New Website, Best in Graf



For those who haven't seen it yet, the APW Website has been revamped. It's shiny, it's new, and you should go see it. While you're there sign the Guestbook and let us know what you think of the changes. We are hoping that the Guestbook will allow participating artists to say hi to each other from all parts of the globe.

And now... (drumroll)... the Best of the Graf show. Congrats to ARMOgedon's, Dasic, and Dan Lisowski for being chosen for this. One of them will be awarded with a solo show at APW. We will announce which of these artists has won that honor soon. See their works after the jump.


Patrick's pick from this show is ARMOgedon's creation with 3D complexities.


This modern take on pointillism by Dasic is Hans' choice.


Dan Lisowski makes Best in Show two shows in a row, this time as Kerry's pick.



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Graffiti Exhibition, Goodbye Chrystie


 Cap off your Black Friday with APW as we hold our final opening in our Chrystie Street location. The awesome works in the Graffiti Exhibition are making sure Chrystie Street goes out with a bang.

Thanks to AXH for his help on this flyer. The full list of participants after the jump.



seimiek
r'Naste Nasimo
Katsi Ortiz
Dustin Boulet
Dasic
..CHUN
Enrico "Rico" Morales
Peter Carroll
peppered cat
ARMOgedon 2057
patrick bentley
unique lab
GRIM
APOLO ANTON ARAUZ
Hans Yim
Dan Lisowski
Stephon Mylos


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Small Works Photos




This past Friday marked the opening of APW's second to last show on Chrystie Street. Thanks to the artists and their supporters for making it another successful opening.

More photos of the works and of the opening at the APW website and Oi's Flickr, and a few more after the jump.

Our choices for Best in Show will be up in a few days.

Thanks to Sonja Arroyo for coming with cupcakes as creative as her paintings. 

Lorna Phillips with her mixed media sculptures. 

Danny Roldan with his colorful creatures


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small works BIG IDEAS




 The Small Works, Big Ideas show is looking good with works ranging from woodcut prints to sculptures to drawings and paintings. Come see them in person this Friday, November 14th from 6-8pm. 

Small Works by:
Amy Marie Regan
APOLO ANTON ARAUZ
BGUDNA
Brad Pickard
Calvin Ho
CEYLAN
Christian Layugan
Claudy Yuen
cleandemon
Dan Lisowski
Danny Roldan
Darren Alejos
David Johanson
DizDau
fabergraph
Gonzalo Oxenford
Heather Armstrong
Hironori Minematsu
hellominty
Iris Goldberg
james ivey
john schellenberg
Kathy Lumsden
Kelly Vetter
Kersen Witkin
kim magee
kpucu
Lili Lu
Lorna Phillips
Mick Skinner
Mireille Sillander
Monica
Noah Dillon
P L Gregersen
Peter Jespersen
ratty
RhiRhi
Ronnie Casson
sonja arroyo
Stephon Mylos
suckingfish
Sue Saffert
Tadashi Koizumi
Tehniyet Masood
The Me Nobody Knows (TMNK™)
Trina Ernst
trixie delicious
unique lab
Vivian Bonder
Yoshimi Tamaoka
Hans Yim
Kerry Lee
Patrick Francisco


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Loads of Halloween Pics




Kerry aint afraid of no ghosts.

I know you all have been itching to see how last Friday's Halloween show turned out, so here are the pics. It was another great APW opening with an awesome selection of custom toys. Props to Osiris Orion and crew for coming in full costume. THANKS to all who came out. See you in a few for the Small Works Show.

More pics after the jump and even more pics in the following links:

For opening night pics and pics of the WORKS IN THE SHOW go to this page in the APW website. All works are also on sale here.

For MORE opening pics and other random goodness go to Oi Ling Hu's Flickr. A warm special thanks to Oi, our unpaid photography intern. Ha! ....just kidding dammit!

AND thanks to Geekanerd for covering the event. 


PLUS loads of pics after the jump!

Poet girl fixes her lipstick. 

AXH Animation shows artist Collin David how to play the world's smallest violin. If Collin cares, he really shouldn't.

Patrick Francisco explains why it's okay for adults to play with toys. Sung Mun is playing the violin in her pocket.

Steve asks, "Is this thing on?" LED indicates YES!

Gathered to listen to that same violin. LAST time I mention it I swear!

The crew is all smiles as Oi snaps a shot. In the back left, Piotr3D pretends he doesn't know us. 


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Virtual Vinyl Record


 Here is another video featuring a participant of our recent Vinyl Record Show. This portrait by Ramires Arte is interactive, and literally is more than meets they eye. There is a virtual version of this work where you can turn the wheel yourself. Awesome work by Ramires Arte. We hope to see more from this artist at APW.



Ramires Arte links after the jump.


To see more work from Ramires Arte, go to:

Blogger
Picasa
YouTube


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Video Review by Jana Gouchev


 Jana Gouchev, one of the exhibiting artists for our Vinyl Record Show, took this video during the opening reception and provides some commentary on the art. If you weren't there, see what you missed and kick yourself. Thanks Jana!


Hit the jump for more info on Jana Gouchev

From Jana's website:

"Maintaining that all her work is a reaction to reality, Gouchev’s compositions are actively improvisational. Her art introduces irreverence and, at times, sexual innuendo by punctuating ragged blocks of layered color with darting lines, splatters of ink spread like dance steps, and quasi signs echoing street art.

Jana Gouchev is the founder and editor-in-chief of Notion, the visual arts and fashion magazine, and an editorial manager at The New York Times."


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Halloween Show on ToyCyte




Looks like there is a write-up on our upcoming Halloween show on Toycyte. Thanks to Collin David, who is also participating in the show, for writing about it. And CONGRATS to OsirisOrion for having his work featured in the article. Thanks, Rob, for letting me steal the screenshot! 

From Collin:
"Demons, goblins, wolfmen and pyroclasmic explosions of hellfire are guaranteed to be on display, and I’d conjecture that there’ll be more than a few terrifying mummies, Draculas, zombies and Palins scattered about the gallery as well."


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Halloween Artists List



Looks like this is gonna be a great show. See yawls at the opening.



Pock-it Palz * Motorbot * Collin van der Sluijs * RebelWookiee * Makkinoso * OsirisOrion * Forcefeed:swede * ijg3 * Monsterule * BAM POP! * Pocketwookie * Joe Manutti * Tricia Anders * Chris Ericson * Claire.B * Chocolate Log * Iza * Bakword * James Ivey * Omnicollective * Locografix * MAG * Neuideas * Genna Howard * Toiboy * Kunstrxns * John Lytle Wilson * Makalibuland * Kill Taupe * Halbritter * Russ LaChanse * Hollypop * Cidenzo * Ceasebreath * Hefnatron * Shigeo Satoh * Moopf * Mikey Denis * Beauty * Collin David * GoNi * Jessica Russo * Kelly Vetter * Noricat * Jared Cain * Ninjagrl * Hans Yim * Kerry Lee * Patrick Francisco * and more...




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