LOST Underground Art Show on 12/15!

Ronie Midfew Arts and DamonCarltonAndAPolarBear.com are proud to announce the LOST Underground Art Project, an art show at Gallery1988:LA celebrating one of the greatest television programs of all-time. This event, opening December 15th from 7-10 PM will mark the first time that all 16 prints, released and SOLD OUT over the past 3 months at DamonCarltonAndAPolarBear.com, will be seen in one room! In addition to the prints, over 20 artists will be creating original LOST-inspired paintings and sculptures (all available for purchase!) to commemorate the event. These artists are:

Alex Pardee - Ben Strawn - Carlos Ramos - Chris Ryniak - Dan Lydersen - Dan May - Danielle Buerli - Edwin Ushiro - Eric Fortune - Jeff McMillan - Jeremy Asher Lynch - Julian Callos - Ken Garduno - Kirk Demarais - Lauren Gregg - Leontine Greenberg - Luke Berliner - Mark Bodnar - Mark Brown - Martin Wittfooth - Misha (from the mind of Paul Scheer) - Ralph Cosentino - Scott Campbell - Wade Schin - 64 Colors - Brent Nolasco - Dave Pressler - Jason Limon - Jeremiah Ketner - Jesse Hernandez - Jon Burgerman - KaNo - Leah Palmer - Lunabee - Motorbot - Nathan Spoor - Nemo - Pocketwookie - Reactor 88 - Scribe

This night will also have MANY surprises. You might want to line up early for this one. 

Jensen

G1988:LA

Eddie

For our new show, The Vivisect Play VI, we released a VERY special print by artist Dan May and I wanted to feature it on the blog today, just to make sure you know it's available.

One of the runaway favorites from our last Crazy 4 Cult show, Dan May's "Portrait of a Gentle Man" is now available as a limited edition giclee print. Dan is one of our favorite artists and we're excited to be working with him much closer in 2010! This print, which is 12 x 16 inches, hand-signed and numbered and from an edition of only 50. They are $75.00 and would make an incredible gift. 

Again, just keeping you in the loop. And so you know, stay tuned, cause tonight, the loop is about to get way more crazy.

Jensen

G1988:LA

SALE!

Our 2009 holiday sale starts today, December 1st!



Gallery1988 Los Angeles:
We're offering 30% off all original artwork in our inventory (except the work in our current gallery shows and Greg Simkins' artwork). Instead, all Simkins' originals are 15% off! With mention of this coupon, you will receive 10% off all in-store print orders and free domestic shipping on all print orders over $125.00!


Singular sale items include:

Angry Woebots Print / T-Shirt Set
now available in red, blue and violet!
only $15.00 (reduced from $65)!

Greg Simkins' Laser-engraved Skate Decks
$100.00 off!
Was $325.00, now $225.00!

Tim Doyle Crazy 4 Cult Poster
only $30.00 (reduced from $50.00)!

Gallery1988 San Francisco:
We're offering 30% off all original artwork in our inventory (excludes the work in our current gallery show). You'll also get 10% off all print orders and free domestic shipping on all prints (excludes framed prints)!


WWW.88POINT5.COM:
We're offering 10% off all original artwork and prints on the 88point5 site!


Our holiday sale runs Dec. 1 - 23, 2009. See all of our items on our website: WWW.GALLERY1988.COM

To order from Gallery1988 Los Angeles:
(323) 937-7088 / gallery1988@aol.com

To order from Gallery1988 San Francisco or www.88point5.com:
(415) 409-1376 / gallery1988sf@gmail.com

VeePee

And like that, an LA art tradition is over. We opened Vivisect Playset VI last Friday night and had a great turn out and had quite a fun time. Big thanks to Luke Chueh, and all the artists involved, for a beautiful show. You can see all the artwork, and check out what is still available at http://thedeathofvivisect.blogspot.com.

And try to stop by, the show will be up only until December 10th, making room for our next show....

Jensen
G1988:LA

Frame #15

DamonCarltonAndAPolarBear.com & Ronie Midfew Arts are proud to be continuing the "LOST Underground Art Project." The 15th limited edition print, celebrating the greatest "water cooler" moments from the ABC television show "LOST" is by artist Jay Ryan and focuses on The Polar Bear. This poster sold out in about 1 minute.

This is the 15th print, of an eventual set of 16, and was revealed at 44th Ward Dinner Party in Chicago, IL - a restaurant that specializes in solely grilled cheese variations. A large of group of campaign followers had dinner at 44th Ward, and were surprised to see special LOST-inspired napkins, revealing the newest print website.

These prints are limited to 300, but less than 200 are available for purchase. Each is signed and numbered and 18 x 24 inches.

You can view this print at WellItsADeliciousSandwich.com and follow the entire project, which will soon come to a close, at DamonCarltonAndAPolarBear.com.

