Glenn Barr is rounding up some of your favorite illustrators, lowbrow, pop surrealism & graffiti artists for Lyric 2012, opening this Saturday at 323 East in Royal Oak!
From 323 East:
On the heels of the last March’s inaugural Lyric exhibition at 323East Gallery, Glenn Barr is back to curate the second incarnation of his pervasive musically themed group exhibition Lyric 2012. With an expanded roster of local and international artists ranging from lowbrow, pop surrealism, graffiti and illustration, this show is set to be the largest group exhibition to date at the Metro Detroit gallery named Best of Place to Buy Art (for the 3rd Year in A Row!) by Real Detroit Weekly. For this exhibition Glenn had one simple request for each artist: Each piece of art must be 12 x 12 inches, paying homage to the timeless beauty that can fit on the cover of a vinyl record. Each artist has been given free reign to draw inspiration from their favorite artist, album, song or lyric and put their personal interpretation to canvas.
Participating Artists Include: Luke Chueh / Revok / Brett Amory / Eimi / Matt Eaton / Beau Stanton / Ron Zakrin / Tom Thewes / Tristan Eaton / Travis Louie / Chikuwaemil / Shojonotomo / Mark Heggie / BASK / Ray Domzalski/ Jeff Soto / Rick Morris /Chet Zar / Mark Dancy / Joey Seeman / THH70/ Bryan Cunningham / William Wray / Davin Brainard / Daniel Peacock / David Diavu Vecchiato/ Robert Nixon / Matt Gordon / Casey Weldon / Erik Otto / Martha Rich / John Dunivant / Derek Hess / Chris Dean / Dan Armand / April Segedi / Made514 and more..
“Music and its lyrics can always stimulate our emotions as well as leave us contemplating a visual narrative. Artists have always been known to use lyrics as inspiration and with this have created some of the greatest works in the world. This exhibition will illuminate the artist’s personal transcription from a song lyric to canvas.” - Glenn Barr
Puns Are A Perfectly Valid Art Form
Heather Hansma
Acrylic on illustration board
8”x10”
2011
Part of 323East’s Urban Roots show celebrating the urban farming movement and the documentary of the same name.
323East presents Urban Roots, a Group Exhibition Based on the Documentary Film
Artists Reception, Saturday September 10th from 6-11pm
September 10 – October 5th, 2011
About the group exhibition
This September, Urban Roots and 323East are teaming up for a group art exhibition where artists interpret Detroit’s urban farming movement in the present and what this landscape may look like in the future.
As the local fall crop arrives at outdoor markets in late summer, 323East and the team at Urban Roots will highlight these works with the venue of a unique gallery exhibition. The exhibition will encourage local farmers and artists to celebrate the creation of food and art that represents both the city and its citizens who grow locally. The automotive days of Detroit are over; Detroit has now shrunk to half its size, but out of the ashes rises a new city and new hope in the form of gardens. The documentary film, Urban Roots, tells this tale of urban revival that is taking place through gardening and farming in a postindustrial community.
About the documentary film
Urban Roots is a documentary from Tree Media; directed by Mark MacInnis, and produced by Leila Conners (The 11th Hour) and Mathew Schmid. The film follows the urban farming phenomenon in Detroit. Urban Roots is a timely, moving, and inspiring film that speaks to a nation grappling with collapsed industrial towns and the need to forge a sustainable and prosperous future.
With successful showings of this film in the U.S and Canada the Urban Roots team has been able to give hope. This inspiring film shows us how Detroit and other cities are rising above industrial decay, and doing something for themselves. The success of this film has caught the eyes of celebrities like Leonardo DiCaprio and world-renown street artist, Shepard Fairy, who created a limited edition poster for the film. Proceeds from the poster and film sales go to supporting farms in schools.
Participating Artists Include:
Adam Batchelor
Mark Sarmel
Matt Keiser
Dennis Jacobs
April Segedi
Dan Armand
Adam Perzanowski
Heather Hansma
Kill Taupe
Justin Perkins
Jenna Colby
Megan Frau
Sheri DeBow
Marianne Burrows
Iggy
Ray Domzalski
Meca
Jeremy Hansen
Amanda Louise Spayd
Malt
Kobie
Nathaniel Plotkin
Serge Gay Jr.
Fatima Hiriji
clamdiggin
Sylive Shain
and more….
For more information about the show please contact:
Jesse Cory
Jesse@323east.com
248.246.9544
323East Gallery
323 E. 4th St.
Royal Oak, MI. 48067
“Sprout Dancer”, for 323East Gallery’s “Urban Roots” group show, opening next month.
This is pretty darn incredible. I’m taking part in this show as well, but I’m a little bit more behind in the process. I’m hoping to have my painting completed this weekend, however. I think it is part of the phenomenon where the closer you live to the venue of a show the longer you wait to complete your work. I’m pretty sure it is a well documented occurrence.
Pirate Bunny custom skateboard :: September 2010
For a collab project between 323East and TGM Skateboards. The gunmetal gray stripes are metallic and the whole thing is coated in poly to give it a glossy look.
A sneak preview of the skate deck I customized for the collab between 323East and TGM Skateboards. Full image to come shortly.
The Silent Giants “Our Infinite Universe”
On August 18 you’ll have the opportunity to see how the rock poster - that “throwaway” that insulated many a dorm room and brightened many an adolescent cave - became the means whereby The Silent Giants took the nuances of graphic art and stomped them into the visual diamonds we appreciate today.
323East is giving it up (okay, giving up its walls) for the duo’s most recent efforts. These efforts, which have embellished Detroit’s reputation abroad for excellence in graphic design, also reflect the evolution of a style that established masters like Gary Grimshaw, Carl Lundgren, Robert Nixon, and Mark Arminski made exclusively their own.
On this occasion, however, the displayed material will not deal exclusively with either rock or the roll of familiar or far away venues. All are new art prints based on the theme of the Powers of Ten - the progressive buildup of matter and spirit that is witnessed in nature and in space by both the discerning eye and the sensitive heart. The works stand by themselves as arresting motifs of color and static oceans filled with ideas. Something here is speaking as clearly (and as loudly) as the bliss of revelation.
If you are anywhere even near Detroit, make sure you go to this. The Silent Giants are amazingly talented and this concept sounds amazing.
