Monster Party 2013 Install

It has begun! UGLY Gallery is getting a monster makeover as Studio Miners, MCA, and David Guadalupe Jr. work their magic on the space. Over two days, the windows will be painted, artwork hung, games setup and mural painted. Get a taste of the teaser below to see what the October 10 opening has in store for you.

 Evoker painting the front windows

 Jess (aka Team Sweet) painting the window

 MCA painting the monster mural

David outlining his part of the monster mural

Monster Party 2013 Artist Lineup and Details

 Flyer created by the one and only Tofu Squirrel

We are so excited to announce the lineup and details for Monster Party 2013, our second annual family-friendly celebration of monsters. This year, we are holding it at New Bedford gallery, UGLY, and have a stellar lineup of artists, including:

Chelsea Arruda

Brian Butler

Monkey Chow

Ekiem

Etips

Evoker

Eyeformation

MRNVR

Nerfect

Jess

Patt Kelley

Sean Kernick

Ryan Maguire

MCA

Fish McGill

David Guadalupe Jr.

Clams Rockefeller

Dan Savoie

Natalie Squillante

Tofu Squirrel

Smut Villain

Casey Weibust

The show opens Thursday, OCTOBER 10th from 7 - 10pm, during AHA! (art, history, architecture), a monthly arts and cultural event, and includes some of your favorites from last year - a monster mini golf hole, mural, face painting, artists coloring sheets and prizes. In addition to these goodies from last year, this year's show also feature a new interactive installation and window mural on the gallery's front facade. It's going to be bananas and a fun event for all ages! Plus it's free (except for all of the awesome artwork)!

Over the next few weeks, we'll be posting teaser images of artwork from the show, so keep an eye on the blog and our Facebook page.

We are still taking entries for our kids gallery, so if you're interested, READ MORE HERE.

Barry McGee at the ICA

We've both been long time fans of Barry McGee's work, so when this show hit BAM/PFA in California last year, we couldn't wait for it to come to the east coast. It took us too long to get there, but we finally made it to Boston's ICA last week to take in all that this exhibit has to offer. Our good friend and super talented artist, Fish McGill kept us company as we walked through the show. The artwork spanned from small portraits to large scale installations, grabbing your attention and holding it. We enjoyed being able to see a bit deeper into the world that this artist has created throughout the years, from the influence of the homeless population in San Francisco and the early train writers on his work to zines and the development of his detailed characters as well as his iconic hand styles. We've really enjoyed the ICA's attention to these types of artists as of late, and hope they continue to bring shows of this caliber to the area. Enjoy the images below.

Open Call for Kids Monster Drawings at Monster Party 2013

It's that time of the year - when summer comes to a close and we prepare for Monster Party, our annual celebration of friendly monsters! This year we are holding it at UGLY Gallery in New Bedford, MA and we're looking for kids to submit monster drawings to our children's gallery. See below for details and then come to the opening on October 10!

Podgy Panda x MCA = Summer Fun

The Studio Miners had a very special guest visit this June. All the way from London-town on his way through to SDCC and then on to his home country New Zealand, Podgy Panda graced us with his talents and friendly, fun-loving demeanor. Podgy Panda, who just attended SDCC, signed at the Color Ink Book and Dragatomi booths, and participated in the Munky King Versus Battle, will have his first solo show in America at Dragatomi next year. This mover and shaker spent a few days with us, swimming, drawing, watching cartoons, hangin' with muppets and playing Beautiful Katamari. While visiting with us, we took him to MCA's studio and home, where we checked out his new work, drew with his creative kids and ate delicious peaches. Enjoy the following images from our super fun visit!

 Podgy at Monsters University

Podgy sketching a sticker design

It's Muppet Time!

 From left to right: Podgy Panda, EVOKER, MCA

Bottom Row: MCA's rad kids, Amelia & James

 

Podgy drawing with Amelia & James

Podgy's epic rendition of James as a werewolf, eating a hamburger, watching Adventure Time 

MCA's new work on broken skate decks

MCA's sketches for Hanna-Barbarians

MCA's sketches for Hanna-Barbarians

 MCA's Garfield Print

Final sticker design by EVOKER x Podgy Panda

Thanks to Podgy Panda and MCA for making our summer even better!

Jim Houser at Jonathan Levine Gallery NYC

 

On a recent trip to NYC for our opening of Hanna-Barbarians at myplasticheart, the Studio Miners teamed up with Clams Rockefeller in our ritual NYC gallery walk. We always make a point to visit Jonathan Levine gallery, which is currently exhibiting a Jim Houser solo show. We are big fans of Jim Houser's work and have been for quite some time, so it was inspiring and exciting to see this work in person. On a few of the pieces, Houser creates a patchwork of small paintings that he then combines to make a larger collage. The result is a mixed up narrative of Houser's world and it's pretty fantastic. Oh yeah, there are a lot of skateboard ramps in his paintings too, so that's a bonus.

Sorry we slacked on posting this, but the last day to see the exhibit is today, May 4, so get out there and go see it!