I just got off the phone with Marisa and I have the full scoop on Art MRKT San Francisco; in short, Like the Spice is rockin' it!! We have a gorgeous booth (#510 in case you find yourself there;), fabulous art, and incredible visitors! This fair is making waves people, take note! Both Juxtapoz Magazine and the New York Times both have their eyes on Art MRKT San Francisco this year, so cool!
We could not be more pleased and proud to be a part of this fair and to be showing great work by Jenny Morgan, Eric LoPresti, Jason Bard Yarmosky, Treasure Frey, and Jason Bryant. I'll be sure to keep the San Fran updates coming, and if you find yourself down Frisco way be sure to call us for your tickets to San Francisco's hot new fair!
Showing posts with label Eric LoPresti. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Eric LoPresti. Show all posts
Saturday, May 21, 2011
Like the Spice + artMRKT= Frisco4L
Wednesday, May 18, 2011
Booth 510 at artMRKT San Francisco!
Hello out there,
This weekend Marisa is out repping Like the Spice at the artMRKT show in San Francisco. If you're in town, you can go check out the booth and meet Marisa Sage herself!
The show is being held in the Concourse Exhibition Center on 620 7th street (at Brannan) - only 9 blocks away from SFMOMA.
We are exhibiting in BOOTH 510 and are featuring work by Jenny Morgan, Jason Bryant, Jason Bard Yarmosky, Eric LoPresti and Treasure Frey.
Here is some information on the show for all you eager art-goers provided by the artMRKT website:
HOURS:
Thursday, May 19
UCSF Benefit Preview Party 5:30pm - 7:30pm (details)
VIP Preview Party 7:30pm - 10:30pm (details)
Friday, May 20 - 11:00am to 7:00pm
Saturday, May 21 - 11:00am to 7:00pm
Sunday, May 22 - 11:00am to 6:00pm
PARKING:
There are over 800 parking spaces within a 2 block walk from the Concourse Exhibition Center including 300 spots in the adjacent parking lot. Another 400 spots are located in two parking garages on the opposite side of the block (Townsend Street).
TICKETS:
1 Day Ticket - good for Friday, Saturday OR Sunday - $20 online / $25 at the door
3 Day Ticket - good for Friday, Saturday AND Sunday - $40 online / $45 at the door
UCSF Benefit Preview Party Ticket - $100 online / $110 at the door
Thursday Night Benefit Preview Party + Thursday Night VIP Preview Party + all day Fri., Sat. AND Sun. (details)
Note: UCSF Benefit and VIP Preview Party are catered events with complimentary food and beverage including sparkling wine, wine, tequila and beer. Non-alcoholic beverages available. Cocktail dress.
Student Ticket - good for Friday, Saturday OR Sunday - $10 at the door
But, Like the Spice is offering complimentary 1-day passes! Click here for more on that.
See some of the pieces that will be up at the show!
Sky Drawing A (Tempest)
Graphite and india ink on paper
14" x 11", 2010
Burst / Rattlestar
Oil and india ink on linen
72" x 40", 2011
Fact (Anatomy Frontier Day)
Oil, india ink and flache on linen
40" x 30"
A Labor of Love and Love's Labor Lost
(both) Oil on canvas
24" x 30", 2o11
Irv
Oil on canvas
17" x 14", 2011
Kinderlove
Oil on linen
36" x 48", 2011
Sisterhood
Oil on canvas
45" x 34.5", 2010
From the Valley to the Stars
Oil on canvas
Oil on canvas
51" x 30", 2010
Inner Island
Oil on canvas
43" x 28", 2010
Middle Ground
Oil on canvas
Oil on canvas
25" x 19", 2010
Trendsetter
Oil on canvas
Oil on canvas
23" x 20", 2010
My Way Home
Gouache, acrylic, varnish watercolor on walnut ink stained paper
20" x 24", 2011
Internal
Gouache, acrylic, varnish watercolor on walnut ink stained paper
30" x 40", 2011
The Stairway
Gouache, acrylic, varnish and gold watercolor on walnut ink stained paper
11" x 14", 2010
Looking forward to seeing you at the show!
