This weeks article features prints by Shawn Barber, Ben Tour, Joe Vaux, Johannah O’Donnell and J.R. Goldberg. Check it out Here
Art of the Day: “Roost” by Craig Maher
An illustrator based in New York, Craig Maher has done work such clients as Alderac Entertainment, Hidden City Games and many more. He works with traditional oils, and from his site says he uses very little mediums, so it’s all wet on wet paint here. The thing I found most interesting is that he went to the Joe Kubert School of Cartooning and Graphic Art. I have always been interested about the school so it’s nice to see an artist come from there.
A lot of his work is of course made for the various clients that hire him, but the piece shown here looked to me like a more personal one. I really dig the whole feel and layout of it. I could easily see this painting shown alongside such artists as Kris Lewis, Chris Peters, Carrie Anne Baade and even James Jean. I also added the intitial drawing for the painting, I absolutely love how he draws and paints faces two different ways.
Craola interview in December issue of Blisss! Magazine
Greg “Craola” Simkins has an interview in the December issue of Blisss! Magazine. I guess you can pick one of them up in any skate/surf shop for free. I don’t have any type of shop near me, so luckily there is some pretty big images of the interview. It would be nice to have the mag for collecting sake though.
Click the “read more” for the rest of the interview with big images.
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Daniel Martin Diaz and Morgan Slade @ BSFA
Two more great shows opening up this Saturday night are taking place at Billy Shire Fine Arts. In gallery I is “Anatomy of Sorrow” featuring new works by Daniel Martin Diaz. Then in gallery II is a handful of works by Morgan Slade.
Both shows look great, I really like the playful works of Morgan. Mixed media works can sometimes be too much to look at, but if done right as seen here, they can look amazing. Daniel Martin Diaz’s new work is also great. A good amount of the show has sold. Head on over and take a look at both shows.
Kris Kuksi launches a new website
Kris Kuksi has updated his website to a new version. Not sure if you ever saw the last version, but this one is a good step forward. Easy to move around, looks great and most importantly let’s you really focus in on his art. I’m not the biggest fan of flash based galleries, but in this instance he has done it right. The images load fast, are nice and large and you get that killer zoom option.
Head on over and take a look at all his work, his pencil works (shown) are amazing. I would love to see some of these in person. The piece shown is entitled “Anatomica Fabrica” and is 11″ x 14″.
Shows this weekend: Jeff Soto, Skot Olsen & Gifted
Here is the rundown of the shows opening up this weekend. Looks like its another one of those weeks that are filled with a huge amount of shows.
Friday:
Kathie Olivas and Brandt Peters have a duo show entitled “Nocturnal” opening at Cardboard Spaceship.
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“Mostly Memory” featuring work by Armsrock and Elbow-Toe opens at Thinkspace. Also in the project room, Jon Todd’s show “Life Sentence” opens. Both shows are online to view.
ThinkspaceGallery.com
“Globoid Fun” a solo show of KRK Ryden opens at the Rabbit Hole Gallery. Haven’t seen this site before so I’m not sure if the pieces will be online.
Therabbitholegallery.com
“Maritime and Mythology” by Evan B Harris and the “Gifted” group show both open at the Cersoli-Lebasse Gallery. “Gifted” features work by Tessar Lo, Eric Fortune, Scott Belcastro, Melissa Haslam, Ken Garduno, Nimit Malavia, Tom Haubrick, Jeremiah Ketner and more. So much of the work in this is striking, that Eric Fortune “A Wish for the Mourning” is beautiful.
Cerasoli-lebasse.com
Saturday:
“Little Wonders”, a group show featuring works by Deli, Reuben Rude, Grant Gilliland and more will open at Fabric8 in San Francisco. None of the works will be over $100.
Fabric8.com
Art Whino opens “Skin Deep”, a solo show of Jason Snyder. Reception is from 6-midnight.
Artwhino.com
The reception for Jeff Soto’s show, “Turning in Circles” at the Riverside Art Museum takes place. Really wish I could see this one, I hope pics surface soon.
Riversideartmuseum.org
“Infinity Squared” a group show curated by Kelly Vivanco opens at Distinction Art. The show is online and looks great. Some of the artists in the show are Kelly Vivanco, Allison Sommers, Doug Boehm, Angie Mason, Ken Garduno, Jennifer Lewis, Jeremiah Ketner and more.
Distinctionart.com
David Stoupakis has his solo show, “These Predicaments” open at the Corey Helford Gallery at 7pm.
