On August 26th, Gallery 1988 in Venice opened the latest solo show of Nathan Stapley. Entitled “Same Gang”, Nathan created 20 watercolor paintings with pop culture icons as influence. “Greaser Party” below features characters from such movies as The Outsiders, Grease, and there is even Lenny and Squiggy from Laverne and Shirley. There is a few paintings setup like these large group portraits, and a few smaller ones that have a “VS” vibe to them, much like the “Great Showdowns” series by Scott Campbell. Overall, “Same Gang” is a great show, and it’s fun to see how many of these pop culture references you can get on the first look. Head on over and check out the full show.
Two new prints from Letter Pressed
The amazing Letter Pressed has two new artists series prints being released this Friday, February 29th. This is a pre-order sale, the prints will be shipped around March.
The first print is by gig poster artist Justin Helton (Status Serigraph). It’s called “Perm” (shown) and is a 6″ x 6″ 1 color letterpress print. It’s limited to 50. I love this print, the limeade color is really crazy and it fits the imagery well. You really have to look close to see all the subtle details in this piece, such as the skull irises in the left figure.
The second print is by Nathan Stapley. The print is “Human Monkey” and is a 5″ x 7″ 2 color letterpress print on natural paper. This print is also limited to 50. Nathan has a very unique style of painting, it’s great to see how well his style translated over to a print like this. Oh, and monkeys completely rule so that makes this print even better if you ask me.
