Eugenio Recuenco continues to fill his amazing portfolio with yet more and more gorgeous photography. His talent is enormous and some of his more recent images do not disappoint and are every bit as original and interesting as his archived work. If you have seen his work before it is worth another visit and if you haven’t seen his work, don’t hesitate for a second and go see it now.
Peeta is a graffiti artist from Venice, Italy who started out in 1993. He is member of the EAD crew in Padova, Italy, and is also a part of the FX and RWK crew in NYC.
His work goes beyond the canvas into sculpture but the really interesting thing about his canvas work is his ability to visualize the letterforms dimensionally. He enhances this with shadows and splatters and the end result is really original.
Since I have been away the past 2 weeks in Brazil, I have not been able to blog since I have had little connection to the internet nor the time to continue writing. I stole away today though so that I could mention that I will be exhibiting in the Manifest Hope show in Denver the week of the Democratic National Convention. I am extrememly excited to be a part of the show and I have my friend Scot LeFavor to thank for securing my entrance into the show.
The show is being curated and judged by the likes of Shepard Fairey and Moby, to name a few and is guaranteed to be one of the most exciting art shows this year. I will be exhibiting the first poster in my series of 2,000 signed and numbered Obama Commemorative posters. The poster will be framed for the show and is 2 feet by 3 feet in size. The rest of the posters will soon be available for sale in my online store in September. There will also be posters for sale at the Manifest hope show and at certain locations during the DNC.
Here are the details of the show from the Manifest Hope website:
“Art plays a pivotal role in creating cultural momentum. The Manifest Hope Gallery celebrates that role and shines a spotlight on artists across the nation who use their voices to amplify and motivate the grass roots movement surrounding the Obama Campaign. The Manifest Hope Gallery highlights the central themes of the progressive grass-roots movement- Hope Change, Progress, Unity and Patriotism.
The Manifest Hope Gallery will be open to the public in Denver, CO at the Democratic National Convention, between Monday August 25th, 2008 through Thursday, August 28th, 2008 between the hours of 10:00 am – 5:00 pm.
The Manifest Hope Gallery, housed within Denver’s Andenken Gallery, and an additional transformed warehouse space, spans 10,000 sq. ft. and will draw together a works as varied as the voices of the artists who created them. Manifest hope will showcase some of the finest modern contemporary artists, acclaimed NY painters and sculptors, activated grass roots and street artists, and present the most widely recognized pieces seen throughout the 2008 presidential primary campaign, as well as newly commissioned works and previous works on loan from some of the United States top artists.
Manifest Hope, along with its online partner MoveOn.org, challenges the artistic world to engage their local communities in a significant and meaningful way, by inviting all artists to compete for a chance to present their works alongside these acclaimed and celebrated artists. Visit the online gallery for details.”
I am very excited to be a part of this show. You can see the amazing list of artists below. If you live in Denver. Please try to come down and check out.
Here is the list of contributing artists:
Aaron Martin // Adrian Sanchez // Alexis McKenzie // Amy Martin // Amy Rice // Andy Howell // Alex Pardee // Cathie Bleck // Casey Ryder // Chanel Kennebrew // Chris Pastras // Chris Yates // Cydney Payton // Dan Monick // Date Farmers // David Choe // David Lanham // Deroy Peraza // Diederick Kraaijeveld // Eddie // Elizabeth Rosen // Emek // Evan Hecox // Frank Chimero // Franke // Gary Baseman // HVW8 // Irene Hardwicke Olivieri // Jason Alberto // Justin Alberto Garcia // Jason Giglio // Jeff Zimmerman // Jesselisa Moretti // Jude Buffum // Julie Adler // Justin Bua // Kate Luscher //Kay Tuttle // Keith Negley // Kofie // Leontine Greenberg // Lisa Anne Auerbach // Lisa Congdon // Lukas Ketner // MAC //Max Ginsburg // Maya Hayuk // Mear One // Mel Kadel // Melanie Reim // Morning Breath // Munk One // Nick Dewar // Pete Yahnke // Philip John Lumbang // Ray Noland aka CRO // Rebecca Berdel // Retna // Rick Griffith // Ron English // Ron Keas // Sam Flores // Sarah Hoskins // Scot Lefavor // Shannon Bonatakis and Josh Holland // Shepard Fairey // Cypher13 // Todd Lockwood // Tom Slaughter // Mike Moore (Tres Birds) // Van Taylor Monroe // Zara Gonzalez // Zina Saunders // Zoltron // Aaron Axelrod // Thomas Brodhal // Ginger Che // Catia Chien // Christopher Cox // Grotesk // Damon Locks // Zach McDonald // Tres Birds // Adrian Tucker // Arellano Harvath // Antar Dayal // Vincent Comparetto
If you are interested in contemporary photography I am sure David LaChapelle needs no introduction. However, his recent exhibition was really amazing and if you haven’t visited his site for a while it is worth checking out. His site runs very slow and I have no idea why but if you can spare the patience, the photographs are just amazing.
I dont usually post about anything but graphic design. How narrow minded of me! I’ve stumbled across the paintings of Eric Zener on a second occasion now, and it’s about time I show my appreciation.
Soft, stylized and engaging illustrations fill the portfolio of Tom Bagshaw at Mostly Wanted.
A new issue of Bak Magazine is now available at your nearest digital newsstand. So give it a download.
Very nice illustration and artwork from Austin Shaw.
Wow, who knew you could do this with a tiny-ass etchasketch? Let alone a whole lot of them. Pretty amazing. Especially when you consider the kind of patience you would need not to go crazy doing it.
Holy crapola, Mike Mitchell’s illustrations and paintings are fan-friggin-tastic. Seriously. The humor just cuts a little hole and then drives it’s way right into your jugular.
Barry McGee inspired artist Trent Whitehead has a show coming up in September. His work has evolved a lot since he started out a few years back and his recent series of masks is really nice. If you are an Aussie and in the neighborhood you might wan to check it out. The flyer for the show is on the landing page of his website.
I am really digging the experimental artwork of Dana Carlson. She kind of does a little bit of it all, throwing in embroidery, collage, paint, you name it. And you just can’t go wrong with owls.
Simply wonderful illustrations by Mathilde Aubier.
From his bio section: “Maxwell Loren Holyoke-Hirsch is an illustrator and fine artist based in San Francisco, California.Maxwell has created illustrations for newspapers, magazines, musicians and websites for numerous clients around the world.”
Farmer Bob’s Farm is the work of painter, Robert Hardgrave. It has been a long while since I last thumbed through his abstract work and a visit to Computer Love reminded me of his enormous talent today. His work has really evolved since the last time I saw it and has taken on a more dimensional quality with overlaying translucent colors. The effect is really stunning and the amount of detail in the work is impressive. It plays out something like a subjective post-modern impression of Kandinsky.
Betsy Walton lives in the beautiful city of Portland, Oregon where she paints, draws and creates lovely images.
