Luke's Last

Here we are. The last day of Luke Chueh's Inferno. Tons of people have been walking through, and we want to thank Luke for creating such an extensive and progressive show. We've loved growing with him since 2004 and this show was no exception!

For the last two days, we've had some super secret filming going on in the gallery which included Brandi Milne, Dabs & Myla and eight hours of no break live painting. Sounds like a scene from the movie Saw, but it was a pretty awesome experience. I'll let you know, when I know more about when/where you can see it.

So now we make way for Alex Pardee's insane Halloween visions, which will open this coming Tuesday, with an opening reception from 7-11 PM. Alex will be arriving into LA tomorrow and will be in attendance all night Tuesday (this time no homeless cutting dudes invited! Google away, if you don't know that Pardee story!) We've all been very secret about Alex's new work, so here's your first, and possibly only, preview...



This is one of Alex's new demented characters he created for a painting, which will all tie together with a story and tale he created specifically for this show. I'm a bit scared. This show is going to be epic.

And today marks a pretty important day for Crazy4Cult fans who have been waiting patiently for the second coming of Jeff Boyes' Professional print. We have the second edition, now with new colors, as an edition of 33.



Jeff Boyes
"The Professional (Blue)"
4 color screen print on archival paper, signed and numbered edition of 33
26 x 13 inches
$60.00

This sold SO FAST during the CFC show, we decided to create another chance for everybody. If you want one, call us at (323) 937 - 7088 or email us at gallery1988@aol.com and we'll take your order before they run out again!

Have a nice weekend....

Jensen
G1988: LA

Things Got Weird

We were so stoked to have "Weird Al" Yankovic stop by the gallery and check out Tom Whalen's UHF Tribute print! We've all been die-hard Weird Al fans since childhood, so this was a serious star struck moment. We hope to one day actually follow through with the Weird Al Tribute we had planned for this year's Crazy 4 Cult 3-D, and we hope now that he personally has seen the cool stuff that comes out of G1988, it can one day be a reality!

Dare to be stupid.

Jensen
G1988: LA

W.

We're proud to announce Gray Haddock as the winner of our Crazy 4 Cult 3-D Tim Doyle poster contest. A few applicants actually got all of the movie references correct, so we printed them out and allowed my dog, Benjamin, to choose the winning email. So Benjamin likes Gray! If you're looking for the key and answers, check out last month's blog entry archive, under the name "Sus-tense."

Congrats Gray! And look out for next year's contest!

Jensen
G1988: LA

Look what we found!!!

About a month out from our last Crazy 4 Cult, and guess what was hiding out in the back room? 2cent's Cult prints. We have a couple of each available as of today, and truth is - we've been getting calls and emails about them everyday still. And we want to keep this fair, so if you didn't get a chance to pick them up, now is your chance, but as you can see - we're on the SERIOUS last leg now. Here are the breakdowns below...call us at (323) 937 - 7088. We'll start calling you all back tomorrow AM when we get back in the gallery.


2cents
"Bike"
screenprint on archival paper
16 x 20 inches
signed and numbered edition of 40
$25.00
SOLD OUT


2cents
"Trap"
screenrpint on archival paper
16 x 20 inches
signed and numbered edition of 40
$25.00
SOLD OUT


2cents
"Stapler"
screenprint on archival paper
16 x 20 inches
signed and numbered edition of 40
$25.00
(2 available)


2cents
"Button"
screenprint on archival paper
signed and numbered edition of 40
$25.00
(5 available)


2cents
"Lips"
screenprint on archival paper
signed and numbered edition of 40
$25.00
SOLD OUT

Talk to you soon!

Jensen
G1988: LA

Motor City Shouts

Wanted to acknowledge artist Audrey Pongracz, who made her 1988 debut in Crazy 4 Cult 3-D with 2 beautiful paintings, and now we see one of those pieces show up as the cover of Real Detroit Weekly.



I'm really excited to see more work from Audrey! CONGRATS!

