Michael Grecco- Naked Ambition Exhibition at Guy Hepner Contemporary

Guy Hepner is pleased to invite you to come join him at his gallery, Guy Hepner Contemporary, on the very rare opportunity to view Michael Grecco's Naked Ambition collection. The exhibit will be hosted by Guy Hepner Contemporary, April 14- May 1st. The exhibition, in conjunction with the Lucie Foundation, will feature Grecco’s works from his Naked Ambition collection. Opening night of the exhibition will be April 14th from 6-8pm. Come view Michael Grecco’s critically acclaimed works of art, hailed by art critics around the country for its utter compelling nature and intimately flawed figures, which are impossible to stop looking at.

Now available, and also featured at the gallery’s exhibition will be his book, Naked Ambition: An R- Rated Look at an X- Rated Industry. It presents a behind-the-scenes look at the porn industry on 224 pages of vibrant color photography. This collection includes images of such stars as Jenna jameson, Ron Jeremy, Erotic dancer and model Kitty, Jenna Haze, JC’s Girls, and many more. The exhibition will be up for 2 weeks following the opening night.
Along with Michael Grecco’s, exhibition, will be the opening of his film, “Naked Ambition: An R-Rated Look at an X-Rated Industry,” set for theatrical release in April around the country.

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Guy Hepner Contemporary
2332D S Centinela Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90064

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Tel: +1 310.979.0011

Russell Young- Works On Paper- Pre Publication Offer Through Guy Hepner

Russell Young, one of the hottest emerging pop artists of the last few years has newly released works on paper, available through Guy Hepner. The images depict legendary icons such as James Dean, Jim Morrison, Marlon Brando, and Elvis Presley. Guy Hepner is offering both images of Marlon Brando at a special pre publication $1,250 each. Once published the pieces will be $1,750 each. Young’s work has been collected by celebrities and notable collectors, with his paintings are truly compelling, daunting, and undeniable works of pop iconography
Russell Young has been painting for over 15 years, and until relatively recently, these works had remained private until 2003. His works on paper are amongst his favorites because he has the ability to print paint, enamel, blood, and ink on the paper to show intense detail, colors, and shadowing. His first showing of his paintings, PIG PORTRAITS, sold out immediately, which has given him the title as an internationally acclaimed pop artist, known for his larger than life silkscreen paintings of historical images of pop culture.

2 Brand New Gavin Bond Prints- Only Available Through Guy Hepner!

Now available exclusively through Guy Hepner, are 2 brand new Gavin Bond prints, published by Guy Hepner. Backstage Outtake Number 1 and Backstage Outtake Number 2 are available for purchase only through the guyhepner.com website and are stamp signed by Gavin Bond on verso and numbered by hand, accompanied by a certificate of authenticity. Each is limited to an edition of 50, and as Gavin Bond is one of the most in demand photographers for editorial work amongst such magazines as GQ, Elle, Tatler, and Vanity Fair, along with many others, the edition is expected to sell out quickly. He is a critically acclaimed photographer who has captured images of the world’s most recognized models and celebrities which can be seen in his magical portfolio, bursting with spur of the moment, colorful imagery of beautiful people.



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Guy Hepner Contemporary
2332D S Centinela Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90064

www.guyhepner.com
info@guyhepner.com
Tel: +1 310.979.0011

Gavin Bond- Backstage Volume II- For Auction

Gavin Bond’s Backstage: Volume II (portfolio of 12 prints) will be available one more time for auction April 1st, 2009 through Phillips de Pury & Company. The sold out collection, originally purchased for $10,000 via Guy Hepber will once again be available for one day only. The presale estimate is $10,000-15,000, illustrating the appreciation in values of Gavin Bond's work. Gavin Bond photographs are available exclusively through Guy Hepner.

Bond’s Backstage: Volume II evokes all of the drama as well as the excitement that can be seen backstage at the Victoria’s Secret runway fashion show. He is one of the hottest portrait and fashion photographers today. With a portfolio exuding spur of the moment, and candid images, never to be captured again, of the world’s most recognized and beautiful models and celebrities.

Octo-Mom Collectible

Guy Hepner Editions announces the release of Daniel Edwards latest work of art, “String of Babies”. Depicting Octo-mom herself with tentacles, in place of her body, appropriately holding a string of 8 babies, as well as a baby bottle. The rubber collectible shows Octo-Mom embracing the world’s only surviving set of octuplets, which fits into the pattern of Edward’s works which take controversial media topics and present them in the form of art in a playful way. Daniel Edward’s feels that Octo-Mom is deserving in a way of attention she has received from the world, saying “I think the world is in desperate need of a maternal figure who is exclusively devoted to being a mother. There is something almost religious and pure about her in that way.”

