Interview: Jared Wright

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Jared Wright is a self taught artist and illustrator from Tampa, Fl. He specializes in colorful images and heavy lines through multiple mediums including watercolor and acrylic paint as well as digital illustration. His work usually consists of woodland animals in a sort of collage of awesomeness. Jared is available for work in album art/ merch design for bands, clothing design, logo design as well as commissioned pieces.

Where are you living and working right now?

Currently Clearwater, FL but my wife and I are scouting out places to move.

What food, drink, song inspires you?

I’d have to say, buffalo wings, iced tea and Tuesdays gone by Lynyrd Skynyrd.
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Fiction – Modern Eden Gallery

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Modern Eden Gallery has announced ‘Fiction’, the 2nd annual portrait exhibition curated by gallery co-owner Bradley Platz. Following June 2012’s ‘Notorious’ exhibition, this dynamic group exhibition presents portraits of characters from literary fiction imagined by top contemporary artists. From classic literature to modern novels, participating artists have chosen subjects that span a range of narratives and eras, but are united by their place of birth on the printed page. The result is a cohesive exhibition where the world of fiction and it’s dramatic inhabitants have been brought to life through the artist’s eye.

“To me fiction is akin to painting, and I often find artistic inspiration in the personas and exploits of expertly crafted characters, both protagonist and antagonist.”   -Curator, Bradley Platz

Featured artists are: Jasmine Worth, Chrystal Chan, Soey Milk, Craig LaRotonda, Glenn Arthur, Lee Harvey Roswell, Melissa Morgan, Sandra Yagi, Chris Sedgwick, Albert Ramos, Scott Holloway, Bradley Platz, Amy Minchew, Terry Ribera, Jaxon Northon, Edith Lebeau, Lance Hewison, Leilani Bustamante, Catherine Moore, Robert Bowen, Sidharth Chaturvedi, Christina Lank, Ahren Hertel, Kassie McMahon, Akira Beard, Henry Schreiber, Brianna Angelakis, Alec Huxley, and Laura Buss.

The opening reception for “Fiction”  will be held at Modern Eden Gallery on Saturday, June 22nd from 6-10pm. Select featured artists will be in attendance at the reception. The exhibition will be on display through July 13, 2013 and is free and open to the public.

Request a Collector Preview: info@moderneden.com || RSVP Here

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Conceptual Realism – Sylvia Ji

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Sylvia Ji Beginnings

Sylvia Ji was born in 1982 in San Francisco. Her parents are Korean-American. She is a graduate of the Academy of Art University of San Francisco where in 2005 she earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree.

She moved to Los Angeles to take a job as a fashion designer, but spends her off hours painting.

Since graduating she has been a featured artist in twenty shows. Her first solo exhibition was presented 2007. Since that time she has exhibited in New York, San Francisco, Los Angeles, and Tokyo, Japan.

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Conceptual Realism – Audrey Kawasaki

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Audrey Kawasaki Beginnings

Audrey Kawasaki is an American painter born in March 1982 in Los Angeles, California. Her parents are Japanese-American and she has been immersed in the culture of Japan all her life. In a recent (email only) interview she stated that she went to Japanese school every Saturday and grew up reading Manga, watching taped Japanese television shows, and listening to Japanese pop music.

She is very private and, to my knowledge, has never granted a face-to-face interview.


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New Print from Camille Rose Garcia

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New “Alice in Wonderland” Print

Camille Rose Garcia will be launching a new print “Alice in the House” (from my Alice in Wonderland series), this Friday, June 14th, at 12 noon PST. featuring a giant Alice stuck in the White Rabbit’s house, with the wee white rabbit looking at the spectacle with great horror. Super saturated color on archival paper, this print is signed and numbered and features hand-applied glitter applique. It is a limited edition of 50. Check out all the info at the CRG store!

Illustration: Esao Andrews

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Esao Andrews Beginnings

Esao Andrews was born and grew up in Arizona (near Mesa) where he attended Red Mountain High School. He later moved to New York, NY in 1996 in order to complete his Bachelor of Fine Arts in Illustration. There he attended the School of Visual Arts.

Upon graduation he spent a few years working as a flash animator and painted in his spare time. Andrews began exhibiting his paintings in coffee shops and group shows. He eventually landed a two-person show at Fuse Gallery in New York along with John John Jesse.

He has collaborated with Tara McPherson and Travis Louie for a DC Comics. He has also created album artwork for the band Circa Survive on the albums Juturna,On Letting Go, and Blue Sky Noise. Some of these images can be seen below with similar titles.

In 2006 Mr. Andrews had a story published in the anthology 1001 Nights of Snowfall called The Witches Tale.

Over the years Mr. Andrews has developed a distinct style of dark and surreal characters, blending erotic and sometimes frightening surrealistic images.

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Media and Inspriation

Mr. Andrews works in both digital and physical media with oil on canvas or panel being the medium for physical works.

Mr. Andrews also creates Adobe flash animations.

Mr. Andrews cites as inspiration the works of cites Gustav Klimt, Egon Schiele, Alfons Mucha, and Joe Sorren.

Esao Andrews is a tireless who is quite prolific. Studies include his dog, Soybean, friends, locations, and events.