Jensen
G1988: LA

Sus-tense

Wanna test how impatient the world can be? Run a free contest that ends August 8th, then wait a week to post answers? It's kinda amazing.

Anyway, although we're still going through emails of people's guesses on naming every weapon in the Crazy 4 Cult 3-D Tim Doyle poster, we figured we'd still put the key and answers up and let the calm kick in before we've picked the winner.

So here we go, and yes before you complain, he included cult properties that have movies coming out next year. Kind of a loophole, but also kind of fun:





A. Pulse Rifle- Aliens
B. Bat-Grapple- Batman 1989
C. Mini-Gun - Terminator 2
D. The Glaive - Krull
E. Bubo - Clash of the Titans
F. Capture Bolt Device - No Country for Old Men
G. Proton Pack - GhostBusters
H. Enviornment Helmet - Predator
I. .44 Magnum - Dirty Harry
J. Crysknife - Dune
K. Holy Grail - Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
L. Megatron - Transformers the Movie 1985
M. Loki's Mask - The Mask
N. Odd Job's hat - Goldfinger
O. Leatherface's Chainsaw - Texas Chainsaw Massacre 1974
P. Data's Bully Buster - Goonies
Q. Jason's Mask - Friday the 13th pt. 3
R. Identity Disc - Tron
S. Holy Hand Grenade - Monty Python and the Holy Grail
T. Thermal Detonator - Return of the Jedi
U. Training Sphere - A New Hope
V. Killer Ball - Phantasm
W. Fork - Army of Darkness
X. Auto 9 - Robocop
Y. Hunter Seeker - Dune
Z. Anakin's / Luke's Lightsaber - Star Wars
1. Johnny 5's head - Short Circut
2. Golden Gun - The Man with the Golden Gun
3. MacLeod Broadsword - Highlander
4. Atlantean Sword - Conan
5. Sword of Omens - Thundercats (2010)
6. Six-fingered Sword - The Princess Bride
7. Bond's Walther PPK - James Bond Films
8. The Golden Snitch - Harry Potter
9. Phaser - Star Trek Original Series
10. Green Lantern Ring - Green Lantern (2011)
11. BlasTech DL44 (Han Solo's gun) - A New Hope
12. PKD Blaster- Blade Runner
13. The One Ring - Lord of the Rings

Hope it was fun for everyone and we'll hopefully have a winner selected next week!

Jensen
G1988: LA

A Final Bye

Here's our final good-bye to Crazy 4 Cult 3-D courtesy of G4 TV...

Video Games - E3 2009 - Movies

We'll be opening "Monsters of POP!" in a few hours...in with the new!

Jensen
G1988: LA

Lazy Monday

Well, it's supposed to be my day off today, but it's proving to be anything but. We've been selling through prints from Crazy 4 Cult 3-D, selling out of Bike and Trap from 2cents and The Professional print from Jeff Boyes. And although we're low on many other prints, and we're still selling paintings everyday, there are still some amazing pieces left. But you should act fast. Still check out the show, and the updated sales, HERE.

But, today I've dedicated mostly everything to the monolith known as Comic Con, which opens this Wednesday in San Diego.



There really isn't a picture in the universe that can give me a quicker panic attack, BUT this year I'll be there Saturday and Sunday - and G1988 has some pretty awesome presence in this year's con.

First off, our first book, partnered up with our friends at Baby Tattoo, will be released! "Curiosities," by NY artist Travis Louie will become available at Comic Con, purchasable in many ways and forms. Baby Tattoo's booth (#601) will be selling 2 of the 4 available covers (Retail and San Diego Comic Con variations), as well as having multiple signings with the artist Travis himself, so you can meet the man and get him to sign your book. The Baby Tattoo booth will also have a pretty cool opportunity to get a whole set of 4 covers, for those who buy fast! Travis will also be making appearances at Hi-Fructose's booth (#4939) and the Last Gasp booth (#1616) - two other places you can pick up the SDCC exclusive cover. And if you can't make it out to San Diego, don't worry, because we're having a book release and signing party on Tuesday with Travis Louie in attendance. More on that later.

