Frame #6

DamonCarltonAndAPolarBear.com & Ronie Midfew Arts are proud to be continuing the "LOST Underground Art Project." The 6th limited edition print, celebrating the greatest "water cooler" moments from the ABC television show "LOST" is by artist Jason Munn, and focuses on The 4-toed Statue.

This is the 6th print, of an eventual set of 16, and was revealed during the Dallas, TX stop of the Blink-182 tour, when band Fall Out Boy paid tribute to LOST. Fender created a Dharma/Batheart Bass for bassist Pete Wentz (only 3 made!), drummer Andy Hurley had a custom Dharma/FC drumhead and Wentz paid tribute to Charlie Pace and Driveshaft by dedicating "Thnx fr th Mmrs" to his former "tourmates" and writing "Not Penny's Boat" on his hand. These prints are limited to 300, but less then 200 are available for purchase. Each is hand signed and numbered, 24 x 18 inches inches and only $50. The image above the gold foot is printed in gloss, that can only be seen in certain lighting and from certain angles.

You can purchase this print at HuckFinnWasTaken.com and follow the entire project at DamonCarltonAndAPolarBear.com, which may involve free LOST events and stunts in your area to announce the newest print!

Admit

I'm the first to admit I'm prone to hyperbole. But not because I don't believe what I'm saying. The first step to recovery is admitting you have a problem.

But after getting our first piece for 2010's "Under The Influence: Masters of the Universe" show, I have to say this:

Robert Burden's piece for this show is the best piece we've ever shown.

That's the truth. Battlecat has never looked so good.



The detail in this oil painting is just mind-blowing. There isn't much I can say that isn't blowing your mind right now while looking at the picture...except for this -



That's Robert next to the piece. Holy cow. Absolutely epic.

Not sure your brain can take anymore....but if it can, here's a time lapse video that Robert made showing the creation of this beast in 420 man hours! I'd pay $10 to see this in a theatre. It even has a sequel tease at the end.



I am so amped to pay tribute to He-Man and the Master of the Universe alongside Mattel in January 2010. And you should be too! Thanks to Robert to stepping everybody's game up! Going to be incredible.

Jensen
G1988: LA

OCTOBER 6th - MARK IT DOWN NOW!

The other night Alex Pardee gave his audience on Twitter (follow him - @alexpardee) a bit of a surprise, which was our first viewing of what his upcoming G1988: LA solo show is shaping up to be. And this was it -



"Hiding From The Normals" will be Alex's 1st solo show here at Gallery1988: LA (follow us on twitter - @jensenclan88) on October 6th and it is shaping up to be our biggest event of 2009. The Halloween themed show has tons of surprises in store (some include original music being produced by your favorite underground rappers and what is going to be, his words, "the biggest and most epic show of his career").



And for the opening reception on October 6th, not only will we be celebrating Alex's new body of work, we'll be celebrating Halloween a bit early, as everyone is encouraged to dress up in costume and be as scary as possible (you may even get a prize if Alex digs your threads). Cause the same night, next door at Golden Apple Comics, we'll be sponsoring the DVD/Blu-Ray release of "Trick R Treat," an INCREDIBLY scary movie from director Michael Dougherty finally seeing the light of day (how this movie got the shaft for marketing/distribution I have NO IDEA, and neither do most movie sites)! Michael, cast and crew will signing DVDs and Blu-Rays. And after you see the trailer below, I PROMISE you'll want to know more.



AND, Alex is going to have a nice little surprise to tie into the movie, cause "Trick R Treat" will be screened in our back lot that night as well. It's all pretty creepy. And awesome.

Mark your calendars now, and get your costumes ready. It's art's Halloween party with Alex Pardee and you are invited.

Jensen
G1988: LA

Now Playing Preview and New Print!!

Two announcements today, both VERY important.


(image by Shannon Bonatakis)

First off, the preview for our new SF show is NOW ONLINE! You can check out the entire show, which has some really amazing pieces, here:

http://1988playing.blogspot.com/

And second, we released a new print earlier this week, but I wanted to give it some extra love on the blog.


Kim Herbst
"We're Gonna Need a Bigger Rucksack..."
giclee print on Ultrasmooth fine art paper
12 x 16 inches
limited edition of 35
$60.00 unframed

Kim created this incredible piece for the Autumn Society video game tribute show a few months back, and we get to sell prints! The piece in inspired by the beloved Link from Zelda and it's available at G1988 Los Angeles and San Francisco!

LA - 323-937-7088 or gallery1988@aol.com
SF - 415-409-1376 or gallery1988sf@gmail.com

Katie
G1988 SF

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

Posters are coming!

"Bio Top Pee Wee (Pee Wee vs. Bioshock)" by Cory Benhatzel


There are some great additions to the movie poster blog, definitely check out the newest updates... http://1988movieposters.blogspot.com

The show, "Now Playing" opens THIS FRIDAY in San Francisco!

Katie
G1988 SF

You've Been Warned

Jensen
G1988: LA

Frame 5

DamonCarltonAndAPolarBear.com & Ronie Midfew Arts are proud to be continuing the "LOST Underground Art Project." The 5th limited edition print, celebrating the greatest "water cooler" moments from the ABC television show "LOST" is by artist Leia Bell, and focuses on The Love Triangle.

This is the 5th print, of an eventual set of 16, and was revealed in Tucson, AZ at the University of Arizona Campus Bookstore, where a display paid tribute to the LOST Book Club. The display included props from the television show such as Sawyer's reading glasses, a Dharma beer 6-pack, Dharma boxed wine and an Oceanic Airline In-Flight Magazine, alongside a number of the books seen, and referenced, throughout the series. Bookmarks, with the poster's purchase website printed on them, were available for free. The Leia Bell prints are limited to 300, but less then 200 are available for purchase. Each is hand signed and numbered, 24 x 18 inches inches and only $50.

You can purchase this print at IThinkThatManWasYou.com and follow the entire project at DamonCarltonAndAPolarBear.com, which may involve free LOST events and stunts in your area to announce the newest print!

Jeremy Nichols!

Jeremy Nichols (Portland, OR) new solo show at www.88point5.com is NOW LIVE! In his new series, Jeremy has created 15 original works, all prices at $250.00.

"In his artwork, he tries to show the near future of environments, space, humans, and animals as well as their attachment to material, and technological advances in their quest to achieve fulfillment through their artificial reality. He also tries to express the figure's psychological and sociological interactions with in their environment in a surreal manner. The figures in his images demonstrate their own search for clarity, direction, or even one's self, yet often tend to follow the leader as they float in space."

See his impressive new show now at www.88point5.com!

Jeremy will also be in our next show, "Now Playing," which opens in less than one week! See some preview pics here: http://1988movieposters.blogspot.com

Katie
G1988SF

Get Your Luke On

With no further delay....

Click here to see Luke Chueh's Inferno

Jensen
G1988: LA