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[Codeblue]

Needs more vajayjay.

[robertozanzi]

I am looking for my first ever poster buddy for the Conrad Roset show this Saturday, August 29th. Would love to make it to the opening but cannot because of work commitments. I am willing to return the favor at a Miami or New York gallery, or even an online drop. I am sorry if this is the wrong place to ask, or an inappropriate post. Kind regards.

[Ken]

Some images of Conrad working on the hand embellished screen prints for his solo show opening this Saturday night.

Learn more here: http://www.spoke-art.com/2015/08/19/conrad-roset-pale/

[toobs]

good shiz

[Ken]

“Pale”
Conrad Roset solo show
8/29/15 – 9/26/15

Learn more on Facebook here - https://www.facebook.com/events/1754540004773695/

Request and advance collectors preview by emailing us at spokeartgallery (at) gmail .

Spoke Art is pleased to present “Pale”, the debut U.S. solo exhibition by Barcelona-based artist Conrad Roset. For this month’s show, Roset brings his gestural and illustrative style to the gallery, filling the walls with new ink paintings from his latest exploration of the female form.

Known for his “Muses” series, Roset’s paintings demonstrate a careful eye for portraiture, as well as the artist’s knowledge of color through experimentation and deliberate, yet gentle mark-making. Roset’s exquisite contoured line drawings, paired with his luscious use of watercolors, often convey the tender emotions and tranquil mood of his muses. These weightless compositions explore sexuality through his contemporary nymphs, whom hold a similar divinity to the muses of antiquity.

“Pale” is a continuation of this ongoing series, and a masterful observation of the female frame. For this exhibition Roset has chosen to explore the curves of the body as minimal ink silhouettes. “Pale”is an examination of contrast, with bold opaque blacks and lighter, more refined touches of color. “The most important research for me,” explains Roset, “is about composition, and how I can show the outfits and gestures through simplified black shapes.” Roset commands the page with control over both the image’s negative space and it’s elegant female subjects.

Roset’s studies act as a considered exercise in defining which details of the figure are necessary to shape, and which parts can fade into the paper. There is a clear dialogue between the human form and subtle abstraction in Roset’s work; streaks of paint and splashes of color sometimes highlight the more sensitive parts of the human physique, and at other times veil the subject, adding a mystery to the muse and desire for more.

Please join us August 29th from 6pm -10pm for the opening reception of “Pale”. Complimentary beverages will be served and the artist will be in attendance.

Learn more:
Spoke Art - http://www.spoke-art.com/
Conrad Roset - http://conradroset.com/

[Ken]

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"Stranger" - a solo exhibition by Stella Im Hultberg
Opening reception: October 1st, 6 -10pm
On view: October 1st - October 24th, 2015

Spoke Art is pleased to present “Stranger”, a solo exhibition by Portland-based artist Stella Im
Hultberg. Comprised of new oil paintings and loosely rendered watercolor and india ink
sketches, “Stranger” is an exploration into the fragmented dream-like world of female identity.
After spending some time to become a mother, Stella returns for her first solo show in four
years at Spoke Art Gallery. The time spent away enabled her to refine her style and play up
new aesthetics, Stella’s current body of paintings and illustrations have a unique and
whimsical aesthetic that pay homage to her earlier work while cultivating a visual language
completely her own.

Playful and graphic, her new series of illustrations break free of rigorous composition and
allow Stella to explore and experiment with alternative mediums such as india ink and
watercolor. These unencumbered materials give way for beautiful and unexpected results.
When asked about her process, the artist states, “It just feels like the materials or the image
I'm trying to make is more fluid and organic, like they're alive. It feels kind of like I have to try
and communicate with them and make deals.”

“Stranger” is a surreal display of Stella’s signature female figures paired with organic
iconography. Adorned with bountiful flowers and surrounded in a dream-like atmosphere,
these figures are representative of the ever-changing feminine identity. In “Stranger” these
shy and contemplative figures seem to represent fragments of new beginnings for the artist.
Surrounded by symbols of mother nature and fertility, one could say that “Stranger” is a
celebration of all things new.

The artist states, “There was a lot of "heaviness of love" that I felt since becoming a parent, a
very heavy-feeling blessing. I’m sure many parents would agree. Maybe overabundance of
flowers are a bit related to that - delicate flowers in heaps can become very heavy and hard to
bear. Even the most beautiful things that can make it hard to breathe for you. But things
happen in life, not just children, that can make you change before you realize. And suddenly
you realize that you’re different. You see that you're still you, but somehow you aren't you
anymore - you're a stranger to yourself.”

Please join us October 1st for the opening reception of “Stranger”. Complimentary beverages
will be served and the artist will be in attendance.

To request an advance collector's preview, please email us at spokeartgallery(at)gmail

[Ken]

A look at our exclusive Max Dalton print, dropping at NYCC 2015.

We've got a full lineup this year of exclusives, check out the entire list and learn more on our website:
http://www.spoke-art.com/blog/

[mfaith]

This is pretty drymounting cool. Love Cornella's stuff.

Cannot wait for @sirjoancornella's debut US solo show coming to Spoke Art in San Francisco this March.

[earlgreytoast]

So these Budich's Ghibli prints I'm seeing...are they reprints?

[Cinlabyrinth]

So these Budich's Ghibli prints I'm seeing...are they reprints?

yes

[maddog76]

No. They are actual event versions of art prints for the same movie.

Technically not a reprint.

[Kramerica]

If you haven't seen them before, they are new to you!

[mobius006]

No. They are actual event versions of art prints for the same movie.

Technically not a reprint.

[Cinlabyrinth]

^^ lmfao

"I can get a good look at a reprint by sticking my head up tim doyles ass, but id rather take josh budich's word for it"

[bootstrut]

"I can get a good look at a reprint by sticking my head up tim doyles ass, but id rather take josh budich's word for it"