The Opening of LoveSick
A huge thank you to everyone that made it out to the opening! It was more fun that I could have hoped for. Here are a few photos from the night so you can get an idea of what it was like. You can still catch the show in person until March 4th at LIFT.
You can view all the artwork and order any pieces you’d like online as well.
(Oh, there was a nice version of the last photo of Kill Taupe, Jayme, and myself smiling at the camera, but I liked the one of us being assholes more.)
Super Mega Important LOVESICK News!
I am cleaning my apartment.
No, that isn’t the important news. The reason I’m cleaning my apartment is the news.
In a few hours I will be picking up Mr. Cody Schibi at the airport because he pulled some last minute strings to fly up from Austin to be at the opening tonight!
He’ll be crashing at my pad and then flying out tomorrow morning. If you are a fan of his work and live in Metro Detroit then tonight is the night to actually meet him in person. I’m so very excited to actually get to hang with him in person after doing so many different shows together.
LOVESICK
new work from Heather Hansma, Cody Schibi & Josh Buckenberger
Saturday, February 4th | 7-10pm
Lift Designer Toys & Gallery
228 W. 4th St. | Royal Oak, MI
248.545.5245
One more week until LOVESICK opens!
Some neat-o stuff about this opening:
- It is LIFT’s first show of the 2012 season, with plenty more amazingness to come!
- At least TWENTY brand-spankin’ new pieces have been made especially for this show.
- LOVESICK will also feature the unveiling of several Limited Edition Print Runs of work in the show.
- It is an opening! Do you know what there is at openings? Besides the art, artists, and neat-o art lovers. Come on. Guess. Free food and booze!
LOVESICK
new work from Heather Hansma, Cody Schibi & Josh Buckenberger
Saturday, February 4th | 7-10pm
Lift Designer Toys & Gallery
228 W. 4th St. | Royal Oak, MI
248.545.5245
A Pile of SICK AND EVIL News….
Mr. Schibi just posted a really nice synopsis of everything he is doing right now (hint: it’s a lot). If you like his work you should check out the full post to see everything he is up to, but here is just the part about our upcoming show together:
codyschibi:
Speaking of painting & maximus erections…I’ve been doing just that like crazy the last few months in anticipation of “LoveSick”, a three-person show consisting of the talented Heather Hansma, Josh Buckenberger & myself.
Opening reception will be NEXT Saturday, Feb. 4th, 7-10pm, at LIFT Gallery in Detroit. I’ve completed eight new pieces for the show that I can’t wait to share with you, so if you’re in the area come say “hi” to my paintings….they may just high five you back & force you to take them home with you. All paintings will be up online for purchase that Saturday night for those that can’t make it, so check back as I’ll be posting all information &; paintings right here. Here’s my sneak peek, promotional piece that I’ll have prints of at ARTSLAM! this Saturday & available at my store soon!:
I love how the term “maximus erections” is completely out of context with me cutting everything else out. Priceless.
Do you know what is shitty about this situation? I posted this originally. It is from a show I curated last year and I posted it as a promotion. I had a write up about the show as well as the artist. Here is what I had:
Day of the Dead Show Sneak Preview: Cody Schibi
Cody Schibi is pretty much the polar opposite of who I am as an artist, but I think that is why I like him so much. He is a horror artist, which allows him to play with the intricate details of every gory inch of his pieces. Despite his residence in Austin and mine in Detroit, we’ve actually done quite a few shows together now (included places far away from both of us). I’m really happy he wanted to participate in this show. I’m also stoked that he gave me two excellent new pieces to put up.
More of Cody on the web:
website :: twitter :: facebook
Day of the Dead
Opens October 7th
7-10pm
Starkweather Arts Center
219 N. Main Street
Romeo, MI 48065
586.752.5700
Now, I can understand people not wanting to include all of that. I really do. But there is NO goddamn excuse for cutting out the artist’s credit. None. Now, that was cut out a long time ago (this is now approaching 12,000 notes). I didn’t get TOO pissed because I had put Cody’s website as the link when you click the image.
Roll over the image right now. Go ahead. Does that say http://www.codyschibi.com? No. No it does not. It says http://michaelmammino.tumblr.com.
That is complete and utter bullshit.
Now, this isn’t really that user’s fault. He wasn’t even the one to remove the link. That happened well before he found it. I could spend hours clicking around to find the original user who deleted the link from the image, but my time is more valuable than that. I just want to point out something that seems to be a major issue on Tumblr. People being callous dicks to content creators.
It is great that you all like Cody’s work so much, but if you want folks like Cody and I to keep making art then we have to get paid for it. How do we get paid to make art? By people hiring us. How do people find us to hire us when folks are actively making that more difficult?
KNOCK IT THE FUCK OFF, ASSHOLES.
Lift Designer Toys & Gallery Presents: “LOVESICK” with Art by Heather Hansma, Cody Schibi & Josh Buckenberger
opplol:
From LIFT (via):
The cute, grotesque and surreal meet in LIFT’s first show of 2012! Metro-Detroit artists Heather Hansma and Josh Buckenberger are joined by Austin, TX illustrator Cody Schibi for the LOVESICK exhibit. Bask in all the adorable, horrifying and moody just in time for Valentines Day!
LOVESICK
new work from Heather Hansma, Cody Schibi & Josh Buckenberger
Saturday, February 4th | 7-10pm
Lift Designer Toys & Gallery
228 W. 4th St. | Royal Oak, MI
248.545.5245
Hot from their recent Huck Gee signing event, LIFT Detroit is gearing up for a big show! Oh, and about that Huck Gee signing - they have a few “The Art of Huck Gee” books available. Going forward, we’re very excited for this new show and to educate ourselves and you (the reader) about the three artists participating in “LOVESICK,” there will be some posts in the coming days showcasing our favorite work by each individual. For instance, check out this fantastic print (above) for sale by Heather Hansma!
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Getting some love from Opportunity LOL! Which reminds me: I sketched out a new custom toy design for the show last night. ^_^
liftdetroit:
The cute, grotesque and surreal meet in LIFT’s first show of 2012! Metro-Detroit artists Heather Hansma and Josh Buckenberger are joined by Austin, TX illustrator Cody Schibi for the LOVESICK exhibit. Bask in all the adorable, horrifying and moody just in time for Valentines Day!
LOVESICK
new work from Heather Hansma, Cody Schibi & Josh Buckenberger
Saturday, February 4th | 7-10pm
Lift Designer Toys & Gallery
228 W. 4th St. | Royal Oak, MI
248.545.5245
I don’t think I could come up with a better description of this show. Now excuse me while I dive back into this vat of paint I have set-up to assist me in creating all this new work. ^_^
Exciting news, folks! I’ve been hunkered down working on pieces for a new show that opens in a month at Lift with the mega-talented Cody Schibi (who is artist behind this piece) and Josh Buckenberger. Just in time for Valentine’s Day, LoveSick will feature brand-spankin’-new art from all three of us. I am so ridiculously excited for this show.
LoveSick
Opens Saturday, February 4th
7-10pm
Lift Designer Toys & Gallery
228 W 4th St. :: Royal Oak, MI
248.545.5245
Postcard designed by Kill Taupe
