On the occasion of Frieze week LA 2025, you’re invited to join us for an exclusive artist studio visit and talk featuring David Van Eyssen in conversation with art advisor Patricia Shea on Saturday February 22nd at 10:30am in Santa Monica.
This morning of art, innovation, and deep conversation will take us on a journey through the fascinating intersection of art and technology in an engaging discussion about how artists create with technology, asking the questions: can art challenge the way we see the world, and how does technology shape creativity?
This is more than just an art talk—it's also a chance to immerse yourself in Van Eyssen’s latest work, "Encounter," which is a unique life-scale extended reality sculpture that was first shown at MOCA London during Frieze 2024.
The work reimagines the impact of a collision, transforming it into a breath-taking moment of connection. Through augmented reality, video, lenticular artworks, and cutting-edge 2.5D relief pigment prints, it allows you to explore how digital and traditional mediums blend to tell powerful human stories in new ways.
Whether you’re an art lover, tech enthusiast, or someone seeking fresh inspiration, this event offers a space to learn, share ideas, and spark meaningful conversations with fellow art-lovers. 🤝
You also have the option to join us to continue the art-full explorations during a curated walk-through of the POST show afterwards and/or join for our 1pm brunch at the Cloverfield! Fair tickets are NOT included in ticket price and must be purchased separately.
Let’s explore the future of art—together!
Please note this is a gender inclusive event open to all with an interest in art, community & connection. Coffee & light breakfast to be served.
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📍 Location:
Santa Monica BLVD at 5th St - exact location sent to paid/confirmed attendees only
🕰️ Full schedule:
10:30 AM | Arrival, breakfast & mingling
11:00 AM | Artist talk with Patricia Shea
12:00 PM | Close - option to head to POST art fair > then Frieze at 3pm*
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Tickets: $15 early bird through 2/20; $20 thereafter
🍽️ Includes: Coffee & Light breakfast
*Fair tickets are NOT included in ticket price and must be purchased separately.
(Frieze tickets are less expensive for 3pm entry or later)
More about David Van Eyssen:
Originally a painter and installation artist in London before moving to Los Angeles where he created innovative work in entertainment and advertising, David uses technology to explore time, memory, and impermanence.
After being treated for a serious illness, he returned to his art practice in 2018, fusing his instincts as a painter with his experience as a filmmaker in video based work, site-specific projection, virtual and extended reality, photography incorporating AI, lenticulars, and 2.5D printing.
David had his first exhibition at Goldsmith’s College of Art at 14, two years after he built his first personal computer. His work is in private collections in the U.S. and Europe. Previous technology sponsors include Varjo, LG Electronics, and Panasonic.
More about Patricia Shea & Shea Art Advisory:
Shea Art Advisory is a leading art advisory firm, specializing in Post War and Contemporary Art. For over 20 years, Patricia Shea has been guiding new and established collectors alike, offering unrivaled access to galleries, artists' studios and art fairs. Patricia's intimate knowledge of the market and passion for contemporary art is evident in every aspect of the business, from acquisitions and appraisals to collections management.
Her thorough research and acquisitions on behalf of her clients at art fairs, auctions, and galleries around the world have brought important new works by established and emerging artists to their collections. Patricia routinely collaborates directly with artists to realize projects for her clients, initiating and producing commissions on their behalf. Ultimately it is the introduction to artists, the experience of living with great art and the discerning knowledge of the art market that Patricia Shea, the principal advisor for SAA provides her clients.
Patricia has always had a passion for discovering new artists, finding overlooked and undervalued artists and anticipating the trends in the art world. Her experience as a former gallerist informs her ability to find new talent and develop ideas around contemporary art."In the past generation, artists have pushed past boundaries of creativity, not confined to one category, material or mediums, rejecting the idea of staying in one lane of artistic production.
Along with this development, finally came the embrace by art collectors and institutions that art should be more inclusive which has unleashed a buying spree of work by women and artists of color. Developing concurrently, we have seen the rise of computer based artwork and a wider adoption of video and digital art with advances of the blockchain and NFT marketplaces."
Early on Patricia saw this development of artists creating art with technology and wanted to support artists and collectors with a platform that made it easier to archive and collect these works. She founded ArtPlay in 2015, with an app on Apple TV as a curation and collection management tool for her cutting edge collectors of video and digital art. Today, ArtPlay is a web based platform for digital and NFT art and a place to discuss ideas around art and technology.