Saturday, April 23, 2011
Eric LoPresti, plutonium, mac n' cheese, oh my?!
Well, I am still full from last night's amazing "Different Cuisine," dinner (the artist dinner for Eric LoPresti's current show "Different Country"). Eric did a fantastic job discussing this new body of work and just how much where he came from factors in.
Growing up in the desert steppe of eastern Washington state near the Hanford plutonium production site seemed completely normal in his early years; his parents, as well as all of his friends' parents, worked at the famed Hanford sites developing many notable technological achievements during a period where Nuclear technology was growing rapidly. As a young boy playing in the school yard Eric never really thought about how notorious that region was; established in 1943 as part of the Manhattan Project, the Hanford site was home to the B Reactor, the first full-scale plutonium production reactor in the world. Plutonium manufactured at the site was used in the first nuclear bomb tested at the Trinity site, and in Fat Man, the bomb detonated over Nagasaki, Japan.
Above is a photograph taken in 1960 of the Hanford site; the historic B Reactor, the world's first plutonium production reactor, is visible in the distance. It wasn't until later that Eric became interested in this world history that happened to be so closely tied to his own family history. He started reading and researching everything about the area and as well as the Cold War, fascinated by the dichotomy posed by the atom bomb and how it was the "ultimate success of theoretical science" but also its "ultimate moral failure."
Growing up in this shadow, surrounded by the aftermath of that era and remembering how is dad and his friends' dads did work they were not allowed to talk about speaks to what he refers to as a "dark center." Still fascinated by this dark center LoPresti created his new landscape paintings to reflect it; maintaining his established focus on the physical and psychological aftermath of the Cold War, the physical pock marks of nuclear testing, and subsequent environmental clean-up campaigns (today, Hanford is still the most contaminated nuclear site in the country). Cool, right? I love impromptu history lessons! Now that we have the historical and geographical background for Eric's dinner, let's talk about the food...
Famed Williamsburg soul-food mecca, Pies and Thighs, did an amazing job catering for us. I never thought a kale salad could win me over (I LOVE MEAT) but it did! We also had a delicious black-eyed pea salad that was just the right amount of spice and sweet (fresh jalapenos and chopped sweet pickles do the trick). We then had entree plates piled with Pies and Thighs' signature fried chicken (so good that even Martha Stewart needed to get a piece), smoked beef brisket with homemade bbq sauce, and black pepper and cheddar macaroni and cheese. Needless to say, it was all irresistible. For those of you who could not join us I would definitely recommend making a trip and tasting the food for yourself (plus, Like the Spice is in walking distance and you could come see us too!) Eric's show is open until May 8th so get to planning your Pies and Thighs/Like the Spice adventure!
A huge thank you to all who were able to join us, and to the rest of you I hope you will join us for Jenny Morgan's dinner for One and the Many in June!
Monday, April 11, 2011
Isn't it swell to be different?
Another second Friday gone and another successful opening achieved, and we barely even broke a sweat! Eric LoPresti's newest body of work, "Different Country," transforms the gallery into a sort of battle-zone where hazy aerial views of once decimated nuclear test sites and environmental clean up facilities collide with dark solid vectors that appear to target specific points on the canvas. I love the softer color gradients of the oil landscapes themselves juxtaposed with the sharp and probing vectors. The viewers' attention is immediately drawn to the mountains and crags and yet at the same time the gaze is redirected to follow and map out the targets and line-scapes overlaid in india ink. I almost feel like a military strategist tracing paths and drawing diagrams for possible maneuvers. Sigh, but I digress...What I mean to be focusing on is the opening itself (the works of course you will just have to come to Like the Spice and see for yourself)!
