The past weekend some amazing shows opened up, and this coming weekend will be continuing this run of outstanding shows. On March 19th Copro Gallery will open the BeinArt Surreal Collective’s group show, “Dystopia”. Curated by Jon Beinart, this group show “will place the viewer in a fictional world where personal and societal fears can be explored. Whether figuratively or more literally, the participating artists will present their own interpretation of ‘Dystopia’.” Work from over 50 international artists will be on view, such as: Kris Kuksi, Chris Mars, Paul Booth, Chet Zar (interviewed), Viktor Safonkin, Laurie Lipton, David Bowers, Dariusz Zawadzki, Matthew Bone, Jean Labourdette Turf One, William Hand, Christian Van Minnen, Dan Quintana, Ben Tolman, Karl Persson, Macsorro, Carrie Ann Baade, Stephanie Henderson, Heidi Taillefer, David Choquette, Scott G Brooks, Naoto Hattori, Michael Ryan (featured), Leslie Ditto (featured), Larkin, Chrystal Chan, Jeff Christensen, Cam De Leon, Christopher Ulrich, Matt Dangler, Brian Viveros, Chris Peters, Rachel Bess, Brian Smith, Pamela Wilson, James Zar, Vincent Cacciotti, Jon Beinart, Matt R Martin, David Bowers, and more. Take a look at the preview images, and then head over to the site for more.
Interview with Buddy Nestor @ Beinart
The Beinart Blog has just published a new interview with Buddy Nestor. Lana Gentry was able to get Buddy Nestor to talk about his artwork, and how he developed his unique style. Head on over and check it out.
Kris Kuksi – Divination and Delusion Pre-Order
The Beinart Surreal Collective, has just sent a new book to the publishers to be released this coming December. A new book on the works of Kris Kuksi entitled “Divination and Delusion”. The book was to be released this September, but 40 extra pages were added so the book as been pushed back, but with the extra pages the wait will be well worth it. The work of Kuksi is absolutely mind-blowing; to see these works in person is really something special. While a book is rarely a good replacement for seeing the art in person, this book allows one to not only add a great to book to their collection, but to really delve into the intricacies of Kuksi’s work. Each assemblage is so hyper-detailed, its often hard in a gallery setting to really see everything in each work displayed. The book is in pre-order, so head on over and make sure you get a copy.
Pre-order: Laurie Lipton art book
Beinart.org is releasing “The Extraordinary Drawings of Laurie Lipton”, and while the book will not be shipped until December, the pre-order for the book is now available. The book will be roughly around 8″ x 11″, hardcover with 96 pages.. There is a nice blurb about Laurie and the book
“Laurie Lipton’s vast and eerily memorable drawings have been widely recognised for their sublime references to life’s predicaments. Portrayed with a teeth-clenching humour and consummate skill, her work is rich in imagination, artistry and social awareness. Laurie has been drawing since the age of four and has developed her own technique inspired by the 16th Century Flemish Masters: using thousands of tiny lines, like the brush strokes in an egg-tempera painting, to build-up tone and form.
At long last a comprehensive book on Lipton’s work has been published. The subject of her art— fear, politics, sexuality, murder, mayhem, greed, indifference — are timelessly classic yet relentlessly up to date. This publication is not only for art lovers, but for anyone who has ever seen the mask slip off “reality”.”
head on over and pick one up: Laurie Lipton Art Book Pre-order
“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.
