Stranger Factory, the newest gallery from the Circus Posterus Collective, opened a group show last weekend, October 7th, entitled Bewitching. This is the first installment of an invitational annual group art show that takes inspiration from the vintage esthetic of Halloween. Growing up I was always mesmerized with the various decorations that would spring up during Halloween. In recent years the decorations are cheap, lazy looking, and lack any kind of uniqueness, so it’s great to see a show that harkens back to the hand-made, and often “outsider” feel the vintage designs had. The show features work by Andrew Bell, Colin Christian, Sas Christian, Doktor A, Travis Lampe, Leecifer, Travis Louie, Jon MacNair, Irene Mendonis, Kathie Olivas, Brandt Peters, Rhode Montijo, Chris Ryniak, Scott Tolleson, and many more. The show runs until November 12th, and if you aren’t able to make the show in person all of the work is now online to view. Love those paintings by Emily Trovillion (shown last).
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Stella Im Hultberg, Mari Inukai, Audrey Kawasaki, and Amy Sol @ Thinkspace Gallery
Amid the variety of Halloween related art shows, and the I Want My Music Video Art Show, Thinkspace Gallery opened a group exhibition featuring the work of Stella Im Hultberg, Mari Inukai, Audrey Kawasaki, and Amy Sol entitled In the Wake of Dreams. This show brings new paintings, drawings, and a new print set. Overall the show is as cohesive as it gets, there is no denying that these four artists fit very well together. I love the idea of being able to see the painted style each artist has, and the drawings, especially in the way each artist presents the drawings. With Stella Im Hultberg and Audrey Kawasaki’s drawings, you see only clean, well-planned linework. Each one also adding colored pencil, and in the case of Audrey laser cut sections of the paper. Amy Sol and Mari Inukai have a looser style of drawing, as you are able to see lines that were made while the artist worked out the forms. To me, this style of drawing has a very energetic feel and in a way is as intimate as a signature can be. The show will be up until October 29th.
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“Uncle Six Eyes” sculpture by Travis Louie
About 2 years at the San Diego Comic Con, a sculpture by Bigshot Toyworks was presented, “Uncle Six Eyes” by Travis Louie. The sculpture was a full figure, identical to what was created in the original painting. Now Shinbone Creative (formerly Bigshot) has just released the “Uncle Six Eyes” resin sculpture, although now it is a bust. Measuring at 10″ x 7.5″ x 7″, this resin sculpture is limited to 150 pieces at $120 each. I like the idea that they changed it into a bust, and the color really makes this looks as though it has a nice aged patina to it.
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Prints: “Love Bite” by Laurie Lipton
The Loyal Subjects have just released a new limited edition print by graphite virtuoso Laurie Lipton. The print is made from “Love Bite”, an image that features a mother biting the head of a infant, and as stated on the page “is evocative of Grimm’s fairy tales where the children are eaten by the witch, or Goya’s “Saturn Eating His Children”. The print is 24″ x 34″ on archival cotton rag paper, signed and numbered in an edition of 213. This is a very large print, one that is sure to help show off those drawing skills.
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“I Want My Music Video Art Show” @ Meltdown Gallery
Opening tonight, October 7th, at the Meltdown Gallery in Los Angeles is a massive group show, over 100 artists, all taking inspiration from music videos for the first “I Want My Music Video Art Show” curated by Chris Marrs Piliero and Dave MacDowell. Artists such as Sarah Joncas, Aaron Jasinksi, Aunia Kahn, Apricot Mantle, Chet Zar, Dan Harding, Dan Quintana, Edith Lebeau, Jason D’Aquino, John Cebollero, Kelly Vivano, Larkin, Kolaboy, Nate Van Dyke, N.C. Winters, Paul Chatem, Scott G Brooks, Scott C, and many more have created art based on their favorite music videos. Oh, and yours truly also has a piece of art in this show (thanks to Dave for talking me into it). The reception starts at 8 PM and I have heard that a good majority of the artists will be there, so if you stop by make sure to say hi to the artists that made this show a must see. The exhibition will run until October 20th, so if you can’t make the reception you have a little bit of time to see the show.
I am very honored to be a part of this show, there is so many amazing artists. To be honest I was a little too nervous in the beginning and thought about not entering. I will stay with my original goal of this site and not show my work here, however I am proud of the piece and hope the viewers of the show enjoy it. Take a look the preview images of the show, and then check out the site below for some more images and video links.
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Halloween 2011 Feature
It’s that time again, and one of my favorite times of the year. It’s October and this means Halloween is just around the corner. This is the month you can spend your nights watching horror movies, which I do all year long anyway, as well as appreciate all of the horror and dark art that is created. This months feature has some outstanding art from some of the best artists out there: Sarah Joncas, Jay Doronio, Tom Bagshaw, Gary Pullin, Nikko Hurtado, Leilani Bustamante, Larkin, Jackie Gallagher, Dan Harding, Ryan Heshka, Jason Levesque, Ojimbo, R.S. Connett, Charlie Immer, Akira Beard, John Cebollero, Craig larotonda, Christopher Ulrich, and XNO. Click the image to go to the feature and have a great October!
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New posters from Mondo
Gearing up for Halloween, one of the best times of the year and the horror related art is now coming in. We have the Halloween feature up on the site, and some other good news today is that Mondo tees is releasing a handful of prints based on some amazing horror movies. These prints go on sale today, October 7th, at a random time. You know Mondo prints sell out super fast so if you want one of these, keep your eyes on the site. Thanks to Omgposters.com for the heads up on this one.
Zombie by Jock
24″ x 36″ Screenprint; Edition of 280; $45 each.
Zombie by Jock (UK Zombie Flesh Eaters Variant)
24″ x 36″ Screenprint; Edition of 110; $75 each
The Beyond by Ken Taylor
19.5″ x 37.5″ Screenprint; Edition of 270; $45 each
The Beyond by Ken Taylor (Bronze Variant)
19.5″ x 37.5″ Screenprint; Edition of 90; $75 each
House by the Cemetery by Jeff Proctor
24″ x 36″ Screenprint; Edition of 285; $40 each
The Gate by Phantom City Creative
24″ x 36″ Screenprint; Edition of 225; $40 each
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Family Guy x Joe Vaux
If you caught the latest episode of Family Guy, ‘Seahorse Sea Shell Party’, you no doubt noticed the mushroom-induced dream sequence Brian went on. This 2 minute segment was a Bosch-style nightmare world, created and directed by Joe Vaux. The episode was held back from it’s May 2011 release due to “national sensitivity”, but finally aired and I am very happy fans of the show and Joe’s work was able to see this. I made the connection earlier to the work of Hieronymus Bosch, and while the two do share the ability to create the stuff night terrors are born from, this segment far creepier and terrifying than any painting by Bosch. Joe is no stranger to the Family Guy series, as he worked as a storyboard revisionist from 2005 – 2007, and also participated in both the Family Guy C.R.A.P Show and the What The Deuce Are You Staring At!?! show that took place in 2006. If you look at the paintings from these shows (below), you can see that some of the characters and elements made their way into the Family Guy segment.
I love the idea that these cartoons (Family Guy, Simpsons, etc) are integrating the art and direction of the artists we spend so much time watching, such as The Simpsons, Banksy directed intro that aired a year ago. Cartoons are still such an amazing medium. One that allows for reality to pushed any which way the animator, writers, and director so choose.
