Pictured are a few photos from Paul's Chicago area art show last weekend.
Wentworth Gallery, one of the nation’s leading fine art retailers, is proud to present an art exhibition by artist and rock icon Paul Stanley. The KISS front man will present his work at two special appearances at the Wentworth Galleries in Atlanta at Phipps Plaza and Perimeter Mall on Friday, September 19 and Saturday, September 20.
Both appearances are open to the public and free of charge.
Paul Stanley’s Wentworth Gallery Appearances:
Friday, September 19, 6-9 p.m.
Wentworth Gallery – Phipps Plaza
3500 Peachtree Road
Atlanta, GA
Paul will be appearing on several Chicago media outlets this weekend. Below is Friday's schedule of appearances:
1) WLS-TV Chicago ABC Affiliate - "live" @ 6:23 a.m.
2) WGN-TV CW Network - segment will air during the day
3) WFLD-TV Fox Affiliate - "live" during 9 a.m. hour
Paul Stanley, the legendary guitarist, vocalist and lyricist for KISS does more than rock and rock all night and party every day. He also paints.
Stanley will make a special appearance 7-9 p.m. Aug. 22 and 5-8 p.m. Aug. 23 at the Wentworth Gallery in Schaumburg where the gallery will be devoted to an exhibition of some of his colorful artistic creations on canvas.
Some have commented that the model for Stanley's "Mona Lisa" is none other than the artist himself.
Mona Lisa
"Very possibly," said Stanley, 56, in a recent phone interview from his home in California. "It is certainly not conscious, but the painter is in all his works. Van Gogh said at one point to his brother, 'I am no longer content to be the artist, I want to be the paint.' I guess, at some point, we want to be as much a part of our work as possible."
Stanley, the driving force behind such KISS anthems as "Love Gun," "Detroit Rock City" and "Forever," said that his attraction to creating art surfaced early in his life.
Paul and his wife, Erin, are expecting their second child together, due this winter!
Message from Paul:
"Erin and I are thrilled and can't wait to meet our newest addition. We've been extremely blessed and we're excited to see what the future holds. I often joke that I've traded the Viper Room for the diaper room, and it looks like my tour's been extended!"
The couple, who married in 2005, live in Beverly Hills with their son Colin, who turns 2 in September, and Paul’s 14-year-old son, Evan, from a previous marriage.
Pictured are a few photos from Paul's St. Louis area art show last weekend.
Wentworth Gallery, one of the nation's leading fine art retailers, is proud to present an art exhibition by artist and rock icon Paul Stanley. The KISS front man will present his work at two special appearances at the Wentworth Gallery in the Woodfield Mall on August 22 and 23, 2008.
His appearance will be open to the public and free of charge.
Paul Stanley's Wentworth Gallery Appearances
Friday – August 22, 2008 7-9 PM
Saturday – August 23, 2008 5-8 PM*
Wentworth Gallery
5 Woodfield Shopping Center
Schaumburg, Illinois 60173
*VIP Reception 4 -5 p.m. (Call for details)
847-995-1190 or (800-732-6140)
Here are a few photos from Paul's art show last night at Wentworth Gallery in Des Peres, Missouri.
Paul will be back at the Gallery today from 5 -8 PM. An exclusive, closed-door VIP reception is scheduled from 4-5 pm. Please call the gallery for more information at 314-821-8884 or 1-800-732-6140.
This St. Louis area Wentworth Gallery is located on the lower level of West County Center in Des Peres, Missouri.
Marc Kancler is a man with a passion. In fact, it is his passion that is driving him, along with twin brother Kris, to not only own the world's largest PAUL STANLEY guitar collection, but to start owning the largest PAUL STANLEY art collection as well. "PAUL STANLEY is one of the 7 greatest wonders of the world," explained Marc. "Here you have a man who knew what he wanted out of life and had the guts and drive to go out and get it - while at the same time never forgetting where he came from." Marc goes on to say, "Paul has accomplished so many things in his life and, unbeknownst to him, one of them was setting the path for my brother, Kris, and I to follow." Kris says that they spoke with Paul recently and told him it's inevitable that they will be working with him. He jokingly adds that he told Paul that he would in fact probably be wearing the shirt Paul had on his back. "Yeah, he got a kick out of that. He said that we could thank him for us being able to own the world's largest PAUL STANLEY collection. I've truly never met a nicer guy."
Marc (aka Rock Star) and his twin brother Kris recently filmed a mocumentary video entitled, Rock Star Exposed. It's a long video but worth watching. According to Marc, they took their favorite parts from KISS' Exposed video and incorporated them into their own. "We wanted the chance to show people how infatuated we are with this man." All kidding aside, Kris says that they really saw this as an opportunity to show fellow members of the KISS army how much they admire this man and his work. Indeed, it's this admiration that led Marc and Kris to begin recording their first CD entitled, Putting the "F" Back in Rock & Roll. Explains Kris, "People are going to flip when they find out who we are working with!" "Yeah, don't think for a second we didn't have KISS in mind when we came up with this concept," says Marc. Besides working on the CD, the twins are putting the finishing touches on a book, a reality show about them is the works, and they have just launched a non-profit venture called, We Are One. "It's an effort to give kids in the community the chance to find themselves musically and to keep them away from the vices that have personally kept me down and out for so many years," says Kris. "We are using Paul's career as a template," says Marc. "Drums or drugs, guitars or gangs? I'd say guitars! After all, I'm Rock Star !
