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  • Review: Kuksi, Louie & Helnwein at Shooting Gallery SF

    This past Saturday night the Kris Kuski, Travis Louie and Mercedes Helnwein show opened up at the Shooting Gallery in San Francisco. This was one show that I wasn’t going to miss, so I hopped on the bus and spent the 2 hour trip thinking about how cool it was going to be to finally see some of these works in person.

    I go there early enough to take some unobstructed photos of the work, since my lens doesn’t allow me a lot of working room, but it is super sharp. The Travis Louie pieces were amazing, and some of my favorite works by him. I also gained a good appreciation for Mercedes Helnwein’s work, she really knows how to rock that graphite. It was Kris Kuksi’s work that had me captivated all nigh though. Seeing his work online is amazing, but you have to see it in person to truly appreciate how intricate and grand these works really are. I took a whole mess of photos and have added them to my Flickr. Head on over and take a look.

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  • Shows this weekend: Chet Zar, Amy Sol & Glenn Barr

    There are some really killer shows opening up this weekend, it’s almost ridiculous. Check em out, most of the shows are viewable online already.

    Opening up this Friday at the Strychnin Gallery in London is Chet Zar’s solo show “Ugly American”. I posted earlier about the Catalog for the show, but if you can’t wait the show is online right now for you too check out. All the work looks amazing, maybe one day I will see his work up close. Check out the show here: Strychnin Gallery

    Also this Friday is Amy Sol’s solo show “Karmic Magic” opens up at the Thinkspace Gallery. Dan-ah Kim also has a solo show in the project room entitled “Departing Flights”. Check out the shows here: Thinkspace Gallery

    On Saturday Sylvia Ji has her solo show at the White Walls Gallery in SF, and right next door at the Shooting Gallery is the solo show of Greg Gossel. Both shows look great, I really dig what Sylvia has been doing lately. Check out the shows here: White Walls SF, Shooting Gallery SF

    There is also a great group show at the Bear and Bird Gallery in Florida, “Yokai in Your Eye”. “Japanese Ghostly Zoology as seen through the eyes of a variety of North American artists (+Naoto Hattori).” The show also features work by Attaboy, Andrew Bell, Brandt Peters, Michael Slack, Nathan Stapley and many others. Check out the show here: Bear and Bird Gallery

    The show that really has me excited this weekend is the solo show of Glenn Barr at the Billy Shire Fine Arts Gallery. The show opens this Saturday, and the work is all online right now to view. It looks so amazing. Glenn’s work is really the only artist that I haven’t seen the work in person, but I will one day no doubt. Check out the show here: Billy Shire Fine Arts

  • Shows this Weekend: 2nd Coming, Joshua Petker & Craola

    hazardall_dannyroberts.jpgThere is a ton of shows opening up this weekend, they all look amazing as well.

    DVA Gallery in Chicago has a three person show opening March 15th. Scott Saw, Michael Slack & Jason Limon will be showing art. Check it out Here

    “Wastelands and Wilderness” is a show at Blvd Gallery in Seattle and will feature work and installations by Parskid & Chip7. Check out the show Here

    “Et Tu, Brute! Power, Passion & Betrayel” is a group show that features work by Anthony Mangicapra, Jason Ramos & Jeff Claassen. Check it out Here

    “The 2nd Coming Art Show” is a huge group show that will take place at Palehorse Design in Florida. The show will feature work by Carrie Ann Baade, Jarrod Eastman, Erik Jones, Kathie Olivas, Brandt Peters, Rob Schwager, Josh Taylor and many more. Check it out Here

    Joshua Petker’s solo show “Pretty In Black” opens this Saturday at the Shooting Gallery in San Francisco. The show is online and looks great. Check it out Here

    “Eye candy from strangers” is a show at the CryBaby Gallery. Alberto Ruiz, Andrew Wilson, Wade Chin, Daren Bader & Erik Jones will have work shown. I really dig the work of Alberto Ruiz and Erik Jones. Check out the show Here

    Thinkspace Gallery has two shows opening up this Friday, “Dreamcatchers” a solo show featuring work from Kukula, and in the project room will be work from Angelina Wrona & Kelly Haigh. Both shows are online for your viewing pleasure. Check it out Here

    Finally, Greg “Craola” Simkins has a solo show entitled “The Well” that will be taking place this Saturday at the M Modern Gallery in Palm Springs. Danny Roberts (shown) also has a solo show in room II. Wish I could see these two shows in person. Check it out Here