In spite of the foggy haze and the damp side walks people from all over attended the opening reception of "Different Country"; we had members of Eric's family, droves of his friends, and then all of those wonderful visitors and passerby-ers who either planned to come or just happened to see some bright lights, smiling strangers, and some really beautiful art work and decided to check it out.
"Different Country," Eric LoPresti's third solo show here at Like the Spice, will be up through May 8th and with all of this sunshine going around there is little excuse to not come to Williamsburg and check out some of the shops, shops, fine food, and the artwork at Like the Spice!
In other exciting (and mouthwatering) news, Pies and Thighs will be catering our "Different Cuisine" dinner on Friday, April 22nd. Eric will of course be in attendance, as should you to see the show, meet the artist, and chow down on some amazing food. Our dinners are RSVP only, click here to reserve your tickets today!
Tuesday, April 5, 2011
It's a Different Country Out There!
Hello followers of Like the Spice!
The opening reception for Eric LoPresti's show Different Country is this Friday, the 8th of April, from 6:30pm - 9pm. We'd love for you to stop by!
Here is a video of the artist at work; check out his technique of overlaying dark, diagonal vectors in India ink over the gradient of color as he puts the finishing touches on a piece. Don't you want to see the final product?
If you missed the last video of Eric at work, laying down the first hints of color, check it out here.
We'd love to see you at the opening, and at our monthly dinner series on Friday, April 22nd. This installment will be Different Cuisine, and Eric LoPresti will be there in the flesh to speak about his work and process. RSVP now and reserve your seat to meet and discuss the pieces with the artist himself (and enjoy some delicious food and drink)!
Saturday, March 26, 2011
Brunch for dinner is my new favorite thing...
Last night we were lucky enough to be a part of "Breakfast at Like the Spice," the March installation of our monthly dinner series. We were joined for dinner by a few friends of the gallery and, of course, our current exhibiting artist Jason Bryant. Surrounded by the products of his current show "Love's Labor Lost," the 14 of us dined to our hearts' content under the obscured gazes of Jason's Hollywood stars. Neilie Meyer, chef and owner of the local catering kitchen, The Starving Artist Bakery, produced a smorgusbord of delicious sage-infused biscuits with homemade apple butter, savory spinach, leek and goat cheese quiche with fresh thyme, a hearty pancetta, roasted red pepper, and fresh basil quiche with a light baby green salad topped with a roasted garlic vinaigrette and served with golden hash browns and sirracia creme fraiche.
After the main dishes (and ample mimosas), our guests were given insight to Jason's work by the artist himself. He described his painterly process, artistic influences and inspirations for this series of work. His paintings deal with social memory and consciousness and the results of the overwhelming city culture in which one lives. Originally from North Carolina, Jason discussed how New York City itself is an inspiration to him, how a walk down the block can be so over-stimulating that it is impossible to take in everything one sees. I was very impressed to learn (and I can safely say that everyone else was, as well) that the source images for Jason's paintings are all postcard size prints taken from magazines, old movies and photos. He does not use a projector to create these large-scale works but instead works from a small print and embraces the abstractions that emerge as a result. As an artist with a passion for drawing, this technique allows him to utilize more of that talent.
The intimate evening was closed with more wine and delicious chocolate-espresso-truffle brownies with fresh fruit. Everyone left full of great food and thoughts about Jason's work.
"Love's Labor Lost" will be up at Like the Spice for another week until Sunday, April 3rd, so come and check it out!!
And don't forget, Different Country, the upcoming exhibition of Eric LoPresti's work, opens on Friday, April 8th. There will be an opening reception from 6:30-9:00pm and we'd love to see you there!
Saturday, March 19, 2011
Don't Miss the Upcoming Events at Like the Spice!
Following Eric's show and (hopefully very few) April showers, May 13 through June 19th 2011 we are proud to present... wait for it... Jenny Morgan's second solo show here at Like the Spice: "One and the Many".
