Works from the current exhibition at 696 Ink can now be viewed online.

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Participating Artists in the 696 Ink Grand Opening Group Show include: Graeme Balchin, Kaitlin Beckett, Jon Beinart, Matt Dangler, Lucy Fekete, Ben Howe, Itch, Jason Jacenko, Dale Keogh, Elspeth McIntosh, Matt Martin, Tim Molloy, Nom, Nerrida Parfitt, Orryelle, Isabel Peppard, Karl Persson, Mark Powell, Beau White, Meg Woodsworth and more.

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The 696 Ink Grand Opening Group Show runs from March 5 until April 1, 2010

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For more information including prices and shipping quotes, email 696ink@gmail.com

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696 Ink – Gallery and Tattoos

696 Sydney Rd Brunswick, VIC, 3056, Australia

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Jessica Joslin’s solo exhibition at Lisa Sette Gallery will open on April 1st and run until April 24th, 2010.

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The opening reception is on April 1st from 7 til 9pm.

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Lisa Sette Gallery, 4142 North Marshall Way, Scottsdale, Arizona

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Jessica Joslin is one of fifty artists featured in Metamorphosis 2 (beinArt Publishing).

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beinArt International Surreal Art Collective Group Exhibition “Metamorphosis” at CoproGallery.

Guest Curator: Jon Beinart.

Opening Reception, Saturday, June 5 – 8:00 – 11:30 p.m.

Exhibit runs; June 5 – June 26, 2010.

‘Metamorphosis’ will present the work of over 50 international artists, many who have never shown their work in California or the USA, along with a number of well known artists who have.

Participating Artists: Ron English, Shawn Barber, Chris Mars, Chet Zar, David Stoupakis, Viktor Safonkin, David Bowers, Peter Gric, Dariusz Zawadzki, Karl Persson, Ray Donley, Heidi Taillefer, David Choquette, Fred Einaudi, Carrie Ann Baade, Laurie Lipton, Paul Rumsey, Jon Jaylo, Brian Viveros, Dan Quintana, Heather Nevay, James Zar, William B Hand, Katherine Blackwell, Jason John, Artur Golacki, Mikel Glass, Isabel Peppard, Mark Powell, Lily Mae Martin, Beau White, Joseph Larkin , Scott Musgrove, Chrystal Chan, Matt Martin, Jason Jacenko, Vincent Castiglia, Saturno Butto, Stephanie Henderson, Alex Garcia, J L Robbins, Leslie Ditto, Christian van minnen, Jon Beinart, Andy B Clarkson, Jeff Christensen, Luis Lorenzana & more.

Each artist has been chosen for their ability to express themselves imaginatively with exceptional technique and un compromised individuality. The works will cover many themes that are central to the human experience portrayed with a surreal, dreamlike and often nightmarish aesthetic.

‘Metamorphosis’ will be testimony to a huge international movement of figurative artists who have resisted current trends in the art world and remained true to their artistic vision.

CoproGallery

Bergamot Station

2525 Michigan Ave, Unit T5,

Santa Monica, CA 90404, USA.

Ph: 310/829-2156

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Device Volume II: RECONSTRUCTED

Featuring 16 internationally renowned sculptors whose compulsive craftsmanship, distinct vision and mechanical fascination makes for an imaginative and arresting collection of work.

Using popular culture imagery and objects to explore such themes as mythology, nature, inner fantasy and technology. Artists featured include Greg Brotherton, Steve Brudniak, Christopher Conte, Nemo Gould, Stephane Halleux, Tom Haney, Kris Kuksi, Mike Libby, Paul Loughridge, Michihiro Matsuoka, Jeremy Mayer, Rich Muller, Olivier Pauwels, Andrew Smith, Lewis Tardy, and Jud Turner, with the foreword written by Gareth Branwyn.

Device volume II: RECONSTRUCTED is now available online via Device gallery.

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From August 15th until September 5th, 2009, Joshua Liner Gallery presents a large group show with some of contemporary/pop surrealism’s biggest names.

