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‘The Art of Laurent Durieux’, A Preview Of The Exciting Solo Mondo Gallery, Opening This Friday!
The time is nearly here for Mondo to lift the lid on their first gallery show of the year, a solo show dedicated to ‘The Art of Laurent Durieux’. Opening Friday February the 7th and showing through to March the 1st at the Mondo Gallery in Austin, Texas, this will be Laurent’s very first solo show and so far all the previews we have seen look awesome! Laurent is certainly one of my favourite artists and has a knack of capturing the pathos of a movie through his imagery.
Following on from the announcement of ‘The Art of Laurent Durieux’ last year, Laurent was kind enough to chat with me about what he was looking forward to most about his upcoming solo gallery.
[I will] meet all the poster enthousiasts in person and meet the Mondo guys as well, be able to put faces on all these names. Of course, as an artist it would be lying to say I’m not interested with the response to my work. I’ve been working (almost) like a slave 😊 for the last 6/7 months full time on those posters and I hope the hard work will live up to it, that the collectors and fans will dig them.
You can read the full article here.
There have been a few posters revealed so far ahead of the gallery officially opening tomorrow and there certainly seems to be a Hitchcock flavour to the gallery as his adaptation of Daphne Du Maurier’s novel, The Birds has 3 prints as well as Rear Window and Vertigo also being represented. Other prints include a tribute to Fred Wilcox’s classic sci-fi Forbidden Planet, a loose adaptation of Shakespear’s, The Tempest as well as those Back to the Future posters that were teased a little while back, too!
These posters have great use of colour and suit Laurent’s style brilliantly.
Forbidden Planet by Laurent Durieux 24″ x 36″ Screenprint, Edition size to be determined
Forbidden Planet by Laurent Durieux 24″ x 36″ Screenprint, Variant Edition size to be determined
Laurent told Mondo on working on Forbidden Planet
“Man, I love this movie! So retro-futuristic, so naive, so kitsch! That’s really my dope! Robby the Robot is iconic which is why I had to put it as THE star of the movie poster. The original poster is just sublime, the colours are just so vibrant, and so I tried to emulate that impression on my own take of this science fiction classic. This poster is the piece that took me the longest to finish, almost 2 months! I think it was worth the effort and the number of layers!”
The Bird’s by Laurent Durieux 24″ x 36″ Screenprint, Edition of 325
The Bird’s by Laurent Durieux 24″ x 36″ Screenprint, Variant Edition 150
Laurent told Mondo his thoughts on working on The Birds
“The bloody beak of the crow is a direct reference to the scene where the neighbour is found in his bedroom by Jessica Tandy with his eyes missing. I originally wanted to place an eyeball in the crow’s beak, but I thought it was a bit too gory for a Hitchcock movie… so I toned it down a notch. I really love the variant on this one,”
The Birds (Portrait) by Laurent Durieux, 24″ x 36″ Screenprint, Edition of 375
Vertigo by Laurent Durieux 24″ x 36″ Screenprint, Edition of 375
Vertigo by Laurent Durieux (Variant), 24″ x 36″ Screenprint, Edition of 175
Rear Window by Laurent Durieux, 24″ x 36″ Screenprint, Edition of 375
Rear Window by Laurent Durieux (Variant), 24″ x 36″ Screenprint, Edition of 175
Read more at Collider.com for the full scoop.
Back to the Future
Back to the Future Part II
Stay tuned for more poster reveals as we get them. This show is shaping up to be amazing. Laurent’s style certainly is sympathetic to the movies they represent and the style and colours are wonderfully retro. I can’t wait to see what he has planned for Back to the Future Part III as well as what other movies he will be representing. I did hear rumour there was an L.A Confidential… hmmm.
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Bruce Yan to headline his first solo exhibit ‘Brand New: Iconic Brands With A Pop Culture Twist’ at Gallery 1988
This year has produced a number of breakout stars and one such artist who’s gallery pieces have really popped has been Bruce Yan. As recognition of this, next february Gallery 1988 are giving Bruce Yan his first solo exhibit. Titled ‘Brand New: Iconic Brands With A Pop Culture Twist’, the show will open on February 1st at Gallery 1988, East and run through to February 22nd.
A combination of originals, screenprints and letterpresses, Bruce will be putting his own unique pop culture twist on classic brands and marketing. Such a unique and exciting idea, this promises to be one of next years more interesting galleries.
Here are some of the fantastic Bruce Yan pieces from this year that you can still pick up. Be quick, this is a great opportunity to get your hands on some pieces from an artist who promises to be a much sought after!
“Will Fight For Pizza” – Ltd Art Gallery. Done exclusively for the ‘Saturday Morning’ group art show. Limited Edition 3 color Screenprint on black paper. Printed by DL Screenprinting. Hand Signed and Numbered edition of 75 pieces. Printed with GLOW IN THE DARK ink for a special reveal. Measurements: 18″ by 24″.