Secondly, I do believe we'll be announcing our newest honoree for the Under The Influence art show happening in Jan. 2010. After last year's tribute to Beastie Boys, we've been excited to announce the newest source of inspiration involved, but we think SDCC will be the place! More on that later as well. Stay tuned to the blog for where to see the reveal!

And lastly, something totally secret. You won't know it's us. Yet. In due time.

Sorry to be so secretive. But we'll come clean in time. And we think you'll love it.

See you at the Con!

Jensen
G1988: LA

Last night...

Yeah, so I wasn't able to take any pictures, cause we never really stopped working last night to take one. But am hoping some good pictures start to pop up on the interwebs today that I can show off. Especially of 2cents in-gallery installation. It was one of our print surprises, but 2cents did it again, after last year's incredibly successful portraits (CLICK HERE to see those). This year he picked famous cult objects. Each of these prints are limited to 40 (we're close to selling out on some and have to start the day with some serious inventory counting), are signed and numbered and are just $25 each. But here they are...



The Bike



The Trap



The Lips



The Hearse



The Button



The Stapler

Thanks to these prints and around 1,000 attendees, this year's Crazy 4 Cult first night was one of our most successful opening receptions EVER. It was awesome to see people still buying art that speaks to them, even though economic times aren't what they were for Crazy 4 Cult in 2008.

You can now sell ALL the artwork, and see what's still available, by CLICKING HERE.

We want to thank every artist who participated in this year's show, as probably about 100 people came up to us at some point last night and commented on how everyone REALLY stepped it up this year. When another now-mangled theme show hit it's third year, we sat back and watched as artists admitted they were out of ideas and thought the concept became stale. With Crazy 4 Cult 3-D, it proved this show just gets better and better - and we only have the artists to thank for that. This had the best artwork delivered yet. THANK YOU all so much.

Also big thanks to Kevin Smith (a co-creator of this art show), who's spirit we felt in the gallery, although he was shooting a film in NY, our friends at SlashFIlm.com, KROQ's Kevin, Bean and Ralph Garman and comedian Paul Scheer, along with the many others who promoted (and twittered their brains off about) the show all day with us! 

Here's to Crazy FOUR Cult in 2010.

Jensen
G1988: LA

Holy Poo

With 150 pieces getting the final touches, an in-gallery installation coming together and just pure chaos ensuing...I didn't get to preview as much work as I wanted to on the eve of Crazy 4 Cult 3-D. So I figured I'd make up for it, by posting some favorites of mine that haven't yet been previewed online.

Surprise participant Bob Dob makes a long-awaited return to Gallery1988 with his first painting on our walls in over 2 years. Mr. Pink and Mr. Yellow get the treatment this time.





Rik Catlow, quickly becoming a collector favorite at 1988, gave the show's MVP Edward Scissorhands a makeover.



The always dependable Mari Inukai is up for a little bit of the ultra-violence...



Australian artist Jodee Knowles channeled Donnie Darko....



Shannon Bonatakis reminds us the gum chewing is rude.



And I swear to you....there are 100 more incredible pieces JUST LIKE THESE!

DO NOT MISS THIS SHOW!

It open tomorrow, Thursday, July 16th, with an opening reception from 7-11 PM.

Make sure you come on through...I'm getting some much needed rest.

Jensen
G1988: LA

Sol x Simkins

And there it is....Greg Simkins and Amy Sol's collaboration based on "The Neverending Story." Debuted by ArrestedMotion.com.

Goes without saying we think this is one of the biggest, and best, pieces we've ever shown.

Click the AM motion link above to see it bigger...

Jensen
G1988: LA

Back in Effect

Time for another preview! This time from LA artist Lola, who hasn't shown at Gallery1988 since 2005, where she stole the show at our "Remixing The Magic" exhibit with the fine folks at Disney. Well, she's at it again. This time with her take on "Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory."



This is just the piece, wait until you see it in the beautiful frame!

So excited to have Lola back in 1988, and happy to have her stand out once again!