Jenny's figurative painting always has a way of reducing her figures and their viewers down to their spiritual core; by manipulating the oil paint Jenny strips her figures of their outer layers to reveal the inner depths of their person. This engages the viewer in a different way, giving them a closeup of the process as well as the subject. In these new works, Jenny's intense realism merges with surreal imagination, and "despite the traditional beauty of her oil paintings, Morgan actively contradicts simplistically pretty hyperrealism with gritty psychedelia."And looking even further into the future.... we have sculptor Matt Stone's opening on June 24th, more about that to come so stay tuned!
Edition's: Get 'em While They're Hot!
Like the Spice Spring Collectors' Edition Set was created to give our enthusiasts and collectors the chance to own a piece by each one of the artists featured in solo exhibitions this spring at the gallery. Some of the artists are new to Like the Spice, such as Jason Bard Yarmosky, whose first exhibitions opened in February and did fantastically! Other artists, like Eric LoPresti, have been showing at Like the Spice Gallery since we opened in 2006. Each edition will also be able to be purchased separately during the course of each solo exhibition and will range in price from $280-$800. We promise to keep you updated on upcoming editions for Eric LoPresti's show "Different Country," opening on April 8th, and Jenny Morgan's show, "One and the Many," opening on May 13th...For now, take a look at our two available editions!
Love Jason Bryant's work so much that you need a piece of it? Perfect! Check out his limited edition giclee print of "A Labor of Love". This 16" x 20" beautiful color print can be purchased professionally framed ($480) or unframed($280). Come to the Gallery to see Jason Bryant's current show "Love's Labor Lost" through April 3rd and take a look at the edition in person.
Each print is signed and numbered by the artist and comes with a signed certificate of authenticity from Like the Spice Gallery.
If you have any further questions about our editions please email Marisa@likethespice.com.
Saturday, March 5, 2011
Come have a play-date with Like the Spice!
Today! Like the Spice is at Scope Art Fair at 320 West st (west side highway). It's goin amazingly and we're getting great feedback from visitors. It's a beautiful day out so come join us in booth C32 from March 2nd - 6th, 2011 during Armory week. We have curated a very special emerging figurative booth entitled FIGURE IN: featuring new works by Jenny Morgan, Reuben Negron, and Jason Bard Yarmosky. Come visit us before we sell out!
Saturday, January 22, 2011
What's this? We have footage of an artist at work? Gasp!
Ladies and gentleman, it is my pleasure to present to you a lovely little video of Eric LoPresti working in his Brooklyn studio and preparing for his Spring show at Like the Spice which opens on April 8th. Eric was nice enough to share the video with me so that I might, in turn, share it with all of you! Now, for me personally it's hard not to think about process and technique when it comes to the production of art (surprise!), but that is most likely because it is my business to know all about respective processes and techniques; however, I do know that for many the enjoyment of a piece is mostly inspired by the end result, the finished product. This of course is all fine, more than fine really, if you like something you should like it, love it even, just for what it is. I promise not to call on any of you and put you on the spot asking you what your favorite piece of art is and then follow up with the dreaded query, 'why'? Whether process and technique are your bread and butter (I myself have the Scientific Method tattooed on my inner arm, *ahem*), or you are more focused on the end result and enjoying the polished product post production, I am certain that the following video of Eric LoPresti preparing a canvas by working on the underpainting for a new piece, along with it's explanation will be interesting to you (and don't tell me you don't have time, the video is only 1:30)...Enjoy!
Just to give you a bit of a background on Eric's work, his subject matter is made up of three important elements: color gradient, landscaps, and sharp black lines inscribed across the top of a piece. His work portrays desolate portions of the American landscape, with references to the aftermath of past conflicts such as the Cold War. A clear example of all three elements can be found in "Hatchet," (2010,
Oil and India ink on linen), which is posted below.
In the video, Eric lays down the color gradient first, then the landscape is painted on top, almost floated on the surface, and then lastly the black lines are added. This way of working is almost a backwards way to do grisaille (pronounced griz-ai), the traditional practice of using a monochromatic or burnt umber toned outline as the under-layer and then glazing color over it. A grisaille may be executed for its own sake, but is most often used as underpainting for an oil painting.