Artists showing include: Candice Tripp, Chloe Early, Cleon Peterson, Damon Soule, Dave Kinsey, Evan Hecox, James Roper, Joe Sorren, Jud Bergeron, Kenji Hirata, Pat Rocha, Robert Hardgrave, Ryan McLennan, Shawn Barber, Stanley Donwood, Stella Im Hultberg, SUB (Tony Curanaj), Sylvia Ji, Tat Ito, Tiffany Bozic, Travis Louie, Tristram Lansdowne, ZAnPon and Greg ‘Craola’ Simkins.

Right: ‘Label Me’ by Greg ‘Craola’ Simkins, 48 x 32 inches, Acrylic on Canvas

Joshua Liner Gallery

548 West 28th Street

3rd Floor

New York, NY 10001

Shawn Barber, Tiffany Bozic, Travis Louie and Greg ‘Craola’ Simkins are featured in the ‘Metamorphosis‘ series (beinArt Publishing).

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‘Assembled Artifacts’

Open at Device Gallery from July 18 – August 29

Featuring works by Christopher Conte, Stephane Halleux, Michihiro Matsuoka, Jeremy Mayer, Rich Muller, Oliver Pauwels, Lewus Tardy and Jud Turner.

The ‘Device Vol. 2‘ art book features all of the exhibiting artists as well as many others.

Device Gallery

1815-B Main Street

San Diego, CA 92113

USA

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Original paintings, sculpture and multi-media works by Robert Venosa will be on show at Push Studio throughout June, from June 6, 2009.

Opening Reception: Saturday, June 6, 6pm – 10pm

Push Studio

Tuesday – Friday: 11am – 7pm

Saturday: 12pm – 5pm

864 Folsom St

San Francisco, CA 94107

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Press Release from Culture Shock:

(West Hollywood, CA – April 21, 2009) – Acclaimed realist painter Mikel Glass will be featured in an exhibition entitled 'The Machine in the Garden: Hopes for a Brighter Yesterday' at the Glass Garage Fine Art Gallery in West Hollywood, opening on May 30, 2009. The exhibition will be on view through August 1.

One of Glass' contributions to the 'Machine in the Garden' exhibition is a mixed media installation entitled 'Steampunk Shelley'. The piece is comprised of a neo-Victorian portrait of Mary Shelley, author of 'Frankenstein', clutching a plastic baby doll. The painting is assembled in a frame that is tangled with mechanized moving gears, pulleys, circuits, and working steam vents powered by a valve cobbled from an antique cow milking machine. The piece uses 19th century fears of birth, stillbirth, and unplanned, uncontrolled growth as a metaphor for the 21st century dissemination of ideas through 'grassroots' and 'viral' methods that compete with frightening effectiveness against the traditional machinery available to commercial and political institutions.

The 'Machine in the Garden' exhibition will also feature performances of 'Body Mecanique', an original collaboration with the Los Angeles Contemporary Dance Company and playwright Aaron Henne. The performance is a dance/spoken word/live music hybrid that explores humans' relationships with their objects and machines.

The May 30, 2009 opening of the 'Machine in the Garden' exhibition will coincide with the 12th annual West Hollywood Art and DesignWalk.

Glass Garage Fine Art Gallery

414 N. Robertson Blvd.
West Hollywood, CA 90048

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Press Release from Beth Robinson:

A Garden in Darkness Exhibition

Four artists invite you into the most extraordinary gardens…

Beth Robinson’s dolls, drawings and paintings of Kelly Louise Judd, Tanith Hicks’ handcrafted masks and Laetitia Mieral’s paper creations.

These artists share a taste for the strange, wonderful, fantastic, and the offer to return to the most extraordinary gardens: infinity, unreal, a garden at night, strange and secret that was abandoned for several centuries, populated creatures half-animal, half plant, half human, where the brambles and ivy had covered everything, You will come across the remains of carrousels forgotten ladies of crocodiles, and owls…

Galerie Madame des Vosges

14 rue Birague

75004 Paris, France

Opening on Thursday May 28

Gallery Hours: Monday 1 pm  to 7pm

Tuesday to Sunday: 10:30 am to 7:30 pm

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News from Delvin Solkinson (elfintome):

Celestial Culture Bridge – Planetary Arts Network Grid Link

Dreaming of a media platform promoting now over 100 artists from 30 countries and creating a bridge between major art culture hubs worldwide, the next chapter in the Galactik Trading Card Oracle Complex program is a release of a 6 shard microset available from the beinArt online shop.

