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  • Seen: Some Kind of Wonderful @ Gallery 1988 SF

    The day after the Craola/Lister show I headed all the way back to San Francisco to enjoy the day a bit and see the “Some Kind of Wonderful” group show at Gallery 1988. The show features work by Cherri Wood, Mari Inukai, D’holbachi Yoko, Allison Sommers, Sarah Joncas and more.

    This was the first time I have seen Allison Sommers work in person, and I was impressed. She really know how to use that gouache. It was amazing how intricate she was able to get in such small works. It was also nice to finally Sarah Joncas’ work in person as well. They are just as good as I imagined. The colors were perfect, bright and vibrant, you could see the works across the room. I am also becoming a huge fan of Mari Inukai. I love the colors and the massive texture that she gets in the paintings.

    Check out the show on Gallery 1988 SF
    See the pics of the show on Creep’s Flickr



  • Seen: Anthony Lister and Craola @ Fifty24SF

    Just this past Thursday I headed down to San Francisco to check out the new shows from Craola and Anthony Lister at the Fifty24 Gallery. It was raining a bit but as we pulled up the rain stopped and we got there just before the crowds did. Anthony’s show was in the upstairs gallery, and after taking photos of the show I was able to talk to him about his work at his studio space around the corner. He had some new works on the walls (seen in pic) and was very easy to talk to. You can tell he loves what he does. I met up with him for another pic later on at the show.

    Craola’s show “Seeing Things” was in the downstairs area, and got packed super fast. He was also signing books and toys, as well as doing sketches for people. This made it hard at first to see, or even take photos of the show, but it calmed down. The new works were amazing and I was able to talk to Craola for a bit as well. He’s a super nice guy. His attitude honestly makes you love his art even more, not like it needed any help. I got a sketch from him in my little book and walked away happy I made the trip to see these shows.

    I did a writeup for the show you can read on SFWeekly.com
    And I have the rest of the show pics up on the Creep’s Flickr


  • Joe Vaux and Dan May @ Copro Nason Gallery

    Copro Nason just opened two shows this weekend, “Manimal” by Joe Vaux and “Slow Collision” by Dan May. All the works are online to view and both shows look amazing. I really like the new works on Dan May, the colors in these paintings are so bright and vibrant. Nathan Spoor also interviewed Dan for this show over on Hi-Fructose.com.

    Copro Nason Gallery

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  • Two new prints by Amy Sol

    Amy Sol has two new prints that will be available in her shop today at 2pm PST. Both prints are 8.5 x11 on 10.5 x 13 paper on heavy hahnemühle bamboo fine-art paper with 12 color archival pigment, signed, numbered, and embossed. Each print is in an edition of 300 and priced at $50 a piece.

    Amy Sol Store

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  • “Cut Copy” stencil show at T&P Fine Art

    Opening up this Friday at T&P Fine Art in PA is the “Cut Copy Stencil show. The show features work from a bunch of killer artists such as Adam 5100, Papermonster, Pure Evil and more. The work is online in the shop to view, and if your around the reception starts at 7pm.

    T&P Fine Art

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  • Shepard Fairey Accused of Copyright Infringement

    Saw this on Huffington Post, then Juxtapoz and now it’s spreading all over. Associated Press has accused Shepard Fairey of copyright infringement for using a photo taken by AP photographer Mannie Garcia. So they now want compensation.

    Shepard has not hid the fact that he used the photograph for the poster of Obama, but what I find silly is that AP has waited so long for this accusation. The poster has made it’s way around the world, has different versions, spin-offs, shirts, stickers and the original is in the Smithsonian. And now they come around? I don’t agree with going after him anyway, artists have been using appropriated images for years. Degas, Van Gogh and others worked from photographs that I am sure they did not take. So why wait so long? Make sure they is enough money to go for? Who knows, but I am interested to see how this works out. So many artists use images to make works from so this could be devastating and a new way for people to make money by suing others. Great.

    HuffingtonPost.com

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  • Craola and Anthony Lister at Fifty24SF

    Opening up at the Fifty24 Gallery in San Francisco is “Seeing Things” by Greg “Craola” Simkins in the lower level and “Magic Tricks” by Anthony Lister upstairs. The reception is from 7-9pm, but I imagine the place will get pretty packed. It’s not the biggest gallery to begin with. There will also be a print from Craola available at the show. “The Lost Thought” (as seen on the flyer) is 16″ x 20″ giclee on canvas, signed and numbered in an edition of 30.

    I’ll be at the show taking pics and doing another writeup for SFWeekly. I’ll pictures of the show and a rundown during the weekend.
    Upperplayground.com

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  • Brandt Peters “Cackle Factory” Solo Show

    Brandt Peters solo show at the Gallery 1988 in Los Angeles is now online to view. Of course the work is all amazing, but what I like the most os the variety he has there. So not only is there paintings and drawings, but a whole mess of sculptures and paintings on found objects. There is also four prints available from the show, shown is “Faithful” a collaboration piece with Kathie Olivas. The gallery is only selling 10 of the edition of 20 on each so I imagine the rest will be at Circus Posterus soon.

    Head on over and check the show out: Brandt Peters Cackle Factory

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