Dan May will be is releasing a new print this week, but there is a cool twist. Anyone who purchases this print will be automatically entered in a drawing to win the original, and more you can even get entered more than once for more that one purchase. The print, “Twisted Fate” is from a painting Dan contributed to the Craola curated group show “INLE”, and is 8″ x15″ on 11″ x 17″ Canson Etching Photo Rag. The print is only available for a two week period, so the amount of sales determines the edition. The original painting is roughly the same size, 9″ X 18″ acrylic on panel, 14″ X 23″ framed. The print drops tomorrow, June 15th at 2pm PST.
Amy Sol is releasing a new print this Saturday, June 11th at a random time. The print is entitled “The Rescue” and is 11.5″ x 15″, hand embellished, signed and numbered in an edition of 50. Each print also comes with a certificate of provenance.
One of the newest changes to the Creep Machine in the coming weeks, is the frequency of print related posts. I am going to bring the amount of print release posts to a minimum. There are already many sites that feature new print releases, and this was never the impetus of the site to begin with. Outstanding, top notch prints I will always share such as this new one from Martin Wittfooth. Entitled “Red Soil”, this new print is a generous 16.5″ x 24″ on Archival cotton rag fine art paper, signed and numbered in an edition of only 15. This is a beautiful image, and one of the best prints I have seen from Wittfooth.
Just a day ago I posted news on a “They Live” poster by Shepard Fairey from Alamo Drafthouse . The poster was released on Mondotees and in record time, as always with the prints they release, it sold out in minutes. “They Live” is one of my favorite movies, along with another Carpenter classic “The Thing”. There has already been quite a lot of art created that was inspired by “They Live”, much of it is OK not amazing. With the secrecy and hype for this print I was really expecting something outstanding, the stencil photo even got you prepared for it. Once the final image was released however, I wasn’t blown away and I noticed many fans weren’t either. I tried to figure out why there is something off about this print and I think I figured it out. It has the same color palette and textures that make so many of Fairey’s prints look as good as they do, and since he has used the Obey imagery from this movie quite a lot it should be a perfect fit. I think the problem is that while this is supposed to be a “They Live” poster, something to commemorate the movie itself, it looks more like a Shepard Fairey print with the “They Live” title and credits added as an afterthought. What do you think?
If your familiar with the Alamo Drafthouse, associated with Mondotees, then you know they release a constant string of killer print based on movies they show at the theater. Up next they are going to be playing John Carpenter’s cult classic, and one of my favorite movies, “They Live”. The poster for this show is going to be made by Shepard Fairey, who as you know has always been inspired by this movie. Here is a statement from 2003 on his inspiration:
“The This is Your God show in 2003 at the Six Space gallery in downtown L.A. was an opportunity to showcase the sociopolitical message of the OBey campaign by paying homage to John Carpenter’s They Live, which was a major source of inspiration and the basis for my use of the word “obey.†The movie has a very strong message about the power of commercialism and the way that people are manipulated by advertising. One of my main concepts with the show (and the campaign as a whole) was that obedience is the most valuable currency. People rarely consider how much power they sacrifice by blindly following a self-serving corporation’s marketing agenda, and how their spending habits reflect the direction in which they choose to transfer power. In They Live, the protagonist discovers hidden messages lurking behind billboards and anything commercial, and the money says “THIS IS YOUR GOD†on plain white paper. I designed a graphic that looked somewhat like real money but with that slogan, which we used for the invitations and a billboard I rented on the corner of Sunset and Hollywood to promote the show.â€
The print will be released tomorrow at a random time on the Mondotees website. Be prepared for a fight to get this print, not only because it is a Alamo Drafthouse print, but its a Fairey print based on a killer movie. Take a look at the preview image and video below.
Inside the Rock Poster Frame online shop has an exclusive print from Ian Millard up in the shop. The print entitled “Waiting to Make the Move” is 16″ x 20″ created with 6 stencils and Ironlak Spray Paint, embossed by the artist, comes with a COA, and is signed and numbered in an edition of 20.
1xrun has just released a new limited edition print that is sure to go fast. “Bunny Girl” by Tara McPherson was first seen at the artists solo show “Bunny in the Moon” that took place at the Jonathan Levine Gallery back in October 2010. The print is 22″ x 15.5″, signed and numbered in a max edition of 75. Head on over before it’s too late.
On May 21st the Merry Karnowsky Gallery in Los Angeles opened two very exciting solo shows, one by photographer Chris Anthony and the other by Kent Williams. This latest show by Chris Anthony is entitled “A Captured Species” and features 11 new C-prints (Chromogenic Color Prints). The dreamy, sublime feel that Anthony’s photographs are known for continue in this new series. Kent Williams brings 15 new paintings and drawings in a show entitled “Convergence”. I have always been a fan of the brushy, impasto style in his paintings as well as his energetic drawings. Check out the full show over at the galleries site, and for some closer images you can head over to Kent Williams homepage for a gallery of this new work.
For those interested in a print of Kent Williams works, “Blond Natalia in Studio Arrangement” (shown second) is available as a 24″ x 30″ print, signed and numbered in an edition of 10. Available Here