The microset includes art from masterful artists on five continents:

Ernst Fuchs, Europe (Fantastic Art); Brigid Marlin, Europe (Imaginary Realism); Wolfgang Grasse, Oceania (Religious Art); Minae Takada, Asia (Fantasy Art); Alex Grey, North America (Visionary Art); and Moises Llerena, South America (Shamanic Art)

With packaging art by Andrew Gonzalez, North America (Visionary Art) and Robert Venosa, North America (Visionary Art)

Art essays by Erik Davis and Prof. Phil Rubivov Jacobson

Affirming the creation of the new planetary culture is about integrating language groups, this new set includes: English, German, French, Japanese, Portuguese, Polish and Spanish.

The limited edition cards are printed on post-consumer paper with biodegradable, wood cellulose based post-plastic laminant.

There are also two holograms and a few full decks available.

The project is volunteer run. Please support this non-profit arts project by purchasing cards, hosting a microgallery display at your event, helping distribute, finding retail stores to stock cards, or adding our weblinks to your site.

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The Society for the Art of Imagination and Seed Gallery present…

'Art of Vision'

Curated by Olga Spiegel, Miguel Tio, and France Garrido

May 9th – June 13th, 2009

Opening Reception: Saturday, May 9th, 2009, 2.30pm – 6pm

Closing Reception: Saturday June 13th, 2009, 2.30pm – 6pm

Exhibiting Artists: Gizem Bacaz, Bhatboy, Ingeborg Bratman, Leonard Brett, Vincent Castiglia, Michel de St. Ouen, Val Dyshlov, Eike Erzmoneit, Alex Fishgoyt, Alphonse Ferrazza, Carolyn Frances, France Garrido, Guanlee, Daniel Hanequand, Martina Hoffmann, Kaliptus, Mildred Kaye, Kristina Lazar, Shelagh Leech, Scott Lewis, Laurie Lipton, Brigid Marlin, James Mbuthia, Richard Montemurro, Jo Owens Murray, Elle Nicolai, Voytek Nowakowski, William Otto, Vladimir Ovtcharov, Daniela Ovtcharov, Maria Graha, Steven Peabody, Marni Pitts, Jean Pronovost, Frank Pudney, Jack Ray, Anthony Santella, Rick Simpson, Carol Spicuzza, Olga Spiegel, Maggie Stott, Ruth Terrill, Miguel Tio, Pamela Turczyn, Robert Venosa, Keith Wigdor, Aleta Welling, Nancy Wells

Seed Gallery

Cultivating Visionary Exploration

239 Washingtom Street, Newark, NJ, USA

Right: 'The Rod' by Brigid Marlin, The Mische Technique 

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This year's Hi-Fructose group exhibition, 'Overdose' will open on the 4th of April and run until the 25th of April, 2009.

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The opening reception is on Saturday the 4th of April, from 8pm until 11.30pm.

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The participating artists are:

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Alex Garcia, Alex Pardee, Andrew Hem, Annie Owens, Anthony Ausgang, Attaboy, Bob Dob, Brandi Milne, Brandt Peters, Brendan Danielsson, Chet Zar, Chris Berens, Chris Owens, Chris Peters, Chris Scarborough, Greg "Craola" Simkins, Damon Soule, Dan May, Dan Quintana, David Correia, Ekundayo, Eric Fortune, Erik Alos, Femke Hiemstra, Germs, Glenn Barr, Gris Grimly, Jason D'Aquino, Joe Vaux, Josh Keyes, Kathie Olivas, Kenji Kokamoto, KMNDZ, Kris Kuksi, Kukula, Lola, Luke Chueh Makiko, Sugawa, Mars-1, Martin Wittfooth, McBess, Mia, Michael Page, Naoto Hattori, Nathan Spoor, Robert Hardgrave, Sam Gibbons, Scott Musgrove (below right), Sergei Aparin, Shag, Skot Olsen, Thomas Han, Tin (above right), Tom Haubrick, Travis Louie, Viktor Safonkin, Vince Cacciotti, Yoskay Yamamoto, Yosuke Ueno and Yoko D’holbachie.

