Tessar Lo has just released a new print entitled “If I could Fly”. The print is based off of a painting Tessar did after a busy year of flying. The print is 12″ x 12″ on hahnemühle bamboo fine art inkjet paper, signed and numbered. The first 10 orders of the print have the option of having it hand-embellished.
Get it here: “If I Could Fly” print by Tessar Lo
For a three day only exhibition, November 5-7th, Lebasse Projects will take the artists that are the heart of the gallery and bring them to the east coast. This marks the first in what will hopefully be many global exhibitions, giving everyone a chance to see work from artist such as Yoskay Yamamoto, Tessar Lo, Edwin Ushiro, Joao Ruas, Eric Fortune, Mia, and Nate Frizzell.
I have always felt that the best way to view art is in person. It is quite hard when the gallery is across the country or in another country for that matter, so this show will be a great opportunity for the fans in New York to check out these amazing works of art. For those of us that are still stuck checking out the work online, here is a small preview and a link to the full one.
Tessar Lo has added a couple of original paintings to his online shop. Both paintings are from his “My Love, It’s on We” show at Roq La Rue that took place last November 2008. It’s not often that Tessar has original paintings in his online shop, both of which look amazing.
Head on over: Tessar Lo Shop
Fact or Fiction, 17 x 20.5″ (43 x 52cm), framed mixed media on paper
Vision, 15 x 23″ (38 x 58cm), framed mixed media on paper
Tessar Lo has just added a new print to his online shop. “Lapin Lapin” is 12″ x 15″ signed and numbered in an edition of 20 for $100. I like the writeup that he gives on the site about this painting:
lapin lapin was the first painting i did after my move back to toronto. it started on a night when half of my room still resembled a junk yard. i was tired of cleaning and the move had taken a lot out of me. i had not painted then, for what must have been about three weeks; for someone who paints on almost a nightly basis, i was not very happy. i had to paint and i needed to escape somewhere. picking up a tube of yellow paint, i started to squeeze directly on this 48 x 60″ canvas taunting me. it became a journey into a world that i felt i had lost for so long; making this painting brought back a feeling reminiscent of childhood discovery.
i now paint with the hope that my work touches people in the same way. that they can look into my pictures and experience something viscerally without the inhibitions of “adulthood†or “being normalâ€.
lapin lapin marked a big turning point in my painting. i hope to share it with you.
Get it here: Tessar Lo Shop
This July 11th at the Copro Gallery will be “Monster”, a group show curated by Travis Louie and features the work of over 50 artists. I’m a big fan of the work of Mr Louie, and was raised on monster artwork, so this show is right up my alley. Some of the artists that will be at this show are Ron English, Femke Hiemstra, Jessica Joslin, Audrey Kawasaki, Tessar Lo, Martin Wittfooth, Chet Zar, Amanda Visell, Ana Bagayan, Annie Owens, Attaboy, Brandt Peters, Brian Despain, Brom, Chris Ryniak, Dan Quintana, Ekundayo, Dave Chung, Dave DeVries, Davey Wong, Deseo, Dice Tsutsumi, Francesco LoCastro, Fred Harper, Heidi Taillefer, Isabel Samaras, James Zar, Jason D’Aquino, Amy Botello, Kris Kuksi, Kris Lewis, Lola, Mari Inukai, Mark Texiera, Miles Teves, Molly Crabapple, Nouar, Xiaoqing Ding and many more. If you head on over to Erratic Phenomena you can see an interview done with Travis about the show and his stance on the art scene and where it is going. I like how Travis brought up that some of the art we see is short on conception and lacks creativity. My favorite bit is:
A gallery owner (I won’t say who) tried to tell me how great someone’s brushwork was, and he really had no clue about what constitutes “good brushwork.” Folks, there is a significant difference between having a strong style that exaggerates anatomy, and exaggeration because of a lack of anatomical knowledge. I’m not saying I’d like to see all things painted realistically or naturalistically, but I would prefer that the artists know how to draw something, at least. I’ve seen so many artists whose drawing was so bad I can’t believe they got shows.
Not only am I crazy about Art History, but I am also quite big on anatomy and classical ways of painting/drawing. I hope to see more of these disciplines as well. Anway, make sure you head on over to Erratic Phenomena to read the interview and check out the gallery for the full preview of works.
Tessar Lo has just released a very unique print, a gocco on wood print that is limited to an edition of 10 for $150. The print is all hand done, as the process of gooco prints is very hands on, it’s a four color print on what looks like wood paper, and then embellishments added with white gesso. The print is 4″ x 6″, and is printed on the back with info and signed/numbered by Tessar. Due the process involved in these print, each one will be different from the others.
This is nice to see, while I love prints something more unique like this is very welcome
There is only 10 so head on over before they’re gone. Tessar Lo Gocco Print
via: dailydujour.com
