Billy Morrison & Mark Weiss Team Up For Rocking Fine Art + Photo Exhibition “A Moment In Time” In LA

[Cover photo credit to Michal Pellicone]

Recording artist and contemporary fine artist Billy Morrison and photographer Mark “Weissguy” Weiss will be bringing their work together for one weekend only, on September 19, 20, and 21 at the Motor Cars LA Showroom in Hollywood, CA. The even will showcase a series of paintings by Morrison, based on images photographed by Weiss. Billed as “A Moment In Time,” the event is presented by X5 Podcast and Motor Cars LA.

The duo speak about what inspired this photography/art collaboration:

Billy Morrison says:

As a fine art painter, there are certain rules about using images from photographers and in fact, some extremely interesting and high-profile court cases surrounding certain images. So when the opportunity was suggested to both of us by Charlie Reece (X5 Podcast) that Mark and I could close that gap between photographer and artist by doing a collaborative show, we both jumped at the chance.

Mark Weiss says:

When Charlie presented this opportunity to collaborate with Billy on creating new life for 12 of my classic photographs, I was ecstatic. Billy is bringing an added dimension and new appreciation to a dozen of my favorites. I spent the eighties hopping from one tour bus to another, shooting press photos and creating album covers, having a blast. Whenever I photographed a band in the ‘80s, it was like gaining a bunch of new friends. 40 years later, it feels good to get that feeling again with Billy.

There are 12 unique canvas pieces from Morrison, and high-end editions of the same photographs from Weiss, with a special 13th painting and prints going to support mental health, suicide prevention and trauma counseling through the Above Ground charity spearheaded by Morrison and Dave Navarro, Jane’s Addiction’s guitarist.

The public viewing is set for September 21, to be preceded by the VIP Preview on September 19, and RSVP Party and Live X5 Podcast on September 20 which will feature a Q+A from both artists and an intimate acoustic performance from Morrison.

There will be a complete livestream of the whole weekend from the X5 Podcast team.