James Ivey

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]}

External links

[1] "Images From Forseti Gallery" March 24, 2007 Archived July 8, 2011, at the Wayback Machine, Cactuspillow.com, March 24, 2007.

[2] "List of Artists at Forseti", Forsetigallery.com, March 30, 2007.

[3] "The Part Art Show" Archived 2008-05-22 at the Wayback Machine, partartshow.com, April 25, 2008.

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