Looking forward to seeing his new work once it’s online.
Coreyhelfordgallery.com
“Printed Matter IV” opens at Giant Robot SF. The show is all about print, screenprints, lino, you name it. Some of the artists in the show are Luke Chueh, Blinky, Deth P. Sun, Jordin Isip and more.
Gr-sf.com
“Architeuthis” a new solo show by Skot Olsen opens at the Shooting Gallery in SF. The reception happens from 7-11pm. I’ll be taking pics of the show, but they are online to view now.
Shootinggallerysf.com
The “Good Samaritan’s” group show kicks off at 8pm at Copro Nason Gallery. The show features work by Brian Viveros, Naoto Hattori, Femke Hiemstra, Bethany Marchman, Mari Inukai, Tin, Chet Zar, Brandi Milne, Chris Peters, Kukula, Vinnie Cacciotti, Jasimine Worth and the Dr. Charles Manson..?
The show is online to view so check it out. Matthew Bone has a solo show in gallery 2.
Copronason.com
Tribute to Bettie Page
Regardless of whether or not your a fan of this pin-up icon, there is no denying how influential she is. One of the first models in Playboy magazine, a muse for artists such as Olivia & Dave Stevens, as well as inspiration for clothing and hairstyles for many a fan and alternative model. So in tribute to this pinup-queen here are some works of art featuring that smile and hairdo we have seen hundreds of times and will no doubt see many more. Art by Olivia, John Cebollero and most notably the late Dave Stevens.
New prints available from Parskid
Seattle based artist parskid has two new prints available over at Flatcolor.com. Both of the new prints are 6″ x 8″ image area on a 8″ x 10″ sheet of Hahnemuhle William Turner Fine Art Paper. “The Wolves Brought Her Back” and “The Bear Will Protect Him” are both limited to editions of 25.
Preview: Shawn Barber and Vincent Castiglia @ Last Rites
Opening up this December 13th at the Last Rites Gallery in New York is “Anathema”, featuring new paintings by Shawn Barber and Vincent Castiglia. The opening Reception is from 7-11pm, and Shawn will be there signing his new book Forever and Ever.
This is Shawn’s first collection of erotic works, they are beautifully rendered as all of his paintings are and very intense. I can only imagine what seeing them in person would be like. Vincent also has some new erotic inspired pieces as well, and if you look in the shop you will find prints from both artists. There is two new prints from Shawn, one Last Rites Exclusive of his “Portrait of the artist: Paul Booth” and another of Genevive Zacconi.
Hit the “Read More” link for more preview images, as well as a press release for the show.
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“Metamorphosis 2″ book now available
The next book of “Surreal and Fantastic Artists” is available over at the Beinart online Shop. Metamorphosis 2 features work by HR Giger, Ron English, Michael Hussar, Chris Mars, Lori Earley, Shawn Barber, Travis Louie, Greg “Craola” Simkins and many more. Check out the full list of artists here: Metamorphosis 2 at Beinart Shop
They also have added some limited edition prints to the shop, a few from Chet Zar, David Stoupakis, Naoto Hattori and Jeremy Geddes (shown second). Check these out in the shop as well.
Original paintings by Simon Boses, aka Mudmonkey
Simon Boses was one of the featured artists on the site more than a year ago. He is one of the few sculptural artists that I have been able to feature on the site. He has been pretty quite for the past year, but recently I see that he has made some ACEO’s or collectible artists cards. Basically tiny original paintings.
Both works are acrylic on bristol board and are 2.5″ x 3.5″. I have seen some ACEO frames out there and they look really killer all framed up. I really love how you can see his style shine through these little works. I hope he keeps going with the painting. The first one is entitled “Mono Vision” and the second is “Perilous Voyage”.
Head on over and check em out: Simon Boses original paintings
Molly Crabapple recaps Art Basel
Art Basel is now over and for those of us (me) that missed the even, artist Molly Crabapple wrote a recap of the event. Focusing specifically on the “lowbrow/pop surrealist” contributions to the festivities.
I love how she touches on the idea that this genre is looked at as just illustrative, something I have argued with quite a few professors. It just isn’t getting the respect it deserves, but as she wrote in the article: “If pop-surrealists don’t envy high art’s pretense, they covet their cash.” Very true, she references the painting that Mark Ryden sold for one million dollars. Just illustration huh?
Check out the article here: Blogging Basel with Molly Crabapple
