Kevin Tong is an illustrator who has consistently impressed me with each consecutive release. Tomorrow, August 14th, he has his first solo show opening at Phone Booth Gallery in Long Beach, CA. Tong will have several new art prints and t-shirts available for purchase at the show. You can read Kevin Tong’s words about his first solo show here at his blog, and the official press release by Phone Booth Gallery here.

For those of us who can’t make it out, we’ll keep an eye on the artist’s blog for release information on works from the show which can be seen above and below. Make sure to check out the video after the break which shows some behind the scenes footage of Tong working on his creations. You’ll see he combines physical drawing with computer based illustration. Very inspiring! (more…)

Mark Ryden has just published an 11×14″ hardcover book presenting the paintings and drawings from his incredible Snow Yak Show. The exhibition, held in Tokyo last year, featured exquisite snow, fur, and ice-drenched paintings depicting a winter weirdland of yaks, Yetis, nudes, and, er, Abe Lincoln. Also available is a microportfolio of 17 postcards with images from the show.

More images from the book after the jump. (more…)

Daniel Danger has a new show entitled “They Will Take It Back” which opens tonght, August 5th at Gallery 1988 in LosAngeles. Luckily for those of us who cannot make it, you can see a lot of the work from the show online below. The full show preview can be found at the Gallery 1988 website, where you can pick up original works if you have the means.

For those interested in the prints made available from this show soon when information on their release is made public tomorrow.

It is clear that Daniel has perfected his aesthetic and produced an impressive show. Lots of stunning new work after the break (more…)

I was browsing the colorful designer vinyl toys in Rotofugi this week and couldn’t help but notice a poster for their next gallery show by the art collective Coarse. I have never heard of Coarse until now, but their style is intriguing. Combining an interest in designer vinyl, photography, and photo manipulation, along with more traditional digital illustration, Coarse artists Mark Landwehr, Sven Waschk and Chrissi Jülich create work that is very fresh and should make for an interesting show. The exhibit opens tonight, Friday July 16, 2010 from 7-10pm at Rotofugi Gallery, Chicago, and runs through August 8th. More images below. (more…)

Sylvia Ji has a show currently on display at Joshua Liner Gallery in NYC featuring some stunning new works. “Las Adelitas” is showing alongside Travis Louie’s “Curious Myths.” For those of us who cannot make it to the show to see these works in person, you can view large images of selected works from each artist’s show at the gallery website. Both shows run through August 7th.

To commemorate the show, the gallery has produced two extremely limited prints of paintings from “Las Adelitas”. “Red Quechquemitls” and “Te Adoro” are 20″x24″ giclees in editions of 50 for $200 ea. You can see the full images and more below. (more…)

Gallery 1988’s Crazy 4 Cult show has produced some great art prints. Among them are these great little giclees by Scott Campbell. “Showdowns #4” is a 5 print set of small 4 3/4 x 4 3/4 inch prints, in an edition of 75 for only $65.00. These prints feature characters from Lord of the Rings, The Shining, Die Hard, Office Space, and The Big Lebowski. You can see the rest of the Crazy 4 Cult prints here and the rest of Scott Campbell’s images after the break. (more…)

Chicago has long since been the home of great musicians and artists of all sorts and talents. On July 22, Uncommon Ground is releasing a new show called, Noise. Noise is a collection of many screen prints from different artists, and their interpretations of the music in their lives. The show features many artists, such as Steve Walters, Dan Grzeca, Kathleen Judge, Dan Crosshair, Johnny Sampson, and many more!
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This is too cool for words. The Vader Project, as many of you might imagine, is a collection of 100 customized Darth Vader helmets.

All 100 Helmets will be auctioned at noon on July 10th at Freeman’s Auctioneers. The great part is, all of the helmets are available to view in nice quality on the auctioneer’s website. Many impressive artists partook in this event including Brian Morris (seen above), Dalek, Vanbeater, Tim Biskup, Kozik, Ferg, Mike Giant, and many more. Read the entire list here.

One of the helmets that stands out among the pack is Plasticgod’s “Praise The Lord” which is completely blinged out in silver and gold and covered in spikes, Shredder style. (see below) (more…)

Artist Damian Fulton has a new surf-themed show entitled “Surfsploytation” opening July 2nd at La Luz de Jesus Gallery in LosAngeles, CA. The show preview has some pretty amazing images with attitude to spare. It appears that many of the pieces are still available for purchase at reasonable prices. Enjoy more images after the break and at the gallery website. Thanks to Rob Schwager for the submission!
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Last Voyage

Jeff Soto has a new show opening, called “Lifecycle” at Jonathan Levine gallery which opens tomorrow night at 7pm. Lifecycle runs from June 26th through July 24th and features many of Soto’s newer and popular works. Indepth information and images can be found here.

In other news, Jeff Soto has also designed a rather unique toy with Big Shot Toyworks, called The Seeker. Scheduled to ship from the factory in September 2010, the first painted sample of The Seeker will be shown publicly at his previously mentioned LifeCycle opening. There will be several limited colorways made available and more information will be posted when it is released.

Full image of The Voyage, The Seeker, and more, after break. (more…)