Buddy Nestor put together an amazing show recently that opened at the Black Vulture Gallery on June 3rd. The artwork has not shown up on the gallery’s web page, however many of the works have shown up on BUddy’s own Facebook page. So I thought I would make it easier and show the work here. This is a very large group show, and features some outstanding work. Works by Cam Rackam, Brian Smith, Dan Harding, Apricot Mantle, Charlie Immer, Crystal Barbre, Dave Glass, Ewelina Ferruso, Isis Graywood, Kat Gun, Jessica Ward, Kristen Ferrel, JoKa, Jeremy Hush, Paul Romano, Lauren Rusignola, Peter Adamyan, and many more make up for a solid show. I am really hooked on the painting “Raphael Goes to Hell” by Lauren Rusignola (shown last). Of course I’m always a sucker for paintings that feature elements and themes from classical works of art, but the textures and style of this painting are amazing in itself. Take a look at the full show over at Buddy’s Facebook Page:
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Preview: “Dystopia”, BeinArt Surreal Collective Show @ Copro Gallery
The past weekend some amazing shows opened up, and this coming weekend will be continuing this run of outstanding shows. On March 19th Copro Gallery will open the BeinArt Surreal Collective’s group show, “Dystopia”. Curated by Jon Beinart, this group show “will place the viewer in a fictional world where personal and societal fears can be explored. Whether figuratively or more literally, the participating artists will present their own interpretation of ‘Dystopia’.” Work from over 50 international artists will be on view, such as: Kris Kuksi, Chris Mars, Paul Booth, Chet Zar (interviewed), Viktor Safonkin, Laurie Lipton, David Bowers, Dariusz Zawadzki, Matthew Bone, Jean Labourdette Turf One, William Hand, Christian Van Minnen, Dan Quintana, Ben Tolman, Karl Persson, Macsorro, Carrie Ann Baade, Stephanie Henderson, Heidi Taillefer, David Choquette, Scott G Brooks, Naoto Hattori, Michael Ryan (featured), Leslie Ditto (featured), Larkin, Chrystal Chan, Jeff Christensen, Cam De Leon, Christopher Ulrich, Matt Dangler, Brian Viveros, Chris Peters, Rachel Bess, Brian Smith, Pamela Wilson, James Zar, Vincent Cacciotti, Jon Beinart, Matt R Martin, David Bowers, and more. Take a look at the preview images, and then head over to the site for more.
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At The Mountains Of Madness: A Tribute To The Writings Of Lovecraft @ Gallery Nucleus
Opening tonight at Gallery Nucleus in Alhambra, CA is a group show dedicated to the writings of H.P. Lovecraft. Entitled “At The Mountains Of Madness: A Tribute To The Writings Of Lovecraft”, this group show will feature work by Aeron Alfrey (Monster Brains), Martin Astles, Wesley Burt, Cameron de Leon, Jeremy Enecio, Jon Foster, Justin Gerard, August Hall, Android Jones, Edward Kinsella, Casey Love, John Jude Palencar, Jeff Remmer, Jordu Schell, Andrew Scott, Brian Smith, William Stout, Justin Sweet, and Michael Zulli. There have been a few Lovecraft inspired shows in the past year, but never with a lineup of artists this exciting. The show is not online yet, but I was able to find a few images floating around Tumblr. If your in the area, make sure you stop by the show, and if not keep your eye on the site.
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Halloween 2010 Feature
Halloween is upon us again, one of my favorite times of the year. Not only is it filled with great memories of being a kid, eating too much candy and watching horror movies late into the night, but this season is when some of the creepiest art is made. This is the second year I have posted a Halloween feature, and hopefully this one is even better. Head on over to the feature page and see work by: Chris Murray, Charlie Immer, Apricot Mantle, Scott Move, Naoto Hattori, Jessica Ward, Dean McDowell, Esao Andrews, Brian Smith, Dennis Brown, Dan Harding, Ryan Heshka, Celene Petrulak, Adrian Borda, Ego, Buddy Nestor, Edward Frausto, Laurie Lipton, Dave MacDowell, Jehan Choo, Natalie Shau, Joshua Carlton, Dan Hipp, Dienzo, Sarah Joncas, Chet Zar, Chris Brodahl, JR Williams, Tom Haubrick, Nicole Absher, Larkin, and Nouar.
If there is any art you find creepy, that hasn’t been added to this gallery, add the link to the art in the comments.
Halloween 2010 Feature
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Art of the Day: “For A Lifetime” by Brian Smith
Brian Smith is a painter out of Los Angeles, that is inspired by Roberto Matta and Zdzislaw Beksinski. Brian recently started a blogger account, to not only keep people up to date with what he is doing artwise, but also to follow along with his new “$100 surreal oil-painting-a-day” venture. This new paintings are all 5″ x 7″ on canvas panel.
Head on over and take a look at his profile and new blog.
Brian Smith Profile | Brian Smith Blog
