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There is Know Hope in Chelsea

June 30, 2009 , ,

Cool dude Know Hope from Tel Aviv is in town and was was out last night at an approved spot by the Chelsea Hotel and the “Empty No Longer” gallery putting up a new piece. Thanks to Chris Stain for catching a couple pics for us.

The preliminary blocking
The preliminary blocking by Know Hope (photo Chris Stain)

His character, showing up in singles and multiples throughout his work is always going through different stages, stumbling around, observing, breaking, healing, peering inward.

Know Hope (photo Chris Stain)
Know Hope reaching into his heart as time goes by. (photo Chris Stain)

Tall, thin, and uncomfortable, the gangly character interacts with his world awkwardly, looking for answers we’re not sure he’s found yet. Sometimes a copy of him helps him to heal or props up and supports him as he stumbles and limps through scenes of sadness and even horror.

In almost every case, the character’s heart figures prominently as something to be referenced, to be taken care of.

Someone else fills in the empty space (Know Hope) (photo Steven P. Harrington)
Someone else fills in the empty space (Know Hope) (photo Steven P. Harrington)

3-Dimensional figure knitting a sweater of tears (photo Steven P. Harrington)
3-Dimensional figure knitting a sweater of tears at Ad Hoc Gallery (Know Hope) (photo Steven P. Harrington)

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Chris Stain & Armsrock at Ad Hoc: “I KNOW THERE IS LOVE”

May 30, 2009 , , ,

Chris Stain & Armsrock

August 7th – Sep 6th 2009

Opening Reception: Friday, August 7th, 7-10pm

Chris Stain first became infected by graffiti’s bold colors, striking form, and independent nature as a child in the summer of 1984. As time went by he investigated other avenues of art such as print making, graphic design, and screen printing. Stain’s work is a direct reflection of the people, neighborhoods, and struggles that are swept along with the every day lives of the common American. It is his hope that through the work he will be able to convey the importance of the role of the less recognized individual of society.

Outside Inside (11)
Creative Commons License photo credit: Lord Jim photo of Chris Stain

Armsrock is an artist and activist whose work focuses on the human condition in the urban environment. By creating hundreds of unique drawings of his fellow citizens, and placing these original pieces on the walls of the city, Armsrock makes an attempt to generate a critical understanding of the stories and fates that house us.

Old Stuff
Creative Commons License photo credit: unusualimage photo of Armsrock

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Crash and Daze at Ad Hoc

February 16, 2009 , , ,

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CRASH & DAZE

May 15th through June 14th 2009

Opening Reception: Friday, May 15th 2009

A contemporary of Keith Haring and a modern-day master of this present day art form, Crash One shoots his metaphorical arrows into art galleries, subway cars and dizzying flashes across concrete walls. His is a lavish gift to the eyes and a statement in time and space that celebrates the movements and change of an ever changing world. His work is a direct descendant of the Roman wall-scribes but he has evolved this inherited gift back to its simplest form: “tagging,” leaving his name. Great artists sign their names on the paintings they leave behind, in this new/old incarnation the artist leaves just his name. A reduction of unadulterated form; or “refined” art.

Daze, aka Chris Ellis, began painting New York City subway trains, the canvas of choice for the serious graffiti artist, in the late 1970s. After moving from subway trains to gallery walls he has exhibited in Paris, Stockholm, Tokyo, Florence and many other cities around the world.

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