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September 5, 2008
Looks like I almost forgot this one. The Dark Pop show curated by Andrew Michael Ford opens up this Saturday at the Last Rites Gallery. The preview for the show is already online, there is some killer work for this show. I don’t know if I would have called it “dark” though, some of the pieces are, but maybe I just have a different view of what is “dark” art and what isn’t.
Either way, it’s still a good show so head on over and take a look at what is to offer. I really love the works by Esao Andrews, David Macdowell & Tessar Lo.
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September 5, 2008
Here is the rundown of all the killer art shows that will be happening this weekend.
Friday:
“The Poor Man’s Art Show” opens at the Rock, Paper, Scissors Collective in Oakland. The reception is from 5pm to 9pm. All the art from this group show will be under $50. Looks to be a great show, and my friend Tony is showing some work in it. Rock, Paper, Scissors
Saturday:
“Artificial Enlightenment” , the solo show of Eric Joyner opens up at the Corey Helford Gallery. There will also be a book release and signing for his new “Robots and Donuts: The Art of Eric Joyner” book. Corey Helford Gallery
“Made in Canada”, a group show featuring five Canadian artists opens at the Bear and Bird Gallery. Check it out here: Bear and Bird Gallery
Greg “Craola” Simkins and David Choong Le both have openings at the Joshua Liner Gallery. This is Craola’s first solo show with the gallery, and from what I have seen all the work looks amazing. Check it out here: Joshua Liner Gallery
“Diverge” The art of Oddzoo opens at the Carmichael Gallery. I really dig the colors in his work, kind of the same vibrancy that you see in Ekundayo’s paintings. Check it out here: Carmichael Gallery
Then, we have “The Blab! Show”. A group show featuring work by Shag, Gary Baseman, Travis Louie, Luke Chueh and many more. There is also work by Ryan Heshka in Gallery 2 and Tom Huck in Gallery 3. Check it out here: CoproNason Gallery
Finally at the Jonathan Levine Gallery is “Ambien Somnambulants”, a solo show of Camille Ros Garcia. The show looks astounding, the colors in these paintings are insane. Head on over and check out all the work: Jonathan Levine Gallery
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August 29, 2008
Just a few shows opening up this weekend, but they are killer shows. All these shows open up Saturday.
Dan Harding has a solo show opening up at the Art n Soul Studios. Not sure if they will post the work online, but Dan makes some killer art that you must see. ArtnSoul Studios
Cannibal Flower is having their 8th Anniversary Show. There will be live painting by Ekundayo, featured art by Eric Montoya, ,music and art from about 50+ artists such as: Chris Peters, Chet Zar, James Zar, Brandi Read and many many more. CannibalFlower.com
“Whistling Past the Graveyard” is a solo show featuring works by Mercedes Helnwein. There is a preview of the show online right now. The show will be hosted by Jason Lee. MkGallery.com
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August 25, 2008
Well the reception for the latest Crazy 4 Cult 2 show is now over. There was a huge amount of killer work from this show. I love the fact that there was a bit more work inspired by horror movies this time around. I really hope we see some prints of the Naoto Hattori and Chet Zar pieces.
Oldmanmusings.com has some photos of the show over on his Flickr account, one the photos is the one shown here. Wil Wheaton posing next to David Macdowell’s “Stand by Snootch” piece. How cool is that? When David showed me the sketch of the piece, I knew it would be a hit. C’mon, it says “Leech Balls” on Wil’s shirt.
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August 21, 2008
The second edition of the Crazy 4 Cult group show opens this Friday at the Gallery 1988 in Los Angeles. The shows features a whole host of artwork inspired by the cult movies we all love, brought to you by some of the most inspiring artists around.
The shows opens on Friday at 7-11pm and is being hosted by Kevin Smith and Scott Mosier. The list of artists that will be showing work is huge, but here is a small sample of some of the work that will be at the show. Crazy4Cult2
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August 16, 2008
Here is the lineup for the shows that are going on this weekend.
Friday:
“Paper Pushers 2008″ opens up at the Gallery 1988 in San Francisco. The show looks amazing, and this show is also a great way to score some work from your favorite artists for a killer price.
Saturday:
“2d/3d Show” is a group show brought to you by Fabric8 and Neon Monster. The works will be at both locations, so its a good idea to just check out both stores. Just a few artists that will be there are: Dave Crosland, Grant Gilliland, Ken Keirns, Rueben Rude and many more.
“Buried Beneath Me” opens up at the Project Gallery in L.A. The show features work by Ken Garduno, Derek Albeck and others.
Then there is a duo show with art by Jennybird Alcantra and Craig LaRontonda at the Black Maria Gallery in Los Angeles. The show is online right now, ad the works by Jennybird are excellent. I really dig her work, and it looks even better in person. Head on over and check it out: BlackMariaGallery.com
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August 14, 2008
Tonight is the night that the latest “I am 8 Bit” show opens up. This time the show is at the World of Wonder Storefront Gallery. I took a look at the site, but no work there yet and not sure where they are going to put it.
