Dran 'My Everyday Life' Art Show SNEAK PEEK

Here is a SNEAK PEEK at some of the pieces in French artist Dran's upcoming art show at PicturesOnWalls. The above piece is called 'I Has Chalks 1', below is 'I Has Chalks 3' and on the bottom is 'Marilyn Pigeon Shit' not sure if that is the name though!! :) This show opens November 26th in London.

Check it out HERE

Obey 'Hello Kitty' Print Release Details

Here are the details regarding the release of 'Hello Kitty' by artist Shepard Fairey of Obey. "Shepard is participating in the Sanrio Small Gifts Art Show in Miami curated by Roger Gastman and Zio Fulcher.  Shepard created this OBEY x Hello Kitty screen print to celebrate the project and show. The print will be available at the Miami space but you can get on the pre-sale list and info by contacting: roger@rrockenterprises.com

Check it out HERE

The Goodfoot 'Big 100' Art Show Details

Here is a GREAT art show for an even GREATER cause. This show will be held at the 'The Goodfoot' in Portland December 3rd, 4th & 5th.Rumour is there will be +1500 framed pieces of art available featuring such artist as Emek, Guy Burwell to name a couple.

Kozyndan 'Fishy Greetings' AWESOMENESS

Out of all the pieces I have seen so far, this piece by artist duo Kozyndan called 'Fishy Greetings' is the BEST IN SHOW. Once again these two put it over the edge!! Congrats!! I hope this becomes a print!!

Check it out HERE

Joe Ledbetter 'Carpool' + 'Hello Bunny' Prints Available

Here are two awesome pieces by artist Joe Ledbetter in the 50th Anniversary Hello Kitty Small Gift art show in Santa Monica November 12th-21st. 'Carpool' (above) is a 16 x 20 inch giclee on heavy water colour paper with an edition size of 100, comes signed and numbered by the artist for $75 each. 'Hello Bunny' (below) is an 8 x 10 inch giclee on heavy water colour paper with an edition size of 100, comes signed and numbered by the artist for $40 each.

Check it out HERE

Handiedan 'Habba Habba' Art Show Details

Phone Booth Gallery is pleased to present it’s third exhibition 'Habba Habba' by Dutch artist Handiedan, an intricate opus of new mixed media work that expands the artist’s exploration of bodies, sensuality and iconography. The exhibition opens with a reception on November 6th from 7-10pm.  The all ages event is located at Phone Booth Gallery’s exhibition space, 2533 East Broadway, Long Beach, CA. After opening night, the work will be available through December 18, 2010 at the exhibition space.

Handiedan’s collage work, now even more layered and labyrinthine than in the past, feeds on the tainted history of pin-up girl posters, using torn, aged surfaces to subvert sexiness. At first glance, the images have a nostalgic feeling, fueled by their ornate details and seemingly straightforward compositions, but a closer look quickly reveals their brutality.

Handiedan’s work is neither clear-cut nor gentle. Limbs tangle with each other, eyes, or even whole swaths of figures’ faces, have been scratched out or blurred to the point of obscurity; texts and flourishes from antique ads become almost sinister as environments for these nearly dismembered figures; tattoos and hidden patterns etched into the images add to the density; and gilt frames emphasize an already over stimulating effect.

Like her equally obsessively predecessors Joseph Cornell and Hans Bellmer, Handiedan acts as a collector of the mundane and eccentric, telling visual stories that are familiar but far from linear. In this exhibition, her interest in Victorian erotica and burlesque meshes with Eastern influences—barely clad girls begin to resemble Hindu goddesses, with multiple limbs and towering headdresses. As divergent icons and eras merge, women become symbols of power as much as desire, yet it’s not clear which, or if either, is better.

Though her current work tends toward multi-faceted, multi-hued theatricality, it also embraces an element of noir-inspired starkness. For the first time, Handiedan has experimented with black and white imagery, and to haunting effect. In 'Valkyries No. 2' a cool white skull becomes a habitat for two grayish, ghostly bodies and, in “Thats a damn fine coat your wearing No. 2,” two gun-wielding women embrace each other with suaveness worthy of Bogart and Bacall.

Ultimately, artist Handiedan presents a new history by repurposing an old one. Posters, icons, typography, constructs, and decorations of earlier eras are toggled together in a way that scratches away at the past’s objectification while celebrating its glamour.

Check it out HERE

London Miles 'Idol House' Art Show

Emma Tooth 'Concilium Plebis' Art Show Preview

Big 'Winter Calendar' News From Corey Helford

Handiedan 'Bollywood Sugar' SNEAK PEEK

Here is a SNEAK PEEK at the upcoming print release called 'Bollywood Sugar' by Dutch artist Handiedan. This will be sold in conjunction with her upcoming art show at Phone Booth Gallery. Rumour has it she will be at this show in person. :)

Check it out HERE