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  • “Snowfall Over Poppies” print by Krista Huot

    Krista Huot’s “Wizard of Oz” inspired piece from the most recent “Crazy 4 Cult” show is now available as a print. The prints will be available from Gallery 1988 this Tuesday Jan 13th.

    The print is 16″ x 20″ giclee on archival paper, signed and numbered in an edition of 50. There will also be 15 of the prints with hand-embellished poppies, these prints are $150 while the standard is $100 each. This was one of my favorite works from that show, and will no doubt be a very popular print. So if you’ve been looking to score one of these prints, I would be read this Tuesday.

    You can either contact the gallery at (415) 409-1376 / gallery1988sf@gmail.com, or go to the website: Gallery1988.com

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  • “Flown”, new print by Michael Hussar

    Birdbath Publishing has a new print by Micheal Hussar coming out. “Flown” will be released this coming March, but you can secure one during the advanced sale right now.
    The print is unframed on archival paper, 12″ x 16″ signed and numbered in an edition of 88 . It also comes with a certificate of authenticity.

    I’ve stated this before and I’ll say it again, the prints released by Birdbath look perfect. Coupled with how great Michael’s art is and you get prints that sell out very fast. I have a feeling this one will go quick as well.

    Head on over: BirdbathPublishing.com

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  • Shows this weekend: Van Arno, James Jean & Family First

    Aside from the Ron English, Alex Pardee and Beastie Boys tribute show I mentioned earlier, there are some more killer shows opening up this weeked.

    “From the Streets of Brooklyn” at Thinkspace Gallery opened.
    The show features work from 50 Brooklyn artists, with a few installations as well.
    Thinkspacegallery.com

    Esther Pearl Watson & Jessica Joslin both have solo shows at Billy Shire Fine Arts.
    The shows are both online to view.
    Billyshirefinearts.com

    “The Boogie Disease”, featuring new works from Van Arno opens at Shooting Gallery SF.
    The show is online and looks amazing. I will have pics from this show after the weekend.
    Shootinggallerysf.com

    “Family First” opens next door at the White Walls Gallery.
    The show features work by gallery favorites, Ian Francis, Shepard Fairey, Mike Giant, Shawn Barber, Sylvia Ji and many more. The show online as well.
    The work by Ian Francis looks amazing.
    Whitewallssf.com

    “Kindling”, James Jean’s solo show at the Jonathan Levine Gallery opens Saturday as well.
    The preview from the show look great, and if that isn’t enough Keniche Hoshine has his show “The Night Before” in the project room.
    JonathanLevineGallery.com

  • New paintings available from Naoto Hattori

    Naoto Hattori has once again updated his online shop with some new original paintings. A few of these new ones are portraits like the one shown below. I really like when he paints faces, this has to easily be my favorite work by him so far. The mixture of texture, the soft facial features and the floating orbs are all great. The one shown is entitled “Pheromone” and is acrylic on board, 4″ x 5.9″ and is framed.

    Head on over and check the new work out, they are going fast. Naoto Hattori Online Store

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  • Under the Influence: Beastie Boys show now online

    The Beastie Boys theme art show “Under the Influence” opens at the Gallery 1988 in LA tonight. The show features a whole mess of artists creating art inspired by the band. The show is now online to view, or order art if you wish. Along with original art there is also a good amount of limited edition prints made for the show.

    There are some really great artists in the show such as: Ken Garduno, Tom Haubrick, Matt Dangler, Aaron Jasinksi, Andrew Hem, Michael Page, Alex Pardee and the three shown below, Dave Macdowell, Casey Weldon and Chris Murray. Dave’s painting is of course amazing as usual, the colors and textures in Chris’s and Casey’s Biz Markie with the Ted Nugent shirt and energy beam shooting mouth is too much.

    Check out the show here: Beastie Boys Show

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  • Ron English and Alex Pardee at Fifty24 SF

    Tonight at Fifty24 in San Francisco, Ron English’s solo show “Mythographic Vicissitudes” opens in the lower level of the gallery, and Alex Pardee’s “Letters From Digested Children” opens on the upper level of the gallery. Both are amazing artists and being able to see both shows in the same gallery is too good to be true.

    Arrested Motion has a preview of Ron English’s show Here. Io9.com has a preview of Alex’s show, and it looks like it’s going to be killer. I love the idea of the video installation that he has in the show, I wish this was seen in more shows. Check it out Here

    I’ll be seeing the show in Saturday and will no doubt have many pics to share. For now head over to Fifty24sf.com

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  • New prints and website from Femke Hiemstra

    Dutch artist Femke Hiemstra has redesigned her webpage, and has also updated her online shop. The process of buying is a lot quicker, the whole website is more streamlined than the previous one. I think it looks great.

    She has some new work posted in her gallery, and also has added some new prints to her shop. It looks like the most recent prints are: “Le Dernier Poursuivant Du Dragon” edition of 200, and “The Japanese Mountain Woman” also an edition of 200.

    Head on over and check out the new site, and new items added to the shop. Femke Hiemstra Homepage

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  • Ben Tour: Electric Orphans show at Meta Gallery

    Ben Tour has a solo show coming up at the Meta Gallery in Toronto this Friday. The reception is from 7-10pm and Ben will be present. Along with new works for the show, there is also a print available. The print is entitled “Orphan I”, it is on museum rag paper with deckled edges, 20″ x 24″ in an edition of 50. You can get the print by getting in touch with the gallery here: jp@metagallery.com to acquire the work or phone Meta Gallery at 416-955-0500.

    The shows online to view right now, it’s one of those flash based galleries but you can zoom in and make all of the images as big as your screen. The show looks amazing, I really love the energy and textures that Ben gets in every painting that he does.

    Head on over and check out the show. Ben Tour at Meta Gallery

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