“DARK REALISM / DARK SURREALISM” Opening Reception at Gregorio Escalante Gallery in LA This Saturday

Gregorio Escalante Gallery

978 Ching King Road

“DARK REALISM / DARK SURREALISM”

Curated by Chet Zar & Greg Escalante

Featuring Dreamlike Sculptures by Myron Dyal Overtaking the Basement Gallery

 

Off the heels of LACMA’s Guillermo del Toro show, Gregorio Escalante Gallery presents a true Nightmare Before Christmas, with “DARK REALISM / DARK SURREALISM.” In the main gallery, Chet Zar and Greg Escalante approach the concept of Dark Surrealism - surrealistic images from each of the twenty artists on view's imagination. While each has a distinctly different aesthetic, each creates within the paradigm of the Dark Arts, searching for solace in a dark time. The looming threat of extinction, political upheaval, and warring religions on our minds have found a new outlet for expression, Dark Art acts as a means of finding solace amidst this upheaval. Artists on view include Sarah Elise Abramson, Samuel Araya, Tom Bagshaw, Ryan Brown, Nathan Cartwright, William Hand, F. Scott Hess, Karen Hsiao, Jed Leiknes, Elizabeth McGrath, Lee Shamel, Brian Smith, Stanislav, David Stoupakis, Jon Swihart, Christopher Ulrich (massive Last Supper painting is the largest ever in the gallery), David Van Gough, Jasmine Worth, Chet Zar, and Peter Zokosky.

Sculptor Tim Bruckner to Exhibit Personal Works in New Gallery Show

Sculptor Tim Bruckner to Exhibit Personal Works in New Gallery Show

“Well Played” is a revealing look into the heart and mind of one of the country’s most celebrated commercial artists.

Fans of toys and collectibles have been amazed by the work of sculptor Tim Bruckner for decades, losing themselves in the refined details of his action figures, the compositional mastery of his statues, and the lifelike expressions of his iconic busts. But his commercial work is only half the story. Freed from the limits of licensors and restrictions of factory reproduction, the ideas and techniques only glimpsed in Tim’s commercially produced sculpts are on full display in his personal work. And now nearly 30 of his most intimate and most spectacular pieces are part of a new gallery show.

Previews Exclusive TMNT Figures From Good Smile Company

Exclusive Good Smile Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles figures are coming to comic book shops (BALTIMORE, MD) – (April 6, 2015)- Get the pizza ready for the crime fighting brothers who are looking to kick some serious butt as the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (TMNT) are posed and ready for action with the final release of the PREVIEWS Exclusive TMNT Donatello figure from Good Smile. Donatello is available to pre-order from the April edition of the PREVIEWS catalog and will release in comic book shops in late September 2015.

Based on the acclaimed artwork of James Jean's original rendition of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Good Smile has created four individual sculptures of Donatello, Michelangelo, Raphael and Leonardo that combine into one large diorama! Each figure is crafted with outstanding detail, right down to the battle damage on each shell, skin texture, and weapon of choice. Each figure is posed on a faux marble rooftop base that connects to the others in the series for one large TMNT scene that any TMNT fan would proudly want to showcase.

Subtext Gallery Presents Memories of Tomorrow Featuring New Works by Brian Flynn

Subtext Gallery presents Memories of Tomorrow featuring New Works by Brian Flynn.

Opening Reception with the Artist: Friday, September 12th, 6-10pm
Brian Flynn is the coolest nerd you’ll ever meet. He grew up in Texas as a self-proclaimed Star Wars freak that was inspired by skateboarding, punk rock, action figures, robots and spacemen. He now calls San Francisco home and keeps himself busy as the creative director and co-founder of Hybrid Design. Over the years he has built a stellar client list including Nike, Apple, TED, Levi’s, Starwood Hotels, Lucasfilm, Juxtapoz Magazine and more. He is also the driving force behind the Super7 store, a retail brand he created to sell limited edition toys, apparel and publications that celebrate Flynn’s fascination with vintage Kaiju. Brian has participated in many group shows with Subtext over the years, and Memories of Tomorrow marks his second solo exhibition with our gallery.
hybrid-design.com   super7store.com

Preview/Purchase artwork from the show HERE.