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Kris Kuksi and Pat Rocha at Joshua Liner Gallery

November 19th, 2008 by Meg Smith

Kris Kuksis beinArt GalleryJoshua Liner Gallery presents…

Kris Kuksi 'Imminent Utopia' (right)

and Pat Rocha 'Departure'

November 22nd through December 20th, 2008

Opening Reception on Saturday, November 22nd, 6-9pm

Joshua Liner Gallery

548 W. 28th Street, 3rd Floor, NY 10001

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Matt Dangler at M Modern Gallery

November 17th, 2008 by Meg Smith

Matt Danglers beinArt GalleryMatt Dangler will be showing ten new paintings in his upcoming solo exhibition, "Out From The Whirlwind."

The opening reception will be on the 12th of December, from 7pm til 10pm at M Modern Gallery, 2500 N Palm Canyon Dr, Palm Springs, California.

New Book from Nathan Spoor

November 15th, 2008 by Meg Smith

Nathan Spoors SiteNathan Spoor's new book titled 'Suddenly' is now available.

'Suddenly' is a 72-page, 10.75 x 8.5 inches, full color, hardback monograph discussing his latest work, with the second portion of the book introducing inspirational works from earlier in the series.

All copies are signed and numbered by the artist.

The Libellule Group: Divine Comedy

November 11th, 2008 by Meg Smith

Eli Tiunines beinArt GalleryLukas Kandl presents… the Libellule group's "Divine Comedy," during the opening of the French salon.

COMPARAISONS – ART EN CAPITAL

November 21st, 2008 from 5pm - 10.30pm

PARIS - GRAND PALAIS

avenue Winston Churchill – 75008 Paris (F)

Exhibition from November 22 - November 30, 2008

11am – 7.30pm. Nocturnes : Nov.26 and 28 (10.30pm)

Participating Artists: Lukas Kandl, Ales Krejca, Hans-Peter Muller, Alexandra Jontschewa, Vlada Mirkovic, Patrizia Comand, Eli Tiunine, Zeljko Djurovic, Raffaele De Rosa,  Zoran Ivanovic, Pavel Zacek, Siegfried Zademack

Laurie Lipton in Dusseldorf

November 9th, 2008 by Meg Smith

Laurie Liptons beinArt Gallery"The Sleep Of Reason"

Drawings by Laurie Lipton

November 14th, 2008 - January 10th, 2009

Galerie T40

Rather Str. 66

40476 Dusseldorf

Germany

right: "Mirror, Mirror," - (2002)

69.5 x 50.2 cm

Charcoal and Pencil on Paper

Itching For House of Scratch

November 5th, 2008 by Meg Smith

sean-chappell-12News from Sean Chappell:

We'd like to announce the launch of House of Scratch online juried exhibition gallery website. Not satisfied to sit in the corner and let others dictate our fate for us, we created House of Scratch to bring together and promote unknown and under-appreciated artwork within the fields of Surrealist and Visionary Art.

House of Scratch offers the opportunity for previously unknown artists to be juried into an online show of surrealist art every month. We're looking for the best of the best and visitors to the website will be able to help us by voting for their favourite artist within each exhibition. One artist per show, the one with the most votes will be deemed the 'Best of the Best' in that show.

Once we have a roster of artists from consecutive monthly shows under the 'Best of the Best' banner, we will be mounting our first ever House of Scratch physical gallery show here in Toronto, Canada, showcasing those very artists. It's really going to be something to see!

For this project to achieve its full potential, interaction with the public at street level is paramount. It is our goal to continually develop House of Scratch, promoting annual and eventually bi-annual shows of some of the most unique and undiscovered art ever created. We hope you will be there with us!

Our very first Call for Artists is about to go online. House of Scratch will be looking for Surrealist and Visionary artwork to fill its Inaugural December show. Applications are being accepted from November 1st (12:00am) to November 30th (11:59pm).

Please visit House of Scratch for more details.

Thank You for your time,

Sean Chappell & Cathrene Gehue                                     

right: 'Pumpkin Portrait' by Sean Chappell

Karl Persson Show in Melbourne

November 3rd, 2008 by Meg Smith

karl-persson-22Karl Persson's newest body of work, 'Neuropsychosis' will be on show at Gallery 696 from the 28th of November until the 10th of December, 2008.

The opening reception will be on Friday, the 28th of November, between 7 and 9pm.

Gallery 696

696 Sydney Rd, Brunswick

Melbourne, Victoria

Australia

Opening Hours: 11am - 7pm

Karl Persson is one of 50 artists featured in our first publication, 'Metamorphosis.'

Right: 'Self Portrait'

60 x 90 cm

Oil on Canvas

Society for the Art of Imagination Annual Exhibition

November 2nd, 2008 by Leo Plaw

Society for the Art of Imagination
The Society for the Art of Imagination will have their annual exhibition at the Brick Lane Gallery, 196 Brick Lane, London E1 6SA, 4th to 9th November, 2008.

Citing the rising costs for exhibition spaces in central London, the Society decided to move the exhibition to a more cost effective location in Brick Lane. This is not too far from the Strychnin Gallery, so they are in good company.

The funds saved on gallery rental will go towards prizes. This year there will be £2000.00 (GB pounds) in prizes awarded for
the best new painting by a member of the Society.

Victor Safonkin Exhibition in L.A.

October 29th, 2008 by Meg Smith

safonkin-01'Dreams of Eternity' at Merry Karnowsky Gallery

Recent Work by Victor Safonkin

December 6, 2008 - January 1, 2009

Opening Reception: Satudray, December 6, 8pm - 11pm

"Victor Safonkin's art confronts the human condition head on with powerful mythic images all sumptuously rendered in an unapologetic classical style that reaches back into an ancient past to rub shoulders with the likes of Brueghel and Bosch." - Terry Gilliam

Merry Karnowsky Gallery

170 S. La Brea Avenue

Los Angeles, CA 90036

Victor Safonkin is one of 50 Artists featured in our first publication entitled Metamorphosis.

Promethean Flames - Philip Rubinov Jacobson

October 27th, 2008 by Leo Plaw
Promethean Flames - Philip Rubinov Jacobson

Promethean Flames - Philip Rubinov Jacobson

Philip Jacobson has released his second and long awaited book, "Promethean Flames". His book approaches art and spirituality with theoretical and impassioned reflections on the highest calling of the visual arts.

It delineates the boundaries and bridges between the creative process and illumination by exploring, expounding and integrating the fields of art, creativity, psychology, religion and philosophy.

It also surveys the situation between the contemporary art world and the modern creative mystic, between the artist and the responder, the states and stages of illumined artistic vision and the very path of art as a tool for the transformation of consciousness.

"It is a great pleasure to be friends with Philip. He is a great Artist, Writer and a man of action. Philip has dedicated a massive amount of energy into a movement that is very close to my heart. The global Fantastic & Visionary Art movement would be more than a man short without Philip's energy. Phil has published books on our movement, featuring many great artists, he's produced an impressive body of work and he has exposed people to the magic of Visionary art with his personable, hands-on seminars. It is my pleasure to Recommend this passionate man to the art world (and the world at large)." Jon Beinart, Director & Editor, beinArt Publishing

An excerpt from Philip's book, "Promethean Flames" can be found in the essay, "Promethean Flames - Rekindling and Re-visioning the Creative Fire".

"Promethean Flames" can be purchased from Philip's MySpace page.