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Will be on display at Scope Basel(International Contemporary Art Fair) in Switzerland June 2013

Tiny Trifecta

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Tiny Trifecta

Tiny Trifecta
3rd Annual Group Show Invitational
June 15th to July 7th, 2013

Cotton Candy Machine has announced their 3rd annual Tiny Trifecta show!!
Featuring THREE tiny pieces of $100 art from each artist!

Kid Acne, Jessicka Addams, Aiko, Andrew Bell, Heather Benjamin, Florence Blanchard, Robert Bowen, Jon Burgerman, Iain Burke, Zoe Byland, You Byun, Victor Castillo, Deedee Cheriel, Luke Chueh, Ciou, Becky Cloonan, Dave Correia, Troy Coulterman, Molly Crabapple, Lana Crooks, Camilla d’Errico, Dilek Baykara, Steven Daily, Ron English, Brian Ewing, Natalia Fabia, P-Jay Fidler, AJ Fosik, Lola Gil, Gris Grimley, Jason Holley, Thomas Hooper, Jim Houser, Seldon Hunt, Jeremy Hush, Charlie Immer, Jordin Isip, Jeremyville, Lyejm Kallas-Lewis, Aya Kakeda, Audrey Kawasaki, Kozyndan, Henry Lewis, Farron Loathing, Travis Louie, David Mack, Jim Mahfood, Steve Manale, Malojo, Sara Antoinette Martin, Tara McPherson, Brandi Milne, Junko Mizuno, Moki, Buff Monster, Tomi Monstre, Michael Motorcycle, Lori Nelson, Saelee Oh, Kathie Olivas, Alex Pardee, Brandt Peters, Shaunna Peterson, Joshua Petker, Anthony Pontius, Martha Rich, Arik Roper, Paul Romano, Frank Russo, Martina Russo, Mark Ryden, Souther Salazar, Isabel Samaras, Scarecrowoven, Jon Schnepp, Shawnimals, Greg “Craola” Simkins, Amy Sol, Jeff Soto, Diana Sudyka, L’Amour Supreme, Jill Thompson, Yosuke Ueno, Adam Wallacavage, Jonathan Wayshack and Chet Zar.

Curated by Tara McPherson

All artwork will initially be sold in person on a first come first serve basis. In an effort to create a smoother and more efficient experience for everyone this year, pre-registration to purchase the art will begin at 4pm the day of the opening at Cotton Candy Machine. They will be proceeding in order of those waiting. Limit of two pieces of art per person. Remaining unsold pieces will go online early next week. Thank you!!

Opening Event Saturday June 15th
7 to 11pm
Pre Registration begins at 4pm

Thinkspace at Scope Basel

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Thinkspace at Scope Basel

Thinkspace at SCOPE Basel 2013 showcasing mini-solo exhibits from:
Audrey Kawasaki and Esao Andrews

LOCATION:
SCOPE BASEL Pavilion
Uferstrasse 40
CH-4057 Basel, Switzerland

Look for Thinkspace at Booth H09

ONLINE PREVIEW for Audrey Kawasaki and Esao Andrews:
http://thinkspacegallery.com/works/?exhibit=199&p=hey06art13

If you see a work you would like to inquire about purchasing please send an email to contact(at)thinkspacegallery(dot)com or reply to this mail. Please be sure to include the best number to reach you at during the day and please include a second and third choice if possible, as we have a big demand for both artists and want to do our best to connect everyone.

Please note we are not in the States this week, so a quick response via e-mail will be a huge plus. We will begin getting back to everyone this afternoon and throughout the day tomorrow. Thank you for your continued support and we hope you enjoy looking over our exhibition on view now in Basel, Switzerland during Art Basel.

Audrey Kawasaki 'Inside Me Still' - Oil and graphite on wood - 24x24" / 61x61cm

Audrey Kawasaki ‘Inside Me Still’ – Oil and graphite on wood – 24×24″ / 61x61cm

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Esao Andrews ‘Cabins’ – Oil on wood – 24×36″ / 61×91 cm

Exclusive Print With 1xRun

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The print Wild at Heart (18) will be on sale today at 12PM-EST (US-EST time) with 1xRUN (One Time Run), the premier online art gallery, and will be available until june 21 only.

This piece is a classic Miss Van drawing for me. Simple, sensual and sophisticated. The original was sold at my last show in Los Angeles “Wild at Heart” this past August of 2012. It’s a piece that represent and resumes very well my work on general, it’s like a synthese of all the characters I’ve drawn for the past 20 years.

It is a limited edition of 60 prints, on sale only for few days. Enjoy now, before it is late.

INFO & PURCHASE HERE : http://1xrun.com/runs/Wild_At_Heart_18

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Conceptual Realism – Dennis Larkins

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Dennis Larkins Beginnings

I’m not sure why there is so little written about Dennis. It is known that Mr. Larkins worked for film studios as a set designer, at Walt Disney as an Imagineer, and was also the artist behind so many of the Grateful Dead concert sets.

Early on Mr. Larkins designed and built sets for the San Francisco Opera. He also worked at the Walt Disney Float shop designing and creating floats. He didn’t build them; he designed them. These floats featured heavily at Disneyland as they were paraded down Main Street three to five times a day.

In the 60′s Larkins built stage backdrops for Billy Graham’s “Day on the Green” annual concert series. Apologies, I have tried to find a photo or two of these set pieces with no luck.

This is about the extent of his biographical information. Why so little is written about his beginnings is unknown, but a desire for privacy likely behind all of that.
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