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Buzz on McNett show this Sat @ Thinkspace heats up…

August 6th, 2009 Andrew Hosner No comments
[caption id="attachment_935" align="aligncenter" width="576" caption="Dennis McNett - seen on the streets of LA"]Dennis McNett - seen on the streets of LA[/caption]

HUGE PRAISE from the one and only Dante Ross: "I admire Dennis’ work and his imagination, he is in my mind a criminally slept on creative force. Most people know him from his Skateboard graphics for the likes of Anti Hero one of the most authentically gnarly skate brands around. He has also done design for a host of others including Adidas and is a serious sculpture, his main mediums are lino and wood cutting and his is an uncanny at this craft. I have been chronicling Dennis’ work for a while now and I thought on the eve of his forthcoming show it would be a good idea to show a multiple part retrospective of some of Dennis work. Rarely do I feel as passionate about a friend's art. Dennis is one of those rare exceptions, as I feel at times as if he is Generation X’s Pushead or Big Daddy Roth, if that makes any sense."

Check out Pt. 1 of Dante's post on McNett and his work here and Pt.2 here.

[caption id="attachment_936" align="aligncenter" width="576" caption="McNett close up - so many layers to his work"]McNett close up - so many layers to his work[/caption] “It doesn’t get much better than Dennis McNett. I mean, this guy knows printmaking.” - Vandalog Check out the full post at Vandalog here. [caption id="attachment_940" align="aligncenter" width="696" caption="Close up of wood carving from McNett"]Close up of wood carving from McNett[/caption] Brooklyn Street Art love: http://www.brooklynstreetart.com/theBlog/?p=3166 Known Gallery action: http://www.knowngallery.com/blog/post/dennis-mcnett-at-thinkspace-gallery [caption id="attachment_938" align="aligncenter" width="576" caption="McNett leaves his mark and walks off into the distance"]McNett leaves his mark and walks off into the distance[/caption] VANS’ Off The Wall Blog: http://thevansblog.blogspot.com/2009/08/dennis-mcnetts-year-of-wolfbat-opens-in.html VANS has also been tweeting this up big time. NICE! Thanks guys! [caption id="attachment_939" align="aligncenter" width="276" caption="LA Weekly Top Pick For Sat "]LA Weekly Top Pick For Sat [/caption] LA Weekly online http://www.laweekly.com/events/dennis-mcnett-year-of-the-wolfbat-661818/  Dennis McNett ‘Year of the Wolfbat’ (special weekend-only event) Exhibition run dates: Sat, August 8th & Sun, August 9th

Opening Reception: Sat, August 8th 7-11PM

Thinkspace Gallery 4210 Santa Monica Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90029 http://www.thinkspacegallery.com/

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Recommended openings for this weekend…

August 6th, 2009 Andrew Hosner No comments
[caption id="attachment_928" align="aligncenter" width="529" caption="Joe Sorren 'The Secret Collapse of Miss Lorraine' - featured in the BLAB! SHOW this Saturday at Copro Gallery"]Joe Sorren 'The Secret Collapse of Miss Lorraine' - featured in the BLAB! SHOW this Saturday at Copro Gallery[/caption]

Thurs, August 6th 8-11PM Carmichael Gallery Of Contemporary Art 1257 N. La Brea Ave in West Hollywood “Celebrity Will Eat Itself” featuring new works from Guy Denning plus “A Mirror Distorted” in the rear gallery featuring new works from Cherri Wood, Candice Tripp, Pam Glew and Andrea Michaelsson (Both exhibits on view through August 27th) www.carmichaelgallery.com  

Fri, August 7th 7-11PM C.A.V.E. Gallery 507 Rose Ave in Venice / 310.428.6387 “Outside My Window” featuring new works from Adam Flores, Brendan Tierney, David Natale, L. Croskey, Leontine Greenberg, Max Kauffman, Patrick Haemmerlein, Tamara Weiss, Walt Hall and many more (On view through August 29th) www.cavegallery.net

Fri, August 7th 8-11PM La Luz De Jesus 4633 Hollywood Blvd. in Los Angeles / 800.YRU.POOP New works from Jessica Dalva, Scott Holloway, Misato Otake and Jasmine Worth (On view through August 30th) www.laluzdejesus.com

Sat, August 8th 8-11PM Cactus Gallery 4534 Eagle Rock Blvd in Los Angeles / 323.256.6117 “Notes From The Overground” featuring new works from Paul Torres and Walt Hall http://www.eclecticcactus.com/  

Sat, August 8th 8-11:30PM Copro Gallery 2525 Michigan Ave, Space T-5 in Bergamot Station in Santa Monica “The Blab! Show” featuring new paintings of the apocalypse from Joe Sorren, Andy Kehoe, Alex Gross, Jeff Soto, Femke Hiemstra, Shag, Kris Kuksi, Ryan Heshka, Sue Coe, Martin Wittfooth, XNO, Gary Baseman, Mark Burckhardt, Fred Stonehouse, Travis Lampe, Andrea Dezso, Kathleen Lolley, Andrew Brandou, Gary Taxali, Esther Pearl Watson, Calef Brown and many more (On view through August 29th) http://www.blabshow.com/ www.copronason.com  

Sat, August 8th 7-10PM Gallery Nucleus 210 East Main Street in Alhambra / 626.458.7482 “Tree House” featuring new works from a great collection of storybook artists including Chris Appelhans, Raquel Aparicio, Sun Young Yoo, Yoko Tanji and others PLUS “Club House” from Anna Chambers opens as well featuring a new collection of plush works (Both exhibits on view through August 24th) www.gallerynucleus.com

Sat, August 8th 7-10PM Billy Shire Fine Arts 5790 Washington Blvd in Culver City New works from Don Fritz, Cathie Bleck and Jenn Porreca (On view through September 5th) www.billyshirefinearts.com

Sat, August 8th 7-11PM Thinkspace 4210 Santa Monica Blvd. (near Sunset Junction) in Los Angeles / 323.913.3375 “Year of the Wolfbat” featuring new works and an installation from Dennis McNett (Special 2-day only event) www.thinkspacegallery.com

Sun, August 9th 10AM-1PM Disneyland (signing at the Main Street Cinema) A special meet, greet, and signing with Shag to celebrate the release of his “Haunted Mansion” inspired artwork and limited edition products created in commemoration of the 40th Anniversary of the Haunted Mansion at Disneyland

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