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"From the incandescent sculptural work of Elliot Jackson to the hyper-realistic renderings of Jeff Ramirez and everything in between, the show offered artwork for everyone's aesthetic taste. Highlights of the evening were Matt Doust's large scale oil portrait, Shark Toof's progression towards graphic concepts, as well as the detailed pencil crayon drawings of Winnie Truong (Vol 22 cover artist). However, the shining star of the night was UK based artist Emma Tooth. Known for depicting extraordinary people in traditional settings, Tooth presented three oil paintings from her 'Concilium Plebis' series portraying urbanites in a chiaroscuro setting reminiscent of the old masters." - HiFructose
Check out their full coverage of the evening here:
www.hifructose.com/index.php/the-blog/2142-picks-of-the-harvest-at-thinkspace
We'll be posting over 300 add'l pictures this afternoon on our Flickr and Facebook. We'll post a link here once those photo sets have gone live.
'Picks of the Harvest 2012' is on view through March 24th, so please be sure to stop by and check out this amazing exhibit for yourself.
Thinkspace / 6009 Washington Blvd in Culver City, CA / www.thinkspacegallery.com
OS GEMEOS 'Miss You'
Opening Reception: Sat, Feb. 25th
On view through March 24th
New paintings, sculptures and an immersive installation from the Brazilian twins. This promises to be one of THE shows of 2012, do not miss this one folks.
Prism
8746 W. Sunset Blvd. in West Hollywood
www.prismla.com
In the new issue of JUXTAPOZ we received a full-page feature in the 'Pop Life' section for our recent sold-out 'In the Wake of Dreams' exhibit that featured works from Audrey Kawasaki, Amy Sol, Mari Inukai, and Stella Im Hultberg. Thanks Jux!
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Our curated exhibit at the University of Arizona, 'Impetus', is on view through Wed, November 9th. Your final chance to view this awesome collection of works is right around the corner, so don't sleep. Check out a great review of the show below that ran recently in the Tucson Weekly.
"On view through November 9, 'Impetus' is a show imported from Los Angeles, and curated by the highly regarded Thinkspace Gallery. Without exception, I can picture each of these artists waging tiny epic battles with their chosen medium, fretting over the importance of each stroke or line. This show was entirely and refreshingly devoid of any statements from the artists whatsoever, which meant that each painting succeeded or failed solely on the strength of the work itself, and not some clever artist statement written in a coffee shop over a $5 latte. Bloviating with a laptop and a latte is really best left to bloggers, anyway. I'm not sure whether Tucson should be offended that the strongest show of work this year was imported from a Los Angeles gallery, or happy that Thinkspace Gallery found Tucson to be worth the time and effort to mount an exhibition of their outstanding artists. I suppose I'll opt for happily offended." - The Tucson Weekly
There are still some amazing works available from 'Impetus':
www.thinkspacegallery.com/2011/09/project2/works-UofA.php
The Joseph Gross Gallery at the University of Arizona
1031 N. Olive Road, Tucson, AZ 85721
www.arts.arizona.edu/galleries
HowNosm have landed in LA again... and this time they have thrown down the gauntlet in a big way. 'ACHTUNG!' opened last night at Known Gallery in Los Angeles and if you missed it, well... I feel bad for you.
"For people who keep track of this, How and Nosm are the next big thing." - Carlo McCormick (curator and senior editor at Paper Magazine)
Check out a great feature on the twins in the new issue of Red Bull's free The Red Bulletin Magazine - also viewable online here: www.redbullusa.com/cs/Satellite/en_US/Article/Double-Vision-021243074508367
"Over the course of their recent murals, How & Nosm have woven together a loose yet consistent narrative world of sorts reflecting among other things the greed of man, the interplay between modern and traditional lifestyles, and an ecosystem under threat." - DailyDujour.com
Whatever you do, get yourself to the end of Traction Ave in downtown LA to witness their massive mural "Heartship" in person (pictured above). Produced in collaboration with the LA Freewalls Project, the mural is a thing of majestic beauty.
The Perre twins don't sleep and aim to do at least 200 murals every year the world over. The recent release of 'How & Nosm: The Brazil Diaries' from On The Run is a stunning documentation of their unyielding work ethic and their dominance on the streets of Brazil (a country the duo visit regularly only a few times each year, but still find themselves up on the streets more than the majority of the local artists that live there). Be sure to pick up a copy when you visit Known Gallery to check out 'ACHTUNG!' in person - the only way to really dig in and view their works.
‘ACHTUNG!’ featuring new works from HowNosm
(On view through Nov. 5th)
www.knowngallery.com