She's A Lady

With our new Whalen Dragon's Lair print and Perillo Dig Dug print now available, we wanted to tell you about a new video game themed giclee print from Misha, that we just got in the gallery.



You might remember Misha's last video game themed print sold it's way through 2 editions, found itself in People Magazine and has a little famous baby staring at it everyday. Well, this new print "Our Lady Of The Arcade," is just as awesome. Depicting Ms. Pac Man as the holy being she is, this print is 8.5 x 11 inches, signed and numbered in an edition of 50 and is only $50.

Pick it up before the ghosts get you. You can email us at gallery1988@aol.com or call us at (323) 937 - 7088 to order. We only have a few.

Jensen
G1988: LA

Dear Zac Efron

The trailer for the upcoming Matthew Perry/Zac Efron/Leslie Mann movie "17 Again" reveals a pretty cool 1988 painting in the background, albeit fuzzy. It's Misha's Metroid-themed "Seamus Venus," in Reno 911! favorite Thomas Lennon's house. Check out the screen capture:



We're assuming you'll see it better in the film, as well as many other 1988 familiar pieces, since I think we may make up all the walls in the Lennon character's house, considering how much they picked up. Check out the movie when it comes out April 17th!

Jensen
G1988: LA

Lumberish

Thanks to everyone for coming out last night to "Lumber Smack" - Travis Lampe's solo show. Especially a big thanks goes to Travis and his family, who came out for the exhibit's opening reception. Still lots of great paintings available, which you can see by clicking HERE.

And we've sold through half of the 50 piece run of "Accidental Mishap," the limited resin toy from Travis. So if you're thinking about it, we got about 20-25 left. Come by and see it, the thing sells itself. Literally. It talks. Says, "Buy me, the economy is fine."

Last night was the first time we handed out our new postcards advertising our October show, "Cover Band." Here's the evite...which is one of my favorite postcard designs yet (this one done by Katie!)



I've been dying for this show for over a year, since over 50 artists will take classic album LP covers and use them as their canvas, as seen with the postcard image from Krista Huot co-opting the Ozzy cover. A great line-up for this one, and I've seen a few album covers and it really comes across as a fresh show idea. We're partnering with our friends at Klipsch Audio, so we're working on some installation ideas for interactivity with music. We will see what we end up with. Anyway, figured I'd announce this show, and look for previews soon.

Oh, go see "Burn After Reading," and don't listen to what idiots tell you about it. Vintage Coens and stellar performances all around, giving this the closest to Lebowski comedy feel the Bros have done since the Dude rolled. Trust.

OH, BIG ANNOUNCEMENT tomorrow. Get ready for a whole new side to G1988.

Jensen
G1988: LA

For Display Purposes

Julie B., of Pretty in Plastic fame, dropped off the display she made to help show off the "Accidental Mishap" resin art toy, and she's gonna need Charlton Heston's cold, dead hands to get this back from me. It's the coolest thing I have ever seen. It basically exactly replicates the painting where the character was first seen.





I mean, that is so cool.

But other than that, we're all lined up and ready go. If you can, swing by tonight, 7-10 PM.



Jensen
G1988: LA

The Sun Comes Out Tomorrow

No time to talk, I'm too nervous about WAMU closing its doors. What country do we live in?

Anyway, our Travis Lampe solo show opens tomorrow night, Tuesday the 16th, from 7-10 PM. You gotta come check it out, incredible stuff - not to mention the release of "Accidental Mishapy" - the limited resin art toy.

Quick previews of the paintings...





Jensen
G1988: LA

Where Its Due

As we take pre-orders on the Travis Lampe Resin Art Toys (email me @ gallery1988@aol.com if that surprised you and you want one), I can't help but absolutely applaud and think the new Rotofugi online video ad is one of the most genius things to come out of our world ever. Man, do I wish I had the idea, resources, large brain, computer, etc., to have done this. You made me jealous, fellas.



