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ARTIST OF THE DAY - ANTHONY LISTER

Australian-born painter and installation artist who is influenced by a number of areas and genres, including street art, expressionism, pop art, and contemporary drug culture. It often deals with subject matter from popular culture, reflecting the less glamorous aspects. He occasionally draws from television and such themes as the "misguided role models" that result.
see more of his art here

ARTILLI - LOS ANGELES

someone find more of these for me...please

GETLOST

18 Hands Gallery www.18handsgallery.com

249 West 19th St. 713.869.3099

Open February 5-13, The Houston Metal Artists Guild

Open February 19-27, Lorna Meaden Exhibit

Anya Tish Gallery www.anyatishgallery.com

4411 Montrose Blvd. 713.524.2299

Thru May 15, Bioluminescence by Adela Andea

Barbara Davis Gallery

www.barbaradavisgallery.com

4411 Montrose 713.520.9200

Thru March 5, Plenitude, a group exhibit

Colton & Farb Gallery www.coltonfarbgallery.com

2445 North Blvd. 713.869.5151

Thru February 26, Collaborative Exhibition with

The Studio

Darke Gallery www.darkegallery.com

5321 Feagan 713.542.3802

Thru February 26, Chicago 7, a group exhibition

Gallery Sonja Roesch

www.gallerysonjaroesch.com

2309 Caroline 713.659.5424

Thru March 26, Sculpture of Appropriate Scale by

John Henry

McClain Gallery www.mcclaingallery.com

2242 Richmond Ave. 713.520.9988

Thru February 26, Christian Eckart solo exhibit

HENRY SWASEY - HOUSTON, TEXAS

A passionate and ambitious photographer and videographer who has a deep love for the arts. Henry also wants to highlight local artist with his photos. be on the lookout for this artist. hopefully future collaborations are in order.

see more work here

THE CANDY SHOP

my latest outing took me to "The Candy Shop" at Winter Street Studios. This Sweet and Spicy Experience featured a rare mixture of culinary and visual arts put together by hispanic artist and Chef Adan Medrano.



Candy shop feature artwork strongly influenced by Hispanic culture and by the sweet treats many of them remember from their childhood



Chef Medrano baked numerous tasty treats to complement the sweet art in the show. he was on hand to explain his culinary art and how it related to the show.


the candy shop was a strong show full of culture, food, and childhood memories. the oversized candy sculptures and detailed paintings were great. everything worked well together. thanks for a great show.

IAM - ISSUE #1 ... .A MONTH LATER

It has been a month since the magazine was released. i have heard a lot of great things, so just in case you have forgotten, here it is. This issue is a compilation of everything that has occurred in the last few months. feat interviews with Pat Renner, Iron&emotion, and Raul Gonzalez. as well as artwork and photos from Lester Green, Nico Whittaker, Bao vo , Richard Dana, and many more. take a look below

Open publication - Free publishing - More design

download a high res copy for your very own here

ARTIST OF THE DAY - SHEPARD FAIREY

Shepard Fairey is a graphic artist and printmaker that is more recently known for his Obama "Hope" poster. but those in the know have been familiar with his work since OBEY. Fairey is probably one of the most influential street artist of all time. his early sticker and poster campaigns completely changed marketing.

check out more of his work and limited edition prints here

ZEN ART SPACE

when i did my interview with Jimmy Houston, he asked me to meet him in the galleria near Saks. a weird place to interview, but i agreed. little did i know that there was a Art Gallery there.

Who opens an art gallery in a shopping mall? Geniuses, thats who. Zen Art Space, located on the second floor outside of Saks Fifth, recently had its grand opening. And it had all the bells and whistles. Plus the attention of hundreds of passing mall shoppers trying to figure out what all the fuss about. one thing about a lot of art, is that the casual person does not know where to go look at any outside of the museums. A lot of galleries tend to get overlooked by the general public. but this one is in such a common area, it has no choice but to be seen.

the show featured work from many artist and new works from Jimmy Houston. The grand opening had Wu Shu and Origami demonstrations, as well as a fashion show.


the 1500sq ft space also has a spot where fashion designers can show their clothing along side art.

a lot of the artist in the show were kind of sectioned off and you don't really get the feel the cohesiveness of the work in the show. but then again, Zen doesn't portray itself as a fine art gallery. it is an space where artist can show a lot of their work in a high traffic area.


Call Kyle( T.J.) Fu or
Kate Fu @ (281)495-5689
or e-maill at nag4houston@gmail.com

ZEN ART SPACE
Houston Galleria Mall # 3 (by Sage and Alabama st side)
suite 3430 H.TX. 77056
(By SAK's on the 2nd/upper level )

HAPPY VALENTINES

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