Creep Machine Magazine – Contemporary Art & Culture

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  • “Horrorwood” group show @ WWA Gallery

    Opening tonight at the WWA Gallery in Culver City, the group show entitled Horrorwood opens at 7pm. Work from Dave Chung, Julian Callos, JAW Cooper, Dave Correia, Jeremy Cross, James “Jimbot” Demski, Charlie Immer, Ben Kehoe, David Ball, David MacDowell, Jon MacNair, Apricot Mantle, Lily Mae Martin, Annie Owens, KRK Ryden,Dylan Sisson, MomTried Myles Smutney, Jessica Ward, and many more will be on display. Apricot Mantle has brought another one of his painstakingly-created, custom framed paintings.

    Check out the show here: WWA Gallery


  • “Monster Masks” prints by Gris Grimly

    Depending on how old you are, you might remember growing up and getting cut-out monster masks on either cereal boxes, or even some horror magazines. Gris Grimly has just released three new prints that are bound to bring this nostalgia flooding back, or maybe this will be the first time you get one of these killer Halloween masks. The three prints are “Fat Witch”, “Mad Ghoul”, and “Bone Daddy”. Each print is silkscreened 9″ x 12″, signed and numbered in editions of 31 for $15 each. You can also snag all three prints for the price of $31. These prints are sure to sell fast so don;t wait.

    Gris Grimly Store


  • “Mr Cleese” print by Brian Ewing

    Brian Ewing has added a new print to his online shop. “Mr Cleese” was originally a pencil study Ewing created while corresponding with a friend. The remaining prints, left over from NYCC, are now available on the site. The print is 5″ x 7″, 8″ x 10″ framed, on German Etch Watercolor paper, signed and numbered in an edition of 20.

    Get it here: Brian Ewing Shop

  • Halloween 2010 Feature

    Halloween is upon us again, one of my favorite times of the year. Not only is it filled with great memories of being a kid, eating too much candy and watching horror movies late into the night, but this season is when some of the creepiest art is made. This is the second year I have posted a Halloween feature, and hopefully this one is even better. Head on over to the feature page and see work by: Chris Murray, Charlie Immer, Apricot Mantle, Scott Move, Naoto Hattori, Jessica Ward, Dean McDowell, Esao Andrews, Brian Smith, Dennis Brown, Dan Harding, Ryan Heshka, Celene Petrulak, Adrian Borda, Ego, Buddy Nestor, Edward Frausto, Laurie Lipton, Dave MacDowell, Jehan Choo, Natalie Shau, Joshua Carlton, Dan Hipp, Dienzo, Sarah Joncas, Chet Zar, Chris Brodahl, JR Williams, Tom Haubrick, Nicole Absher, Larkin, and Nouar.

    If there is any art you find creepy, that hasn’t been added to this gallery, add the link to the art in the comments.
    Halloween 2010 Feature

  • New prints by Naoto Hattori

    Naoto Hattori has just added some new prints to his online shop. It was just last month that he added new prints, and looks to be on a schedule with new releases. The store itself is pretty well stocked with prints, so if any of the new one don’t grab you, there is bound to be one that does. Take a look at the few preview images here, and then over to the shop for the full details.

    Check them out here: Naoto Hattori Print Shop


  • Scott Rohlfs “Under the Influence” @ Distinction Art

    On October 9th, the Distinction Art Gallery in Escondido, CA opened the latest solo show of Scott Rohlfs. Entitled “Under the Influence”, the show features more than twenty new paintings by the Portland based artist. Scott primarily uses acrylic on canvas, and is able to get a highly rendered skin ton out of the paints. The faces themselves look a bit like some of the rendered faces of Sas Christian, but i’m sure any type of highly rendered face that isn’t picture perfect would do this. In a few of the works the proportions look a bit odd, necks being too small, or legs looking as if they don’t quite connect well. I would love to see the paintings in person and see if this is the same. I really love what Scott does with the backgrounds in each of these paintings. Head on over and take a look at the full show.

    Distinction Art Gallery

  • “Junk Baby” prints by Zach Johnsen

    Zach Johnsen, also known as Zenvironments, has just released two new prints. Entitled “Junk Baby”, there is a girl and boy version, each print is an 18″ x 24″ 8 color screen-print, signed and numbered in editions of 75 for $50 each, or save $10 when you buy the set.

    Get em here: Zenvironments Shop

  • New work by James Jean

    James Jean just added some new work to his blog. This latest series is called “Stills”, and just from looking it at the paintings, you get the idea that they are most likely stills from some classic movies. Honestly it doesn’t matter what James Jean paints, it could be people eating at a fast food restaurant and it would still look amazing. The color palettes each painting has, and the energetic, slightly sloppy way he has applied the paint, really helps make these works something to stare at for hours. Could the colors mean something? I’m sure if you look at the faces in each work, thinking about the colors meaning cold, passion, and jealousy, it would make sense but no way to tell if Jean meant for it to be that way.

    Check out the rest of his work: James Jean