“String of Babies” is available for purchase through the Guy Hepner website exclusively. 9 inches tall and 12 inches in diameter, made of flexible polyurethane material. It is an edition of 200, signed and numbered by the artist with publisher's certificate of authenticity. The first 50 are available for the pre publication figure of $199. After this the piece will be $500. This is an opportunity that you won’t want to miss out on.

Daniel Edwards is an American sculptor whose works often address popular culture and often stir up controversy. Edward’s received academic training in figurative sculpture from The New York Academy of Art. He is often called the “Shock Artist,” by such media outlets as the New York Post and has been described as “prankish and frolicsome,” by the New York Times. Some of Edwards’ controversial pieces include a sculpture of the disembodied head of Ted Williams, as well as a life-sized statue of Britney Spears giving birth, hands and knees on a bearskin rug.


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David Drebin is Front Page News!

We are pleased to announce that David Drebin will be the new cover image for Phillips de Pury & Company Photography Auction this April! David Drebin beat off competition from Helmut Newton, Richard Avedon and Irving Penn to secure toe coveted covered position. The photo above is a detail of the work that will grace the front cover.

Drebin’s work can be found all around the world in numerous galleries and various media publications. His photographs show subtle detail to create images to make the viewer feel as though they are peeking in to a private moment. As Drebin says, they are “funny, sexy, and sad or at least a combination of two or three of those characteristics.”

David Drebin Portfolios Now Released

David Drebin’s all new Limited Edition Portfolio’s have just been released and are available through Guy Hepner. They are the newest portfolio’s since his “Dreamscapes” set and offer a different side of David Drebin’s unique photographic skills to be released in a portfolio. His work is now available in two limited edition portfolio’s. “Beautiful Disasters,” as well as “Lipstick and High Heels.” “Beautiful Disasters” encompasses a feeling of love and life at its extreme highs and lowest lows and leave you begging for the ability to crawl into the image and watch the scene play out. “Lipstick and High Heels,” reveals a fast paced feeling of life, giving the viewer tiny slivers of the mayhem that may have been occuring as each photo was shot.

David Drebin is originally from Toronto, Canada and graduated from Parsons School of Design in 1996. Drebin’s work can be found all around the world in gallery’s as well as in numerous commercial campaigns and publications. His photographs depict a world of the young and beautiful allowing for the viewer to use his or her imagination to decide the meaning behind his photos. He holds a cinematic aspect in his work yet wants his viewers to feel romanced and believe that the images captured in his can exist in every day life. As Drebin says he would like “some type of emotional response when looking at my photographs...” It is very apparent when looking at his recent portfolio’s, that he has succeeded. An intoxicating feeling of mystery, love, lust, and excitement, literally jump out of each photo, begging for the viewer to come up with their own interpretation or story line of what they see.

Guy Hepner: Tony Duran- Pamela Anderson Now Available

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Tony Duran- Pamela Anderson Now Available

Tony Duran’s ability to bring out a sexual side of his subjects, which includes the “who’s who” of the Hollywood scene, is what sets him apart from other photographers of his nature because of his ability to achieve sexuality and sensuality without any feeling of vulgarity. His images can be seen on numerous magazines, album covers, campaigns, and editorials. If there was a person to point a finger at for having the ability to create a model’s career or develop an iconic image out of his subject, Tony Duran would be that person.

Tony Duran’s new collection- Pamela Anderson, is an example of how Tony can take his subject in any position or environment and make his photo’s look and feel sensual and candid. This collection is now available through Guy Hepner. Eight black and white frames in total, and available only in small limited editions, represent Duran’s ability to show movement and life within his frames, and yet capture distinct positioning that set his photos apart from the rest. Tony Duran’s Pamela Anderson collection has the ability to show her in a serious and intimate light, while capturing her in moments of playfulness, where any inhibitions cease to exist.

"The Most Famous Non-Famous Photographer in the World”

Mr Brainwash: Unique Works

A new body of work, produced exclusively in 2009 for Guy Hepner. Mr Brainwash paintings are all unique. They are produced in a variety of different media and are diverse in content. Working with graffiti, stencil, acrylic, screen print and vinyl, paintings are applied to canvas, paper, cardboard and found objects. Subject matter is often appropriated from other contemporary and pop artists, but reinterpreted with a skeptical evaluation of the Utopian ideal the originally propagated. Appropriation art is often misunderstood and seen as unoriginal and devoid of progressive ideas, although what is actually being sought is a progression on the original ideas put forward. Mr Brainwash is one of the most recent advocates of this school of painting, following own from highly respected 1960s artists including Richard Pettibone and Elaine Sturtevant.

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