Jensen
G1988: LA

Dave MacDowell takes on Rpbert Williams

Artist Davie MacDowell will not only put his own spin on cult movie Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory for "Crazy 4 Cult 3-D," but he will also be reinterpreting a classic piece from a low-brow master. Robert Williams first created his painting, "Appetite For Destruction," for the Guns N' Roses album of the same name. But unfortunately his vision was banned, due to what some might call graphic content. Robert's now legendary piece is seen below...



When it came time for "Crazy 4 Cult" Dave MacDowell took aim at both this painting and the Gene Wilder classic, "Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory," with his own vision, "Appetite For Veruca."



LOVE THIS PIECE! We're hanging now and this show is going to be one to remember. More later!

Jensen
G1988: LA

Doyle!

It's become a bit of a tradition now to create a poster to promote the Crazy 4 Cult show. And these posters (in the past created by Chris Lee, Andrew Wilson & Scott Campbell) pack so many movie references in one punch (and are so beautiful), it's mind-blowing! This year we asked artist Tim Doyle to create the official Crazy 4 Cult 3-D poster, and we are glad we did. Tim was our secret weapon...literally.



Here he references just about 40 weapons from cult movies, one more obscure then the next. I've wasted easily 20 full hours just trying to figure it out. Which might explain why none of the Cult artwork is hung yet. OK, so just like the last two years, we're doing a contest. Can you name the weapons seen in this Tim Doyle poster? If so, you're kind of a cult movie genius. The key is below:



And here's the thing. Send us an email, matching which movie each weapon is from with the corresponding letter or number we have assigned it. Send it to gallery1988@aol.com, with the email headline "Cult Contest 09." The winner will not only get a handful of prints from this year's Crazy 4 Cult 3-D, but also an Artist Proof of Luke Chueh's "I Asked For Scrambled" print. That thing easily is worth a few hundred bucks. You have until the show closes on August 8th to email it in. GOOD LUCK and aim high.

Jensen
G1988: LA

PRINTS PRINTS PRINTS (from us)

One thing that this year's Crazy 4 Cult installment has over the prior years is PRINTS. We have never in our 5 year history had as many prints available as we will for this exhibit. Arguably, this might have more prints than any of our other group shows combined.

Figured today would be a good day to unveil a fraction of these prints, at least those made by G1988 printing. These are the digital giclee prints we did in-house, with our own process and on our own printers (which is how about 70% - 80% of the prints we sell here are created).



Kirk Demarais
"The Torrances" (from Crazy 4 Cult 2)
giclee print on archival paper
11 x 14 inches
edition of 50
$65.00

Possibly the most anticipated of the prints, Kirk brings back his Sears-like portrait of the Shining family. I know a few people buying multiples of this one.



Scott Campbell
"Cult Tree" (from Crazy 4 Cult 2)
giclee print on archival paper
12 x 18 inches
edition of 35
$100.00

One of last year's most popular pieces was made into a Crazy 4 Cult 2 poster at the time, and that had all the show's text, logos and information on it. It's got dozens of your favorite cult characters done in Scott's signature style, all just hanging in a tree. This year we bring you a super limited version, now on archival watercolor paper, without any of the bells and whistles, just the straight image. This came out beautiful.



Scott Campbell
"Showdowns (Set 3)" (from Crazy 4 Cult 2)
giclee prints on archival paper
about 5 x 5 inches each
edition of 50 sets
$65.00 per set

You know how fast these sets have sold out in the past. We've got a new set, not printing half of last year's showdowns from Scott Campbell. Depicting classic duels from Teen Wolf, Taxi Driver, Princess Bride, Deliverance and Blade Runner - these won't last long. And just wait until you see the new original showdown Scott put in "Crazy 4 Cult 3-D."



Erica Gibson
"Fargo" (from Crazy 4 Cult 2)
giclee print on archival paper
11 x 14 inches
edition of 25
$45.00

The woodchipper! One of my personal favs from Crazy 4 Cult 2, Erica Gibson (who was an OTIS student at the time, part of our first Art Show program with them) knocked it out of the park with this one. Now available as a print, not to mention her first!