Eric's reason for laying down color first is to use the color gradients as an optical effect, "like seeing through a rainbow or the chromatic distortion of a camera lens." For him, color sets the tone of each piece. And, since he takes color quite seriously, Eric rarely uses his oil paint straight out of the tube, instead pre-mixing his colors on a paper palette (seen laid out at left in the video). With the paint mixed he then brushes the gradient onto the canvas in broad, light, loose strokes. His left hand holds a digital sketch outlining roughly where we would like the colors to go, in many thin layers of paint.
See, now wasn't that cool? Even I learned a few things (example: those blue gloves protect Eric's hands from turpentine and other chemicals used to thin out oil paints, and are NOT a fashion statement). Keep your eyes out for more news on Eric's show and more studio peaks to come!
Monday, November 22, 2010
Eric LoPresti Scope 2010
See pieces in Booth D08 at Scope Miami 2010
Click on image below to e-mail Like the Spice Gallery for more info:
Click here to return to Like the Spice Gallery Scope info page
Eric LoPresti
Powell 1
Graphite on paper, 2010. 18 x 12inches.
Linescape (Drawing)
Graphite and India ink on paper, 2010. 18 x 12inches.
Click here to return to artist page on www.likethespice.com
Monday, July 26, 2010
Summer Lovin' Having a Blast....At Like the Spice
We’ve been so busy here at Like the Spice that we’ve barely had a moment to write in depth about all the great things that have been going on in the past month. While it’s the summer here in Brooklyn, and the hot weather has a tendency to make those lazy afternoons even lazier, we haven’t slowed down a bit!
This past month some of our artists’ hard work has generated quite a bit of buzz. We’d like to congratulate Reach Beach on her feature interview with Bomb Magazine which can be found at Bomblog. Discussion revolving around the transitions in her work and fundamental content from which she derives her inspiration provides great insight into the nature of her thinking and process of making. Of her work Rachel states that is has "to do with the structure of monuments and ideas. I was way more interested in the edge of an object, how objects work in the world, how perception works, how we see, and how our brain works versus how something physically is, and the line between those two things. " Bomblog writer Lynn Maliszewski refers to Rachel's work with the following metaphor. "Like a stockbroker gender-bending on the weekends, Beach’s objects straddle a line between two existences, clouding the viewer’s vision of truth." The developments in her work are truly promising as she will embark on several upcoming new projects. We are especially excited about the installation of her outdoor sculpture in Socrates Sculpture Park as this kind of context for one of her pieces is sure to open a new and exciting kind of dialogue.
We are also excited to congratulate another LTS artist, Eric Lopresti, who is featured in Assembly Journal. We were most intrigued to read about the sources for his imagery which are undeniably linked to the location of his childhood home, the conditions created and residue left by our country during World War II, and what he refers to as “the aftermath of traumatic conflict and the terrifying beauty of the American sublime."
We are truly engaged by any opportunity that allows our readers and collectors to know more about our artists, their work, and sources of creativity.
In keeping with this sentiment, this past Saturday we held an artists’ studio tour in which we visited the studios of Jason Bryant, Allison Edge, Eric Lopresti, Jessica Stoller, and Rachel Beach. This event was a fantastic opportunity for collectors to see how some of our LTS artists functioned in their working spaces (a place quite sacred to an artist) while providing the opportunity for one on one discussion. The day was pretty hot, but the work in our artists’ studio’s were even hotter, and everyone had a fantastic time, sipping on wine, munching on refreshing thai food, journeying to each studio for in depth discussion while viewing works in progress and finished pieces all the like. For a tour, it was an especially personal, informative, and special experience.
