the art and news of international artist mark andrew allen
Great Letter From A Collector
So I asked the guy, this stranger with an obvious talent to create, if I could have the doodling napkin.
He said no.
So we returned to our small talk and he kept doodling and I kept babbling about whatever it is you babble about when you meet a stranger in a bar and to my surprise when I looked down at the napkin the abstract head now had a body. I told this stranger with the strange habit that his doodling was really awesome, it was really cool, so being the brave soul I am I asked him if I could have it.
He said no, again.
So back to the doodling on the napkin he went and between our bar banter and his doodling the head now became an intriguing, three dimensional figure with a woman's body and a martini glass in concert with an out of proportion hand that jumped off the napkin. The art was surreal and now I had to have this magically transformed napkin.
The guy said yes!!!
So I took it, he gave me his card and I framed the napkin and hung it on my wall. Its been sitting there ever since, just gracefully adorning my wall and I have never expressed my appreciation to the artist himself. I do tell the story to all my patients who see it and comment on it and they are blown away. And so am I, you see the artist was Mark Andrew Allen and I have never forgotten our chance encounter at Hal's that night.
Thank you kind sir for giving me that beautiful napkin that you transformed so eloquently. If I had known you were such an incredible, world famous artist I would never have been so bold to ask for your napkin. But thank you so much, it has brought me much joy and pleasure for many years and I know it will continue to do so.
Your work is incredible. Thank you.
Respectfully,
Kevin Kelly
Coppola Art Exchange Hosts Fashion Show with Mark Andrew Allen's Crown Paintings
Living in the gap between art and life, here are some pics from the gallery opening and fashion show. It was a huge success.
Mark Andrew Allen Takes the Crown
Beverly Hills, California
He's been dubbed "Warhol meets Basquiat with the energy of Keith Haring." Fine artist Mark Andrew Allen, Master of the Crown Royale Motif, has stunned a new generation in Asia with a rainbow-hued retro reply to Goth. Texas-born Allen's sophisticated jabs at modern American consumer culture blend playful sarcasm with vibrant text messages woven into polychromatic backdrops.
His recent in-your-Facebook group exhibition at the Coppola Art Exchange in Beverly Hills, California presented viewers with a bold collision of decorative styles drawn from his Sick Clothing line to advertising campaigns Allen has created for feature films and Fortune 500 companies. "DON'T TALK ABOUT WHAT YOU ARE GOING TO DO, TALK ABOUT WHAT YOU DID... GET 1 ONLY" series of canvases bridge fashion, music and multimedia.
"I don't like to think of myself as a game-changer, since this word has nearly lost its currency, but I do like to consider myself a style-changer in the way we think about forms of representational art work," Allen said. "Just because you wear a t-shirt, does not mean it is not fine art. Stealing from the street and reinterpreting or redefining ordinary images is the backbone of creative artists dating back to Rembrandt van Rijn. Or Van Gogh and his potato eaters."
-Quendrith Johnson
Coppola Art Exchange, 315 S. Beverly Drive, Beverly Hills, CA 90292, 310-552-5335. Gallery hours are Wednesday- Sunday 12-7
NEW PAINTINGS AT CHARITY EVENT
These paintings were at the charity event MAMMOJAM 2010 at exclusive VIP club above The Rise nightclub at the Highlands.
HOLLYWOOD
36" x 48" acrylic on canvas $1250.00
This painting is is available to be viewed in person at RISE Night Club at Hollywood / Highland Complex, next to the Kodak Theater in Hollywood, California. 
CALIFORNIA
36" x 48" acrylic on canvas $1250.00
This painting is is available to be viewed in person at RISE Night Club at Hollywood / Highland Complex, next to the Kodak Theater in Hollywood, California. 
OPIE TAYLOR
In this series of 'Icon Stars' I have included OPIE TAYLOR. This is my homage to one of my favorite tv shows. I changed the spelling of Opie Taylor for this satirical Mayberry / Sheppard Fairey piece. 
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