On November 4th, Distinction Art Gallery in Escondido, CA, opened a group show entitled A Few Small Nips: A Tribute to Frida Kahlo. The show is curated by June Leeloo and features figurative and urban-surrealist artists paying homage to Kahlo. New works by Aaron Jasinksi, Ania Tomicka, Archer Dougherty, Aunia Kahn, Bec Winnel, Brianna Angelakis, Christina Ridgeway, Edith Lebeau, Helice Wen, Jel Ena, Karine Stader, Kmye Chan, Lara Dann, Liese Chavez, Mandy Tsung, Maya Mihindou, Nom Kinnear King, Carles Gomila, Anne-Julie Aubrey, Paolo Padroni, Shannon Bonatakis, Suite Charlie, Tom Bagshaw and more will be on view until December 6, 2014.
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2014 Halloween Feature
Tradition here on the site, even though we have missed a year, is to have a Halloween Art Feature. This year we have art by a great lineup of artists including: Augie Pagan, Chris Mars, Chet Zar, Jaime Lee Parker, Tim Bruckner, Jason Hite, Menton J Mathews, Colin Christian, Mike Bell, Alex Gross, Randy Ortiz, David Stoupakis, Dan Harding, Dean McDowell, Tom Bagshaw and Bennett Slater.
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Haunted House by Tom Bagshaw 
Eat Your Heart Out by Dean McDowell 
Vampira 13 by Tim Bruckner 
Unclean by Colin Christian 
The Sirens: Raidne by Menton 3 
The Monster by Tim Bruckner 
At the End of Fear, Oblivion by Randy Ortiz 
Septophobia by Chris Mars 
Waiting for the Night by Mike Bell 
Whiplash on Monster Island by Augie Pagan 
Zombie by Alex Gross 
Teeth by Colin Christian 
Pumpkin King by Dan Harding 
Metamorphosis by David Stoupakis 
Infernal by Bennett Slater 
Incorporeal by Jason Hite 
Blue Ghost by Chet Zar 
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The 6th Annual 13th Hour Group show at Last Rites Gallery
On October 11th, the Last Rites Gallery in New York opened the 7th installment of their 13th Hour Group Exhibition. Last Rites is one of those galleries that I find myself awed at every show they host, and the 13th Hour shows are often the most awe inspiring. It is these shows that you not only see a diverse range of art, but you are looking at the some of the best artists that dark surrealism has to offer. As I scoured through this years offering, I found myself wanting to share every image from this show, and even learned of a few artists that I have not had my eye on before.
The 6th edition of this show features the work of Tom Bagshaw, William Basso, Nick Baxter, Dilka Bear, Paul Booth, Matt Buck, John Cebollero, Chrystal Chan, Crajes, Craww, Matt Dangler, Brian Despain, Thomas Dodd, Mark Elliot, Jacub Gagnon, Mark Garro, Jason Goldberg, Jessica Gordon, Naoto Hattori, Fay Helfer, Kelley Hensing, Robert Hernandez, Jeremy Hush, Jessica Joslin, JoKa, Sarah Joncas, Jean Labourdette aka Turf One, Eric Lacombe, Jed Leiknes, Matthew Levin, Brin Levinson, Eli Livingston, Ver Mar, Chris Mars, menton3, Vince Natale, Chris Peters, Dan Quintana, David Richardson, Paul Romano, David Stoupakis, Tin, Emma Tooth, Nicomi Nix Turner, Brian Viveros, Allen Williams, Daniel Williams, N.C. Winters, Hannah Yata, Vincent Xeus, and Kate Zambrano.
After the preview, check out the full show here: 13th Hour at Last Rites Gallery
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The Photography of Old Hag
It’s been a few years since I discovered the photography of Old Hag via JL Schnabel’s Instagram. Her real name is Darby Lahger, and is anything but old. Her haunting photos of her home in Sweden are incredibly alluring and powerful. She also boasts some impressive facial tattoos making her self-portraits quite powerful. She’s a very private person; the interest in her work both humbles and enthrals her. Take a look at her photos below. Bonus: Tom Bagshaw included a stunning portrait of her in his Black Lodge painting series, also below.
You can purchase prints of Old Hag’s work on her Twenty20 Site.
Hlin by Tom Bagshaw for the Black Lodge Series (Click for Larger Image, Use Arrow Keys to Browse, ESC to end slideshow)
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The Black Lodge by Tom Bagshaw
For the past year and half, Tom Bagshaw has been working on a inspiring project entitled “The Black Lodge”, setting out to create a series of portraits that would only be available through his online shop. Along with the framed, one-off digital prints, there is also a limited edition book available with the collected series of portraits and additional complimentary works. The book is limited to an edition of 100 and is numbered, signed, and embossed. The following is an intro by Tom about this exciting series.
