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LA CARMINA PORTRAIT IN LOS ANGELES GOTH ART EXHIBIT: DARK PAINTINGS BY DIENZO.


Gothic girls paintings, dark goth Victorian art portraits of Rick Blanco or Dienzo. Spooky artwork, solo exhibition.

La Carmina will be in Los Angeles later this month… in the form of a Victorian-esque portrait! The immensely talented Dienzo painted a vampiric version of yours truly (I’m flattered!). Starting May 16th, this work and more will be on the walls of Hyaena Gallery.

Goth red riding hood, pumpkin head, scary bigfoot. Gothic spooky paintings, art by Dienzo, dark scary graphic design

I can’t show you an image of my portrait quite yet, but let me assure you: it’s bloody fantastic. Award-winning designer Dienzo is a whiz at “dark little characters that are meant to intrigue, entice and perhaps cause a bit of anxiety.” Spooky schoolchildren, Bettie Page, Pumpkinhead and other outcasts fill his inky vignettes. As a reviewer puts it, “They’re not the sort of kids your parents would want you to play with.”

Vampire art and paintings, artwork exhibit at Hyaena Gallery in Burbank, Los Angeles, CA. Pretty gothic emo girls with alternative hair, tight corsets.

Please come out to see me – or rather, my vampiric likeness – at Dienzo’s haunting art exhibition! It opens May 16th and runs until the 23rd at Hyaena, a Burbank gallery known for its odd and eclectic collections. Los Angelinos, please spread the word (you can click the Envelope symbol below-left to email this post to friends).

Song of the Day #104: Tim Burton’s Ed Wood music video (with Lisa Marie as Vampira, choreographed by Toni Basil!)


  • http://www.rocknrollbride.com kat – rock n roll bride

    oooh i cant wait to see! i hope you post it here…those paintings would make fabulous tattoos! I would love a little vampire painting version of me! Jealous…!

  • http://www.rocknrollbride.com kat – rock n roll bride

    oooh i cant wait to see! i hope you post it here…those paintings would make fabulous tattoos! I would love a little vampire painting version of me! Jealous…!

  • Kirimi

    Great art! Those faces take your breath away. They are very unique!

  • Anonymous

    Great art! Those faces take your breath away. They are very unique!

    • http://www.lacarmina.com lacarmina

      Haunting! I couldn’t think of a better person to Gothify me :D

  • Thomas

    Oh My Friggen Awesome! I didn't think you could be more adorable! Dienzo made it happen though, if only I were able to get to CA

  • Astrid

    Holy! thats amazing, wish i could go ._.

  • http://www.lacarmina.com lacarmina

    Meee tooo…

  • seed

    ahh! i might be able to go see it! you see, emilie autumn is playing in LA june 7th..if i can manage to find a ride to LA i might go to the gallery too! how long is Dienzo's work up for?

    oh wait i see it now may 16-23 .______. damn

  • http://www.lacarmina.com lacarmina

    At least you'll be able to see it on this blog (after May 16, I can post the portrait photo)!

    Lucky – I'd love to see Emilie Autumn!

  • Mel J

    congratulations

  • http://www.lacarmina.com lacarmina

    Haunting! I couldn't think of a better person to Gothify me :D

  • Thomas

    Oh My Friggen Awesome! I didn’t think you could be more adorable! Dienzo made it happen though, if only I were able to get to CA

  • Astrid

    Holy! thats amazing, wish i could go ._.

    • http://www.lacarmina.com lacarmina

      Meee tooo…

  • Anonymous

    ahh! i might be able to go see it! you see, emilie autumn is playing in LA june 7th..if i can manage to find a ride to LA i might go to the gallery too! how long is Dienzo’s work up for?

    oh wait i see it now may 16-23 .______. damn

    • http://www.lacarmina.com lacarmina

      At least you’ll be able to see it on this blog (after May 16, I can post the portrait photo)!

      Lucky – I’d love to see Emilie Autumn!

      • Anonymous

        geez carmina, cause everything is about you and there is not even a possibilty that i’d want to look at his other work ROFL!! jk jk
        well i hope i get to see her. if i manage to get a ride over there i’d probably go by myself ;__; scary.

        • http://www.lacarmina.com lacarmina

          I’ll have friends at the opening, and Dienzo is super nice – you won’t feel scared at all!

