Everybody remembers last January's Under The Influence tribute art show to Beastie Boys and since there was so much demand for prints, we're making today an epic release day for 3 of our favorite pieces from the show - now all available as prints! Each print is from a VERY LIMITED run, so get moving...body moving (bad joke).
Scott Scheidly "The Brass Monkey Has A License To Ill" giclee print on fine art paper 16 x 20 inches limited edition of 25 $100.00
**This was actually Beastie Boys favorite piece in the show!
Casey Weldon "B-Boys Unite" giclee print on fine art paper 20 x 16 inches limited edition of 30 $85.00
David MacDowell "Hey Hey Hey Ladies" giclee print on fine art paper 20 x 16 inches limited edition of 25 $85.00
We'll be here all day, so call us at (323) 937 - 7088 to order, or shoot us an email at gallery1988@aol.com.
Back in the gallery (after a small weekend vacation) a bit early on a Tuesday and was stoked to see the delivery of some new pieces for our upcoming "Transcenders" show, which opens March 3rd. First up, Jason D'Aquino.
Although most people know him for his insanely detailed work on matchbooks, my favorite stuff he does is in larger format, like this piece, "Necro." The demented, yet loving, faces he gives his characters are so enchanting, and he's one of the few artists in our genre that I can say is TOTALLY unique (and a little disturbed. In a good way). Still one of my favs from last year's "Crazy 4 Cult" was Jason's "Joyride," which now hangs happily in the home of two of our favorite buyers, Jason and Jenny. LUCKY!
Next up, Scott Scheidly.
Hands down, one of the most talented artists we show here at G1988, Scott has the ability to tell an entire story with just one painting. And that story is different for every viewer. And he has the chops to really impress you at the same time. The new pieces for "Transcenders," including the above titled "Some Weird Chick," are a really cool direction for the Florida native. He's definitely luring you in with not only his technique, but with some overt, yet innocent, creepiness as well. What's up with this girl? Who nose? GET IT???? "Nose?" HAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHA. (Falls down on floor).
Here's a video taken by Kurt over at 5280 Lasers, that chronicles the night before the show opened. Cool in a sense that you see all the artwork without the back of people's heads, bad because it's before we leveled everything. So get ready to tilt your head a little, like when I ask my dog if he just pooped somewhere in the house.
And here's an article on the show that ran in Campus Circle...
I wasn't sure if you could read the text...so here's the copy (as they say on Mad Men)...
LAST YEAR’S CRAZY 4 CULT EXHIBITION INCLUDED ICONS OF Darth Vader, Napoleon Dynamite, Howard the Duck, Spinal Tap, Office Space, Clerks, Pee-wee Herman and Chunk. “You know these dudes, right? ’Cause if not, I will loan you my Blockbuster card and punch you in the face at the same time,”says Gallery 1988’s Web site of thecharacters in the sequel to last summer’s most enjoyable show, appearing in Crazy 4 Cult 2: This Time, It’s Personal. Hosted again by cult connoisseur himself, Kevin Smith, and his producing partner Scott Mosier, Cult invited over 50 artists to cast their unique eye on classic cult cinema. Why should you have to rely on overpriced Hot Topic Tshirts to showcase your love of The Goonies? Instead of pierced emo sales clerks who always seem to be talking to some guy with a shaved head when you’re trying to buy your cousin a Fall Out Boy shirt, wouldn’t you rather have your money go to Shepard Fairey (he of Obey/the ubiquitous Obama poster), Andrew Wilson or Luke Chueh? While originals go for hundreds and thousands of dollars, limited edition posters start at $20 and are a unique way to show your love of Back to the Future without that reprinted, torn-at-the-edges movie one-sheet you’ve been carrying around since freshman year of college. L.A. artist 2cents did a series of seemingly spray-painted screen prints of Milton, Alex, Doc,Willy, Jesus and Silent Bob. If you don’t know who they are, yes, you should be punched in the face – but save yourself future embarrassment (you’re right to be embarrassed) and inoculate yourself beforehand by seeing what will undoubtedly be the sleeper hit of the summer (sorry [insert whatever horror film is coming out this week]). Gallery 1988 is located at 7020 Melrose Ave., Los Angeles. For more information, call (323) 937-7088.
Also, we weren't able to formally announce the new giclee prints we released at the Crazy 4 Cult opening reception, so I figured now might be the time, since most are really close to selling out.
First up, Misha's "My Protector"...
Here's a pic of Misha signing these Natalie tributes.....
Only $60 (!), these 8 x 10 inches giclee prints on archival paper are pretty darn sweet. Each hand signed and numbered, it's an edition of 50 that we're already running low on.
And next up...the one you probably already know about...Luke's Donnie Darko print....
