Creep Machine Magazine – Contemporary Art & Culture

Author: Creep

  • Greg Houston Fire Sale!

    peircing.jpgWhile renovating his studio Greg Houston found a whole mess of old illustrations, some dating back 20 years. These are all original works. Some were published, some weren’t.

    The works are going for very cheap prices, so this is a good chance to get some killer artwork for a small price. I guess he has even more than what is shown, so once one sells, another may fill its place. There are so many there that are too good to pass up, some caricatures like Robert Mitchum, Elvis, Betty Davis and the one I have shown called “Piercing”.

    Greg has a killer style of drawing, and every piece has some cool details and expressions to it. Head on over and check em out.

    Greg Houston Fire Sale
    Greg Houston Homepage

  • aotd: “Slam”

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    Todays piece is from an artist that I mainly know by the name C-D, I believe her name is Anna.

    The work is the most important part, and this piece is very dynamic. I’m a sucker for texture and this one is filled with it. It really looks like this is painting is on concrete, there is so much going on around the figure. Its watercolor, gouache & India Ink. I love the colors, especially around the arm, that tattoo looks great and that whole area looks burnt in.

    I would really love to see a whole series with this theme from the artist, maybe different characters with different masks?

    Check out the rest of C-D’s work here: C-D profile

  • Meg Hunt limited print from Blueflip

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    Modays limited edition print from BlueFlip art is from artist Meg Hunt. The print is limited to 100.

    A few more prints from Meg Hunt were also added to the site, she has a great style. Head on over to the site to check out her new prints.

    Remember, every time you buy a print from Blueflip a % of the sales get donated to a charity picked out by the artist, so your doing something good at the same time.

    Meg Hunt @ Blueflip Art

  • Ahren Hertel solo show @ Gallery 1988 Dec 4th

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    At the Gallery 1988 in Los Angeles, Ahren Hertel will be having a solo show, the reception starts at 7pm and goes until 10pm

    I really wish I was able to go to this who, Ahrn Hertel is an amazing artist, and I would love to see his work up close. He has a killer style of figure drawing, and I love the colors he uses.

    Iconography: from what I can see a lot of his work has birds, worms, reoccurring characters, and water. I’ll be interested to see if these elements will be present in these new works.

    If you want to see more of his work, Ahren Hertal Homepage
    Gallery 1988 LA

  • VIVISECT Playground IV, and some sketches

    2082996739_ef818e9216.jpgWell the Vivisect Playground show at the Gallery 1988 in SF was a blast. The parking wasn’t so fun, I think half of California was in SF, it took and hour to find a spot.

    The gallery was packed, and the line to get a free sketch from either Luke Chueh or Craola was pretty long. We stuck it out, and got some really killer sketches from Craola. He was such a nice guy to talk to, great attitudes make the art even better in my opinion.

    There was also alot of really amazing art there. Some great works from Mari Inukai, Roland Tamayo, Erik Alos, Phil Holmes, Matt Dangler and many others. I really liked the Mari Inukai pieces and the Erik Alos painting. Mari Inukai’s work has so much texture to it, you really have to see it in person.

    I also got to see some of the prints that Gallery 1988 sells close up, they are top notch. The new Craola print as well as Stella Im Hultberg’s Crazy4Cult print look great. No worries about getting a subpar print.

    I have pics of the show in the “gallery” section, and the show will be online for all to see at the Gallery 1988 page.

    Speaking of Craola, there is an original painting of his for sale here.

  • Gallery shows starting this December 1st

    342a_dwdllweb.jpgSome really amazing shows are opening this Dec 1st. I wish I could hop in an old VW bus and just hit them all up.

    Vivisect Playground (Round 4) opens up at the Gallery 1988 in San Franciso. The show is being curated by Luke Chueh. Greg “Craola” Sinkins will also be in attendance and a new print of his will be released that night. Some of the artists being shown are: Alex Pardee, Luke Chueh, Mari Inukai, Angry Woebots, Amy Sol, Roland Tamayo, Joe Ledbetter, Isaac Pierro, Dave Pressler, Amanda Visell, Rachel Wong, Matt Dangler, Walt Hall and many others.

    “Wishful Thinking” starts at the Project Gallery in Los Angeles. 50+ artists will create xmas themed cards, and all the proceeds of the show will go to the Make-A-Wish Foundation, how cool is that? Some artists being shown here are: Luke Chueh, Blaine Fontana, Edwin Ushiro, Tessar Lo, and others.

    In Costa Mesa at the JFlynn Gallery, “Tree Trimmings II” opens. This ornament based show will feature: Mike Aho, Leanne Biank, Megan Brain, Calef Brown, Scott Chenoweth, Mindy Cherri, Melissa Contreras, Albert Cueller, Inky Dreadfuls, Andrew Hem, CJ Metzger, Daniel Peacock, Nathan Spoor, Julie West, Jaime Zollars and others.
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  • Ashley Wood show, Scott Eder Gallery

    ashbkgd.jpgAshley Wood has a show starting on December 1st at the Scott Eder Gallery in New York, but you can see the work online right now, and even buy it if your so inclined.

    The work is from his various comics, doodles, and the killer 48 Nudes book he put out recently. It all looks great, and I wish I was close enough to check out the show. He will have another show at this gallery May 2008.

    There is also a show featuring work by some comic greats such as: Daniel Clowes, Dave Cooper, Jim Mahfood, Joe Matt, Tony Millionaire and others. All that is missing from that show is some Charles Burns work.

    Scott Eder Gallery

  • aotd: “Jake and the decision”

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    Todays art of the day, is from german illustrator Alex Wucherer. He works both digitally and traditionally, and it’s often hard to tell if some of his digital work has been mislabeled.

    Such as this one, it’s digital but looks so much like oil paint. This just goes to show that having understanding of traditional media can really give the digital work a different feel. I really dig the character in this piece, he has that same stylized kind of figure that you might see in a Joe Sorren piece, but a little more tame.

    This piece also starts a new feature for the Creep, iconography. Not all pieces have icons in them, but when they do I’ll try to point them out, and I encourage readers to post comments sharing what they think the iconography means. So in this piece we see, scissors, string, paper boat, moon and water. Now it doesn’t necessarily mean that each element means something significant, but talking about them helps to drink in the artwork.

    For more of Alex’s work, head on over to his homepage
    Alex Wucherer