Kristi Engle Gallery presents:
QUEENS OF SORROW
Featuring projected animation piece and performance
By Jim Ovelmen

Saturday, April 26, 2008
7pm sharp (Door opens at 6pm)

At Kristi Engle Gallery
5002 York Avenue
Los Angeles (Highland Park), CA 90042
323-472-6737 http://www.kristien glegallery. com/
Gallery Hours: Thursday, Friday, & Saturday: 12noon -
6pm or by appointment

About event:
On Sunday April 26th, Kristi Engle Gallery will present
for one night only, artist/musician Jim Ovelmen's
"Queens of Sorrow." Through animation and music,
Ovelmen examines the paradoxes inherent in America's
so-called "gilded age" of the late 19th century and the
legacy it engendered. Developing pen & ink drawings
into 3-D computer animation, Ovelmen has created the
opulent yet cold surroundings of a Vanderbilt style
mansion. Tension is created by an incongruent
combination of the elegant setting and the strange,
coarse behaviors of the characters that inhabit it,
including one based on the folk singer/musician Townes
Van Zandt. A projection of the animation will be
combined with a live musical performance by the
artist.
Event info: http://www.artslant .com/la/events/ show/15391- queens-of-
sorrow

About Jim Ovelmen:
Jim Ovelmen is a visual artist and musician living
in Los Angeles.
While often mixing drawing, painting, sculpture and
animation, he creates multi-media work. His multi-media
work has been exhibited at galleries and museums
nationally and internationally, including Torrance
Museum of Art, L.A.C.E., Santa Monica Museum of Art,
Cirrus Gallery, Hayworth Gallery, and Christine Koenig
in Vienna. He is also Assistant Professor of Art at
California State University Los Angeles.