THE HYPE ANGELS WE WILL VIEW ON HIGH.A host of angels will begin their descent on the county of 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. Friday, masquerading as public works public works pl.n. Construction projects, such as highways or dams, financed by public funds and constructed by a government for the benefit or use of the general public. Noun 1. of art. These winged celestial beings are life-size fiberglass statues that have been decorated by 120 artists, including the world-renowned teen-age cubist Alexandra Nechita Alexandra Nechita (b. August 27, 1985) is a Romanian-born American cubist painter and muralist. Biography She was born in Vaslui, three months after her father, Niki Nechita, escaped from Communist Romania. . Just where people will be able to see the ``A Community of Angels'' pieces - a public art event and fund-raiser for inner city children's programs - is still up in the air. Project organizers say permits for five locations throughout the county have been cemented for Friday's landing. They are Old Town Pasadena Built on the foundation of one of the oldest, most beautiful and most prosperous cities in California, Old Pasadena arose from the ashes of a decaying bowery that had a well deserved patina of homeless and hippie. and downtown at the Wilshire Grand Plaza, Pershing Square, Los Angeles Convention Visitor's Bureau and Cal Plaza. Details of whether the angels will be placed indoors or outdoors is also unclear, although its likely most will go on the street or in plaza areas. What is clear is that the San Fernando Valley San Fernando Valley Valley, southern California, U.S. Northwest of central Los Angeles, the valley is bounded by the San Gabriel, Santa Susana, and Santa Monica mountains and the Simi Hills. won't be seeing any heavenly bodies of its own for lack of sponsorship, says Cal Winslow, project director of ``A Community of Angels.'' Of course, that could change. Sponsorships are still coming in, and range from $1,500 to $10,000. Non- profit organizations get the lesser rate, and must supply their own artist. The ``A Community of Angels'' event kicked off in October. At that time, organizers had hoped to get enough sponsors to display 400 angels. So far, that hasn't happened. Veterans of such events say not to worry. Chicago dealt with lack of enthusiasm for its ``Cows on Parade'' at the start, too, says Nathan Mason, curator of special projects for the city of Chicago. The target was for a minimum of 300 bovines. When the exhibit opened in the summer of 1999, 125 cows at most were placed on the streets and another 75 were yet unfinished. According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. Mason, many of the unfinished cows were unsponsored well into the first two weeks of the exhibit. But by the end of its summer run, there were about 322 cows on the streets. ``I guess a lot of people can't visualize,'' says Mason. ``So if L.A. hangs in there, it'll probably work out and they'll reach their target.'' Nechita's untitled Picasso-esque creation, whose broad wings were painted into a mermaid and a guardian angel guardian angel believed to protect a particular person. [Folklore: Misc.] See : Angel guardian angel term for Christian namesake who watches over a young child. [Christianity: Misc.] See : Guardianship embracing the central figure, is expected to fetch a pretty penny when the angels go to auction at the end of May. At that time, proceeds from the sale will go toward youth organizations selected by the Volunteers of America Volunteers of America, national nondenominational organization providing a wide variety of human services as part of a Christian ministry of service. Founded (1896) by Ballington and Maud Booth (see Booth, family) after their withdrawal from the Salvation Army, the and Catholic Big Brothers. The project's already received substantial bids for Nechita's work, an amount Winslow refused to disclose. But he did hint that her paintings generally sell for $25,000 and up. Nechita's angel is currently on exhibit at the Timothy Yarger Gallery in Beverly Hills Beverly Hills, city (1990 pop. 31,971), Los Angeles co., S Calif., completely surrounded by the city of Los Angeles; inc. 1914. The largely residential city is home to many motion-picture and television personalities. alongside some of her other work. It will remain there until a safe location is found, one that will spare it from the elements. As for some of the angels you might see on the streets, they include the angel of peace creation by Beso Kazaishvili, a 14-year-old prodigy. And you might have seen Susi Galloway working on her ``Angelus Nocturnus'' at the Glendale Galleria over the holidays. ``Archetype archetype (är`kĭtīp') [Gr. arch=first, typos=mold], term whose earlier meaning, "original model," or "prototype," has been enlarged by C. G. Jung and by several contemporary literary critics. of the Feminine'' is Susan Krieg's pastel and gold angel crowned by curly brown locks and an enormous halo. More locations - Santa Monica, West L.A., East L.A., Hollywood and the San Gabriel Valley The San Gabriel Valley is one of the principal valleys of southern California. It lies to the east of the city of Los Angeles, to the north of the Puente Hills, to the south of the San Gabriel Mountains, and to the west of the Inland Empire. - will be posted on the event's Web site (www.acommunityofangels.com) in the coming weeks. - Sandra Barrera LOOKS GOOD ON PAPER: Not just anybody can get his hands on an actual Oscar (especially with the motion picture academy's new improved security), but everybody who wants one can buy a genuine Academy Awards poster. In this year's design, by award-winning graphic designer Alex Swart swart adj. Archaic Swarthy. [Middle English swarte, from Old English sweart.] Adj. 1. of Glendale, Oscar's noble profile is shown off in multiple images against a dark blue background, while a gleaming gold forward-facing statuette serves as the final numeral numeral, symbol denoting anumber. The symbol is a member of a family of marks, such as letters, figures, or words, which alone or in a group represent the members of a numeration system. in the ``2001'' running down the right side. More than 13,000 of the posters will be sent out to movie theaters, video stores and Oscar Night charity fund-raisers, and additional copies are for sale on the academy's Web site, www.oscars.org, for $20 each, including shipping and tax. April 13 is the final day to order the posters. - Valerie Kuklenski CAPTION(S): 3 photos Photo: (1 -- color) Artist Beso Kazaishvili, 14 works on his statue called ``Angel of Peace,'' for the ``A Community of Angels'' project. Eric Grigorian/Special to the Daily News (2 -- color) ``Angelus Nocturnus,'' by Susi Galloway (3 -- color) no caption (Oscar poster designed by Alex Swart of Glendale) |
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