After Jeremy Fish (featured) finished up with his show at Fifty24PDX (covered), he traveled to Gudalajara, Mexico to give a talk and run a workshop with Sam Flores (interviewed). The bad news is that it was canceled, but the good news is they had time to put up this nice joint mural.
More pics after the jump…
David Choe
Upper Playground has just announced a surprise print release produced in conjunction with SA Studios and the Weinstein Company. “The Lost Art of Inglorious Basterds” will feature some of the heaviest hitters from the UP roster, including David Choe (featured), Alex Pardee, Jeremy Fish (featured) Sam Flores and many, many more. The giclee prints will be limited to an edition of only six per image, will also be signed by Quentin Tarantino and best of yet, all proceeds will be donated to the American Red Cross for Haiti relief. Prints are available in person on a first come first serve basis this Thursday, February 18th at Upper Playground’s Los Angeles gallery.
Check out the rest of the prints after the jump.
Sam Flores’ (interviewed) amazing Dragon Boy figure really impressed us when news broke of this collaboration with Upper Playground. Flores’ took one of the best paintings from his Subliminal Projects show and transformed it into a three piece 10″ toy that was created for UP’s 10th anniversary and produced by The Loyal Subjects. Limited to 500 pieces, this figure will drop early September but apparently the pre-order is sold out now.
More pics after the jump.
“Ego, Addiction, and Other Bedtime Stories,†the latest body of work by Sam Flores (interviewed) opened to a packed crowd Saturday night at Subliminal Projects. The show, laid out in Flores’ storybook illustration world, revolved around the premise of the basics of everyday human struggle, controlling our inner demons and the balance between good and bad. It was great to see that Flores included something for everyone in the show, ranging from his amazing large-scale paintings, to intimate portraits of his characters, as well as a series of great drawings, some with a nice splash of color.
See all of the show pieces and photos from the opening after the jump.
We had an inkling this would be a strong show from Sam Flores when AM first hooked up last month for a creative process article for his upcoming show. As we saw more images leaked from his show entitled “Ego, Addiction, and Other Bedtime Stories,” opening this Saturday, May 2nd at Subliminal Projects, we became more and more excited about this body of work.
Flores really pushed himself creating works for this exhibition. As he puts it: “this new show is a transformation. I wanted to have each piece an exercise to train myself to do things better, and with more heart and attention. I wanted each piece to make me better and not just spin my wheels doing the same thing over and over.” Check out the rest of the preview and interview after the jump…
beginning sketch ---> finished painting
Sam Flores’ show “Ego, Addiction and other Bedtime Stories” is set to open at Subliminal Projects on May 2nd. We know many of you are looking forward to attending the opening but here is a little taste of what to expect. Flores sent us a description of some of his creative process to share with our readers:
“This painting was done in steps. First the sky - a layer of clouds with acrylic, then colored and blended with a misting of spray paint. I like the misty spitted paint look. The background buildings, with a light mist of white spray paint to push them back in the distance. I outline everything with Mars Black (color), it’s more matte. The girl and dragon head, as well as the houses in the foreground are outlined in liquid Carbon Black from Golden Acrylics. It makes it pop and stand out from everything outlined in mars.”
Take a look at the progression pics after the jump…
To celebrate Upper Playground’s 10th Anniversary, Sam Flores has decided to give away a large painting (6 x 4 feet) to one lucky fan. The medium is acrylic and spray paint on wood framed canvas. Also, as a way of thanking fans he has made a series of 200 illustrations/drawings available at a very affordable price. Photos of these as well as all the contest details after the jump…
