Beyond Beauty Opens Aug. 9 During Downtown Art Walk.Alluring Photography and Video Exhibit Explores Emotions Behind Glamorized Beauty LOS ANGELES Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. -- Beautiful women have been the subject of artists for centuries but in recent times have taken a back seat to society's perception that outer beauty, especially that which is glamorized, is superficial and more about wanting to sell products than convey art. Some artists, however, are singing a different tune and one photographer in Los Angeles has created a dazzling display of such work that aims to disprove disprove, v to refute or to prove false by affirmative evidence to the contrary. that line of thinking. Entitled 'Beyond Beauty', this major presentation is the work of Italian-born photographer and video director Anyes Galleani Anyes Galleani, Italian born photographer and video artist. Lives and work in Los Angeles. Galleani specializes in photomontage and complex video work on the subject of women and beauty. She originally started her career as a fashion and celebrity photographer. , and will be on display August 9-31 at the 4500 square foot Continental Gallery in downtown Los Angeles Downtown Los Angeles is the central business district of Los Angeles, California, located close to the geographic center of the metropolitan area. The sprawling, multi-centered megacity is such that its downtown core is often considered just another district like Hollywood or . An opening party hosted by WNWN WNWN Waste Not, Want Not magazine, celebrating the exhibit and featuring internationally renown DJ Mark Lewis, food and drinks from several sponsors, will take place August 9 from 7 to 11 pm at the gallery which is located at 408 South Spring Street (corner of 4th Street) during the LA Art Walk. Proceeds from the event will benefit the non-profit organization A non-profit organization (abbreviated "NPO", also "non-profit" or "not-for-profit") is a legally constituted organization whose primary objective is to support or to actively engage in activities of public or private interest without any commercial or monetary profit purposes. Interplast (www.interplast.org), the first humanitarian organization to provide free reconstructive surgery reconstructive surgery n. Plastic surgery. reconstructive surgery, n surgery to rebuild a structure for functional or esthetic reasons. for children with clefts, disabling burns and hand injuries. Galleani has been photographing beautiful women, many of them models, for 20 years. "During the last few decades," says Galleani, "art critics have come to consider model-type women a superficial subject. This is due in part to the fact that beauty in art is suspect -- it blurs the lines and creates confusion between art, advertising and seduction. With my photo-montages and films I am reintroducing glamorized beauty into art. By making beautiful female models the heroines of the composition, I invite viewers to reconsider and accept their beauty as a positive sign of self respect and strength." "At the same time, I position my subjects in surreal scenarios and overlay their perfect features with raw textures. In doing so, the work elicits deeper meanings and questions about human emotions and the human condition, forcing the viewer to look beyond beauty." Galleani is a fashion and celebrity photographer and video director. She has photographed many of Hollywood's leading actors, including Bruce Willis Walter Bruce Willis (born March 19, 1955) is an American actor and singer. He came to fame in the late 1980s and has since retained a career as both a Hollywood leading man and a supporting actor, in particular for his role as John McClane in the Die Hard series. and Demi Moore Demi Kutcher (born Demetria Gene Guynes on November 11, 1962) is an American actress. For most of her career, she has been known as Demi Moore, using the surname of her first husband, singer-songwriter Freddy Moore. , and worked with such high profile companies as Paramount Pictures, Ogilvy and Mather, Bebe, Marie Claire Marie Claire is a monthly woman’s magazine conceived in France but also distributed in other countries with editions specific to them and in their languages. While each country shares its own special voice with its audience, the United States edition focuses on women and W magazine. She began experimenting with digital technology in the mid 90's. This broadened the scope of her work to include photo-montages for editorial, advertising and packaging, and eventually film projects. In 1999 Galleani started her own production company specializing in fashion and branding videos, for such clients as Target, Marshall Field's, Sexy Hair Concepts, Sue Wong and Bisou Jeans, among others. After focusing primarily on films for several years, Galleani in 2006 rekindled her passion for photography and photo-montages. The result is an alluring series of images that fully reflects her sophisticated sense of aesthetics and refined technical skills. For more information and work preview visit: www.galleani.com/beyond_beauty EVENT SPONSORS Mixology mix·ol·o·gy n. The study or skill of preparing mixed drinks. mix·ol  o·gist n. Inc. (www.mixologyinc.com)
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