Now that I live in San Francisco, the idea is to go to as many shows as possible and continue writing reviews, and filming new videos for the shows that are most inspiring. I don’t often get to see the shows on the reception night, but I do manage to see them before they are taken down. Shawn Barber’s latest solo show, “Youth of Today” at Fecal Face Dot Gallery is a good example, as I saw this show during the last week it was up. Shawn is no longer located in San Francisco, and this is his latest solo show in SF since he moved to Los Angeles. This new exhibition featured 4 large scale painting that ran in a series, and 7 smaller paintings on the opposite wall. The work in this show continues Shawn’s “Doll Series”, which are all inspired by his concern of a world becoming more enthralled with pop culture. Click the more link for a video, and the full review.
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“Embodiments” by Jeremy Enecio @ Gallery Nucleus
On August 6th at Gallery Nucleus, a new solo show by New York based illustrator Jeremy Enecio opened. The show, entitled “Embodiments”, features 7 new works made with either acrylics or oils. Jeremy has an amazing style, and if your fab of such artists as Phil Hale, Sam Weber, Ashley Wood, and James Jean, then Jeremy’s work is along the same lines of quality, feel, and execution. Take a look at the preview images and then over to the gallery for the rest of the show, also make sure to check out Jeremy’s portfolio page and browse his extensive link section.
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“Astronaut Suicides” by Neil Dacosta
Regardless of whether or not you were a fan of the space program, the fact the US no longer is funding the NASA program like it used to, and the fact that we recently found flowing water on Mars, the idea of space travel is a hot topic right now. With artists like Jeremy Geddes creating amazing astronaut paintings, those fans of space travel can now look to the art of Neil Dacosta. A photographer based out of Portland, OR, Neil worked on a series of photos entitled “Astronaut Suicides”. In 2010 Barack Obama stated that “I understand that some believe that we should return to the surface of the moon but I have to say this bluntly, we have been there before”, (source). So for all those with dreams of space travel, and those young at heart that wanted nothing more than to be an astronaut, check out the series below and see that others feel the sharp twinge of an era now passed.
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New Sponsor: Disturbia Clothing
I would like to welcome a new sponsor to the site, Disturbia Clothing out of the UK. Not only does Disturbia have some amazing, high quality shirts in stock by some of your favorite artists (like Godmachine), they also have limited edition art prints. Take a look at the Taxi Driver inspired print below, which also happens to be available as a shirt. Head on over and see what Disturbia has to offer. And for those interested in some ad space, please take the time to contact me, we tend to do ad spaces different around so contact for full details.
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Prints: “Waiting 73” by Brett Amory
1xrun has been releasing some killer prints lately, if you have missed some of the releases make sure to check out the Creep Machine facebook group (here), where we also post print released and upcoming events. The print is from Brett Amory, who recently closed his solo show “Dark Light” that took place at the Jonathan Levine Gallery this past July. The print is 12″ x 16″ on 100% archival cotton paper, signed and numbered in a max edition of 40.
Get it here: 1xrun.com
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Preview: “A Taste of Things to Come” @ Spoke Art
Spoke Art just finished up some remodeling in the gallery and is all setup to open a new group show entitled “A Taste of Things to Come”; a preview of what’s in store for the gallery over the next year. Work by Handiedan, Serge Gay Jr., Sam Wolfe Connelly (featured), Nimit Malavia, Rod Luff, Jonas Lofgren, Casey Weldon, Timothy Doyle, and Ron Ulicny. The show opening this Thursday, August 4th from 6-10pm and will be on view until August 25th.
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Madeline Von Foerster & Benjamin A. Vierling @ Roq La Rue
I’ve been a little busy the past few weeks, I imagine many have noticed due to the infrequency of posts, and I missed some really good shows to post. For instance a duo show with Madeline Von Foerster & Benjamin A. Vierling that opened at Roq La Rue on July 8th and closes this August 6th. The two artists, referred to as “neo-medievalists”, both use classcial techniques in their paintings. Both artists use the Mische Technique, a style of painting found by the Dutch masters of the 15th century that helps to produce these intense paintings with more depth, color, and transparency than other methods can achieve. I would love to see these in person. I lie the fact that along with paintings, Madeline Von Foerster also had a couple of drawings on exhibit. Another thing that struck me, being the art history geek that I am, is that both artists we inspired by classical works of art and themes. I really like the Medusa painting by Vierling, and the “Odalisque” style painting from Foester; both shown below. The show is open for a few more days so if your in the area make sure to stop by.
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Preview: David Stoupakis & Tom Bagshaw @ Corey Helford Gallery
Opening this Saturday, August 6th at the Corey Helford Gallery is two solo shows; “Walking Within These Shadows” by David Stoupakis and “Beautiful Imperfections” by Tom Bagshaw. This is going to be an outstanding show. Tom Bagshaw states in the release “In my first show, I had focused purely on Japanese Yokai. I wanted to continue with that exploration of folklore, ghosts and mythology, but on a much broader scale.†With these new works Tom creates a new body of work that borders between dark and playful, and continues to show that no matter what the medium a skilled artist with an intense imagination can create mind-blowing works of art. If your in the area make sure to stop by the show, it will be up until August 27th.
