Inspired by
our intergalactically
extraordinary neighbors across the street,
Trash Lamb Gallery presents…
Survival is Insufficient
A Group Exhibition
July 21 to August 20, 2023
MOTHERSHIP is a fantastically dark, Sci-Fi, tropical oasis serving up small plates & well-crafted libations that taste like paradise with a twist.
If you don’t know the backstory to MOTHERSHIP, here goes,
“The Ancient Astronaut Shuttle Crew, aboard the A.A.S.C. MOTHERSHIP, boldly explores the darkest, furthest edges of the tropical-flavor galaxy. Cosmic rays blast from a solar flare and blow the MOTHERSHIP’s electronics into disarray. The psycho-space marauders are left with no option but to execute emergency landing protocols on the nearest planet. Off-board, the tight-knit Crew explores the lush surroundings.
They discover no sentient life, but unexplainable events occur and a lurking presence is felt. The mysterious, uncharted ecosystem has few resources to repair the ship -- but ample plant life and curious, intoxicating spirits. In time, the Crew accepts that they are marooned in a sinister, fertile paradise. They establish a colony and fashion the ship into a base camp, including quarters of leisure. Together, the fearless crew members commit to adventurous coexistence with the natural life of the planet, not in desperate peril, but on a ...PERMANENT VACATION.”
For “Survival is Insufficient” Trash Lamb Gallery asked the participating artists to not only become the eyes and ears but also to enter the psyche of this marooned crew…
What does your new planet look like? How would you construct a home out of a half-destroyed spaceship and what are the rooms like inside? What properties do these new mystical plants contain and what unique petal formations have you found? What is that sound in the bushes? Why can’t I feel my face?
The questions to ask themselves in order to spark an idea for this show were limitless but for certain they had to ask themselves this:
What role does art play when one is just trying to survive?
Some might say that during a disaster there is no room for anything but the necessities of life-- food, water, safety and shelter.
Yet others might respond that to only exist is not enough. Passion, creativity and imagination are also essential.
Survival alone is insufficient.
Luna Kahuna / 2023 / William Buckley (Redondo Beach, CA) / Acrylic / 24 x 24 inches / $999
PORTAL / 2023 / Mireya Quiroz (Tucson, AZ) / Pen and ink / 6 x 8 inches / $300
SIGNS / 2023 / Mireya Quiroz (Tucson, AZ) / Pen and ink / 6 x 8 inches / $300
Dreamscape I / 2017 / Hailee Perrett (San Diego, CA) / Oil on canvas / 8 x 8 inches / $300 (Also available as limited edition of 35, 10 x 10 inch archival prints for $30)
Birdbot Specimen 1 / 2023 / Diana Laufer (Los Angeles, CA) / Mixed media / 6 x 5.25 x 1.5 inches / $325
Flora and Fauna Specimen 2 / 2023 / Diana Laufer (Los Angeles, CA) / Mixed media / 9.25 x 5.25 x 2 inches / $325
Planted / 2023 / Brandon Hurley (Los Angeles, CA) / Acrylic on canvas / 12 x 12 inches / $650
Heavy Metal Sunscream on Planet Blood Head / 2023 / Ten Yetman (Winnipeg, Canada) / Acrylic and Ink on Canvas / 12 x 12 inches / $600
Permanent Vacation 001 / 2023 / Melody Jean Moulton (San Diego, CA) / Paper collage on vintage postcard / 3.75 x 5.75 inches / $100
Permanent Vacation 002 / 2023 / Melody Jean Moulton (San Diego, CA) / Paper collage on vintage postcard / 3.75 x 5.75 inches / $100
Permanent Vacation 003 / 2023 / Melody Jean Moulton (San Diego, CA) / Paper collage on vintage postcard / 3.75 x 5.75 inches / $100
Permanent Vacation 004 / 2023 / Melody Jean Moulton (San Diego, CA) / Paper collage on vintage postcard / 3.75 x 5.75 inches / $100
The Girl with the Black Hole for a Face/ 2023 / Shannon Twohy (Minneapolis, MN) / Cotton thread on muslin / 14.5 x 19 inches (framed) / $700
Reluctant Survival Kiss / 2023 / FADNAT (Los Angeles, CA) / Graphite on Bristol Paper / 8 x 10 inches (11 x 14 inches framed) / $400
Chad's Retrieval / 2023 / Lindy Ivey (San Diego, CA) / Oil on wood panel / 10 x 10 inches / $777
A Different Type of Gravity / 2023 / Bryan Tipton (San Diego, CA) / Oil on canvas board / 9 x 12 inches (11 x 14 inches framed) / $300
But First, Cocktails / 2023 / Bryan Tipton (San Diego, CA) / Oil on canvas board / 9 x 12 inches (11 x 14 inches framed) / $300
7 Mirrors / 2023 / Daniel Martin Diaz (Tucson, AZ) / Graphite on antique paper / 8.5 x 12 inches / $1800
What? / 2023 / Teresa Watson (Joshua Tree, CA) / Gouache and chalk paint on paper / 8 x 10 inches (unframed) / $150
What's the Point / 2023 / Teresa Watson (Joshua Tree, CA) / Gouache and chalk paint on paper / 8 x 10 inches (unframed) / $150
PartyGrade / 2023 / Dave Warshaw (San Diego, CA) / Graphite and ink / 7.5 x 13 inches (unframed) / $500
Lost in Space / 2021 / Dave Warshaw (San Diego, CA) / Ink on paper / 8.5 x 11 inches (unframed) / $250
WIE (Watermelon is Essential) / 2023 / Pony Ma (Brooklyn, NY) / Acrylic on Linen / 16 x 20 (framed) / $900
Space Cowboy / 2023 / Sara Morrison (San Diego, CA) / Pen and ink / 9 x 10 inches (framed) / $200
Cosmic Love / 2023 / Sara Morrison (San Diego, CA) / Pen and ink / 9 x 10 inches (framed) / $200
Survival Is Insufficient! / 2023 / Emily Connell (San Diego, CA) / Plastics, Black Light Paint, Battery operated LED Black Lights, Animatronic Parts (Yes, it lights up AND moves!) / 24 x 12 x 24 inches / $300