Here is the funeral song to the age of simplicity. White ghosts of ages past. White newspapers, stacked, on a front porch, the black ink smudging our fingertips. And the silver, no longer, of the silver screen. Here, today, is technicolor two thousand and nine. And as we wish away the romance of yesteryear, [...]
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Goodbye to Romance
April 7, 2009 – 8:25 am
Carlos Valencia’s ironically soulful pencil renderings of teen stars can be seen in his first solo show at The Journal Gallery, opening this Thursday from 6-11 p.m., with a collector’s preview Wednesday night (email Michael@thejournalinc.com to RSVP). Valencia’s background as a graffiti artist and t-shirt designer belies his rather graceful and sometimes kaleidescopic compositions. The show, “Goodbye to Romance,” runs thru May 4th [...]