While all that has passed, there are still plenty of exciting events to look forward to this summer at Like The Spice. "Marked: A Show of Figure" will only be open for two more weeks so come by and check it out before its too late! Friday, August 13th we will open "Summer Sampler Group Show", displaying some favorites along with a bunch of new and exciting works from LTS artists.
And while we are closed for only one week on August 23rd-September 1st, September 10th is the opening of Treasure Frey's Solo Show. This will be Treasure's first solo show at Like the Spice and we are pleased to install her pieces which satisfy the eye by cleverly marrying the whimsy of bright color, bold form, and geometric constructions.
This next month will prove to be a satisfying and exciting close to Summer and a great lead into another fine season of fantastic work at Like the Spice in the Fall.
Wednesday, July 21, 2010
It's in the BAG! Art Hamptons 2010
Yes, you can say it. It's hot and Like the Spice Gallery is on fire! Well...not LITERALLY, but with the reception from Art Hamptons 2010 we might as well be called a shooting star. Booth number 423 attracted on lookers from all ends of the venue. The fabulous scenery of Bridgehampton was the backdrop for an exploration of what our gallery has to offer. As one of the top new art fairs in America Art Hamptons ceases to amaze guests. We came, we hung, we conquered and we loved every minute of it.
Even with the ninety-two degree weather visitors came in droves, accompanied with commentary such as, "This is really spectacular.", "How wonderful.", and a simple but affirming "Oh yeah."
The artist works' that traveled with us included pieces from Dean Goelz, Rachel Beach, Ross Racine, Treasure Frey and Reuben Negron. Also new works by Jenny Morgan, Jason Bryant and and Jessica Stoller were on display, rounding out the Like the Spice team.
Time seemed to zoom by as our artists' continued pulling in fans with their abundant technique and skill on canvas.
To sum it all up we had a wonderful time and absolutely looking forward to the next, as you should be too! If you didn't make it you missed out on some fun under the blazing sun. But you can always stop in to Like the Spice and check out the pieces up close and personal. We have been as busy as bees providing YOU with the best.
P.S.
Check out the wicked awesome "Camera Panoramic Effect Action" in this photo, Oh yes. We went there.
Friday, July 9, 2010
Our booth, our booth, our booth is on fire...
We don't need no water let the... wait we do need water, at least that's what the kind young gentleman told us as he walked into our booth. Feast your eyes on our space at Art Hamptons.
Like the Spice booth number 423.
Hop on the Jitney and get your butts out here.
Wednesday, May 5, 2010
Tired... But Happy!
See that? Who could that be? Why, it's Manish Vora of Artlog.com, taking a break at the AAF to get his shoes shined by artist Greg Haberny! What more could you ask from opening night?
With Greg in one booth, and LtS in the other, you can be sure that there's plenty of great art happening each day this weekend. Even after day one, we've made some great new friends and kissed a few of our pieces goodbye. And all the excitement! The traffic! The way we forgot to take pictures because we were so exhausted from excitement and traffic!
But don't you worry, because we ran into our new pal Rafael Fuchs from Rafael Fuchs Art Photography and he shot a bunch of pictures. We're thinking you'll find them here on his blog once he sorts them all out. Rafael was a really great guy and we expect to see him again, so watch this space, and we'll remind you when they're up!
In the meantime, want a little sneak peek of the booth? Here's a brand new Rachel Beach we're proud to have on display. It's called "Strange Loop" and we bet you can just imagine what that's gonna look like in person...
...but why just imagine? Why not come in and check it out? Also, don't forget, we've got different work every day, including Chino Amobi, Rachel Beach, Allison Edge, Treasure Frey, Dean Goelz, Eric LoPresti, Jenny Morgan, David Mramor, Bennett Morris, Reuben Negron, Leah Oates, Nicki Stager and Jessica Stoller, and that means you'll never see the same booth twice. Plus the I Heart Brooklyn Party is happening on Thursday night, so you know Thursday's gonna be a wonderful time. Stop in, enjoy the excitement, say hi to Greg Haberny, and check out some Affordable Art!
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