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  • Artist of the Day: Ken Garduno

    Todays artist of the day is another Creep Machine favorite, Ken Garduno. Not only is his work always exciting to see, but it’s also quite staggering at how many unique ideas he is able to get.

    Ken currently has a solo show going on at the Black Maria Gallery in Los Angeles. The show is entitled “Channels” and if filled with some excellent paintings. A good majority of them have color splashed in, which looks striking when set against the monochromatic washes that he does. The show almost sold out, but there is still a few left. Ken also contributed a painting in the “This is the End” group show (1st below). The painting in the show is 12 3/4″ x 16 3/4″, acrylic wash and ink. It’s still available and all framed up.

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    Ken Garduno @ Black Maria Gallery

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  • “Cindy” print by Ana Bagayan

    Ana’s show at Billy Shire Fine Arts opens this Saturday, and I am not sure if there will be prints made from any of the works. However, if you head over to her homepage right now she does have a print available. The print is 10″ x 10″ on Hahnemuhle Fine Art Paper, signed and numbered in an edition of 50. Her Etsy site also has the same print for sale, as well as an original drawing, all framed up. So if you can grab anything from here show there is alternative ways to get her art.

    Ana Bagayan on Etsy
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  • Shows this weekend: Neo Grotesque, Joshua Petker & Ana Bagayan

    This is yet another weekend with some really amazing shows opening up.

    Friday:
    Schmancy Toys/Gallery ha s anew solo show from Parskid. The reception is from 6-9pm, and the artists will be in attendance. The work is online and not only is it affordable, but looks excellent.

    Eclectix Gallery will host “Eat It”, a group show featuring work by R.S. Connett, Andy B Clarkson, Rudy Fig and many more. There is also works by Mary Patterson on show.

    Halogen Gallery formerly known as the Suite 100 Gallery, has a group show with work from Dave Crosland, Phoneticontrol, Matt Linares, Ryan De La Hoz and more.

    Thinkspace Gallery has two solo shows opening, “Untitled (New Works)” from Matthew Feyld and “The Sins Of Atticus Finch” from Dave MacDowell.

    Roq La Rue Gallery is opening “Neo Grotesque” by Christian van Minnen and new works by Yoko d’Holbachie. The reception is from 6-9pm, and the show runs until April 4th.

    Saturday:
    Black Maria Gallery will host Ken Garduno’s latest solo show “Channels”. All of the work looks amazing, I love how is he putting small amount of color in each one. A large majority of the work is already sold. The reception is from 7-10:30pm

    Distinction Art Gallery is opening “He Said, She Said”, a group show featuring works by Lyle Motley, Ahren Hertel and Ken Keirns. There will also be various work on display throughout the galleries. Ahren has gone a new direction with these new works, I like them a lot and can’t wait to see more of these.

    Shooting Gallery SF is hosting “Water Lilies” a new solo show of Joshua Petker. While you there you skip next door to White Walls and see the new works from Alex Lukas.

    Billy Shire Fine Arts is opening “Orphan”, new works from Ana Bagayan. The new paintings look amazing, and if you look around a bit you will be able to find videos of Ana painting these works.

  • Now Online: David Kassan @ Gallery Henoch

    March 12th at the Gallery Henoch in New York, a solo show featuring works by David Kassan opened. The show is entitled “Introspections”, and is nothing less than amazing. I love the photo-realistic way that he paints figures, and the grimy, graffiti-laden industrial backgrounds that he places the figures in. I love artwork that is aggressive, and texture filled and at the same time I appreciate beautifully rendered figurative works. I became an instant fan of Kassan’s work, since it so easily holds both of those preferences.

    Head on over to the site and check out it all out. Along with the painting they have drawings on exhibit as well, and as you can imagine these are just as spectacular as the paintings.
    David Kassan @ Gallery Henoch

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  • Photos: Everything but the Kitschen Sink @ La Luz de Jesus

    The “Everything but the Kitschen Sink” Show opened this last weekend. One of the artists in the show and previously featured artists here on the Creep, Apricot Mantle, took some pics of the show and now has them up on his site to check out. The show looks amazing, I really wish I was able to have been there during the reception. Or just to see it in person even.

    Head on over and take a look. While your there you can also see some new art Apricot Mantle is working on.
    Everything but the Kitschen Sink photos at ApricotMantle.com

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  • Preview: Dave MacDowell and Matthew Feyld @ Thinkspace Gallery

    Coming up this Friday, March 13th at the Thinkspace Gallery are two new solo shows, “UNTITLED (NEW WORKS)” by Matthew Feyld and “THE SINS OF ATTICUS FINCH” by Dave MacDowell. I’m sure if you had read this site long enough you know that Dave is a favorite here, his work is always exciting. The reception is from 7-11pm if you are able to make it to the show, take some pics and i’ll link to them from the site.

    Here are some preview images of the show:
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  • Photos: This is the End @ The Alternative Cafe

    The reception is now over and I have finally finished editing and pruning all the pics that were taken at the show. The gallery had this amazing banner of the show flyer with all the names of the artists on it posted on the front of the building. The Alternative Cafe is a nice sized gallery with great lighting, and all of the works of the show fit in with no worries. Seeing all the art in person was great, pics on the net are ok but there are so many subtleties that are lost. I found myself wanting to buy pretty much everything there.

    The reception was quite fun, music, free drinks and a non-stop supply of people to talk to. Maya and Scott from the gallery are very nice, you can tell they love what they do. A good amount of the artists were also able to make it to the show such as Paul Chatem, Michael Ryan, Gene Guynn, Eliza Guager and R.M. Hanson. It was good to be able to not only talk about their work, but just art and random topics in general.

    I had a blast at the show, and hope they everyone else that come out did as well. A few pieces are already sold, and I have a feeling that more will go soon. There really is some amazing work in this show. Check out the art and prices over at the Alternative Cafe Store
    And see the rest of the pics on FLickr after this small preview: This is the End on Flickr

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  • Art of the Day: “Click” by 8pussy

    One of the paintings of the “This is the End” show that wasn’t there for the reception, was this one by Creep favorite 8Pussy. The painting got held up in customs, which was horrible as I knew the artist got it out in time and I would have loved to see it in person. It will be at the gallery soon though, and after seeing some of the artists work in person I know that it is amazing. The way that she draws eyes is very inspiring. Its often hard to believe that someone could make something that was this smooth and fluid.

    The work from the show is online to view, as well as purchase. This is the End @ Alternative Cafe

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