  • Mel J

    congratulations

  • MissMuffinCakes

    Oh, nice.
    That first painting, the one in the top row on the far left? It reminds me SO much of a certain BJD sculpt. Delf Yder…actually intended to be a male bjd! I love androgyny. :)

  • MissMuffinCakes

    Oh, nice.
    That first painting, the one in the top row on the far left? It reminds me SO much of a certain BJD sculpt. Delf Yder…actually intended to be a male bjd! I love androgyny. :)

  • seed

    geez carmina, cause everything is about you and there is not even a possibilty that i'd want to look at his other work ROFL!! jk jk
    well i hope i get to see her. if i manage to get a ride over there i'd probably go by myself ;__; scary.

  • Dragonswyng

    aww its a shame you can't attend to see peoples reactions to the one done in your likeness. but I'm sure its fab! I like the one in the upper left. how does it feel to be immortalized?

  • http://www.lacarmina.com lacarmina

    Hopefully I can get my hands on the painting afterwards!

  • http://www.lacarmina.com lacarmina

    I'll have friends at the opening, and Dienzo is super nice – you won't feel scared at all!

  • http://www.myspace.com/demonic_vampyre LiTtLe_MiSs_PsYcHo

    aw how sweet!

  • Dragonswyng

    aww its a shame you can’t attend to see peoples reactions to the one done in your likeness. but I’m sure its fab! I like the one in the upper left. how does it feel to be immortalized?

    • http://www.lacarmina.com lacarmina

      Hopefully I can get my hands on the painting afterwards!

  • http://www.myspace.com/demonic_vampyre LiTtLe_MiSs_PsYcHo

    aw how sweet!

  • Odinsbacklash!

    Dadgummit…I'm headed back to Los Angeles for awhile but I won't be there THAT soon….too bad they wont have it up a few weeks longer:-(

  • http://www.lacarmina.com lacarmina

    ahhh, at least you can see it on my blog soon… :)

  • Odinsbacklash!

    Dadgummit…I’m headed back to Los Angeles for awhile but I won’t be there THAT soon….too bad they wont have it up a few weeks longer:-(

    • http://www.lacarmina.com lacarmina

      ahhh, at least you can see it on my blog soon… :)

  • Maria

    can't wait to see it

  • Maria

    can’t wait to see it

  • http://thestrawberrycorner.blogspot.com megan

    Wow, those paintings are great.

  • http://thestrawberrycorner.blogspot.com megan

    Wow, those paintings are great.

  • Ayame

    Oh when you get there, please do get some photos of you in the gallery would you??? I bet all of us would love to see the place! :D Is there any chance that you would post your potrait which Dienzo painted? ((: Oh im so demanding xD

  • http://www.lacarmina.com lacarmina

    Hahah your wish is my command. My friends and the artist will take photos of the exhibit, and I'll post the portrait once the exhibit opens (I'm not allowed to unveil it until then)!

  • Ayame

    Oh when you get there, please do get some photos of you in the gallery would you??? I bet all of us would love to see the place! :D Is there any chance that you would post your potrait which Dienzo painted? ((: Oh im so demanding xD

    • http://www.lacarmina.com lacarmina

      Hahah your wish is my command. My friends and the artist will take photos of the exhibit, and I’ll post the portrait once the exhibit opens (I’m not allowed to unveil it until then)!

  • http://www.lacarmina.com lacarmina

    Dienzo has a press release out! He writes –

    “Also unique to this show is his collaboration with Gothic Lolita maven, La Carmina. “Her insightful and diligent reporting of trends adds relevance to the genre and I was truly inspired by her sense of style,” states Dienzo. He not only incorporated fashions created by the designer into some of his works, but painted one of Carmina herself.”

    http://www.free-press-release.com/news/200905/1…

  • http://www.lacarmina.com lacarmina

    Dienzo has a press release out! He writes –

    “Also unique to this show is his collaboration with Gothic Lolita maven, La Carmina. “Her insightful and diligent reporting of trends adds relevance to the genre and I was truly inspired by her sense of style,” states Dienzo. He not only incorporated fashions created by the designer into some of his works, but painted one of Carmina herself.”

    http://www.free-press-release.com/news/200905/1242060131.html

  • http://www.lacarmina.com lacarmina

    Dienzo has a press release out! He writes –

    “Also unique to this show is his collaboration with Gothic Lolita maven, La Carmina. “Her insightful and diligent reporting of trends adds relevance to the genre and I was truly inspired by her sense of style,” states Dienzo. He not only incorporated fashions created by the designer into some of his works, but painted one of Carmina herself.”

    http://www.free-press-release.com/news/200905/1…