A few weeks ago, I was asked to be a part of a fantastic group show curated by Ken Harmon for Oakland’s Best of the East Bay party. The show was thrown together in less than two weeks and featured a ton of artists from the Bay Area, most of whom I hadn’t met before. [...]
So I’ve been lagging a bit on the blog but I have a good excuse; I’ve been painting a lot. and going to a lot of shows (more on that very soon). It feels like I’ve been in the studio even more than usual actually, although that’s probably due to a painting that gave me a particularly hard time. I’d like to report that said painting was conquered and that I worked through the problems and now it looks amazing…but nay — it beat me, and I abandoned it after a week of work. (it’s now un-stretched and rolled up in a corner where it can no longer taunt me.)
I’m pleased to report that the limited run of gicleé prints of my painting, “the Response”, are now available via Paper Tiger.
I’ve been working on a new 36″ x 48″ piece for a few weeks now and am just finishing it up. Here’s a sneak peek at some progress pictures*. I tried to take pictures from the same vantage point (hence the cropped layers). apologies for the glare.
Here’s the new piece I had in the show last week at 941 Geary. It’s called “senza pietá” and is an attempt at my version of the classic Pieta by Michelangelo… or rather my version of Bouguereau’s version (which I like better). Although it does contain ladies, the composition was very much out of my comfort zone.
I’ll be participating in a group show opening this Saturday, July 17th, at the brand new 941 Geary Gallery in SF. The show is titled “As They See It” and features an incredible lineup of artists focusing on realism and representation. I’ll be contributing a new painting, the composition of which is very much outside of my usual comfort zone. I’ll post it here after the opening this weekend, but for those in Bay Area, I definitely recommend seeing the entire show in person.
I’ve been working on a limited edition gicleé of “the Reponse”with excellent LA-based print house, Paper Tiger, for a few months now. I just got the final run, signed and numbered them, and will ship them back down to LA tomorrow — so they will be available (via Paper Tiger) very soon!
I did a short interview a few weeks back with the website Curbs & Stoops. Word has it they will be starting a print edition as well with my piece “Lush” on the cover. Fun! here’s the interview: http://www.curbsandstoops.com/blog/?page_id=700
I’m at 35,000 ft. — on my way back to SFO from Boston. it’s Virgin America, so i’m writing this and watching Die Hard, aglow in purple light and surrounded by what looks like a giant flying ipod. It’s now been over a week since I painted anything, and I can’t wait to get back to it.
“Looking East” opened on Wednesday night at Yves Laroche Gallery. The gallery had just recently moved to a brand new 9000 sq. ft. space — huge for a gallery. that was enough room for a solo show from Daniel Martin Diaz, Justin’s “Looking East” group show with 40+ pieces, and a more permanent collection.