Bast Bug Box

The Bast shop has recently been updated with a new series of "Bug Box" works- although just one is shown on the main site, there are a few completely unique pieces available if you inquire. The signed one-off artworks were created by printing neon pink ink on a genuine entomology case, still complete with insect(s) inside. From what I've been told these are selling out fast- which is unsurprising considering the very reasonable price; the smallest size will run you just $400 excluding delivery. There are a variety of sizes available, inquire through the BastNY site for more.

Amy Ruppel at the Tiny Showcase

Tonight's Tiny Showcase release is set to be an edition-of-200 print with a set of two badges from Amy Ruppel. As per usual the piece drops at 12:30am GMT (or 7:30pm PST) so be sure to get down to the Tiny Showcase site when the time comes. Shown above is a previous example of a print by Amy Ruppel which you can buy right here.

Darkness moves by Wendy Heldmann at 20x200

Today's Tuesday 20x200 release is by Wendy Heldmann and is entitled Darkness Moves. As with every week, there are three different editions at three different prices starting at an edition of 200 for $20 and going up to an edition of 2 at $2000. Click here to check it out.

Murderous Heart - Exhibition by David Choe at the Lazarides Gallery

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The finalised details of the upcoming exhibition from David Choe have been released in the form of the nifty press release seen above; click to make it bigger. The show is named Murderous Intent and will take place at both the London and Newcastle Laz joints starting the 29th of February.

Geoff Shafer at BlueFlip Art

"It Came from the Fridge" by Geoff Shafer

Pop-surrealist painter Geoff Shafer has three new bizarre-yet-awesome prints for sale at BlueFlip art. The pieces, entitled "Squeeb", "Pooch" and "It Came from the Fridge", can be found here for the lowly price of $22.95 each.

Prefab (A.K.A. Prefab77) and Electrik Sheep

"Heist" by Prefab (A.K.A. Prefab77)

Prefab (sometimes known as Prefab77) are a Newcastle-based collective of artists producing good artwork at good prices. Still relatively new to the scene after kicking off with their "Thick As Thieves" show in October last year, they already have a wide variety of impressive work under their belt. Prices for their prints start at just £25 and the majority are nice and large; check out the Prefab site to see what's currently available. As if that wasn't enough they also own Electrik Sheep, a store/gallery which happens to have some of the most reasonable prices I've ever seen; click here to visit, it's worth it.

M1 by Mear One

M1 by Mear One is one of the most impressive prints we've seen in a long time; each of the edition-of-30 has been hand made from start to finish by Mear using a combination of stencilling, drawing, painting and more- read below for the details (courtesy of the Baurmann Gallery).

The paper used was Strathmore 500 Series Bristol 4-Ply Vellum Surface (Cold Press). Each edition is unique and employs elements of his style he has perfected over the years. He started by sketching [with charcoal or pencil] characters, ideas, and philosophies on some of the editions. He would either sketch on the paper before paint application [of the first layer of brown] or use charcoal to draw in the still wet layer. The one’s he did not initially draw on, he spent more time painting, distorting, and experimenting. He then applied a varying layer of gesso, which helps give the amazingly rich texture.

The gesso would also be distorted and manipulated heavily, especially using many of the techniques perfected in his “Live Art”. Depending on the effect and end result he way striving for, the gesso was applied to either the entire surface, parts [to show the under drawings], or splattered and scrapped heavily. A layer of yellow was then applied over the gesso and worked much further. He then switched up to Orange on some of them, which then led to a beautiful Orange/Yellow mix on the later editions when Yellow was used again. Throughout each step of creation, he would do such things as throw water on the paper [from his paints], sand it down, scrape it w/ his tools, shellac or splatter the paint and continually try to experiment and take things further.

The 2-color phoenix logo stencil was then hand cut by MEAR and sprayed differently for each edition. When dry, he then sketched more on top of most of the editions [some truly look so much like paintings, he left them be]. To sign it, he gave each one a huge street style tag. He also used an oil based paint marker that, even when dry, still gives it an extremely wet look.

Seeing it done in the pictures and video though will truly show why these editions are the best ones we have produced yet in my opinion and why we could not be happier with the results. By the weekend, lots of pictures should be posted.

The name of this series and style of edition is “Mono Distortions”, this one being titled “M1”. MEAR created the name to reflect his process, which heavily involves distorting, and manipulating his materials and the paper constantly.

The process pictures which can be found here speak for themselves; every print is completely unique and essentially an original piece from Mear One. Each of the M1's comes signed, numbered, hand-finished and is approximately 18" x 29"- yet the price is still surprisingly reasonable at £250 + P&P. If you want to order, send an e-mail to info[~at~]baurmanngallery.com at 1PM PST this Friday (February 22nd). Strictly first come first serve, strictly one per order. Good luck.

Whale Bone Grove by Aaron Horkey: Japan Bloodplate Edition

The extremely popular Japan edition of the fast selling Whale Bone Grove print by Aaron Horkey is set for release approximately 12 hours from now. With the first two variants selling out in just a few minutes there's certainly going to be a lot of competition for these, especially with only 45 available from Burlesque (full edition size is 65). There's a lot of confusion on exactly how to order what with the only information given being in the form of some badly-translated Japanese, so here's a small (and hopefully correct) rundown on how to order.

On Tuesday February 19th (tomorrow) at 20:57pm Japan time (that's 11:57am GMT) an e-mail address will appear on the Burlesque of Japan site where the red ???????????? currently appear. As soon as it pops up, you have to send a message to the address given with the following information filled in:

・Amount=
・Your name=
・Address=
・City=
・Country=
・Postal Code=
・Telephone=
・Postage (EMS or Air Printed Matter )=
・Paypal account Email address=
・Special Instructions=

It would be a good idea to work this stuff out and fill it in beforehand so you can get the mail out as quickly as possible. In terms of shipping, EMS is slightly more expensive but offers order tracking and insurance. Total price for the print is 3000 Yen (~£141) plus shipping costs which are given on the Burlesque site. If you're lucky, you will receive a message back with your Paypal invoice.

New Prints on the Black Rat Press Site

"Argentina" by Swoon

The prints which remain after yesterday's extremely successful Print Show at the Black Rat Press have now been put online. Currently new in store is a two-plate etching from Swoon entitled Argentina (see above) at £600, a new print from Blek Le Rat called Space Cowboy at £225, and an etched edition of Moses by Matt Small priced at £195- with possibly more to come. Check out the Black Rat Press website for more.

Update: Last Kiss by Slinkachu now in stock. Edition of 25, price is £150.

Unablaster by Ripper1331

The latest print by Ripper1331 has been released and is available to buy right now. The piece is named "Unablaster" and comes in a signed/numbered edition of 50 pieces sized at a nice 18" x 24" with a price of $55 shipped to the US (or $65 to be shipped worldwide). Get it from Ripper1331's official site (Craptastica).