“Iron Man on the Flying Trapeze” – Gallery 1988. Screenprint produced for San Diego Comic Con 2013. Signed & numbered edition of 60 measuring 11 x 14 inches.
“Supers” – Hero Complex Gallery. Produced for ‘Young Guns of Print’. Screen Print with GID on Black Paper. Limited Edition of 100 measuring 24″ x 36″. Signed and Numbered. $60.00.
“LORD VADER” – ORIGINAL (12″ X 12″) – Ltd Art Gallery. Done exclusively for the Star Wars: Episode 3 Art Show. Original Papercut collage. Signed by artist Bruce Yan. Measurements: 12 inches by 12 inches. Comes framed and ready to hang. $300.00
To keep up to date with Bruce Yan and his excellent work as well as previews of his ‘Brand New: Iconic Brands With A Pop Culture Twist’ exhibit, follow him on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook as well as his website!
Gallery 1988 open Tom Whalen and Dave Perillo’s ‘Modern Vintage’
Last night Gallery 1988 East saw the opening of Tom Whalen & Dave Perillo’s new show, ‘Modern Vintage’. Celebrating the impressive and unique style’s of both Tom and Dave, ‘Modern Vintage’ re-imagines some of pop cultures most famous characters in a classic retro fashion.
Tom Whalen and Dave Perillo have become two of the most popular artists in the industry of late. Tom’s recent works for Mondo have become some of the most sought after prints on the market, mostly down to his unique, timeless style. Where most artists are capitalising on the trend of minimalist posters and prints, Tom and Dave’s creations stand out as colourful and family friendly.
Many of the pieces hark back to classic posters and promotional pieces of the 50’s and 60’s but with added colour and vibrancy.
I’m sure that most of these pieces will be up on Gallery 1988’s website at some point over the next few days. For now you will need to head down to Gallery 1988 East at 7021 Melrose Avenue, LA to pick yourself up some of this great work. ‘Modern Vintage’ will run from December 6th until December 22nd.
Both Tom and Dave have also contributed works to Gallery 1988’s ‘Required Reading’, dedicated to works inspire by literature, which also opened last night at their West gallery, just down the road. Gallery 1988’s ‘Required Reading’ will run December 6 – 22, 2013.
You can follow Tom Whalen, Dave Perillo and Gallery 1988 over on Twitter where I am sure they will be releasing more images as well as on sale info!
Be sure to head on over and have a look at our prize draw for your chance to win some Tyler Stout goodies!
Gallery 1988 ‘Crazy 4 Cult’ preview spectacular!
Next week Gallery 1988 will uproot their tent pole gallery show Crazy 4 Cult from Los Angles and head back East to take a bite out of the Big Apple. The show opens December 13 in New York and pieces from the show have started to be teased and released. We have picked up a few of the ones best ones so far from Twitter, Facebook and Instagram to give a taste of what is to come.
First of all, Jason Edmiston has officially revealed two new pieces over at Slashfilm based on Raiders of the Lost Ark.
The paintings feature Jason Edmiston signature style and capture the climatic moment of Steven Spielberg‘s Raiders of the Lost Ark when Colonel Dietrich and Major Arnold Toht suffer at the hands of the ark of the covenant.
“What A World!” is available in a 12 x 16 inch acrylic painting on wood, framed at $2,500 and a signed and numbered, 12 x 16 inch giclee in an edition of 50 costing $50.
“I’m Melting…MELTING” is also available in a 12 x 16 inch acrylic painting on wood, framed at $2,500 and a signed and numbered, 12 x 16 inch giclee in an edition of 50 costing $50.
Next up is Joshua Budich. Having made great progress on his Star Wars series for Art V Cancer, Josh looks as if he has turned his hand to another cult favourite with The Princess Bride. Over on his Instagram account, Josh has been posting some tasty teasers of this print. Take a look.
Also on Instagram, artist Joey Spiotto, also know as Joebot, teased the next in his ‘Little a Book’ series. This time for Akira.
Here’s Megan Majewski’s Neverending Story piece.
Ian Glaubinger has also been posting pics of his Back to the Future work in progress, “What’r you looking at, butthead?”.
Over on Blurppy, Ridge Rooms previewed “Only I Didn’t Say ‘Fudge’…” Inspired by A Christmas Story
“Only I Didn’t Say ‘Fudge’…” by Ridge Rooms is a 5-color screenprint on 100# Cougar natural paper, printed by Half and Half and will measure 18″ x 24″ in a numbered edition of 50.
Nick Comparone has also posted a little cheeky sneak peek at his Scott Pilgrim print “I think it’s starting to snow.”
Here is a Kelly McKernan’s beautiful Pans Labyrinth inspired piece.
Lawrence Yang has also posted a preview of his Neverending Tryptych.
We will bring you more updates over the next few days and some great official shots once they are released. for now, make sure you follow the artists on Twitter and their Facebook sites as well as following Gallery 1988 on Twitter and Facebook too. You may also want to keep checking in on the #crazy4cult hashtag on Twitter and Instagram.
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