Just a heads up that the deadline for Spectrum 18 is this Friday.  For those new to Spectrum, the annual juried publication was created as a direct reaction to the lack of attention and respect afforded to the creators of fantastic art. Learn more about the submission details here

It's not too late to submit so long as your submission is postmarked by the 28th.

The image above was created by artist Bill Carman to promote this year's Call for Entries.  See more of Carman's work featured at Gallery Nucleus here

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Don't You Want Somebody To Love You?, Laurel Nakadate, 2006

For all of you in New York don't miss out on your opportunity to check out Laurel Nakadate's first major solo exhibit at MoMA PS1. Here's an excerpt from the PS1 site.  

"Laurel Nakadate is known for her works in video, photography, and feature-length film. This is Nakadate's first large-scale museum exhibition and will feature works made over the last ten years in all three media, including her early video works, in which she was invited into the homes of anonymous men to dance, pose, or even play dead in their kitchens, bedrooms, and living rooms."

This really is a rare opportunity to see catch the first exhibit for a soon-to-be very influential photographer/video/performance artist. One of the most daring female artists Nakadate invites herself into the spaces of strangers to engage with them in an awkward, banal yet variably sympathetic way.  The work reinterprets the social boundaries and exities that still encroach on gender. Her body of work is a investigative study on voyeurism, loneliness and the use of photography/video as modes of social interaction.  

On exhibition is on from January 23, 2011 - August 8, 2011. The reception will take place Sunday, January 23rd between 12:00 and 6:00pm EST.  Should you miss out on your opportunity to meet the artist she will be doing a discussion of her work in conjunction with her solo at MoMA on January 31, 2010 at 7:00 PM.

Also check out her feature film Stay the Same, Never Change (2009)

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Great news, we've just received the new Robert Fawcett: The Illustrator's Illustrator.  The book is certainly worth the long wait and does justice to the artist's work with over 180 pages plus a foldout.  It features over one hundred color illustrations and numerous black and white drawings that have mostly been long out of circulation.  The book also includes an introduction by art historian Walt Reed who knew the artist personally.  Purchase yours here



Best of all, the 12 Fawcett Sherlock Holmes illustrations will be together in a book for the first time, some taken from the original paintings!

We have an original Robert Fawcett available here

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We've been working with a number of artists to release new t-shirt designs in the coming months.  We are pleased to release this lovable new design by artist Jing Wei available in both womens and mens

For a limited time, we are offering this new release for only $11.95!

 

 

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We are putting the finishing touches on the 49th Annual Illustration West Exhibit opening tonight at 7pm.  We hope that you can join us.  Most members from the Society as well as contributing artists will be present.  It is also a good opportunity for artists to meet talent seekers.

Below are a few highlights from the exhibit...


Vince Natale | Life After Death | Oil on wood | 15" x 10" | $1750

 
Sunny Gu | Sakura | Watercolor | 15" x 11" | $600


Emiliano Ponzi | Regrets | Digital print | 10" x 8" | $60

 
So Youn Lee | The Snake | Pen & ink | 11" x 9" | $600


Jason John | The Big Fix | Oil on linen | 10" x 10" | $1800

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