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New York Times & Artists Pay Tribute to Maurice Sendak

Posted by sleepboy, May 14, 2012

With the great Maurice Sendak leaving us last week and heading off to Where the Wild Things Are, the interwebs have been buzzing with respect for the inspirational artist and illustrator. The New York Times, for their SundayReview section, asked artists Geoff McFetridge (work seen above), Gary Taxali, Art Spiegelman, Tomi Ungerer, Bob Staake, Marc Rosenthal and Jon Klassen to create artwork to pay tribute to Sendak as well as to share some of their thoughts. Check out the rest of the art in a slideshow here as […]

Preview: Naoto Hattori – “Mind Project” @ Copro Gallery

Posted by sleepboy, May 13, 2012

Coming up next week in Los Angeles, a unique opportunity exists for the fans of surrealist Naoto Hattori – he actually plans to attend the opening of his show Mind Project. For years, collectors have marveled at the psychedelic and hyper-detailed paintings of the Japanese artist, but have never had the chance to meet the man himself and pick the mind to see what is behind his incredible imagination. The time has now come, head over to Copro Gallery in Santa Monica on May 19th […]

Rewind: May 7 – May 13

Posted by sleepboy, May 13, 2012

Our featured video of this week’s Rewind is a trailer for Augustine Kofie’s (featured) upcoming show at Known Gallery opening on May 26th entitled Working An Angle. The footage follows Kofie through his creative process as the versatile uses multiple techniques to create each piece demonstrating his skills as a master draftsman. Other videos that deserve your attention include: The Hundreds visits with Tim Biskup Mister Cartoon launches Sanctiond Auto. Jorge Rodríguez-Gerada’s Identity Series in Manama, Bahrain. Feature on Date Farmers on KCET. Tom & Laura […]

Overtime: May 7 – May 13

Posted by Khoi, May 12, 2012

This week’s Overtime news summary: A tribute mural to Adam Youch aka MCA by The Entree Lifestyle crew near his Alma Mater in Brooklyn. Neil Young gets Shepard Fairey to make some paintings for him based on songs. Exhibition to come. Shepard Fairey designs limited edition Artist Series vinyl for Serato. Sotheby’s reported a first-quarter loss as auction sales dropped 29 percent from a year earlier. Knoedler & Company may have sold Diebenkorn pieces they were informed were fake by Diebenkorn family. French cave art […]

Update: Jeremy Geddes @ Jonathan LeVine

Posted by sleepboy, May 10, 2012

One of the more highly anticipated shows at the end of the year will be Jeremy Geddes’ (interviewed) solo at Jonathan LeVine. Fans already know that the new body of the work, which will be years in the making by the opening of the show on October 20th, will include the Cluster painting which was revealed earlier this year and also released as a print. It sounds as though the news and images from the upcoming exhibition be kept close to the chest for now, […]

Preview: Mia Araujo – “Into The Woods” @ Corey Helford

Posted by sleepboy, May 9, 2012

On Saturday night (May 12th), the Corey Helford Gallery in Culver City will be welcome Mia Araujo (interviewed) and her paintings into their showspace for her first solo show. Into The Woods will feature an aesthetic from the LA-based artist we have become accustomed to – namely her use of a central character surrounded by a smaller cast in associated vignettes. Like scenes from a great play or movie, certain scenes are expertly weaved into a cohesive narrative, all rendered in lush detail. Take a […]

Teaser: “Wild At Heart” @ Thinkspace

Posted by sleepboy, May 9, 2012

Coming up at the end of the month, the Thinkspace Gallery will be hosting the opening for Wild at Heart, the sequel to 2010’s A Cry for Help show (covered), a massive group exhibition co-curated by Amanda Erlanson and Andrew Hosner with the endangered species of the world in mind. Included in the list of artists who will be creating work to benefit Born Free USA are Wayne White, Andrew Hem, Aron Wiesenfeld, Dabs Myla, Martin Wittfooth, Amy Sol, Aryz, Chet Zar, Esao Andrews, Frank Gonzales, Jasper […]

Update: Arrested Motion – “City of Fire” Exhibition (Part IV)

Posted by Khoi, May 9, 2012

Three weeks after our first announcement regarding artists proudly included in our City of Fire exhibition in Beverly Hills, Arrested Motion is pleased to reveal the eagerly awaited final four. As sharp and knowledgeable readers may have identified by examining the image above, these artists include Thomas Doyle, SABER, Nick Walker, and Mark Dean Veca. To summarize, the complete list (in alphabetical order) includes the aforementioned, as well as: Cyrcle., Ron English, James Jean, Kid Zoom, Dave Kinsey, MARS-1, Patrick Martinez, Pedro Matos, REVOK, Rostarr, […]

Streets: Mars-1 (San Francisco)

Posted by sleepboy, May 8, 2012

For fans of the recent more monochromatic aspects of Mars-1′s (featured) oeuvre, this new mural he painted in San Francisco should get them going. The otherworldly and organic nature of his work has become recognizable as part of the local painter’s signature imagery with certain pieces executed in a more minimalistic fashion – like the one seen here but on a much larger scale. Painted over several days on the side of the Phoenix Hotel and arranged through Wallspace, Mr. Martinez has added another beautiful piece […]

Openings: Thinkspace Curated “Synergy” @ Spoke Art

Posted by rhinomilk, May 8, 2012

Saturday evening marked the opening of a joint effort between LA-based gallery, Thinkspace and San Francisco’s Spoke Art Gallery (previewed). Up until May 26, Bay Area art lovers will get to view a survey of Thinkspace’s roster of artists that includes Allison Sommers, Ana Bagayan, Bumblebee, Craig “Skibs” Barker, Dabs Myla, Dan-ah Kim, Dave MacDowell, David Cooley, Derek Gores, Elliot Brown, Erik Siador, Jeff Ramirez, Jolene Lai, Kelly Vivanco, Liz Brizzi, Matt Doust, Nathan DeYoung, Seth Armstrong (seen above), Stella Im Hultberg, Stephanie Buer and […]