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Graham Roumieu illustrated for The New York Time’s OpEd page in today’s paper. His illustration can be seen in Trying to Fathom the Human Condition, letters in response to The Luxurious Growth, a previous article by David Brooks.
Shawn Barber will be exhibiting at Billy Shire Fine Arts in Culver City, CA. This installment of the Tattooed Portrait series focuses on Los Angeles tattoo artists, with paintings and watercolors of many of LA’s most beloved and storied tattoo artists working today. The Tattooed Portrait Series has been an ongoing project, documenting artists that are tattooed, tattoo artists, their tools and materials. After 3 years of working on this series, two books, a few art shows and learning to tattoo- this show is a culmination of this labor of love so if you’re in the area be sure to check it out. It opens on July 19th and runs until August 23rd, 2008.
Opening reception: Saturday, July 19th, 2008 7-10pm
Billy Shire Fine Arts 5790 Washington Blvd., Culver City, CA
Ana Bagayan, Andrew Hem, Catalina Estrada, Emiliano Ponzi, Gordon Wiebe, Red Nose Studio and Nate Williams were all selected for 3×3 Magazine’s Professional Show. Emiliano even received a Gold Medal for his personal piece, Burka, and two Silver Medals for his editorial work, Stop Speaking and Remember the Bones. All the artists that were selected will be published in the 3×3 Illustration Annual No. 5, available early next year. Congratulations everyone!
Bird Show
Ghetto Bird
Breather
Team
Wait For It
New Forest
Remember
Forest
Sex Tourism
Anniversary of Slave Trade Abolition
Stop Speaking, SILVER MEDAL
Lovers
Remember the Bones, SILVER MEDAL
Burka, GOLD MEDAL
Ombrelloni
Online Music
Warmed and Humbled
Walk
Rolling Cubicles
Elemi
Sherlock Holmes
Tin Cup Serenade
Marguerite Sauvage has set up shop! You can now purchase t-shirts, dresses, jackets, aprons and tote bags featuring Marguerite’s beautiful illustrations. Check it out!
Andrew Hem will be exhibiting in Roq La Rue’s 10th anniversary group show in Seattle, WA. The show also features the work of Femke Hiemstra, Brian Despain, Travis Louie, Mark Ryden, Marion Peck, Scott Musgrove, Ryan Heshka, Glenn Barr, Liz McGrath, Tin, Lori Earley, Christian Vanminnen, Ronald Kurniawan, Kay Tuttle, Viktor Safonkin, John Brophy, Lisa Petrucci, Shag, Anthony Pontius, Mia Araujo, Mike Leavitt and more. It opens on Friday, July 11th and runs until Saturday, August 2nd, 2008.
Roq La Rue Gallery 2312 2nd Ave., Seattle, WA
Gordon Wiebe illustrated for the National Youth Anti-Drug Media Campaign. Each of the three posters feature a true or false statement, revealing certain facts about marijuana use. The campaign’s goal is to help teens stay “above the influence” by making them aware of the influences around them and preparing them to stand up to the pressures that might motivate them to use drugs. The other ads will be released later this year.
Catalina Estrada’s work is featured in yet another Victionary publication, Simply Pattern. The book examines how creatives have used pattern to inject new energy into their work throughout history, from Andy Warhol to Mark Rothko and Emilio Pucci to Hanna Werning. The book features Catalina’s textile illustrations for Anunciacao’s Summer 2008 collection, as well as the work of Japanese graphic designer, TAKORA Kimiyoshi Futoria, Swedish wallpaper maker Lisa Bengtsson and Parisian design studio, 5.5 Designers.
Bella Pilar’s cards for Papyrus are now available at Borders locations nation wide. Check it out!
Ana Bagayan and her boyfriend and fellow creative, Ara Devejian, were invited to teach an art segment at the launch of re:Active’s newest zine project, Dead-End Door, re:Vealed. re:Active in a non-profit, arts-education program for youths aged 13 to 19 that introduces students to jobs in the fields of design, writing, illustration and photography through the production of a theme-based magazine about issues affecting youth.
The newest issue, Dead-End Door, re:Vealed, was a collaborative effort between re:Active, 826LA and the students of Los Angeles High School.
The launch takes place on Sunday, June 29th between 4:30-6:30 at FAMILY, 436 North Fairfax, Los Angeles, CA
Gordon Wiebe and Ana Bagayan are featured in Blanket magazine’s collector’s edition patchwork poster. Blanket is an online magazine from Australia that features art, design and photography from around the world. The poster, made to resemble a patchwork blanket, features the work of 56 artists that have appeared in the magazine since it’s launch in December 2006. The poster measures 950mm x 570mm and is available for $15 (plus postage) at the Blanket Magazine online store.
