Flatcolor Gallery In Seattle has just released a new print by Krista Huot. Entitled Seedlings, this print is 7.3″ x 9.4″ on 11″ x 14″ sheet of Hahnemuhle Museum Etching Archival Paper, signed and numbered in an edition of 100. If you look in the print section of the online shop you’ll also see another print by Krista, Solstice Fox which is 6″ x 8″ on 8″ x 10″ paper, also signed and numbered in edition of 100.
Get em here: Flatcolor Store
Those few people that have talked with me about art, something I am always excited to do, know I am not the biggest fan of conceptual art. I don’t dislike all of it, some conceptual artists have done some amazing things such as Joseph Bueys 7,000 Oaks Project. Always good to plant more trees, even if it’s labeled an art project. However, most of the time when I think about conceptual art I think of Paul McCarthy’s Class Fool performance in 1979, in which he threw himself around in a ketchup splattered room at UC San Diego until injured, vomited a few times and then inserted a Barbie Doll in his anus. Most of the viewers could not stand to finish watching the performance. This type of art makes for great headlines, articles, and conversations, but in the end I feel that this kind of art takes attention away from those artists that create something as skilled technically as it is conceptually, but lack the instant shock factor, or as Jonathan Jones states in his latest article “it’s a laugh, it’s entertainment, it’s spectacular, it’s cool … art now aspires to be all the things fashion is.” (source)
Entitled Art As We Know It Is Dead, Jones talks about the idea that current art is over. It has shown itself as nothing more than “the decor of an age of mercantile madness”. To a certain extent I agree with this. One can no doubt look at pieces by Jeff Koons, Damien Hirst, and many more as art-factory-made products, in which the money attached to the piece is more important than the art itself. Of course many of the fans of lowbrow/pop surrealism know that not all current art is like this, and many of the ideas and political/social connections that the more public contemporary art is lacking, this scene is more attuned to. I often think of artists such as Francisco Goya, being inspired by the invasion of the French, created his timeless works The Third of May 1808 and The Disasters of War series and wonder where are the artists today that are creating art based on the issues that are going on in the real world. I think it’s great to be entertained, to escape, and most importantly laugh, but is that balance between reality and fantasy even there with the majority of the conceptual art world? I would like to see more reality based art in the contemporary scene we pay attention to, but I know it is at least going in that direction.
Read the Article Here
Above image is Medicine Cabinets by Damien Hirst.
Scarecrowoven (featured) has just added a new limited edition screenprint to his online shop. The print is entitled “The Fiend Demon Fantasy” and is 18″ x 24″, 7 color screen-print including silver, signed and numbered in an edition of 50. Make sure to check out the rest of his shop for more prints and eve the original drawing for the newest screen-print.
Black Friday is here again, and along with the great savings comes sitting overnight in the cold, dealing with a crazy mob of people, and possibly getting pepper sprayed because you took the last xbox 360 (source). So avoid the mayhem, and support your local, small businesses and better yet artists. Many of your favorite artists are having black friday/holiday sales. This is a great opportunity to not only score some art, prints, shirt, and more, but you also know you are helping out a person and not some mega-corporation. Here is a short rundown of some of the artists/online stores you can save at, if you know any more add them to the comments.
Stella Im Hultberg has added some small originals to her shop for this years sale: Shop here
Need some horror shirts? Fright Rags is having a huge sale on mens tees, girly tees, posters and more: Shop Here
Spoke Art is having a sale on all inventory, prints and originals. Use SPOKEARTSALE, and save 10%, it ends Monday. Shop Here
Vannen Watches is having a 40% off sale, just use BLACK40 during checkout. Shop Here
WWA Gallery will be donating 15% from all sales to 1 of children’s charities. WWA Gallery
Aunia Kahn is having a big sale on here online shop, click here for all the codes. Shop Here
Gris Grimly is having a 50% off sale over at his online shop. Check it out here
Edith Lebeau added a bunch of new paintings to her online shop. See Here
Use LE2011 over at Cate Rangel’s shop and save 40% on all limited edition prints. Shop Here
Dan Harding is having a sale in his new online shop. Just use TURKEY and save 20%. Shop Here
Get a free print over at Tara McPherson’s Cotton Candy Machine when you buy anything online. Check it Out
Chet Zar added two new sculpture, Hammerhead and The Dead Pope, both on sale. Shop Here
If your in the need for some clothes, Disturbia Clothing is also having a sale this weekend. Shop Here
Save 30% on selected items at Greg ‘Craola’ Simkins online shop. Shop Here
Phone Booth Gallery is having a “mystery tube” sale. For $75 you tube Includes rare prints, blems, misprints, sketches, leftovers, extras, and more from all your favorite PBG artists!