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CoproGallery

Bergamot Station

2525 Michigan Ave. T5

Santa Monica, Ca 90404

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Chet Zar,  Greg "Craola" Simkins, Kris Kuksi, Naoto Hattori, Nathan Spoor, Sergei Aparin, Travis Louie and Viktor Safonkin are featured beinArt Publishing's 'Metamorphosis' series.

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I just received some very exciting news from Kris Kuksi. Kris sold his largest sculpture to date; 'Imminent Utopia' for $100,000 USD to Mark Parker (CEO of NIKE). I've been watching Kris's career grow for many years and I believe that he is well on his way to becoming a celebrity artist. Kris's obsessive attention to detail and unique vision have captured the attention of millions of art enthusiasts over the last couple of years. Kris is a very friendly and humble individual who's sheer talent and dedication to his art never ceases to impress me. Go Kris!

Images of Kris Kuksi's sculptures recently graced Sepultura's 'A-Lex' album sleeve.

Kris Kuksi is one of 50 Artists featured in Metamorphosis 1 (beinArt Publishing).

Kris Kuksi was interviewed previously on beinArt.org.

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"Shadowless Summer" – New Works By Liz McGrath

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Los Angeles sculpter, Liz McGrath will be making her New York City debut at Sloan Fine Art. 'Shadowless Summer' opens on the 15th of April, 2009 and runs until the 9th of May. The opening reception is on April the 15th, from 7pm until 9pm.

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Sloan Fine Art

128 Rivington Street

New York, NY 10002

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Press Release from Strychnin Gallery:

Strychnin Gallery invites you to the opening reception of 'In Our Own Image,' a two-man show featuring new works by Raf Veulemans and Marc Janssens.

We will also be featuring "Merry-Go-Sorrow" – A Paper Installation by Christina Graf in The Vault.

Opens Friday, March 6th at 7pm, and runs until March 22nd.

Belgian artists Veulemans and Janssens have one thing in common: they share a passion for the eternal conflict between good and evil, life and death. In their works, this conflict is played out very differently though – while Veulemans stresses the beauty of decay and fragility of life in his taxidermist sculptures and installations featuring the bodies of real animals, Janssens' sculptures are completely man-made and focus on the struggle of overcoming a mere physical existence. Often, his figures appear to wish they could escape from the sufferings their bodies are exposed to by battered machines and strange apparatuses holding them captive, and to release their battered spirits.

American artist Christina Graf’s delicate paper installation titled "Merry-Go-Sorrow" will be presented in The Vault, Strychnin's back room that is reserved for individual artists on special occasions.

Strychnin Gallery Berlin

Boxhagenerstr. 36, 10245 Berlin 

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POVevolving Galley and Print Studio Presents…

Movers and Shakers

Chet Zar, Naoto Hattori, Nathan Spoor, Ron English, Eric White, Mia, Martin Wittfooth, Chris Peters and Scott Radke are among over 70 artists who will be exhibiting in 'Movers and Shakers,' curated by Gino Joukar.

A limited edition box set of prints is available and will include one print from each of the following artists:

Johnny "KMNDZ" Rodriguez, Glenn Barr, Bob Dob, Andy Kehoe, Ana Bagayan, Mia, Damon Soule, Nicoletta Ceccoli, Brian Despain, Naoto Hattori, Cathie Bleck, Lola and Yosuke Ueno

The Opening Reception will be on Saturday, February the 14th, 2009, from 7pm to 11pm.

POVevolving Gallery  – 39 Chung King Road, Los Angelas, CA, USA

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Updates from Kris Kuksi:

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Heavy metal giants Sepultura's new album titled 'A-Lex' is in stores now wherever music is sold and features many Kuksi sculpture detail shots throughout the sleeve.

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Kris Kuksi and Andrew Jones will be exhibiting together at the Meta Gallery located in the historic Distillery District of Toronto, opening May 15th and up until June 14th.

Meta Gallery

107-37 Mill St.