There is a killer list of artists in the show, some great new ones and one that are veterans of the 8 bit art show. Here is the lineup: Joe Ledbetter, Scott C., Jim Mahfood, Ashley Wood, Amanda Visell, Jose Emroca Flores, Luke Chueh, Bigfoot, Yoskay Yamamoto, Kofie One, Angry Woebots, Gerald de Jesus, Tessar Lo, Gabe Swarr, Jorge R. Gutierrez, Carlos Ramos, Joe Vaux, Joe Shea, Benjamin Marra, Deseo, Mr. Jago, Jude Buffum, Michelle Valigura, Suckadelic, DGPH, Jim Stoten, Tanner Goldbeck, Scott Belcastro, Tony Mora, Nate Frizzell, Elizabeth Ito, ZOSO, The Chung, Ray Frenden, and David Goldberg.
There are already some pics from the show circulating around, and the work by Scott Belcastro (shown) has to be my favorite so far. The colors and layout and amazing, and it really fits the whole Legend of Zelda theme perfectly, kind of like Scott should have always been the designer for the game. I heard there will be prints of these as well, at least I really hope so.
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August 9, 2008
This is another one of those weekends were there is a bunch of really killer shows opening up.
Friday:
“Garter Belts and Gasoline” opens at the Alternative Cafe in Seaside, Ca. The show features work by Tyson Mcadoo, Dr. Sizzle, Glen Mcdowell and more. The work looks amazing, and if your a fan of pin-up style art this a show you’ll want to see.
“RAVELED” is a solo show featuring new works by Stella Im Hultberg. The show is online and from the looks of it, almost sold out. In the project room is new works from Dennis Hayes IV & Allison Sommers.
Saturday:
“Project 57″ the benefit show at Distinction Gallery has it’s reception from 6-10pm. You can also figure out if you won any of the works that you might have bid on during the past few days. There is some killer art, and the prices are very nice.
White Walls in SF is having a duo show with work from Kill Pixie and Cleon Peterson. The reception is from 7-11pm.
Copro Nason Gallery is opening up 5 solo shows! Work from Travis Louie, Kris Lewis, Chris Peters, Michael Page & Martin Wittfooth with be there to view. That’s quite a lineup, would love to be there in person.
“Enjoy it While it Lasts” is a group show at the DVA Gallery featuring members from Art Dorks Collective. The artists showing work in this show are: Heiko Muller, Brendan Danielsson, Meagan Ridley, Joseph Fiedler, Chris Mostyn, Chris Ryniak, Kim Scott, Jason Murphy, Katie Ridley, Justin DeGarmo, Melissa Forman & Amanda Louise Spayd.
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August 7, 2008
The reception for the Project 57 show, a benefit for Charles Leslie Walker will be on August 9th from 6-11pm. All of the works in the show are 5″ x 7″, and the artists can donate a portion or all of the proceeds to the LBD Association.
The auction is now underway and will end the night of the reception. There are some really killer works in the show, some of which might even go for a pretty cheap price. Some of the artists in the show are Audrey Kawasaki, Michael Page, Chris Ryniak, Ekundayo, Ahren Hertel, Michael Brown, Richard Salcido and many others.
Check the show out and bid here: Distinctionart.com
Here are some of my favorites from the show, more after the jump.
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July 24, 2008
Well the San Diego Comic Con is upon us once again. I planned on making it out there this year, as I have never been there yet, but I will make it next year. There is some really killer artists making it out there this year. Here is a breakdown of just some of the stuff you should check out.
Food One is at table #EE-05 in the Artists Alley. He has some prints, drawings and shirt available.
Tom Haubrick, Ken Garduno & Eric Davison will be at table #f1
David Mack will be doing signings from Weds to Sun at the Image booth #2729,
Gris Grimly will be at the Mad Creator Productions booth #509, with some new shorts, a belt buckle and so on.
In the small press area, Ben Walker will be at booth O-6, stop buy and say hi maybe grab one of his killer prints.
Last Gasp Publishing will be at booth #1616 with some new releases, Scott Saw will be right across the way at booth #1621 with some new prints for sale.
Scott Campbell will be at booth #1228 and the Munky King booth #4539 with Iam8bit and nerdcore.
Tara Mcpherson will be at booth #4922 and the Dark Horse booth #2615 along with Bernie Wrightson, Eric Powell, Mike Mignola, Bruce Campbell on Saturday and many others.
Ben Templesmith will be at the IDW Booth #1705, along with Ashley Wood and his new robot toys.
Finally, well not finally but all I care to write, Hi-Fructose will be there at booth #4938 with some artists to sign some swag for you. Kukula, Alex Pardee, Ashley Wood, Attaboy, Travis Louie and others. Check out the mainpage for times Hi-Fructose
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