Tradition here on the site, even though we have missed a year, is to have a Halloween Art Feature. This year we have art by a great lineup of artists including: Augie Pagan, Chris Mars, Chet Zar, Jaime Lee Parker, Tim Bruckner, Jason Hite, Menton J Mathews, Colin Christian, Mike Bell, Alex Gross, Randy Ortiz, David Stoupakis, Dan Harding, Dean McDowell, Tom Bagshaw and Bennett Slater.
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The author of the book “Weirdo Deluxe”, is back with a new book talking the gothic and dark art scene. The book is 9″ x 9″, 192 pages and features work from more than 20 artists such as Attaboy, Ana Bagayan, Glenn Barr, Jonathan Bergeron, Ray Ceasar, Jason d’Aquino, Bob Dob, Alex Gross, Sarah Joncas, Annette Hassell, Fred Harper, Dan Kennedy, Laurie Lipton, Travis Louie, Tara McPherson, Skot Olsen, Nathan Ota, Annie Owens, Anthony Pontius, Isabel Samaras, Shag, Dani Tull, Brian Viveros, and Edward Walton Wilcox.
I enjoyed Weirdo Deluxe quite a bit, and this book seems like a good followup. I’m not sure if I agree about the “noir”, or as stated in the description “artists who have embraced the dark side, employing gothic themes in their art.” There are a few artists in that list that have dark works for sure, but maybe I just have a different definition of “dark and gothic”.
Get it here: Chronicle Books, or cheaper at Amazon
Here is the rundown of art shows that will be opening up this weekend.
Friday:
Swarm Gallery will host an exhibition of new works by Josh Keyes.
Perihilion Arts will open “Black Eyed Mouseketeers”, a new series of paintings by Bob Dob. The show is online and looks great.
Cave Gallery will open “Outside my Window”, a group show featuring art by Liz Brizzi, Adam Flores, Max Kauffman and more.
La Luz de Jesus is opening its four shows, as mentioned in an earlier post, with new art from Scott Holloway, Jessica Dalva, Misato Otake & Jasmine Worth.
Varnish Art will be having its last show at the current location, and will end it all with a new solo show entitled “ThankYouGoodbye†with works from Michael Page.
Strychnin Gallery will host “The Red Threadâ€, which features work by Jennybird Alcantra, Bethany Marchman and Edith Lebeau, who was a featured artist on the Creep Machine. Congrats Edith!
Saturday:
Copro Gallery will open “The Blab! Show” featuring new paintings by Joe Sorren, Andy Kehoe, Alex Gross, Jeff Soto, Femke Hiemstra, Shag, Kris Kuksi, Ryan Heshka, Martin Wittfooth, XNO, Travis Lampe, Owen Smith, Kathleen Lolley, Natalia Fabia, Andrew Brandou, Gary Taxali and more
Disctinction Art will open “Scientific Evolution”, with new artwork from Dan Lyderson, Sean Christopher, Jasmine Worth, Gene Guynn, Christian Van Minnen, Dave MacDowell and more. 10% of proceeds to benefit stem cell research.
There are some really cool shows opening up this weekend, all of which seem to be starting this Saturday.
“Isn’t it Romantic” opens at the Mahan Gallery in Ohio. It features work by Jenny Hart, Arabella Proffer and more. Check it out here: Mahan Gallery
On Saturday at the Copro Nason gallery two shows open, Noferin’s ” The Start; or Where We Begin.” and Jeff Gillette with “Blight”. Check out the show here: Copro Nason
Then at the Jonathan Levine Gallery we have three shows, Alex Gross with “Mysteries and Manners” as well as Erik Mark Sandberg & The Date Farmers. I’m big fan of Alex Gross, the works for the show not only look amazing but they are huge! Check out the shows here: Jonathan Levine Gallery
Finally we have the very first show the Last Rites Gallery in New York. The gallery was started by Paul Booth and Genevive Zacconi. There are going to be some killer shows from this gallery in the coming year, such as this first show. It’s called “Transgression” and features art by: Shawn Barber, Jon Beinart, Matthew Bone, Paul Booth, Vincent Castiglia, Colin Christian, Christopher Conte, Daniel Martin Diaz, HR Giger, Naoto Hattori, William B Hand, Fred Harper, Nikko Hurtado, Michael Hussar, John John Jesse, Stephen Kasner, Kevin Llewellen, Fabrice Lavollay, Laurie Lipton, Travis Louie (shown), Jesse Pepper, Karl Persson, Dan Quintana, Celeste Rapone, JL Robbins, David Stoupakis, Heidi Taillerfer, Brian Viveros & Chet Zar. They have a preview of the show up, and the works look great. Don’t forget to check out the store section as well, they have some exclusive prints for sale. Check out the show here: Last Rites Gallery