Camille Rose Garcia Interprets Alice. [art in LA]

Want to turn an old children’s book into a nationwide sensation? Apparently all one needs to do is ask Tim Burton to step in. The 3-D theatrical release of Alice in Wonderland--out now--has created such a frenzy that you’d suspect we’d all gone down the rabbit hole ourselves and lost our bloody minds. From Alice inspired marketing campaigns to games and toys, it’s all of a sudden all about Alice.

Out of all the recent Alice hype, one interpretation of the iconic story (originally created by Lewis Carroll in 1865) has emerged as a clear and beautiful winner. Camille Rose Garcia, the LA based artist known for her work in the lowbrow art scene, was asked in 2009 to illustrate a new Alice in Wonderland book by Harper Collins. The result is a gorgeous, watercolor masterpiece.

Watch a behind the scenes of Garcia’s creation.

Garcia's exhibit of her work will be on display at the Merry Karnowsky Gallery in LA starting tomorrow. Don't miss a look at this new Alice.

March 6 - March 27, 2010
Opening Reception: Saturday, March 6, 8-11pm

Merry Karnowsky Gallery
170 S. La Brea Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90036

Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland is available now on Amazon.com.

Love Hurts, as depicted by Tim Burton.

If I still lived in New York I would have been all over this Tim Burton exhibit at MoMA like cleave shirts on Jwoww. But alas, I'm here on the Left Coast and all I got was this rad sketch from the exhibit's website showing Cupid's arrow as the eye-popping lethal weapon that it is. My man Tim Burton knows what's up.

[Art: Tim Burton. Untitled (Cartoons). 1980–86. Pencil on paper, 13 x 16” (33 x 40.6 cm). Private collection. © 2010 Tim Burton]