Roq La Rue 10th Anniversary Show
July 11th - August 2nd
Opening Night: Friday July 11th, 6-9pm
Featuring: Mark Ryden, Marion Peck, Femke Hiemstra, Brian Despain, Travis Louie (right), Scott Musgrove, Lisa Petrucci, Shag, Liz McGrath, Andrew Hem, Glenn Barr, John Brophy, Viktor Safonkin, Anthony Pontius, Tin, Kay Tuttle, Ronald Kurniawan, Chris Crites, Johnny Bergeron, Mia Araujo, Mike Leavitt, Christian van Minnen, Gabe Marquez, Lori Earley…
Roq La Rue Gallery has been an integral part of the Lowbrow/Pop Surrealism art movement since opening in 1998, and continue to exhibit established artists in the genre as well as fostering emerging artists, many of whom have gone on to make strong impacts in the Pop Surrealism and Contemporary art scene.
Roq La Rue Gallery, 2312 2nd Ave, Seattle, WA, USA
News from Shawn Barber:
The Tattooed Portraits Series is documentation of artists that are tattooed, tattoo artists, their tools and materials. The focus for this show is Los Angeles Tattoo Artists, with paintings and watercolors of many of LA's most beloved and storied tattoo artists working today.
Artists painted for this show include: Bob Roberts, Jack Rudy, Mark Mahoney, Juan Puente, Dan Dringenberg, Kat Von D, Corey Miller, Rick Walters, Greg James, Mr. Cartoon, Clay Decker, Baby Ray, Charlie Roberts, Robert Atkinson, Tennessee Dave, Small Paul, Marco Ceretelli, Danny Romo, Shannon O'Sullivan, Eric Maaske, Jeffrey Page and Kari Barba.
Shawn Barber - "Tattooed Portraits, Los Angeles" - July 19 until August 23, 2008 - Opening Reception: Saturday, July 19th, 7-10 pm
Billy Shire Fine Arts, 5790 Washington Blvd, Culver City, CA, USA
Right: "Portrait of the Artist, Juan Puent and Otto Geronimo Puente" - oil on canvas - 22" x 32"
Shawn Barber is one of 50 Artists featured in our second publication entitled Metamorphosis 2.
"New Blood Rising"
Curated by Les Barany
July 10th - August 9th
Opening Reception: Thursday, July 10th, 7 - 10pm
Renowned for his eye for the dark and uncanny, Les Barany has brought together a group of both notorious and unfamiliar artists that will showcase their intricate and unique styles this summer at Fuse Gallery. Works will include drawing, painting, digital art, sculpture and jewelry.
Participating Artists: J. U. Abrahamson, Patrick Byers, Vincent Castiglia, Chris Conte, Bill Hand, Eli Livingston, J. L. Robbins, Chris Savido, Kenneth Williams
Special Guest Artists: Stephen Kasner, Viktor Koen, H.R. Giger, David Hochbaum, Andre Lassen, Bart Powers, Paul Rumsey and Brian Viveros
Among the works on display and for sale will be 12 original artworks from Les Barany’s CARNIVORA – The Dark Art of Automobiles, by New Blood Rising artists Patrick Byers, Vincent Castiglia, William B. Hand, Eli Livingston, J.L. Robbins, Chris Savido, Kenneth Williams, Viktor Koen, Andre Lassen, Bart Powers, Paul Rumsey and Brian Viveros.
Advance copies of the book CARNIVORA will be available for sale.
Additional artworks from the CARNIVORA book by the following artists are available for sale through Fuse Gallery. Marshall Arisman, Zdzislaw Beksinski, Hanno von Bran, Bernardo Corman, Steve Ellis, Viktor Koen, Till Nowak, Peter Pontiac, Rick Proll, Sybille Ruppert, Christopher Savido, Hugo Schuhmacher, Brian Viveros, and Nick Weber.
The following contributing East Coast artists and writers to CARNIVORA – The Dark Art of Automobiles are expected to attend the opening on July 10th and be available for book signings: Mike Bellamy, Jennifer Blowdryer, Steven Blush, Neke Carson, Vincent Castiglia, Chris Conte, Benardo Corman, ChrisTopher Crowder, Jason D’Aquino, Mike Diana, Steve Ellis, Peter H. Gilmore, Daphne Graham, David Hochbaum (Goldmine Shithouse), John John Jesse, Jacaeber Kastor, Eli Livingston, Joseph B. Mauceri, Carlo McCormick, George Petros, Rick Proll, Rich Rethorn, Chris Savido, Norman Spinrad, Nick Weber, and Martin Wittfooth and more……
The New York premiere screening on the gallery monitor of the new DVD H.R. Giger’s Sanctuary
The DVD features an interview and a tour of the Giger Museum in Gruyeres, Switzerland, with the master of Biomechanics and creator of the Academy Award winning Alien. H.R. Giger’s Sanctuary was filmed in high definition video entirely on location at the H.R. Giger Museum and Bar in Switzerland. 19 minutes, plus 20 minutes of special features. Code-free. playable all over the world.