$100, 11 x 14 inches, each hand signed and numbered, edition of 100. Or you could be an idiot and pay the $300 people are asking on eBay even though we aren't even sold out of them at $100. OH, nevermind, pay those eBay prices, cause we're SOLD OUT now.
And then we got Scott Schedily's "Prophecy of Frank"....
These are $80, 11 x 14 inches, hand signed and numbered and in an edition of 50. These are AWESOME, they look so good in person.
And lastly....Reuben Rude's tribute to Jay & Silent Bob...
$100 each, hand pulled screen prints, hand signed and numbered, 16 x 20 inches, edition of 50. Get these while they are hot, Snooch.
Today we're working on new prints with our brand new printer! This particular print will be released at Crazy 4 Cult this August. It's Scott Scheidly's "Prophecy of Frank" piece from last year's Cult show...
Scott is also going to be in our new SF show "Strangely Mannered" that opens one week from today! The show features Scott Scheidly, Brandt Peters, Joe Vaux and Travis Louie and will open Friday, July 18th from 7-10PM.
Here's a sneak peak of one of Scott's new pieces that will be in the SF show. It's such a great piece! This show is insane...
The 4th of July has come and gone, hope everyone had a nice weekend...
It's supposed to be close to 100 degrees in San Francisco this entire week, which is totally nutty. The San Francisco gallery turns into a sauna, so we'll be sweating it out this week while we work on a new batch of prints to be released at the Crazy 4 Cult show this August. We're making prints of a few of the favorites from last year's show, hooray!
BUT in the meantime, we have an pretty insane show opening in SF on July 18th, which is right around the corner. The four artists in this new show are definitely a few of the most talented artists we've ever worked with... Joe Vaux, Travis Louie, Scott Scheidly and Brandt Peters. I feel a little intimidated just typing their names in this post. They're not only extremely talented, but all four of these guys are also incredibly nice - the complete package!
Here are a few images from the show...
Brandt Peters
Joe Vaux
Scott Scheidly
Travis Louie
The show titled "Strangely Mannered" opens Friday, July 18th. We'll have an online preview, so please email the SF gallery if you would like to be added to the preview list... gallery1988sf@gmail.com
I think it's because I've been in the Melrose gallery watching this new exhibit come together in an incredible awesome way for the past few days - but I couldn't feel better about 1988 right now. The Stella show opened last night in SF to a great crowd and response, plowing through original art, and forcing Katie to spend 3 straight hours on just returning print inquiry emails today. While in LA, we're in the go-home weekend for our Mattel-sponsored shin-dig, "TOYS!" - and just finished a gallery installation (from that team that brought you the Cheshire Cat pink fur madness last year) that is going to make you freak out and have flashbacks to when you read books only because Levar Burton suggested them to you on Reading Rainbow. You know what? I don't want to spoil most of the art, but here are some very detailed, and out of context, pictures of parts of the gallery installation. It's like FAO Schwartz up in this bitch.
Yes, that's a Hit Stix. Yes, that's orange Hot Wheels tracks looped around the space. And yes, that's a Teddy Ruxpin (and for those with super eyes, yes, that's a My Buddy and Popple). That's just little parts keep in mind. And yes, it opens this Tuesday night, April 1st, 7-10 PM at our Los Angeles gallery. Come early, I'll be the one sweating. You'll be the one having fun.
Remember, this show will feature dozens of customized Hot Wheels VW Vans, which you've previewed on this blog quite a few times, but it also has almost 100 paintings, all influenced by ANY childhood toy. One of them by Mark Brown, was previewed on our recent email blast, then posted on Juxtapoz.com (not too shabby, considering that is Mark's FIRST GALLERY EXHIBITED PAINTING EVER). So here's some more peeks at paintings (including the Mark Brown I used capital letters about), and two vans that went that extra mile...
Brandon Sopinsky
Scott Scheidly
Mark Brown
Kathie Olivas & Brandt Peters (p.s. INSANE)
Noferin
Le Merde
What do I have to do make sure you know how dope this show is going to be? Let's put it this way. If CNN (the channel, not the dismantled 1990's NY rap duo) is covering it, so should you.
And in unrelated news, we're very excited to announce that 1988 is adding a new talent to its list of represented artists (the first new addition in over a year).
The machine we call Angry Woebots (and the government called Aaron Martin) has joined the 1988 family. You've already seen the Hawaii native in numerous group shows at both locations (and will see him this Tuesday in "TOYS!" and in the same capacity throughout 2008), and now we'll be growing into more focused shows and promotion, both in LA and SF in 2009, and then solos to quickly follow! We literally couldn't be more excited, especially with some plans in the works to create some great product as well. We're honored that he will be calling us home in California next year, and we're stoked to say, "We're in the panda business." Mahalo, Aaron.
