Know Hope – Tel Aviv, Israel

21-year-old Know Hope was born in California and currently resides in Tel Aviv, Israel. Wise beyond his years, the young artist has been working in the streets since his teens, as well as participating in exhibitions in Israel and the US. “I can’t exactly say what kind of social conscience I have, but I do like to think that I react to my surroundings, from some point of observing and suggesting recollections and some sort of subtle commentary on what I pick up,” he says. “From these observations, I try to figure out the most basic and even simplistic components and aspects that compose our reality and the forms of communication/miscommunication that are happening all around us at any given time.”

Know Hope is inspired by “the awkward struggle of everyday life as a common denominator and as something that happens in real time. The idea that everything is temporary, both physically and metaphorically. Electricity poles and their power lines, and the personification of those elements. Everyday urban surroundings.” Through his work, he hopes “to move heavy hearts at least one inch to the side by confessing that I’m petrified and secretly in love with the world.”

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ABOUT CARMICHAEL GALLERY

Carmichael Gallery of Contemporary Art exhibits international, emerging artists, with an emphasis on underground, pop, outsider, lowbrow, street art and graffiti inspired work. After moving to Los Angeles in September 2006, husband and wife duo Seth and Elisa Carmichael began to curate shows in various locations around the city, frequently converting raw retail spaces, high-end luxury lofts, and other non-traditional spaces into alternative galleries.

In August 2007, the co-curators secured a permanent space on La Brea Avenue in West Hollywood, CA, and opened Carmichael Gallery of Contemporary Art as an exhibition space for presenting emerging art from around the world.

Carmichael Gallery is located at 1257 N. La Brea Avenue, on the SW corner of La Brea and Fountain, West Hollywood, CA 90038.

Gallery hours are Tuesday through Sunday, 2 p.m. to 7 p.m., and by appointment.

For more information, please visit our website www.carmichaelgallery.com, email:  art at carmichaelgallery.com, or call 323.969.0600.

Upcoming Exhibitions
Malicious Descent (July 12 - July 27, 2008)
Featuring Blinky, Daniel Fleres, Josh Taylor, Downtimer and Zoso

Move A Head (August 2 - Aug 24, 2008)
The Art of Amandalynn

You’ve Been Wasting Your Time (August 16 - September 14, 2008)
Featuring Flip, Hush and Other

Oddzoo (September 6 - Sept 28, 2008)

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