The whole project really came about as an experiment to see whether I could get some volunteer models for my work via Instagram. I had a rough idea that I wanted to produce some darker themed portraits, and finding suitable models always causes me no end of problems. So at the beginning of January 2013, I put up an ad on Instagram asking for some volunteers for the project. I was pretty amazed by the response; I ended up with 800+ people putting themselves forward over a weekend! After 48 hrs I went through every single picture and profile and selected a group of models, thanking everyone else for volunteering.
I sent each of the models a rough sketch of a pose and got them to take some basic photo reference shots. Then I went ahead and started working on one portrait at a time. Obviously, because it was a personal project I had to fit it in around commissions and exhibition work. To produce the 18 portraits, together with 5 complimentary pieces, it ended up taking a year and a half. The main idea was to produce one off portraits that would be sold via my online store rather than as a gallery exhibition, purely in an effort to create works that would (hopefully) be within reach of a wider collectors market. I also wanted to produce a show catalogue or book that would collate the series, essentially making mini prints available to those who could not afford or missed out on the framed works.
In the end I was able to produce a 7×9.25″ perfect bound book, with a soft velvet laminate and spot UV cover, more than I originally intended but hopefully people will like it! The framed works, along with the book will be launched on the Mostlywanted Shop on the 1st August, I’ve had a lot of fun doing this project and am really pleased to see how well things are being received so far!
Take a look at the preview below; order and see the rest of the series here: MostlyWanted
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Prints: “Memento Mori” by Tom Bagshaw
Following the release of Chrysalis back in May, Tom Bagshaw has just released the second print in this series. Entitled Memento Mori, this print is a limited edition of 3 with one Artist’s Proof. The print is mounted on board, varnished, framed and is 11″ x 14″ (15″ x 18″ with frame). Each print also comes signed, dated, numbered, and with a Certificate of Authenticity.
Get it here: Tom Bagshaw Blog
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Preview: Suggestivism NYC @ Bold Hype Gallery
Opening this week, May 10th, is a group show curated by Nathan Spoor entitled Suggestivism NYC. This new show will feature over 40 of the most exciting, intriguing, and talented artists in the contemporary art scene such as: Chris Mars, Skinner, Chet Zar, Dan May, Nathan Ota, Jeff McMillan, Rod Luff, Sas Christian, Colin Christian, Joe Vaux, Bob Schneider, Mia, Naoto Hattori, Bob Dob, Tom Bagshaw, Jason Maloney, David Molesky, Darren LeGallo, Michael Page, Kevin Peterson, Thomas Doyle, Sandow Birk, Heidi Taillefer, Yevgeniya Mikhailik, Brendan Monroe, Annie Owens, Eric Althin, Jason Limon, Joey Remmers, Chandler Wood, Martin Wittfooth, Eric Richardson, Francesco LoCastro, Nathan Spoor, Kathie Olivas, Brandt Peters, Scott Scheidly, NC Winters, Christian Van Minnen, Winnie Truong, Julian Callos, Heiko Müller, and Marco Mazzoni.
According to Spoor, Suggestivism “does not center around claiming a title for giving any movement a name, but for introducing a common creative thread amongst several disparate and unique voices within the modern art world.” Richard Chang once stated that Suggestivism has its roots in 19th century artist such as James McNeill Whistler, Georges Seurat and Arthur B. Davies. The show will run until June 30th, so if your in the area, make sure to stop by.
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Prisma Artist Collective
Back in October 2011, a small group of artists had the idea to create a collective online. The internet is a great place to get your work out there, but I have often heard from artists that a place to swap ideas, share stories, converse, and even help each other out is lacking. So this group of artists started the Prisma Collective, and now there is already over 25 active members: Mary Jane Ansell, Tom Bagshaw, Lindsay Carr, Hsiao-Ron Cheng, Leontine Greenberg, Nicole Gustafsson, Caitlin Hackett, Daria Hlazatova, Ruben Ireland (shown), Sarah Joncas, Nom Kinnear King, Alex Louisa, Rod Luff, Kit Lane, Jen Mann, Kelly McKernan, Lady Orlando, Lily Piri, Audrey Pongracz, Michael Shapcott, Kaspian Shore, Allison Sommers, Kelly Vivanco, Casey Weldon, and Bec Winnel. The site is very well laid out, easy to navigate and is ready to go with the content. Each artists has their own profile and gallery, a shop section filled with prints and originals, and a list of interviews with the artists that will be published soon.
Check it out: Prisma Collective
