“Jungle Drums”--the new collection (featuring 15 paintings, including sculptures and masks) from Southern California painter, illustrator and designer Josh Agle aka SHAG--debuts Saturday, January 16 from 7:00-11:00 p.m. in the main gallery of COREY HELFORD GALLERY’s new 12,000 square foot space in Downtown Los Angeles.Influential New York Times art critic, Roberta Smith, has called SHAG’s painting catchy and witty, saying "…the eye is snared by Mr. Agle's economic use of saturated colors-sharp greens and warm lavenders, smoldering reds, sour ochres-and the tinted-gel space created by his thin-on-thin paint handling.” Interest by museum curators and academics has led to his work being featured in museums such as the Laguna Art Museum in California, The Andy Warhol museum in Pennsylvania and the Naples Museum of Contemporary Art in Italy.SHAG’s distinctive imagery can be found on merchandise and products worldwide. He has created work for Coca Cola, MGM’s Pink Panther, Paul Frank Industries, and Playboy. In 2005, he was chosen to be the official artist for Disneyland’s 50th anniversary. For more info on SHAG, visit shag.com.