Creep Machine Magazine – Contemporary Art & Culture

Author: Creep

  • SF Fetish Ball Gallery Show

    hussar_middle.jpgThe SF Fetish Ball Gallery show was great. I had to get a press pass to be able to take pictures in the show, but thanks to SFWeekly I was able to do that. I managed to pull off around 230 pictures, once I pruned them down though I ended up with 100.

    The highlight of the show was being able to see Michael Hussar’s paintings in person. The paintings were amazing, and really show why viewing paintings on the internet and in print isn’t the best way to enjoy art. “Vasoline” in particular was huge and took up a majority of the stage area. “Gummer” along with “Saliva” were also huge in size. They were both being supported by soft benches. It was great to able to see all the brush strokes and details in each one of the paintings.

    At 11 pm they had an auction. Prints were being auctioned off to help out Philip Warner who also had some work on view at the show. The “White Devil” print by Michael Hussar hit $900. I don’t think you can find that print at a cheap price anymore, but the “Hans Memling” print is still available as well as “Still Life with a Smile” both still around $350.

    If you ever have a chance try to see Michael Hussar’s work in person. I like to see any work in person, but this was a great opportunity to see the work of an artist that isn’t flooding the market with hundreds of prints and paintings. These are highly skillful and meticulously created works of art. Modern day masterpieces really.

    Check out pictures from the show on the Creep Machine flickr area: SF Fetish Ball Gallery Show
    And if you want to grab some prints by Michael Hussar, head on over before the price gets too high. Micheal Hussar prints

  • Shows this weekend: Joshua Clay, Naoto Hattori & Balls Out

    ballsout.jpgJoshua Clay has a solo show called “Midnight Parade” at the Distinction Gallery in Escondido. The work is up for viewing and it all looks amazing. There are also two prints available, “Love and Lust” and “Fresh Beats”. Both prints are limited to 50, signed and numbered.
    Check out the show Here.

    At the Copro Nason Gallery in Santa Monica three artists will have work shown, Naoto Hattori, Keith Weesner & Christopher Polentz. All the pieces are up for preview and it looks like Naoto’s show is almost sold out. Check out the show here.

    Opening the 7th at La Luz De Jesus gallery will be “Everything But The Kitschen Sync”, a no themed huge group show. There is a lot of work to be seen here, most notably is some pieces by Stephen Blickenstaff. He was one of the first artists that I really got into, I have yet to see his work in person. Check out the show Here.

    “kaleidoscope” opens the 8th at the Project Gallery in LA and features work by: Jen Corace, Rebecca Artemisa Urias,
    Katy Horan, Allison Cole and Dan-ah Kim. Check out the show Here.

    Create:Fixate has a pretty huge group show going on, featuring work by Brady Redman, Paul Torres, Shannon Keller and many others. Check it out Here.

    Finally the “Balls” Out” group show opens the 7th at the Grass Hut Gallery in Portland. The show features work by Bwana Spoons, Jeff Soto, James Jean, Reuben Rude, Deth P Sun, Ryan Bubnis, Chris Ryniak, Amanda Visell, Scott Saw and many others. Looks like it’s going to be a very exciting show. Some really great artists there. Check out the show Here.

  • Travis Lampe giclee print set

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    Gallery 1988 will be releasing two new prints from Travis Lampe this Friday March 7th.

    Each print is a 12″ x 12″ giclee print on velvet art paper, signed and numbered and limited to 25. The print on the left is “Accidental Mishap”, the right on is “Mountaintop Scuffle”. I have seen both of these prints in person and they look amazing. The detail and colors are perfect, the only thing really missing from these is paintbrush marks.

    You can actually save $25 by buying these together and they would look great framed right next to each other anyway.
    These prints are being released by the SF Gallery 1988 you can get them by calling (415) 409-1376.

  • Allison Torneros “The City” giclee print

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    Allison Torneros was one of the Creeps first “Art of the Day” posts way back in August. The piece featured was this very one, “The City”. It’s mixed media and is a great image, and I’m obviously not the only that thinks it great. Allison was also featured in the “Reader Art” section of Juxtapoz.

    Gallery 1988 is releasing a limited edition print of this piece. The print is 11″x14″ and is limited to an edition of 88, hand signed and numbered. It’s very affordable at only $75. I’m really happy that that her work is being seen and enjoyed by so many people.

    Head on over to Gallery 1988 to grab one these prints Gallery 1988 or just e-mail them at gallery1988@aol.com

  • Michael Page & SF Fetish Ball Gallery Show

    Hairtaker.jpgThis Thursday night, march 6th will be the opening of two art shows. I’ll be at both of the shows, taking pictures and just enjoying the art.

    First is a solo show at Varnish Art “The Turning Time” by Michael Page. I really dig his work and Varnish is one of my favorite galleries to visit. The gallery looks great and there is always amazing art to view. Check it out Here

    Next is the SF Fetish Ball Gallery Show at the DNA Lounge. The artists that will be featured there are Michael Hussar, Alan Daniels, Philip Warner, Allan Amato, Collin J Rae, Oliver Mendoza & Jody Cortes. I’m super excited to finally be able to see Michael Hussar’s paintings in person. I’m not sure what paintings will be there to view, I’m happy to see any of them really. There will also be an auction at 11pm and music by dj trevor simpson. Check it out Here

  • Michael Hussar “Daddy’s Girl” print for sale

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    There is currently a “Daddy’s Girl” print for Sale. This print by Michael Hussar has been long sold out .

    The print was only limited to 88, the one for sale here is #75. The print is 13″ x 11″ with an image area of 10″ x 8″. I believe all the cool additions that come with Michael’s prints, such as certificate and sleeve are present with this print, but I would get in touch with the buyer just to make sure. These prints rarely show up for sale.

    Check it out:
    Daddy’s Girl print by Michael Hussar

  • David Macdowell originals for sale

    __Feed_The_Children___by_davidmacdowell.jpgOne of the artists that I have talked about quite a lot, and am a huge fan of is David Macdowell. His art always blows me away. Not only does he makes some really killer paintings, he’s super fast. I’ve seen him post a drawing, two days later it’s painted. Now he could be messing with me, but I’ll just believe he’s lightning fast.

    David currently has some work for sale at the Thinkspace Gallery in Los Angeles. He has three paintings in the available artwork area, the whole area is filled with great art for sale but it’s David’s that really stands out right now. “All of them Witches”, “Bunny Business” & “Feed the Children” (shown) are for sale. The price for these pieces is really great too, I know that you won’t be able to find his work soon for prices like these. There was originally four paintings for sale, but it looks like someone saw the killer deals and swooped it up.

    Don’t miss your chance to grab a David Macdowell. He will also be showing some art at the upcoming “Attack of the B Movie Art Show”, I’m super excited to see what he paints.

    David Macdowell originals at Thinkspace

  • Andrew Bell Solo Show “Burning Desire”

    24x24_guardians.jpgAndrew Bell, of “Creatures in My Head” fame, is having solo show at the Gallery 1988 in L.A. and it opens up March 4th. The show will run until March 27th.

    You can look and maybe purchase the work right now. The show looks great, much like the Kathie Olivas show in the SF Gallery 1988, Andrew has all sorts of work to show. Paintings, toys, sculptures and drawings. I think it’s great when you have such a variety of mediums to look at. My favorite work from him has always been the little framed drawings that he does, such as the ‘Everything is Fine’ piece.

    You can see the show here: Andrew Bell “Burning Desire”