Holy Crap: Travis Louie

Artist:     Travis Louie
Title:      "Abigail"
Details:   Acrylic
Where:   Unknown

Photo credits: Travis Louie

Show - "Custom Kokeshi" @ Japanese American National Museum

Last weekend, a new show opened at the JANM, centered around the kokeshi, traditional wooden folk art dolls which for this show have been presented as blank canvases for over a 100 artists and illustrators from around the world to customize.

have a peek at some of the beautiful pieces from this show, below:

     Lorena Alvarez - "The forest" 

Tado - "Happy Fuzzle"    Danamarie Hosler - "Blue Bearrow"

Tara Mcpherson - "Mr. Wiggles"Kathleen Lolley - "Garden Spirit"Travis Louie - "Kokeshi Bill"Yoskay Yamamoto - "My Home"Camilla Engman - "Paper Folkore Kokeshi"Jen Lobo - "Silky Anteater"

Book Release - Travis Louie "Curiosities"

the incomparable Travis Louie is releasing his very first book via amazon. since i'm not qualified to describe his stunning work, here's an excerpt from them:

"Travis Louie s paintings come from the tiny little drawings and writings in his journals. He s created his own imaginary world that is grounded in Victorian and Edwardian times. It is inhabited by human oddities, mythical beings, and otherworldly characters who appear to have had their formal portraits taken to mark their existence and place in society. The underlining thread that connects all these characters is the unusual circumstances that shape who they were and how they lived. Some of their origins are a complete mystery while others are hinted at. A man is cursed by a goat, a strange furry being is discovered sleeping in a hedge, an engine driver can t seem to stop vibrating in his sleep, a man overcomes his phobia of spiders, etc, . . .Using inventive techniques of painting with acrylic washes and simple textures on smooth boards, he s created portraits from an alternate universe that may or may not have existed."

additional excellence from Travis:

 

Places to find him:

• flickr
• facebook
• blog

Inventory: Prints

for those that don't know, there's a lovely little site offering delicious, quality prints at tasty-affordable prices. it's a great place to stop by when you need an art pick-me-up and you don't want to sacrifice groceries for the next few months.

participating artists include:

• Travis Louie
• Mars-1
• Nathan Ota
• Brian Despain

and more! check out a few samples of the gems you can find, below:

Yoko d'Holbachie; Alberto Cerriteno; Jeremiah Ketner; Mars-1

Dan May; Brian Despain; Camilla D'errico; Nathan Ota

for more prints and products including Ipod and laptop covers, wallpapers and more, visit gelaskins.com