Early Animal Carving

Usually the day before Thanksgiving is slow, and I'll be sitting at the gallery desk wishing I could leave early. But today, is a whole different story. Since we're opening our newest show, "Vivisect Playset VI - The Death of Vivisect" on Black Friday, November 27th, we're all working as slow as we can, unwrapping the incredible work and checking out every detail. This show is an annual exhibit, now in it's 6th (!!!) and final year, curated by LA artist Luke Chueh and the gallery, in an attempt to unite artists who all employ animals in their work to convey the human condition. We consider the first Vivisect Playset show to be the quintessential art show that lead us in the direction and lane the gallery currently drives in - and this year is not only shaping up to be the finale, but also possibly its strongest year. This year, in addition the almost 20 artists creating original artwork for the show, we also have a handful of artists creating customized toys out of the Vivisect vinyl set that came out 2 years ago. It's a nice celebration to put an LA art tradition to bed.

Since we'll all be eating tomorrow, I figured we'd give you one of the best sneak previews we've ever given on the blog today. All pieces from the upcoming show on Friday. And also, announce what I think is the coolest shirt in 1988 history.

Vivisect alum Amy Sol delivered a beautiful piece...



Vivisect freshman Ewelina Ferruso's piece is absolutely stunning, and in person it's even better if you can imagine. The colors and vibrancy are unline any other piece we've seen.



A Vivisect Sophomore Ben Strawn is slowly becoming my absolute favorite artist. His pieces, on layered plexiglass, are dimensional and stunning. All you have to do is ask someone who's seen one in person...





(detail)

Vivisect Freshman Mark Brown just gets better and better and better. The realistic Lion face is an awesome sign of his progression.



Another artist who continues to progress is Vivisect alum Roland Tamayo. The past 2 years has seen Roland get such a distinct, and emotional, voice in his work. I really love the memories his pieces stir up. This one is no exception.



Alum Daniel Elson combines the worlds of his signature mice and Luke Chueh's popular Vivisect Playset vinyl bear mask with this awesome sculpture.





Just a few samples of the beautiful show we'll be opening this Friday night from 7 - 10 PM at Gallery1988: LA. Aaaaaand, in addition to the pantings, drawings and toys, we'll be offering a brand new, limited edition t-shirt from Luke Chueh. I always joked with Luke, telling him he's never made an iconic Luke Chueh shirt, leaving that job to the bootleggers. I'm happy to say we'll be releasing what I believe is the iconic Luke shirt I've always wanted.



These will be available once the show opens at 7 PM on Black Friday ONLY. I know you're going to email, and you know I'm going to email you back and tell you we have to wait until Friday. Just putting that out there.

Hope to see you Friday night and we wish everyone a Happy Thanksgiving.

Jensen
G1988:LA

Ben

Mondo!

Not many pictures were taken on our end during the Mondo "Badass Cinema" event at G1988:LA Friday night (but we did get one of the line running out the door!) because we never stopped selling posters! The Mondo team was in town for Designer Con, but we ruined that plan since we sold out of 90% of the stock they brought for the Con the night before. Pretty incredible! Thanks to everyone who came out, and special thanks to Justin and Mondo, Mitch at OMG, Kevin Tong, Harry Diaz and Skinner, who all did their thing and helped make this incredible night a success.

Remember, this Friday, BLACK FRIDAY, we will open our final Vivisect Playset, curated by Luke Chueh and Gallery1988, with an opening reception from 7-10 PM. More details, and previews, soon!

Jensen
G1988:LA

News about tonight's event w/ MONDO

We wanted to give everyone a head's up...

We've received so many inquiries about the posters that will be available at the MONDO event tonight, so we're recommending that interested buyers lineup in front of the gallery around 5PM.

If you have any questions please call the LA gallery...
(323) 937-7088

See you tonight!!

Frame #14

DamonCarltonAndAPolarBear.com & Ronie Midfew Arts are proud to be continuing the "LOST Underground Art Project." The 14th limited edition print, celebrating the greatest "water cooler" moments from the ABC television show "LOST" is by artist Todd Slater and focuses on Ben Linus. This poster sold out in about 1 minute.

This is the 14th print, of an eventual set of 16, and was revealed at Abe Lee Realty in Honolulu, Hawaii. Followers of the campaign in Hawaii who went to Abe Lee Reality spotted a brochure in the office that didn't quite fit in. A limited edition Ajiri Airline Safety and Travel Brochure, created by graphic designer Adam Campbell, was available for free. And once they looked closely, the back of the business card stapled to the packet gave them the new website address.

These prints are limited to 300, but less than 200 are available for purchase. Each is signed and numbered and 18 x 24 inches.

You can view this print at NoSuchThingAsCurses.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!

Now Playing

Come to our one-night event with Mondo tomorrow night, Friday 7 - 10 PM!

Show exclusives.





Jensen
G1988:LA