DABSMYLA installation at Modernica presents immersive art experience
The meditation triangle ($3,500) on the first floor is surrounded by planters and limited-edition Modernica shell chairs ($395).
(Christina House / For The Times)At the “Before & Further” installation in Vernon, a set of acrylic painted books adds a bolt of color next to a ceramic hand-painted mushroom bowl ($395).
(Christina House / For The Times)A heart painted stairway in the DABSMYLA installation “Before and Further” escorts guests to a second floor of artwork.
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A wood, fiberglass and hand-painted acrylic credenza, center, is flanked by a 30-by-40-inch acrylic-on-wood painting titled “Number One,” left, and “Parallelograms.” Most pieces have sold out.
(Christina House / For The Times)A cat-head installation is made of wood, fiberglass and custom felt pillows. Visitors are welcome to listen to a record on the headphones that rest on a pillow to the right.
(Christina House / For The Times)Two peepholes -- one behind the clock -- offer views into the artists’ studio on the other side of the wall.
(Christina House / For The Times)The second floor offers more paintings, installations, sculptures and experiences.
(Christina House / For The Times)Street artist duo DABSMYLA presents “Before & Further,” a 4,000-square-foot takeover of a stand-alone 1930-built Spanish Revival workplace adjacent to the Modernica Factory property in Vernon. The show runs through Nov. 15.
(Christina House / For The Times)A hanging lantern installation in orange is seen at the show.
(Christina House / For The Times)The couple spent every day for two months painting the interior and exterior of the 1930s-era Spanish building, which Modernica had been using for storage.
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Even the rear exterior of the building adjacent to the Modernica factory is painted.
(Christina House / For The Times)A one-of-a-kind complicated side table made of wood, steel and hand-painted acrylic sold for $3,200.
(Christina House / For The Times)The walls of the bathroom get the DABSMYLA treatment.
(Christina House / For The Times)The front exterior of DABSMYLA’s “Before & Further” installation is artistically painted.
(Christina House / For The Times)Pictured in the center is an acrylic-on-wood framed painting titled “Before and Further,” which sold for $17,400.
(Christina House / For The Times)A wooden mallard sculpture ($30,000) is among the installations.
(Christina House / For The Times)Limited-edition demi tables and shell chairs, created by DABSMYLA with Modernica, are on sale for $225 to $425.
(Christina House / For The Times)A row of limited-edition barstools ($490) is seen at the bar.
(Christina House / For The Times)Inside the black-light room on the second floor paintings glow in the dark.
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