Sunday, November 19th, 2017, the Upper West Celebrates the Art of Harrison Love!

Painting by Harrison Love, The Rite of Spring, 2017, oil on canvas, 72x36 inches,

On Sunday, November 19, 2017...Santa Monica restaurant, the Upper West celebrates the art of Harrison Love. The opening reception for his solo exhibition will take place from 4- 7pm.  

As a frequent diner of the restaurant, Love said he is excited to see his paintings exhibited on the walls. “The Upper West is definitely a cut above other restaurants. It has beautiful décor and a classy ambience. As far as the food… everything coming out of that kitchen is delicious.”

Love will exhibit approximately sixteen paintings. The exhibition will feature works from two series. His Calligraffiti series offers a combination of traditional calligraphy and ‪American graffiti styles. His other series includes original illustrations from his upcoming book, The Hidden Way, which is a fiction inspired by Amazonian Myths and Folklore, generated from his own personal research into Amazonian Tribal Cultures.

A graduate of The Rhode Island School of Design, Harrison Love, is a painter and author of illustrated books. Born in New York but having spent his childhood in Brussels Belgium; Harrison started his arts education early in European schools as well as under the tutelage of his family; who are all artists.

Love is a well-traveled person. As a young adult he lived and worked in New York, Tokyo, Shanghai, Singapore, Peru, Colombia, San Francisco and Los Angeles.

Harrison has created murals for Google, The City of Detroit, and for The Scholastic Art and Writing Awards. His work has been shown around the world and a good portion of his art is currently in the collection of The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art Artist's Gallery. He currently works out of his studio at the Brewery Arts Complex in downtown Los Angeles.

Stop by the Upper West Restaurant (3321 Pico Boulevard, Santa Monica 90404) on Sunday, November 19, 2017 from 4-7pm...and make a toast to Harrison Love. The artist will be in attendance. Visit the artist’s Instagram at @harrisonlove and @brightfuturism, as well as his website at BrightFuturism.com  http://www.theupperwest.com/