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Upcoming: ROA – “Carrion” @ Backwoods Gallery

Posted by sleepboy, November 20, 2012

After his show in September in San Francisco (covered), street muralist and amateur zoologist ROA will be hitting up the other side of the globe with his latest solo exhibition. Held at the Backwoods Gallery in Melbourne, with the opening scheduled for November 30th, Carrion will explore the friction between man, animal, civilization and nature through the Belgium-based artist’s signature anatomical and interactive style. Also available will be 25 copies of his limited edition book to coincide with the opening. Discuss ROA here.

Showing: Aron Wiesenfeld @ Arcadia Gallery

Posted by sleepboy, November 20, 2012

Earlier this month in New York, painter and illustrator Aron Wiesenfeld presented a new body of work at the Arcadia Gallery, site of his last solo in 2011 (covered). Featuring a series of intense new paintings, the cinematic imagery explored gives us a glimpse into Wiesenfeld’s desolate world and brooding environments. One can’t help but be drawn to the emotions and tensions that are evident when seeing his work up close. Stop by and see for yourself before the show close on November 24th. Discuss this show here. Discuss […]

Contests / Releases: Von – “Flight” Collector’s Edition Box Set

Posted by sleepboy, November 20, 2012

The UK-based artist and illustrator Von (interviewed) recently put up his Flight Collector’s Edition Box Set up for pre-order on his website. The set (edition of 50) includes 5 prints (signed and numbered) with each sized at 15.7 x 11.8″ and priced at £225. This abstracted bird images are part of Von’s Animal series, but even more exciting is the fact that 5 original signed drawings have been placed at random throughout the edition. Von has graciously decided to offer up one box set for a contest here on AM for […]

Openings: AJ Fosik – “Lamplighter to the Promised Land” @ Guerrero Gallery

Posted by rhinomilk, November 20, 2012

Last weekend, AM stopped by San Francisco’s Guerrero Gallery to check out opening of Lamplighter to the Promised Land that features AJ Fosik’s latest wooden sculptures. We visited Fosik a few weeks back at his Portland studio while he was preparing for the show (which can be viewed here). With this exhibition, he created sculptures to portray creatures in a glorified manner that challenges the concept of belief as a virtue – in other words, they are trippy/bad-ass beasts. Check out more photos from the […]

Showing: Know Hope – “The Weight” @ Known Gallery

Posted by sleepboy, November 19, 2012

Last week, the Known Gallery in Los Angeles welcomed the Israel-based Know Hope in to display new works as well as create an installation for their showspace. Entitled The Weight, the new paintings and sculptural compositions touched on the subject of the burdens we have and how we manage them. Along with glimpses of his spindly characters, the poetic musings seen in his street work also made the trip over on minimalistic pieces on the side of the gallery. Take a look in the photos below… Discuss Know Hope here.

Openings: Futura, Matta, Phase 2 & Rammellzee – “Deep Space” @ Joseph Nahmad

Posted by juggernut3, November 19, 2012

Joseph Nahmad, known for his pop-up events, recently presented a group show in New York’s Meatpacking district with Nemo Librizzi (who curated Futura’s recent showing at Valmorbida). Entitled Deep Space, this exhibition featured four noted street & graffiti legends Futura, Phase 2, Matta and Rammellzee. Using an interesting approach, this show was not just a collection of freshly made works but was instead a mini survey of old and new works from each of the four artists. The exhibition examined the historical journey of each artist and […]

Showing: Geoff McFetridge – “Floating” @ Cooper Cole

Posted by sleepboy, November 19, 2012

A couple weeks ago, Toronto saw the opening for Geoff McFetridge’s first showing in his native country. Hosted at the Cooper Cole Gallery, Floating featured a series of work that highlighted the artist and designer’s unique perspective and talent with distilling the basic essence of his subjects onto canvas. The show runs through December 8th for those of you in the area. Discuss this show here. Discuss Geoff McFetridge here.

Openings: Ron English – “Crucial Fiction” @ Opera Gallery (New York)

Posted by juggernut3, November 19, 2012

The master of “Popaganda” has been a busy man lately. After an epic four story mural in Manhattan, Ron English (featured) unveiled a fresh body of works at New York’s Opera Gallery entitled Crucial Fiction. This new series took a shot at the commercialization of our pop culture and it was great to see Ron working his incredible mix of wit and painting technique as no topic was held sacred. From Captain Crunch & Mickey Mouse to the Rolling Stones & The Incredible Hulk, Mr. English had ideas of […]

El Mac x Adobe Campus (Utah)

Posted by sleepboy, November 18, 2012

The Los-Angeles based El Mac recently took another trip to the American Southwest (also see New Mexico) where he worked on a new project in Utah. This mural, created in his signature style, was completed on the Adobe campus just south of Salt Lake City and was organized by the RAPT Studio out of SF. If you look closely, you can see the faint tracings of binary code in the background. Check the details below… Portraits of the artist by Weston Colton, all other photos via the […]

Doktor A – “Postcard from New Yorkshire” @ MPH

Posted by sleepboy, November 18, 2012

From his beginnings as one of the most highly sought after art toy customizers out there, the UK-based Doktor A has progressed to producing his own sculptural creations, which was only natural if anyone has ever seen his work. For his recent showing in New York at My Plastic Heart, entitled Postcard from New Yorkshire, his full talents were on display with figures created in his robotic steampunk aesthetic with a fine attention to detail. More photos below… Discuss Doktor A here.