Opening March 11th at Gallery 1988 in Los Angeles is a group show curated by artist Greg ‘Craola’ Simkins. The show entitled “INLEâ€, will feature over 100 artists drawing inspiration from Richard Adams’ award winning book, WaterShip Down, and more specifically the Black Rabbit of Inlé. The list of participating artists is nothing short of breathtaking and will include work by: Aaron Jasinksi, Alex Garcia, Alex Pardee, Amy Sol, Anthony Ausgang, Annie Owens, Attaboy, Audrey Kawasaki, Bob Dob, Brandi Milne, Brain Despain, Buff Monster, Camilla d’Errico, Carrie Anne Baade, Charles Wish, Chet Zar Chris Ryniak, Christian Rex Van Minnen, DabsMyla, Dan May, Dan Quintana, Daniel Danger, David Choong Lee, Eric White, Jason Limon, Fred Harper, Gris Grimley, Jon Beinart, Steven Daily, Jeff McMIllan, Johnny “KMNDZ” Rodriguez, Joshua Clay, Joshua Keyes, Kevin Peterson, Kris Lewis, Logan Hicks, Luke Chueh, Mark Bodnar, Martin Wittfooth, Matthew Bone, Meggs, Michael Page, Mike Mitchell, Molly Crabapple, Naoto Hattori, N8 Van Dyke, Nome Edonna, Roland Tamayo, Ron English, Sas Christian, Skinner, Skot Olsen, Tara McPherson, Jason D’Aquino, Jason Maloney, JAW Cooper, Jeff Soto, Jeremy Fish, Joe Ledbetter, Joe Vaux, Travis Louie, Yosuke Ueno, and many more, if you aren’t already blown away.
Skinner also created a timelapse video showing the creation if his INLE painting, and also giving fans a look into his working process. Check it out Here. The Gallery 1988 blog has an interview with Craola that gives an in depth look at the inspiration and inner workings of this show, check it out Here. Take a look at some of the preview images, and then keep your eyes peeled for the full show.
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Preview: “INLE” group show curated by Greg ‘Craola’ Simkins @ Gallery 1988
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“Idol Hours” @ London Miles Gallery
On November 13th, the London Miles Gallery opened a group show entitled “The Idol Hours”, which is a reflective study of great historical master paintings by new contemporary artists. The show features work by some amazing artists such as Dave MacDowell, Stella Im Hultberg, Tom Bagshaw, Matthew Bone, Travis Lampe, Zoe Lacchei, Bob Dob, Carrie Ann Baade, Carles Gomila, Nom Kinnear King, Chris B Murray, Ken Keirns, and many more. I was very excited, being an art history geek, to hear of this exhibition and see what some of these artists would come up with when taking classical works for inspiration. Ken Keirns did an outstanding re-interpretaion of Da Vinci’s “Lady with an Ermine”, and even Dave MacDowell chose to reimagibe Da Vinci’s work. Tom Bagshaw, Chris Murray, and Carrie Ann Baade made some stand-out paintings. I loved looking through the works and attaching them to the classical pieces the artists worked from. I do feel that Joe Ledbetter could have created something so much better, instead of painting a small area on a print. of the original work.
Check out the full show: Idol Hours @ London Miles Gallery
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Metal “Octobunny” by Joe Ledbetter
Joe Ledbetter has just released a new collectible, figure of sorts. This Octobunny is made out of two pieces of metal with the details engraved in. The figure is 9″ x 9″ x 6″, and includes a 5″ x 6″ letterpress print on metallic paper. The Octobunny is limited to an edition of 50 for $150 each.
Get it here: Octobunny by Joe Ledbetter
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“Art From the New World” @ Bristol City Musuem
Curated by Jan Corey Helford, this past May 15th marked the opening of the “Art From the New World” group exhibition at the Bristol City Museum & Art Gallery. This show will run until August 22nd, but for those of us that aren’t able to see it in person, we now have some images of the art and even behind the scenes photos of the preparation and build up to opening day (see here).
