22 at the Wayback Machine, partartshow.com, April 25, 2008.
Sources
- "Part Art Show"
- "City Beat" (9/6/06)
- "City Beat" (8/8/07)
- "City of Escondido Full Story From 8/8/07 City Beat[ permanent dead link]