Corey Helford Gallery is proud to present major exhibitions of new works by Dave Burke and Mia with guest artist Sarah Folkman in the loft. These three incredibly talented and diverse artistic voices from Los Angeles’ New Fine Art Movement intersect for a summer showcase of stunning new paintings and drawings. Open to the public, the reception takes place on Saturday, July 25, and the show will be on view until August 11, 2009.

Visual artist Dave Burke joins Corey Helford for his first show with the gallery entitled “Heavy Petting”. Burke’s vibrant acrylic-on-canvas works explode with pop-surrealist visuals and tongue-in-cheek humor. Giant-sized pets, adorable dominatrixes and young vampires populate his fantastical narratives of opposites and extremes.

Los Angeles based artist Dave Burke is a self-taught painter who is inspired by all things pop culture from bubble gum sticker art, Dr. Seuss and giant Japanese monsters to fetish fashion, big eyed Keanabilia, vintage toys, tikis and modern and hard edge design. His early roots in “lowbrow” garnered him covers for Ed “Big Daddy” Roth’s Rat Fink Comix in the mid 90’s as well as a two man exhibit with Roth in 1999. Dabblings in kitsch landed his work alongside Margaret Keane’s in The Laguna Art Museum’s “Keane and Keanabilia” exhibit, which showcased early and current works by “big eyed” art masters. Burke’s Tiki art has been published in books such as Taboo: The Art of Tiki and Tiki Art Now! And in 2008, he was
part of Forest Lawn Museum’s prestigious “In Search of Tiki” exhibition. Burke has exhibited worldwide, and his creations have appeared in movies and on billboards. He has also collaborated with bands Skinny Puppy and Pigface, and in 2007, Burke created the 30th Anniversary “Fiend” logo for legendary horror punk band The Misfi ts. For more information about the artist, please visit monsterfetish.com.