Last year the Bristol City Museum featured the works of Banksy, and during the course of the exhibition over 300,000 visited the museum. Now for the “Art From the New World” show, there have been over 5,000 visitors in the first 6 days of the opening. This is not only a very exciting show, but an important one for the future of the art we love so much. Originally referred to as a scene filled with “illustrators”, this art is now gaining more momentum than ever. Museums are taking notice, and the fan-base is becoming larger than ever. There is some amazing work in this show, from artists such as Kent Williams, David Stoupakis, Joe Sorren, Brandi Milne, Buff Monster, Camille Rose Garcia, Dave Kinsey, Travis Louie, Mercedes Helnwein, Ray Ceasar, Sas Christian, Melissa Forman, Jason Shawn Alexander, Dave Cooper, Liz McGrath, Mike Stilkey, Gary Baseman, Craola, Luke Chueh, Coop, Natalia Fabia, Chris Anthony, AJ Fosik, Joe Ledbetter, Todd Schorr, Van Arno, Martin Wittfooth, Josh Agle, Lola, Sylvia Ji, Marion Peck, Mark Ryden and many more. How is that for a lineup? I really wish this show was going to travel and come to some museums here in the states. Take a look at the preview images here, and then head over for the full preview.
Art From the New World: Here and Here
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New Sponsor: Icon Art
I would like to welcome the newest sponsor to the site, Icon Art Gallery. If you head over to the galleries homepage you can find all sorts of fine art editions from such artists as Shepard Fairey, Takashi Murakami, Dave Kinsey, Ian Francis (shown), Tara McPherson, Joe Ledbetter and more. With the addition of the newest sponsors to the site, the next year will bring some great additions to the site, as well as making it possible to have a few contests.
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Shows this weekend: Self Portraits, Coop Signing, Joe Ledbetter & Made in Mexico
Here is the rundown of events for this weekend.
Friday:
Richard Heller Gallery is opening a group show with art from Derek Albeck, Mars-1 and morePoketo Studios Is hosting “F*ck Cancer – We Love Justin†a benefit show for artist/designer Justin Van Hoy, with work by Tim Biskup, Shepard Fairey, Jordan Isip, Amanda Visell and many more
T&P Fine Art will open “Advertisements for Myself”, a group show featuring work by 2Cents, Branded, Nose, and El Toro.
La Luz de Jesus will open a show featuring works by Krystopher Sapp, Daniel Elson, Mark Bryan & Magda Trzaski. The Mark Bryan paintings look amazing.
Circle Culture Gallery is opening “Self Portraits”, with work by D-Face, Jeff Soto, Kill Pixie, Wordtomother and more.
Saturday:
Chango will have “Nuovo Mundus†featuring new works by Paul TorresThe Push SF presents Roberto Venosa
Kinsey/Desforges will have new works from Cole Sternberg
Corey Helford Gallery will have a signing with Coop featuring his books ‘The Big Fat One’ and ‘The Devil’s Advocate’ as well as a chance to pre-order his new “Lil’ Mort†figure.
Bear & Bird Gallery will open “Made in Mexico”, a group show featuring work by artists that are located in Mexico.
Rivet Art is hosting “The Study” featuring the work of Doktor A, Steve Cvinar, Dave Pressler, and Johnny Yanok.
Copro Gallery will have “Death and Taxes by Joe Ledbetter, “The Glass Menagerie” by Nathan Spoor and “Immortality” by Vincent Caccioti. Joe ledbetter will also be signing “Creatures of Habit”, there is also some Prints and Toys available at the gallery
Gallery Nucleus is having a show featuring “The Art Of Bob Peakâ€
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Letter Pressed Artists Series print by Joe Ledbetter
Letter Pressed has new Artists Series print by Joe Ledbetter, as well as a new Artist Series Card. The new print is 8″x 10″, Two-color letterpress printed + blind debossed details. It is signed and numbered in an edition of 75. The new card is hand-numbered in an edition of 500, and comes in packs of 5. You can buy the print or card separately, or buy them as a set and save a little bit of cash.
The print looks quite amazing, and I love how the blind-debossing in the back really pushes the character forward. You can check out the whole process of making this print on the Letter Pressed Blog
Otherwise head on over to pre-order the print/cards Letter Pressed Store