Toronto, ON

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Above Right: 'A-Lex' album sleeve

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Below Right: Kuksi's latest sculpture, 'Sanctuary of the Bewildered' mixed media assemblage, 38" h x 36" w x 16" d, 2009

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Amanda Sage attends and reviews Temple of Visions – International Visionary Art & Print Exhibition – Opening at the Hive Gallery in Los Angeles.

The first time I entered the HIVE at 2am the night before the opening after flying in from Denver; I got shivers felt the buzz and was blown away from the diversity and quality of work. The 'Temple' is situated in the middle of the Gallery adorned with flames and reverence, a painting installation by SHRINE. It is a powerful space to say the least, it definitely asks for respect once you enter, the images beckoning on into a woven tale of visionary realms. I must say that it was a bit of a disappointment to see some of these great images just in Giclee print form… they just don't hold up next to the glowing originals. I can't wait to see the best in this genre of amazing paintings (as originals) in a museum. Someday it will happen.

Over 600 is the estimate of colorful people that showed for the opening. Besides the masses, meeting the artists from the Temple of Visions show that came from far and wide for the opening was my own personal highlight. Such beautiful amazing people, like meeting old family members, and knowing that this is just the beginning. Some of the visiting artists were: Michael Brown, David Heskin, Aloria Weaver, Adam Scott Miller, as well as meeting some of the local artists such as Jimmy Bleyer, Radhika Hersey, Sensei, Orion, Lindsay Swan.

I've never been to an Art Opening where there was a line out the door of people waiting to pay $8 to get in. It wasn't one of those parties with Art on the walls where the lights get turned off after a couple hours and you can't see the art any more. Tonight, the 8^th of Jan. there is the monthly Artwalk, and up to 5000 people are expected out to tour the downtown L.A Galleries.

This show is yet only a beginning, as is the plan of Jimmy Bleyer – initiator and curator of the Temple… I've heard whispers of some of the future plans, there are 6 more shows ahead, but I can't spill the beans on anything else, as much as I'd like to. I have a funny feeling that this is the beginning of something ready to hatch, the time is coming, the world is waiting, and L.A seems to be a pretty big hotspot ready for some Visionary Glow.

The Temple of Visions features:

Robert Venosa, Martina Hoffmann, Alex Grey, Allyson Grey, Laurence Caruana, Amanda Sage, Mark Henson, Andrew Gonzalez, James Zar, Michael Brown, Dan Cohen, Micha Colory Krebs, David Heskin, Aloria Weaver, Leo Plaw, Voytek Nowakowski, Kuba Fiedorowicz, Orion, Adam Scott Miller, Delphia, Jamie Burton, Adam S. Doyle, Radika Hersy, Sensi & many More!
Installation by: SHRINE

Jan.3^rd-31^st 2009

The Hive Gallery & Studios
729 South Spring Street
Los Angeles, CA 90014
U.S.A.

www.thehivegallery.com

The gallery will be open through the last weekend of the month:

Wednesday-Saturday 1-6 PM

Photos by Amanda Sage and Julie Hershberger.

Robert Venosa, Martina Hoffmann, Alex Grey, Andrew Gonzalez, Micha Colory Krebs, Leo Plaw and Kuba Fiedorowicz are featured artists in beinArt.org's first publication Metamorphosis .

Amanda Sage and James Zar are featured artists in beinArt.org's second publication Metamorphosis 2.

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An exhibit featuring H.R. Giger's film design work will be held at the Deutsches Filmmuseum in Frankfurt, Germany from January 21 – May 17, 2009.

The installation will feature original painting, sketches, maquettes, props and costumes, archival photos, and more. The films covered will include Alien, Alien 3, Species, and Poltergeist II.

Deutsches Filminstitut – Deutsches Filmmuseum
Schaumainkai 41
60596 Frankfurt am Main, Germany

Opening on the 20th of January, from 7pm

H.R. Giger is one of 50 artists featured in beinArt Publishing's 'Metamorphosis 2'

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Joshua Liner Gallery presents…

Kris Kuksi 'Imminent Utopia' (right)

and Pat Rocha 'Departure'

November 22nd through December 20th, 2008

Opening Reception on Saturday, November 22nd, 6-9pm

Joshua Liner Gallery

548 W. 28th Street, 3rd Floor, NY 10001

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