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.{{cn|date=November 2023}} 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.{{cn|date=November 2023}}
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.{{cn|date=November 2023}}
Currently,{{when|date=November 2023}} 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.{{cn|date=November 2023}}
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[http://www.cactuspillow.com/current.html "Images From Forseti Gallery" March 24, 2007] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110708111041/http://www.cactuspillow.com/current.html |date=July 8, 2011 }}, Cactuspillow.com, March 24, 2007.[http://www.forsetigallery.com/artists.html "List of Artists at Forseti"], Forsetigallery.com, March 30, 2007.
- Infusion Gallery- Collingswood, New Jersey
- Distinction Gallery- Escondido
- San Diego Air & Space Museum
- Agni Zotis Gallery- Manhattan[http://partartshow.com/ "The Part Art Show"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080522091557/http://www.partartshow.com/ |date=2008-05-22 }}, partartshow.com, April 25, 2008.
- 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
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- [https://web.archive.org/web/20080515103549/http://www.partartshow.com/art.html "Part Art Show"]
- [http://sdcitybeat.com/cms/story/detail/?id=4845&menu=Story "City Beat"] (9/6/06)
- [http://sdcitybeat.com/cms/story/detail/?id=6089&menu=Story "City Beat"] (8/8/07)
- [http://escondidoexperience.com/site/read/growing-up-ivey/ "City of Escondido] Full Story From 8/8/07 City Beat{{Dead link|date=January 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20080528234656/http://www.cactuspillow.com/ "Cactus Pillow," Ivery's art site]
- [https://thedirtysun.bandcamp.com The Dirty Sun Music]
- [http://www.theblogthatcelebratesitself.blogspot.com/2015/05/white-noise-revisited-with-dirty-sun.html Interview]
- [http://www.theevenground.com/indie-music-album-reviews/the-dirty-sun-the-dirty-sun Review of The Dirty Sun]{{Dead link|date=September 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
- {{url|http://peyote67.com}}
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