Julian Callos
"Class Dismissed" (from Crazy 4 Cult 2)
giclee print on archival paper
11 x 14 inches
edition of 25
$50.00

Our first ever Battle Royale piece from another OTIS exchange member, Julian Callos, now becomes a print. I'm a HUGE fan of the movie, so maybe it was me who made sure this was made into a print, but also tons of people come into the gallery and talk about how much they loved this piece. And since, Julian has grown into one of our absolute favorite artists here at 1988, so it's nice to remember, and hang, the first time we saw him.



Nathan Stapley
"Founding Members Of The SICTT (Society of In Control Time Travelers)" (from CRAZY 4 CULT 3-D!)
giclee print on archival paper
11 x 14 inches
edition of 25
$50.00

A brand new Crazy 4 Cult piece available as a print! This one from NY resident artist Nathan Stapley. A club picture of cult movies' best time travelers, presumably at a meeting I wish I could've went to. The original to this piece will also be available at the show! LOVE this one.

And this is less than half of the prints available in the show!

Like I said, I'll be updating all day, so stay tuned...

Jensen
G1988: LA

Flesh Wound

Have you seen Krista Huot's Monty Python painting? No? Oh, then here:





AWESOMMMMMME!

This Thursday night - Crazy 4 Cult 3-D at G1988: LA! Also, I'll be updating a few times every day now, all with updates and sneak peeks!

Jensen
G1988: LA

MY FAV YET!

About a year ago, I stumbled upon the website of artist Dan Lydersen in such a random manner that I can't even recall now how it happened or how I got there. I just remember seeing his work and being totally blown away that #1) he was this good and #2) I had never seen his work before. So I immediately booked him into Crazy 4 Cult, the art show where we book our highest number of new artists (either to showing at galleries in general or just to 1988). And I just sat back and waited to see what Dan would come up with. And today I found out.

Quite possibly one of the most impressive Crazy 4 Cult pieces ever (not quite possibly in my mind, cause I think it is), this painting is epic. Based on the 1485 Hieronymus Bosch painting, The Seven Deadly Sins and the Four Last Things, Dan references 19 different cult movies, all in the spirit of the original masterpiece seen here...



Dan took each of the deadly sins, and employed different cult characters into each depiction. Check this out...



I'm nervous the scale doesn't come off on the blog, but it's 30 inches in diameter, and almost every square inch has complexities all over it. Just like Bosch's original, each section represents a different sin. For example, "Envy" (written in Latin on both versions) is represented by Francis wanting Pee-Wee's bike and John Cusack kissing his girlfriend before his life turns to a downhill ski slope in Better Off Dead. "



"Pride" is displayed using The Jesus from The Big Lebowski, the girls from Heathers, members of the world's greatest band Spinal Tap and a small nod to Monty Python.



I'm not going to ruin them all for you, so here are some others...











And in the original, you have Jesus Christ looking on from the middle. In Dan's, it's Edward, with a nice little message from Evil Dead below him.



Dan made a key to point out all the references, as some are very small and obscure, but I won't post it yet because I know you guys like to guess. I'll post it in a few days.

This piece is epic! Can't wait for more!

Jensen
G1988: LA

Golden Ticket

With most people talking about my "golden ticket" yesterday, I've been in a serious Willy Wonka mood. And lo and behold, artist Ryan Sanchez delivered his Willy Wonka inspired Crazy 4 Cult 3-D piece today to feed my hunger. This is Ryan's second Wonka painting, this year now focusing on a new ticket-winning child, and binge eater, Augustus Gloop. If you don't remember Ryan's stunning piece from last year, that's because it sold within 5 seconds on hanging it on the wall. Here's a refresher...

That's his Violet portrait, plump and ready to be rolled. And for this year's piece focusing on everyone's favorite little boy who can't say no to food, Ryan outdid himself...

You have to see this in person. And you can. Remember July 16th - Crazy4Cult 3-D!!!

Jensen

G1988: LA