Shop Here
Contact the folks over at Virtu Art Gallery for 50% off Lori Earley’s Annabelle print. Shop Here
Kelly McKernan is having a big sale over at her online shop, Check it out
Arabella Proffer’s first book is ready for pre-order, with a foreward by your truly… Get it here
Save 20% off everything at Gallery Nucleus. Just use GOBBLE20 during checkout. Shop Here
Save 30% off at Brian Ewing’s store by using COOKIES during checkout. Shop Here
At Steven Daily’s online shop save 50% on all paper products, and up to 50 on giclee prints. Shop Here
David Stoupakis has added two new prints to his online shop. The first The Girl Who Sat Too Long is 10″ x 14″ on archival canvas, signed and numbered in an edition of 50 for $150 each. The next print is The Red Woods which is 16″ x 16″ with an image area of 13″ x 13″ on archival paper, signed and numbered in an edition of 100 for $75 each. This painting was first seen at the Dorothy Circus Gallery back in 2009. You can see an image of the painting framed here. The print looks stunning and the frame that was originally used is perfect, should you pick this print maybe think about getting a similar frame.
Get the prints here: David Stoupakis Shop
I have been trying to take a break from reading the news as much as I usually do; It hasn’t been the most uplifting lately anyway. It’s always good to take a break and remember to enjoy all of the little amazing things that happen when you really pay attention. However, It’s been hard to ignore some of the events surrounding the Occupy Wall Street movement, with cops macing protesters, more people joining support, and artists jumping in and sharing their creativity for the 99%. Artists working in a variety of mediums have been creating posters that reiterate the groups message. Of course I have seen many sites that are offering shirts and posters, with no mention that your money will go to anything other than the pockets of those that sell the items but that always happens. One site worth checking out, Occupyprint.org has a good amount of OWS posters, each one is downloadable in pdf format for free, so you can help spread the images around.
Most recently Shepard Fairey has released a new image, in the same style as the Obama “Hope” Poster, which shows a redesigned figure wearing a hoodie, and a Guy Fawkes mask (representative of Anonymous and OWS). Below you can see the first version of the poster, and the updated version after Fairey received a response from an Occupy organizer.
The first poster was criticized as it came off “pro-Obama” with the use of the badge seen in the first poster, now with the 99% shown in the center, and most visible the callout at the bottom stating “Mr. President We HOPE You’re on Our Side”. In the response the Orgaziner clearly states OWS does want to associate with any major figure, especially Obama who has “raised more money from Wall Street than any other candidate in history”. The organizer goes to breakdown each one of the choices Fairey made in the creation of this new poster. In the end the poster was later changed with the full response that prompted it. Now the image states “We Are the HOPE”. Of course the colors will always associate the image with the original design, but I am curious to know how you feel about it. Does the design “reclaim” the original “Hope” poster and give it new power? What do you feel about the initial Occupy design, and the changes that were made?
Read the full response by OWS to Shepard Fairey here @ OBEY
1xrun has a new time limited print up on the site. Tokyo Neon by Dan Kitchener is the second release he has had on 1xrun, and is very different that the first one he had (here), which was more architectural. This new print features a geisha painted in a very brushy, and energetic style. It’s an amazing image and I hope to see more like this. The print is limited to a max edition of 50, is 17″ x 18″ and comes with a certificate of authenticity.
Get it here: Dan Kitchener @ 1xrun
Jeff Soto is dropping a new time-limited print this Wednesday, November 16th at 12 PM Pacific. The print entitled Snow Owl is a 12″ x 15″ UV print on wood for $55, that will be available for 24 hours. I like the idea of time limited prints, and have never seen one that was printed on wood before.
Next up is a few prints for Black Friday, a day I make sure to stay home but makes a good day to buy some prints online. Jeff will have three new prints available for a duo print set entitled Two Skullz, 16″ x 16″ each limited to 50 for $100. Next is Blooming another UV print on wood, 16″ x 24″ signed and numbered in an edition of 20 for $220 each. Thanks to Omgposters.com for the heads up.
Get em here: Omgposters.com