Fuse Gallery, 93 2nd Avenue (between 5th and 6th Streets) NYC, NY 10003, Open Wednesday - Saturday, 3 - 8pm
H.R. Giger is one of 50 Artists featured in our second publication entitled Metamorphosis 2.
Lukas Kandl presents 'Ange Exquis', realised by his Magic Realism Libellule group (27 artists). The opening reception is on Saturday July 19th from 6pm.
Artists participating in this Ange Exquis: Alaux, Aparin, Arnas, Bachelier, Bailly, Cacace, Comand, Coquelin, De Rosa, Djurovic, Gric, Ivanovic, Jontschewa, Kandl, Kortan, Krejca, Kuksi, Levita, Mirkovic, Muller, Oscity, Ravski, Tiunine, Velicu, Zacek, Zademack, Zappelli
Chapelle Des Jesuites
rue Victoire de la Marne
52000 Chaumont
France
July 19th - August 31th, 2008
Everyday (except Tuesday) from 3.30pm till 7pm – free entrance
A catalog of the "Ange Exquis" project will be for sale during the exhibition.
Artistry, Craftsmanship and a Fascination with the Mechanical
July 19th - September 2nd
Opening Reception: Saturday, July 19th, 6-9pm
Group show with works from Ashley Wood, Christopher Conte, D. Hwang, Eduard Anikonov, Eric Joyner, Greg Brotherton, H.R. Giger, Joey Vaiasuso, John U. Abrahamson, Kazuhiko Nakamura, Mike Libby, Nemo Gould, Stephane Halleux, Theo Kamecke, Viktor Koen, Wayne Martin Belger, William B. Hand and Zoran Milivojevic.
Device Gallery
7881 Drury Lane
La Jolla
California
U.S.A.
News from Ben Tolman:
Ben Tolman's 'An Allegory In Ink' will be on exhibit at Hillyer Art Space from July 11th until August 29th, 2008.
Opening Reception: July 11th, 6-8pm
Hillyer Art Space
9 Hillyer Ct, NW
Washington DC
Berlin:
'Utopia' - Tino Rodriguez and Virgo Paraiso
June 21st - July 19th, 2008
Torstrasse 175, 10115 Berlin - Mitte
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Los Angeles:
'Lullabies for the Dark Ages' - Virgo Paraiso and Tino Rodriguez
June 14th - July 5th, 2008
Merry Karnowsky Gallery
170 S. La Brea Avenue (in the Art 170 Building), Los Angeles, CA
'The Sleep of Reason'
Works by Laurie Lipton, inspired by Francisco de Goya
June 20th until July 13th
Opening June 20th, 7-11pm - Meet the artist
Open Thursday - Sunday, 1pm - 6pm
Strychnin Gallery, Boxhagener Str. 36 - 10245, Berlin
“Goya saw the horrors of conflict being enacted around him on the streets where he lived. I saw the recent war in Iraq in the comfort of my own bedroom contained in a neat, recently dusted TV set. Killing and humanities' atrocities have become removed and sanitized in the 21st century. Even the bloody bombing of Guernika can be made into art that fits on to a nice coffee mug. While I sip my coffee and eat my meals I can watch incredibly terrible things happening around the world on the news, complete with computer graphics and commercial interruptions. Is this not strange?” - Laurie Lipton
'Love Bite' (right) by Laurie Lipton was inspired by Goya's painting 'Saturn devouring his Son'
News from Kris Wlordarski:
"Modern Images of Saints" - paintings by Kris Wlodarski
Showing from the 2nd until the 16th of June, 2008
Chelsea Library Gallery, 1st Floor
Chelsea Old Town Hall
Kings Rd, London
"Kris Wlodarski's series "Modern Images of Saints" places the relationship between the individual and the body at its epicentre: by reflecting upon the dynamics connecting transgression and taboo, the artist attempts to describe the isolation of those people who have chosen a sort of modern approach to ascetism in a quest for coming to terms with their identity.
"Wlodarski's paintings indeed look at the tradition of the 'still life' and approach mutated and mutilated bodies to create a composition of flesh, metal and body marks.The saints - in the artist's understanding - are bruised, pierced and scarred. Ascetism becomes a journey pointing towards the viscera, a quest that sees isolation and suffering as two of its key elements: to know oneself means first and foremost to attempt at reinventing one's body." -Albert Hofer
English
