Brin Levinson will have a new print available titled, “Empire Builder”. It is a 21″ x 13″ Giclee, signed/numbered edition of 50 and comes matted under glass and framed in black. Framed dimensions are: 18″ x 27″. Look for it to go on sale sometime soon (today?) HERE.
"Empire Builder" by Brin Levinson. 21" x 13" Giclee. Ed of 50 S/N.
Gallery Openings/Exhibitions
Twin Peaks fans have another reason to fall in love with this 90’s classic TV series (and subsequent movie) as Copro Gallery in Santa Monica, CA preps for its next exhibition: “Twin Peaks – Fire Walk With Me”. Featuring works from a stellar cast of artists reflecting the surreal mood that is David Lynch’s world. Opening next Saturday, April 21st at 8pm-11:30pm and on display until May 12th.
Preview:
Ana Bagayan has a new print available titled, “Mermaid’s Melody”. It is a Giclee print, 16 x 24 inches with 2 inch white border, signed/numbered edition of 25, and cost $150.
On sale now HERE.
"Mermaid's Melody" by Ana Bagayan. 16" x 24" (w/ 2" border) Giclee. Ed of 25 S/N. $150
Gallery Openings/Exhibitions
Opening next Saturday at the Merry Karnowsky Gallery in Los Angeles, CA is a solo exhibition titled Cloud Theory featuring the surreal works of Greg ‘Craola’ Simkins. His otherworldly creature creations of birds, aquatic life, and tentacles are sure to be an event not to be missed! Opening Saturday, April 21st at 8-11pm
Steve Thomas’ latest print is “Titanic” in commemoration of the 100th Anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic, and the re-release of the James Cameron epic. It is a 13″ x 19″ Giclee, signed/numbered edition of 100, and cost $89. On sale now HERE.
***Look closely at the Bow of the boat. 😉
"Titanic" by Steve Thomas. 13" x 19" Giclee. Ed of 100 S/N. $89
It’s An Art World
Eric Franklin sculpts a glass structure titled, “Embodiment” into a shape of a human skeleton. This sculpture is hollow and filled with ionized krypton, causing them to glow similar to a neon light. The resulting pictures almost look like I am looking at a digital rendering of a liquid, glowing skeleton.
Every glass seal has to be perfect, and this piece contains hundreds. Everywhere one tube joins another, or a tube terminates, glass tubes were sealed together. They have to be perfect in order to preserve the luminosity of the krypton. If one rogue molecule gets inside the void of the glass tubing it can eventually contaminate the gas and it will no longer glow. There are times when the holes in the seals are so small that you cannot actually see them with your eyes without the help of a leak detector. Once the glass pieces are ready to get filled with gas, I pull a high vacuum while the glass is hot in order to evacuate any dust or water vapor from the interior surface until there are literally no molecules inside the void of the glass. Then the krypton can be introduced and the glass sealed off. It’s an extremely tedious process, one I have somewhat of a love/hate relationship with. -Eric Franklin
(via Colossal)
On the 3rd Sunday of every month at Fruit in Hull UK, Cult Cinema Sunday holds a film night featuring cinematic treats from the vaults of film history. Each screening is accompanied by a poster designed with local artists and designers first made available on movie night, then in an online sale.
This Sunday’s (April 15th) movie screening is “True Romance” and has 2 posters created by James Fenwick and Domanic Li. Each are A3 16.5″ x 11.7″ digital print on 300gm heavy weight paper, signed/numbered editions of 50, and cost £6 ($10US).
They will be available on the night of the screening, and online on Monday, April 16th at 12pm GMT (4am PDT) HERE.
"True Romance" by James Fenwick. 16.5" x 11.7" Digital print. Ed of 50 S/N. £6 ($10US)
"True Romance" by Domanic Li. 16.5" x 11.7" Digital print. Ed of 50 S/N. £6 ($10US)
Alexandra Fischer’s gig poster for Sleigh Bells show in San Francisco last week will be available online for purchase tomorrow. It is a 20″ x 26″ 4-color Screenprint, signed/numbered edition of 150. This edition and a variety of variants editions (see images below for details) all go on sale Saturday April 14th at 9am PDT HERE.
"Sleigh Bells, San Francisco CA 2012" by Alexandra Fischer. 20" x 26" 4-color Screenprint. Ed of 150 S/N.
"Sleigh Bells, San Francisco CA 2012" by Alexandra Fischer. 20" x 26" 4-color Screenprint. Ed of 7 S/N. (Red Linen)
"Sleigh Bells, San Francisco CA 2012" by Alexandra Fischer. 20" x 26" 4-color Screenprint. Ed of 3 S/N. (Light Blue)
"Sleigh Bells, San Francisco CA 2012" by Alexandra Fischer. 20" x 26" 4-color Screenprint. Ed of 4 S/N. (Blue/Gold)
"Sleigh Bells, San Francisco CA 2012" by Alexandra Fischer. 20" x 26" 4-color Screenprint. Ed of 7 S/N. (Gold)
"Sleigh Bells, San Francisco CA 2012" by Alexandra Fischer. 20" x 26" 4-color Screenprint. Ed of 7 S/N. (Foil)
"Sleigh Bells, San Francisco CA 2012" by Alexandra Fischer. 20" x 26" 4-color Screenprint. Ed of 3 S/N. (Silver)
"Sleigh Bells, San Francisco CA 2012" by Alexandra Fischer. 20" x 26" 4-color Screenprint. Signed. (Test Prints)
Gallery Openings/Exhibitions
White Walls in San Francisco, CA is pleased to present Élan Vital, an accumulation of Michael Page’s new work into what is guaranteed to be an impressive solo show. The show has been much awaited since a 2011 solo show at Shooting Gallery, entitled Into Passing, where the artist created visual landscapes made stunning with ethereally blended colors and dreamlike scenes.
With a much larger space to utilize, Élan Vital will feature thirty paintings and six drawings, as well as an installation. The opening reception is Saturday, April 14, 2012 from 7-11 pm, and the exhibition is free and open to the public for viewing through May 5, 2012.
Vital force, evolution, and the development of organisms is what Michael Page, San Francisco-based artist, has based this latest body of work on. With a healthy interest in new life, spirituality, and the infinite variations of consciousness, Michael paints dreamscapes of alternative realities. Through boundless shapes of thick brush strokes and effervescent colors, his paintings portray the Pneuma or spirit/soul that breathes in every living organism. Numerous influences surfaced for Michael going into the show; old masters of art, Greek and Nordic mythology, and specifically an eye-opening book by Dr. Rick Strassman entitled “The Spirit Molecule”. The book details the hallucinatory effects of massive quantities of Dimethyltryptamine or DMT, a molecule present in the pineal gland of humans and all other animals on the vast planet which we experience high levels of naturally only two times in our life- at birth and death.
While Michael’s last show portrayed life in a darker realm by exploring the individual’s existence through its inevitable demise, Élan Vital takes a different approach. Michael explains, “I again wanted to turn my pieces inward, but looking at the beginning of life, rather than the darker side of leaving life.” Throughout the thirty paintings and drawings, varying in sizes from twelve inches to six feet, are a representation of snap shots of consciousness, moments in time, and a meeting of one’s soul, painted by Michael’s abstract motions and free flowing lines.
As the show progressed over the last year of its creation, many other influences presented themselves seemingly from outside the dimension of consciousness. A particular piece exemplifies this portraying the transformation of Zeus into a swan to seduce Leda, the mother of Helen and Polydeuces. When further explored, these characters too were the basis of this “molecule” in the sense that they represent a spirit or higher consciousness presenting new life and parallel realities to grasp and hold.
