Thursday, December 30, 2010

Leo Villareal | San Jose Museum of Art

Leo Villareal is a pioneer in the use of LEDs and computer-driven imagery and known both for his light sculptures and architectural, site-specific works. This exhibition, his first major traveling museum survey, seeks to place Villareal’s body of work within the continuum of contemporary art.

Tuesday, December 28, 2010

Hush | United Kingdom

Hush , "If I Was Today", Acrylic Paint, Screen Print, Spray Paint, Ink on Hand Stretched Canvas, 60" x 60"

Hush is a quickly emerging UK-based artist who sheds a new and enlightening perspective on the practice of street art and graffiti. The artist is becoming highly collected world-wide and has recently had sell-out shows in Los Angeles, San Francisco and London as well as several print editions that have sold out within minutes of their release.

Tuesday, December 21, 2010

Blinky Polermo | LACMA

"Untitled", 1964
"Coney Island II", 1975
"Untitled (Totem)", 1964
More information on show at LACMA (click here)

Saturday, December 11, 2010

Tuesday, December 7, 2010

Phantom Galleries LA


"Phantom Galleries LA is a Los Angeles County based organization that transforms vacant storefront into temporary public art galleries. Each installation is a unique relationship between the participating Artist, Curator, Property Owner and the Community that the exhibit is in. Exhibits are curated by local Arts Organizations, Los Angeles based Galleries, Independent Curators, and Los Angeles based Artists. The project gives local artists an opportunity to exhibit their work, while fostering economic development by drawing attention to available retail space. The project promotes the creative communities of Los Angeles to a broader audience. By pooling our resources we can create goodwill and a sense that Los Angeles is a single community booming with culture." -Phantom Galleries LA
Group Show: Let There Be Light


Noah Thomas
(Exhibition at top by Heather Carson)

Wednesday, November 17, 2010

Cooper Holoweski In Art In America Showing at Bilinear Pop-Up at Butch Blum

Cooper Holoweski, I Am All That Ever Was, 2009, Intaglio and silkscreen on paper, 31.5" x 43.5" (framed)

Cooper Holoweski, Black Box Machine, 2009, Silkscreen on polycarbonate, 31.5" x 43.5" (framed)




Sunday, November 14, 2010

John James Audubon | Cat Squirrel

John James Audubon, Cat Squirrel, Plate CXII from The Quadrupeds of North America. Editioned 1849, 1851, 1854. Hand colored lithograph. Lithography, coloring, and printing by J. T. Bowen, Philadelphia. 10" x 6.5"

Friday, October 15, 2010

Thursday, October 14, 2010

Aqua Art Miami at the Aqua Hotel

Aqua Art Miami contemporary art fair takes place in Miami concurrent with Art Basel Miami Beach, December 1st-5th. This year the fair returns to its roots at the Aqua Hotel where it was first launched in 2005. Based in Seattle, Aqua's organizers have made it their mission to promote innovative programming from the west coast as well as the greater USA and abroad, with a particular interest in young dealers and galleries with strong emerging artist programs. A number of new dealers have made their debut at Aqua, as well as other exhibitors and artists who have never shown at an art fair before.

Jesse Lambert of eyewash Gallery

Tuesday, September 21, 2010

Free High School Portfolio Building Class with Krista Kelly, Principal of Bilinear Art Consulting


Free High School Portfolio Building Class
October 1st, 15th, 22nd, 29th & November 5th
Fridays from 3:30pm to 5:30pm
Krista Kelly + Eric Swangstu
High School Portfolio Building
for National Art Schools

The goal of this course is to help students build a portfolio for student acceptance to national art colleges such as California Institute of the Arts, Parsons the New School of Design, The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Cooper Union, Rhode Island School of Design, and School of The Museum of Fine Arts. The course will include previous portfolio review, life drawing, low-fi animation diorama, inventive design with acetone, as well as vocabulary and concept building.

To register for this class please contact:

Lily Hotchkiss, Youth Art Works Coordinator, Pratt Fine Arts Center
lhotchkiss@pratt.org 206-328-2200 x224
http://prattyouthartworks.wordpress.com/

Thursday, September 16, 2010

Monday, September 13, 2010

Lou Dorfsman | Gastrotypographicalassemblage, New York

Lou Dorfsman in front of his Gastrotypographicalassemblage wall at the CBS canteen in New York.

illy Push Button House | Artist + Architect Adam Kalkin







The illy Push Button House is a five-room residence including bedroom, living room, dining room, kitchen, and library. It is constructed with an industrial shipping container.






















illy
and Adam Kalkin collaborated to create the
illy Push Button House, which transforms at the push of a button. It also is made of recycled or recyclable materials. illy commissioned this piece to display their commitment to art, ingenuity, and sustainable lifestyles.


Bilinear POP-UP Gallery at The Pearl Block Party, Seattle | Sept. 18th, 12-6pm

Saturday, September 4, 2010

Thursday, September 2, 2010

Michael Zelehoski | Springfield, MA, USA







Michael Zelehoski, Picnic Table, 2010, mixed media assemblage with deconstructed picnic table, 49" x 72"

Wednesday, September 1, 2010

Emilie Halpern | LAXART Billboard


Emilie Halpern, Midnight Sun, 2010, Stretched vinyl on billboard, 2.3 x 24.6 feet, Courtesy of the artist and LAXART

Tuesday, August 31, 2010

30 Year Retrospective of Seattle Comix at Bumbershoot | Curator Larry Reid

Jim Woodring Harvest

Venue: Bumbershoot | Northwest Rooms
Open free to the public September 4-6 with admission to Bumbershoot 2010

This retrospective examines the Northwest's legacy as the birthplace of alternative comics (aka comix). Beginning with the work of Lynda Barry circa 1980, and running through today, the emphasis is on the role of comix in Seattle's youth movement of the '90s that went on to influence global popular culture. Curated by Larry Reid in conjunction with Fantagraphics Books, this exhibit features original artwork. -Fantagraphics

Monday, August 30, 2010

Jason Krugman | New York









Jason Krugman
, Manta Ray, hand soldered LED mesh, 18" x 24" x 36"















Manta Ray (side view)














Jason Krugman, LED Basket, hand soldered LED mesh, 12" x 14" x 14"




"The Firefly Wind Light System revolves around a proprietary switch for sensing the wind. Picture an electrified wind chime; as the wind blows the metal chime into contact with the metal gong, it closes a circuit. Firefly's LED/switch pairs do the same thing, except on a much smaller scale. When the wind blows on their pendulum switch, they light up." -Jason Krugman

Friday, August 27, 2010

The OK Hotel Gallery | Karen Rudd | Seattle

Karen Rudd | Last Stand Series
Reception | September 2 + October 7, 2010 | 6-9pm

Karen Rudd, Last Stand Installation, reclaimed corrugated cardboard + wood glue, lower piece 4.5' x 8' x 8', upper piece 18" x 30" x 30", 2009 (in background an installation of plaster stumps)









OK Hotel Gallery | Interior (right)
For more information on The OK Hotel Gallery (click here)
212 Alaskan Way South, Seattle, WA, USA