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Openings: Sixeart – “Sueñan las gallinas con ser humanas” @ ROJO artspace Sao Paulo

Sixeart opened his debut solo show in Sao Paulo at ROJO artspace POP last Tuesday, August 11th. The fantastic exhibit, entitled “Sueñan las gallinas con ser humanas” (in English: “The hens dream about being human”), showcases thirteen brand new works on paper and a colorful installation featuring his trademark characters, geometric shapes and mysterious numerals, all stabbed with wooden arrows. The Barcelona native, who has painted on the streets since the 1980s, enjoys a successful fine art career in Spain. He achieved international recognition in 2008 when he joined fellow artists Blu, Faile, JR, Nunca and Os Gemeos in painting […]

Preview: Travis Louie – “Portrait Of The Artist As A Young Monster” @ Roq La Rue

As we previously mentioned, opening tonight in Seattle is “Portrait Of The Artist As A Young Monster,” Travis Louie’s (interviewed) solo at the esteemed Roq La Rue gallery.  The artist will be in attendance to chat with fans as well as sign his new book “Curiosities” like he did in LA recently and in SDCC.  On display will be his portraiture mix of wild-haired intense women and distinguished monsters in Victorian guise. More preview images after the jump…

Auction: Polaroid Collection via Sotheby’s

Now that the Polaroid Corporation has gone into bankruptcy, it leaves behind a legacy not only in your fond childhood memories of snapping away your day’s activities without a care, but also in an important collection of instant photographs by some of the best artists of the 20th century.  In an effort to raise money to pay their creditors, that collection will soon head into auction courtesy of Sotheby’s, with the remaining pieces to be sold via private sales. Read more after the jump…

Hush x Complex – Style and Design Project

Have you ever wondered how a painting or sculpture from your favorite artist would look if it was brought to life?  Well, fans of Hush (interviewed) got sort of an idea when he recently collaborated with Complex on a project where they paired four artists up with models to create “four unique fusions of style and sex appeal” for their annual Style and Design package.  Nice to see he got a little diversion after hitting up LA and SF with a couple solo shows earlier […]

Preview: Mode 2 – “Reality, Fantasy, And The Web” @ Lazarides (Newcastle)

Lazarides will be opening a show tonight, August 21st, at their Newcastle location, featuring influential street artist Mode 2.  Returning to the UK from a “self-exile” in Paris, he will be exhibiting new paintings and installations, as well as a selection of sketches on display on ground floor of the gallery.  Judging from these preview images from Ian Cox, it’s shaping up to be a pretty good show.  More images after the jump…

Releases: Brandi Milne – Humpty Dumpty Plushes

Brandi Milne recently put up these hand-crafter and hand-painted Humpty Dumpty plushes up for sale on her website.  She states that she was inspired by “the character Humpty Dumpty and Alice In Wonderland’s Tweedle Dee and Tweedle Dum” when creating these.  She is currently hard at work on her next solo show scheduled for June 2010. Some more images after the jump…

Highlights: Recommended Openings For August 20-26

David B. Smith Gallery is the proud host of the new solo exhibition of figurative paintings by artist Kris Lewis this Saturday inside their new gallery space located in Denver. This latest collection of surrealist portraits have been inspired by Lewis’ rich family history. Lewis’ reverence for masters of old is apparent in his depiction of the human figure, which he uses as a vector for hidden stories, delicate emotion and universal truth. His work has been featured in galleries around the world, including Denver, Los […]

Update: Josh Keyes – “Natural Selection” @ Swarm Gallery

Remember how there was a fourth painting yet to be revealed at the time Josh Keyes‘ (interviewed) show opened at Swarm Gallery (covered). Well, here it is – “Drifting.” Now, we all have to wait until probably January before we can get our next Keyes fix when he opens his show at Jonathan Levine entitled “Kaleidoscope.” Discuss this show here. Discuss Josh Keyes here.

Video: Word to Mother, Hera, & Chris Stain @ Nuart 2008

Our friend Ian Cox, whose photos we referenced for our preview of this year’s Nuart Festival, also recently put together a time-lapse video of Word to Mother (interviewed) putting up a piece from Nuart 2008. In the video, you can also see a nice Hera (interviewed) piece on the left. Check out the time-lapse video for the Hera piece as well as a Chris Stain (interviewed) video after the jump…

Shepard Fairey Vote Original Source Photo Revealed

For the Shepard Fairey completest geek in all of us, a new bit of imagery can be added to our growing knowledge collection.  The source photograph (with added blue background) has been revealed by barackobama.com. The photograph was given to Fairey by the campaign to use in the Vote poster, so fortunately, no lawsuits this time. How do you feel Shepard Fairey did with the source?  Discuss here.