Spoke Art just finished up some remodeling in the gallery and is all setup to open a new group show entitled “A Taste of Things to Come”; a preview of what’s in store for the gallery over the next year. Work by Handiedan, Serge Gay Jr., Sam Wolfe Connelly (featured), Nimit Malavia, Rod Luff, Jonas Lofgren, Casey Weldon, Timothy Doyle, and Ron Ulicny. The show opening this Thursday, August 4th from 6-10pm and will be on view until August 25th.
Author: Creep
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Madeline Von Foerster & Benjamin A. Vierling @ Roq La Rue
I’ve been a little busy the past few weeks, I imagine many have noticed due to the infrequency of posts, and I missed some really good shows to post. For instance a duo show with Madeline Von Foerster & Benjamin A. Vierling that opened at Roq La Rue on July 8th and closes this August 6th. The two artists, referred to as “neo-medievalists”, both use classcial techniques in their paintings. Both artists use the Mische Technique, a style of painting found by the Dutch masters of the 15th century that helps to produce these intense paintings with more depth, color, and transparency than other methods can achieve. I would love to see these in person. I lie the fact that along with paintings, Madeline Von Foerster also had a couple of drawings on exhibit. Another thing that struck me, being the art history geek that I am, is that both artists we inspired by classical works of art and themes. I really like the Medusa painting by Vierling, and the “Odalisque” style painting from Foester; both shown below. The show is open for a few more days so if your in the area make sure to stop by.
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Preview: David Stoupakis & Tom Bagshaw @ Corey Helford Gallery
Opening this Saturday, August 6th at the Corey Helford Gallery is two solo shows; “Walking Within These Shadows” by David Stoupakis and “Beautiful Imperfections” by Tom Bagshaw. This is going to be an outstanding show. Tom Bagshaw states in the release “In my first show, I had focused purely on Japanese Yokai. I wanted to continue with that exploration of folklore, ghosts and mythology, but on a much broader scale.†With these new works Tom creates a new body of work that borders between dark and playful, and continues to show that no matter what the medium a skilled artist with an intense imagination can create mind-blowing works of art. If your in the area make sure to stop by the show, it will be up until August 27th.
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The Art of Alvaro Tapia Hidalgo
Alvaro Tapia Hidalgo is an illustrator working out of Granada, Spain. Along with motion graphics, web design, and logos, he is also an amazing illustrator with a very unique style. It look as though his works are primarily created with Illustrator, and then textures and various brush work are added to the pieces to give them a more unique feel and depth. Some of the works could very easily translate into traditional watercolor portraits, provided the artist used some stencils in the initial setup. I especially like the works based on horror movie icons, with the intense color palettes he uses the juxtaposition of horror and color is amazing.
Check out the rest of his work: Alvaro Tapia Hidalgo
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Prints: “The Omen Owl” by Matt Dangler
Matt Dangler has recently added a new print to his online shop. “The Omen Owl” is is 11″ x 14″, signed and numbered in an edition of 77. This is a very stunning image, not surprising coming from such a talented painter. Thanks to Omgposters.com for the heads up.
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Prints: “Light Waters” by Michael Page
Virtu Art Gallery has just released a new exclusive, limited edition print by Michael Page. “Light Waters” is 18 1/2 x 14 3/4 on hand embellished canvas, signed and numbered in an edition of 25. Each print also comes with a certificate of authenticity. The print comes from Michael Page’s solo show “Into Passing” (reviewed) that took place at the Shooting Gallery a while back, and for those that read the review you might remember how much I raved about this painting. It’s a beautiful image and not only am I happy it made into a print, but that this very small edition will be hand embellished by the artist as well.
Get It here: Light Waters by Michael Page
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New prints by Jonathan Viner
It’s been quite a while since Jonathan Viner has released any new prints, but this past week he has ended the break and released three new prints. “Above the Terminal” at 18″ x 23.5″ in an edition of 50, Tundra Hi-Fi” 15″ x 22″ edition of 50, and “Hairpin” 12″ x 12″ edition of 200. Each print is on Hahnemuhle Photo Rag, signed and numbered, and coated with three coats of matte varnish to ensure durability. I do hope that along with these new prints, Viner decides to release some new drawings to his shop as well.
Check em out: Viner Studio Store
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Genevive Zacconi & Ewelina Ferruso @ Copro Gallery
Opening this Friday, July 29th at the Copro Gallery is a duo show with Genevive Zacconi (interviewed) & Ewelina Ferruso. Entitled “Immaculate Deception”, this new show features all new works by the two artists and a group show, “Genesis to Revelation” that is also opening up. This group show will feature work by Chris Mars, Christian Van Minnen, Leslie Ditto, Naoto Hattori, Billy Norrby, Macsorro, Dave MacDowell, Charles Wish, The Pizz, Chrystal Chan, Kieth Weesner, Erik Also, Stephanie Henderson and more. For this post we are featuring a few images from the “Immaculate Deception” show. Both artist, Genevive and Ewelina have a great set of art. They are both highly skilled painters, and are a perfect match to be shown alongside each other.
Take a look at the show online: Copro Gallery