Jensen
G1988: LA

TA-DAAA!

The first of the G1988 x Pretty in Plastic (Julie B.) Art Toys...









There it is, dude. I mean, I couldn't be happier. Literally. It's beautiful. Shoot me an email at gallery1988@aol.com to get one of the only 50 made. Oh, each tear drop hand painted by Travis will be different too. Man, I LOVE THESE THINGS.

Jensen
G1988: LA

Our First Toy!!!!

Travis Lampe's "Accidental Mishap"





I know....they are just teases, but more to come in a few days. And you can learn a little more by clicking here and visiting VinylPulse.com.

A little blog exclusive? It's uber limited, made of resin and each is hand painted and a little different! And they come with a print. It's really a piece of art! And they were produced by Julie B. over at Pretty in Plastic, with the Gallery and the artist. OK, that's enough. I really am so excited for everyone to see this. We'll fill in all the blanks this next week, and remember they get released at Travis's solo show, "Lumber Smack," which opens Sept. 15, from 7-10 PM.

Jensen
G1988: LA

5 with Lampe

With all the excitement of Crazy 4 Cult 2, and the heaps of print orders, I usually find myself ready to calm down quickly after the close of the show, but with our upcoming show "Lumber Smack" - a solo exhibit from one of my absolute favorite artists, Travis Lampe, I don't think the amp is gonna fade away.



And yes, at the opening reception we will be debut an art toy (that means hand created and painted, Jerky), produced by G1988, Travis and Julie B.'s Pretty in Plastic, called "Accidental Mishap" that is one of the coolest things I've ever seen (right after that video of Kim Stewart falling off that motorcycle with Paris Hilton. Youtube it.) You'll see those previews soon here on the blog, but they're gonna be a super limited run, so keep an eye to the blog if you want in. The opening will be on Tuesday night, September 16, from 7-10 PM.

In the meanwhile, we wanted to bring back our favorite blog feature and ask Travis Lampe to cite 5 of his current influences and inspirations by sending over 5 paintings, throughout history without any sort of restriction, that he's really feeling right now. These are the 5 he picked, and his reasons.



1. "The Sermon on the Mount" - Duccio

Duccio was basically a badass mofo. Though I love all his work, this painting is probably my favorite as it best represents all aspects of his particular je ne sais quoi - the screwy perspective in the city walls, the total disregard for accurate size relationship, the colors, and most of all the rendering of
the mountains. I love it.



2. "Venus Standing in a Landscape" - Cranach Lucas the Elder

I couldn't find a good image of the Cranach painting that I wanted to show (actually three paintings of women saints that I came across in the British Museum several years ago and stood in front of for an hour), but this one is close enough. Cranach Lucas the Elder achieved what I like to call "epic ridiculousness." The deep colors and details in the background give the painting a fantastic depth. Then , in the foreground he puts a cartoonish, yet utterly beautiful full frontal nude , and, oh yeah, she's wearing a ridiculous hat.



3. "The Reconciliation of Titania and Oberon" - Joseph Noel Paton

I love Victorian fairy paintings. This one is my favorite. The detail is astounding - there's so much going on in there, so much interaction between the minor characters, that you could look at this painting forever and not get all the subtle detail. And again, it's ridiculous and epic and beautiful at the same time - something I am drawn to.



4. "The Forest", an illustration from Dante's Divine Comedy - Gustave Doré

Sad and lost in the forest? Yes, please! I've been fascinated by Doré's engravings since I first glimpsed them in a copy of Paradise Lost at my aunt's house as a kid.



5. "Experiment 769" - Ryan Heshka

Ryan is so good it kind of makes me angry. The next time I see him, I'm going to punch him in the head.

This painting was more or less picked at random, because I like all his stuff. He combines creepiness and humor in a way that is just sick. Sick, I tell you! Ryan inspired me to get my act together and start painting in the first place. He's a great guy and very encouraging.

Jensen
G1988: LA